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Altair acquires Multiscale Design Systems composites firm

11 Apr '15

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Altair, developers of simulation technology, has completed the acquisition of Multiscale Design Systems, LLC, and developer of MDS, a family of products focused on micromechanics, microstructural optimization, and life prediction of complex materials.

Known for its mathematical rigor and versatility, MDS will bring important new composites expertise to the Altair HyperWorks suite, including multi-scale analysis, stochastic design, fatigue analysis, and multi-physics simulation. A member of the Altair Partner Alliance since last year, MDS is already available to HyperWorks users, along with a number of other cutting-edge technologies related to composite materials analysis and simulation, Altair said in a statement.

Uwe Schramm, chief technical officer at Altair said, “We will continue to develop, enhance, and invest in MDS as part of HyperWorks while retaining an open architecture approach with respect to other third-party solvers. Altair is committed to creating good interfaces and continuing to build partnerships to excel in the domain of composite materials.”

Dr. Jacob Fish, co-founder of Multiscale Design Systems said, “We have partnered with a number of significant original equipment manufacturers to analyze state-of-the-art materials for automotive, aerospace, and defense. Altair’s deep expertise in CAE, coupled with its significant footprint across a variety of industries, will help to extend the reach of our technology and increase its application.”

Since 2008, Multiscale Design Systems, LLC has won numerous Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I and Phase II awards. Focus areas include environmental degradation of high-temperature polymer and ceramic matrix composites subjected to thermal oxidation, thermal fatigue, moisture ingression, physics-based life prediction capabilities, modeling of concrete failure under blast and fragment loading, 3D nondestructive imaging techniques for mesoscale damage analysis of composite materials, and mechanical loading.

Altair is focused on the development and broad application of simulation technology to synthesize and optimize designs, processes and decisions for improved business performance. (GK)

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