Altair Engineering
Design software helps to optimize product innovation
Inspire 2018 simulation software (photo) is used to optimize product design and optimization. The product is said to integrate well into large manufacturing enterprises, and provides rapid simulation capabilities that help designers to explore weight-reduction opportunities during product design. It has an intuitive user experience that is ideal for small- and medium-size businesses that have little or no simulation experience, says the company. The software can be applied both at the beginning of “clean-sheet” design programs, and during ongoing design exploration of current production parts. It allows designers and engineers to rapidly assemble and simulate dynamic mechanical systems to automatically resolve loads on system components (for analysis and optimization), generate weight-efficient design proposals, and simulate the performance of competing design concepts with regard to static loads, normal modes and buckling. — Altair Engineering, Inc., Troy, Mich.