HAMBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BAE Systems Air, a multinational defense, security, and aerospace company, has chosen MSC´s Simufact Additive software for the simulation of metal AM components after a long assessment of all the major AM simulation tools. BAE Systems opened back in 2015 a new Product and Process Development Centre, where they have conducted trials of the market leading packages for the simulation of metal AM processes. At the end of this trial phase, they have concluded that Simufact Additive software can deliver good results and they gained great confidence from the trials that they have carried out. Furthermore, BAE Systems is already using other MSC Software products such as MSC Nastran, Patran, and MSC Apex. Hence, products are coming from one single source, which is a big bonus to them if they keep the process simulation chain in mind.
“For MSC Software, BAE Systems Air is a great partner because it shows that we offer best-in-class solutions and with our MSC One product token system a complete portfolio of solutions can easily be deployed that works hand in hand with BAE’s applications,” Paolo Guglielmini, CEO MSC Software added.
Reduce the number of build trials from more than five to two
Aircraft
manufacture is undergoing a move towards higher variety, more
specification requirements and lower batch volumes, rather than orders
being placed for hundreds of aircraft at a time. Aircraft manufacturers
have to consider orders with a batch size of ten or twenty. Of course,
this change drives the need to manufacture components for aircraft
differently, and explains that additive manufacturing will be a key
technology enabler to meet customer demands. While manufacturing
components additively, BAE systems must face the main challenges of
residual stresses and distortions. Before they employed a simulation
software, in some cases they had to complete five or six build trials,
which are costly and time-consuming. Now they can reduce it to just two
builds per component with the future opportunity, through
experience, reducing to a ‘right first time’ approach. At this stage,
they are pleased that their Application Engineers will use the MSC
software solution that enables them to create the build preparation of a
component in order to get the best orientation and support strategies
for a particular build. Employing Simufact Additive, BAE Systems is now
able to reduce the distortion in components by more than 70 per cent at
the first iteration step.
“We are proud that one of the largest defense contractors in Europe, and a company that is among the world’s largest defense entities, decided on Simufact Additive to roll out their additive manufacturing processes. The trust BAE have put in us reinforces our approach and the great work being done by our development team,” says Dr. Hendrik Schafstall, Simufact´s CEO and Managing Director.
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About Simufact
Simufact Engineering – an MSC Software
company – is a global operating software company providing process
simulation solutions and services to manufacturing industries. More than
20 years’ experience with providing simulation solutions for the design
and optimization of manufacturing techniques in metal processing and a
dynamically growing customer base exceeding a number of 1,000 customers
have made the Hamburg (Germany) based supplier a leader in this business
area. The software primarily aims at the automotive industry, mechanical
engineering, aerospace industry and their respective suppliers. Typical
fields of application for Simufact software are hot forging, cold
forming, sheet metal forming, rolling, ring rolling, open die forging,
mechanical joining, heat treatment, different welding processes, and
additive manufacturing. Learn more at simufact.com
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About MSC Software
MSC Software is one of the ten original
software companies and a global leader in helping product manufacturers
to advance their engineering methods with simulation software and
services. As a trusted partner, MSC Software helps companies improve
quality, save time, and reduce costs associated with design and test of
manufactured products. Academic institutions, researchers, and students
employ MSC’s technology to expand individual knowledge as well as expand
the horizon of simulation. MSC Software employs 1,400 professionals in
20 countries. MSC Software was acquired by Hexagon
AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) in 2017. For additional information
about MSC Software’s products and services, please visit: www.mscsoftware.com
Simufact, Simufact Forming, Simufact Welding, and Simufact Additive are trademarks or registered trademarks of Simufact Engineering GmbH. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
