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Euro-Pro's Transition to Simulation-Driven Design with Altair HyperWorks®
技术
- 分析与建模 - 数字孪生/模拟
- 基础设施即服务 (IaaS) - 云计算
适用行业
- 水泥
- 消费品
适用功能
- 产品研发
- 质量保证
用例
- 实验自动化
- 虚拟原型与产品测试
服务
- 硬件设计与工程服务
- 测试与认证
挑战
Euro-Pro 是一家快速发展的消费品制造商,在产品开发过程中面临着挑战。该公司的产品开发严重依赖物理原型测试,这种测试既耗时又昂贵,而且往往无法全面了解跌落或冲击等测试过程中的产品行为。该公司希望增加模拟的使用,以对难以或不可能进行物理测试的场景(例如内部结构故障)进行更深入的分析。目标是更准确地识别产品故障的根本原因,并为工程和产品设计团队提供更好的指导。该公司还计划在将材料引入下一代产品之前对其进行测试,希望在市场吸引力、质量、可靠性和耐用性方面对整个产品组合方向产生积极影响。
关于客户
Euro-Pro 是一家充满活力的消费品制造商,连续三年被 Inc. 杂志评为美国发展最快的私营公司之一。 1997 年至 2013 年间,该公司的收入增长了两倍,从不足 3 亿美元增至超过 9 亿美元。 Euro-Pro 的产品库中拥有多个家喻户晓的品牌,包括 Ninja 搅拌机和 Shark 吸尘器。该公司的工程团队主要位于中国,而研发(R&D)则在美国进行。研发团队使用计算机辅助工程(CAE)工具和技术进行分析和测试,为产品上市做准备。
解决方案
Euro-Pro 向 Altair HyperWorks® 寻求解决方案。该公司开始使用可通过 HPC 云基础设施访问的 Altair 求解器(OptiStruct、RADIOSS 和 AcuSolve)进行结构分析和跌落模拟。 HyperMesh® 用于校正几何形状,仅网格划分就节省了约 50% 的时间。与物理测试相比,有限元分析 (FEA) 可以更深入地了解影响和横截面。 RADIOSS® 和 AcuSolve® 分别提供准确且经济高效的结构分析和计算流体动力学 (CFD) 解决方案。该公司使用这些工具开发了真空吸尘器部分的有限元表示,并对它们进行了各种跌落测试和冲击场景。这有助于分析师更好地了解潜在问题的根本原因,使他们能够纠正设计问题,而无需在故障报告时不断构建和测试模型。该公司通过 HyperWorks On-Demand™ 访问这些解决方案,HyperWorks On-Demand™ 是一种高性能计算 (HPC) 解决方案,基于 Altair 获得专利的基于使用的许可模型,用于云中的设计创新。
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