FEA Model Build Cheat Sheet

FEA Model Build Cheat Sheet

I’ve seen a few posts recently which offered cheat sheets for things like Matlab, Python and JavaScript. It got me thinking that we don’t often get to see these for CAE and FEA tools. After speaking with a few people in the industry, I thought that we need a...
MSC Apex Case Study – Airframe Designs Limited

MSC Apex Case Study – Airframe Designs Limited

‘Rising to the Post-Covid Challenge – How One UK Aerospace Engineering Services Company Has Adopted MSC Apex’   This article contains 2300 words, taking approximately 7 minutes to read. Introduction The global pandemic has hit our lives in ways that could not...
The Future of Wheel Tech?

The Future of Wheel Tech?

I recently featured on the Ali Clarkson YouTube channel, looking at how FEA can be used to better understand bike wheel behaviour. Ali’s channel has a huge following, focused mainly on trials/mountain bike riding, along with super-cool technology related to bike...
Non-Linear FEA with MSC Apex

Non-Linear FEA with MSC Apex

We recently presented a webinar, looking at the new non-linear FEA support now available in MSC Apex. Having the ability to build and analyse non-linear models in the Apex environment opens many new avenues for a contemporary FEA workflow. During the webinar we...
Composite FEA and Optimisation with MSC Apex

Composite FEA and Optimisation with MSC Apex

We’ve been involved with the development of many composite structures across a variety of mission-critical industries from aerospace and satellite, through to consumer goods ranging from wheelchairs to bicycles. Good composite design will involve tailoring the...