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Sujan CooperStandard's Success in Achieving Lightweight and Performance Targets with Altair
Technology Category
- Sensors - Haptic Sensors
- Sensors - Vibration Sensors
Applicable Industries
- Aerospace
- Automotive
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Time Sensitive Networking
- Visual Quality Detection
Services
- Testing & Certification
- Training
The Challenge
Sujan CooperStandard, a leading manufacturer of anti-vibration NVH products for automotive companies, faced significant challenges due to the stringent environmental norms and government policies related to pollution control. The automotive industry's pressure to reduce vehicle weight to minimize pollution and increase efficiency put the company under immense pressure to optimize designs and reduce the weight of products and components. Additionally, the fierce competition among automotive companies to launch new products quickly added to the pressure. Traditional methods of designing, developing, and testing products were no longer sufficient to meet the aggressive deadlines set by automotive companies. Sujan CooperStandard needed state-of-the-art software CAE solutions to reduce new product development time and cost while maintaining the product quality standards set by their clients.
About The Customer
Sujan CooperStandard is a collaboration between the Sujan Group and CooperStandard. The Sujan Group, started in 1977, has served almost every aspect of the automobile and vehicle industry, including automotive four and two wheelers applications, railway, aerospace, agricultural, industrial, earth moving and construction applications, as well as marine, power generation, and defense applications. CooperStandard France is the world’s leading supplier of systems and components for the automotive industry. The collaboration between Sujan and CooperStandard has multiplied the group’s capability to serve the market, bringing together the quality experience of Sujan and the design and engineering knowledge of CooperStandard.
The Solution
Sujan CooperStandard invested in Altair CAE Solutions to meet their challenges. Initially, they used Altair HyperWorks only as a pre-processor, but after understanding the software's capabilities, they started using it extensively for both pre-processing and post-processing. The company now heavily relies on Altair pre-processor HyperMesh and post-processor HyperView for meshing and viewing post-processing results. They plan to use Altair OptiStruct and solidThinking Inspire for weight optimization of their components in the future. They are also keen to evaluate Altair RADIOSS, a robust solver, to check its speed and efficiency to further help them save costs. Using the Altair suite of solutions, Sujan CooperStandard consistently meets their time, cost, and quality targets, getting their products right the first time.
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