Simmetrix, Inc. awarded $1.9M from NIST ATP to develop next GEN SIM modeling environment.Simmetrix, Inc. a provider of component software for simulation-based design, has announced the award of $1.9M from the Advanced Technology Program (ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. ) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. to develop the next generation in tools and techniques for simulation-based design. Building on the automated simulation modeling technologies developed and marketed by Simmetrix, this project will address the additional technologies needed to truly support simulation-based design. The emphasis is on developing the low level infrastructure to support the increased use of simulation as the primary means of design validation throughout the design process. These developments will result in an automated geometry-based simulation environment that interacts seamlessly with existing PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and , CAD, and CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. technologies to execute simulations that include explicit control of the approximations made. "We're pleased to help support Simmetrix in this innovative and challenging research," said Christopher J. Currens, ATP Program Manager, "This new technology potentially will reduce significantly the billions of dollars now spent on engineering analysis and testing and give designers access to powerful new tools." "It is well recognized that the use of simulation early in design leads to better products that can be designed faster and cost less," said Dr. Mark Beall, Simmetrix' President. "With the support of this NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ATP project new approaches will be developed to enable complex simulation-based design systems to easily be constructed and applied to a wide variety of problems throughout the entire design process." Simmetrix will develop and distribute the Simulation Modeling Environment as component software toolkits enabling CAD and CAE vendors to leverage this technology investment. Simmetrix, Inc. is a provider of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and component technology for simulation-based design and CAD/CAE CAD/CAE Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Engineering integration. Customers are simulation modeling software developers that provide a broad range of analysis applications including mechanical, electro-magnetic, fluids, and MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. simulation. Simmetrix' flagship product is the Simulation Modeling Suite, a comprehensive set of toolkits to support Simulation Modeling directly from solid models providing problem definition, attribute management, and automatic mesh generation with support of mesh curving, mesh adaptivity, and anisotropic Refers to properties that differ based on the direction that is measured. For example, an anisotropic antenna is a directional antenna; the power level is not the same in all directions. Contrast with isotropic. boundary layer mesh generation. The Simulation Modeling Suite generates meshes and attributes suitable for finite element, finite volume, and boundary element analysis directly from design data. Simmetrix also provides custom Simulation-Based Design system development for manufacturing corporations. Simmetrix, founded in 1997, has offices in Clifton Park, NY, Detroit, MI, and Clarkesville, GA. The Advanced Technology Program, managed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, provides cost-shared funding to industry for high-risk R&D projects with the potential to spark important, broad-based economic benefits for the United States. The awards are made on the basis of a rigorous peer-reviewed selection process. |
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