Tag: composites

HyperWorks Composites Go Multiscale with Expanded Classical Capability

By Markku Palantera on August 28, 2018
Markku Palantera

Markku Palantera

Director of Global Composites Business Development at Altair
Markku Palanterä is the Director of Global Composites Business Development at Altair, in which role he promotes Altair’s complete offering for composite design, optimization, and simulation. Markku joined Altair in 2017 through the acquisition of Componeering Inc. and its ESAComp software. He was a founder member of the team that started ESAComp software development at Helsinki University of Technology in the early 1990’s as a project for the European Space Agency (ESA). In 2000, Markku along with a few colleagues established Componeering to continue software development and to commercialize ESAComp. He holds a Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Helsinki University of Technology.
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Forecasts for composite materials continue to show a very healthy growth throughout the coming decades. While established sectors, such as aerospace and defense, will consume more, composites – in all their forms – continue to penetrate other industries where their … Read More

Designing Composites for Modern Organic Architectures

By Jo Hussey on January 25, 2018
Jo Hussey

Jo Hussey

With qualifications in materials engineering, Jo worked for a UK independent, contract research and development company gaining experience with diverse numbers of, mainly, high-performance materials, processes and inspection methods for a variety of international clients from European aerospace to SMEs. Based in France since 1989, she continues to provide techno-commercial services on a freelance basis, and is now working with the Altair HyperWorks team.
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Desirable characteristics of lightweight, corrosion resistance, high strength and stiffness, whilst offering design flexibility, means composite structures are of increasing interest beyond their usual industries. One of which is architecture, building and construction where several recent market surveys predict a … Read More

A Walk Through the Simulations Gallery

By Sridhar Ravikoti on December 19, 2017
Sridhar Ravikoti

Sridhar Ravikoti

Technical Director - Global Partner Programs at Altair
Sridhar Ravikoti is the Technical Director of Global Partner Programs at Altair. He has been with Altair since 2000, gaining experience in engineering product development and software program management. In his current role as a technical lead for the Altair Partner Alliance, Sridhar drives a synergetic relationship between Altair offering and its Partners. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Osmania University in India, and a Master’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with a major in Mechanical Engineering and a minor degree in Applied Mechanics.
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It’s always interesting to see how our simulation platform enables engineers to solve real engineering problems. Numerous examples are presented by customers at the Altair Technology Conferences (ATC) throughout the world this past year. Just to give you an idea … Read More

Computer Simulation’s Role in Advancing Composite Aircraft Structures

By Bob Yancey on February 11, 2015
Bob Yancey

Bob Yancey

Vice President - Aerospace and Composites at Altair
Bob has degrees from MIT, Virginia Tech, and University of Dayton with a focus on Aerospace Composites. His current role is to define the strategic direction of Altair to meet the growing and changing needs of the Aerospace and Composites Design and Analysis community. He meets with companies and organizations throughout the world to gather their input and communicate to them the solutions Altair provides.
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Dr. Robert Yancey, Vice President of Aerospace Solutions at Altair, recently published this article on Aerospace & Defense Technology about the advantages and issues that arise when using simulation software on composite aircraft structures. Read the original article here. The introduction … Read More

Learning Video: Composites Modeling in HyperWorks 12.0

By Dev Anand on September 30, 2013
Dev Anand

Dev Anand

Senior Manager - Global Initiatives at Altair India
Dev Anand joined Altair in 2004 and is currently the Senior Manager for Global Initiatives at Altair. He has over 16 years in the PLM industry focusing on global initiatives, business development, global customer support, program management, product design development and people management skills. He holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree from M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration with Operations from Symbiosis, India. He is also Six Sigma Green Belt Certified from General Electric Power Systems, who has been trained to be Project Management Professional from PMI, USA and also attended the Leadership program.
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HyperWorks 12.0 provides a comprehensive set of functionalities for modeling of composites. View this short video to learn more about the latest enhancements in Altair’s modeling and visualization products for composites, such as import composites data from CAD, zone to … Read More

Partner Spotlight: Explore Unlimited Possibilities with ESAComp

By Sridhar Ravikoti on August 28, 2013
Sridhar Ravikoti

Sridhar Ravikoti

Technical Director - Global Partner Programs at Altair
Sridhar Ravikoti is the Technical Director of Global Partner Programs at Altair. He has been with Altair since 2000, gaining experience in engineering product development and software program management. In his current role as a technical lead for the Altair Partner Alliance, Sridhar drives a synergetic relationship between Altair offering and its Partners. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Osmania University in India, and a Master’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with a major in Mechanical Engineering and a minor degree in Applied Mechanics.
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Available through the APA, ESAComp specializes in the structural analysis and design of composite structures Learn more about ESAComp here.

Partner Spotlight: Predict Reliability Using Progressive Failure Analysis (PFA) Software

By Sridhar Ravikoti on June 25, 2013
Sridhar Ravikoti

Sridhar Ravikoti

Technical Director - Global Partner Programs at Altair
Sridhar Ravikoti is the Technical Director of Global Partner Programs at Altair. He has been with Altair since 2000, gaining experience in engineering product development and software program management. In his current role as a technical lead for the Altair Partner Alliance, Sridhar drives a synergetic relationship between Altair offering and its Partners. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Osmania University in India, and a Master’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with a major in Mechanical Engineering and a minor degree in Applied Mechanics.
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GENOA is a multi-scale progressive failure analysis (MS-PFA) software for material characterization qualification, durability and damage tolerance (D&DT), and reliability prediction for structural design and analysis of composites structures. Material Characterization and Qualifications (MCQ) Composites Suite predicts composite material properties, … Read More