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CAE Analysis

CAE Analysis

CAE Analysis

(OP)
I am looking for a CAE analysis company to do some work analysing noise and vibration levels in metal panels for the automotive industry. Can anyone help me?

Paul.

RE: CAE Analysis

Altair Engineering is a very good analysis company.  Their website is http://www.altair.com/

RE: CAE Analysis

Altair make Hypermesh, which is our pre and post processor of choice, but we still solve using Nastran or ABAQUS, for NVH meshes.

Can you describe what you need to do more fully and I'll find out what we'd use to model that analysis - it is very much horses for courses?





Cheers

Greg Locock

RE: CAE Analysis

(OP)
I work for a company which supplies the NVH package to Jaguar Cars. There is currently a project started to reduce the NVH from within the car. I believe that the problem lies in the dampening of the panels. I would like to get a full NVH analysis of the body so that I can provide a package of improvements which to Jaguar.

Does this help?

Paul.

RE: CAE Analysis

Sounds like a job for SEA. The program of choice is probably Auto SEA, but I think LMS make a package as well. Instead of second guessing them, just ask and they'll happily tell you - Jag have a good deal of experience in this area. You need to speak to someone in the CAE NVH group - the buyer or someone on your deisgn team will know who to talk to.

Cheers

Greg Locock

RE: CAE Analysis

(OP)
Thanks Greg,
What I really need is an independent company which can do the work for me.

Any ideas?

Paul.

RE: CAE Analysis

Sorry, I thought you were looking for an analysis package. I have lived in Australia for 12 years so I'm out of touch, but, OK, usually you'd go to Anatrol, who charge like a wounded bull. SDRC may still do NVH consultancy work.  My good friends at Lotus Engineering might be as well. I don't think Anthony Best Dynamics is much involved with high frequency stuff, but he's worth a try. Then there's the universities, if you've got the time.

To be honest, I'd still ask Jaguar's VR group for recommendations.

Cheers

Greg Locock

RE: CAE Analysis

Altair Engineering is a full-service CAE provider, including analysis for NVH, fatigue, crash simulation, etc.  They are not just a software vendor.  As I mentioned previously, I highly recommend them.

RE: CAE Analysis

(OP)
I'll give them a go then.

Thanks for all of the help.

Paul.

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