Corporate Partnerships

ANSYS, Inc., founded in 1970, develops and globally markets engineering simulation software and technologies widely used by engineers and designers across a broad spectrum of industries. The company focuses on the development of open and flexible solutions that enable users to analyze designs directly on the desktop, providing a common platform for fast, efficient and cost-conscious product development, from design concept to final-stage testing and validation. Acquired by ANSYS in 2006, Fluent is the world's largest provider of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and consulting services.

COMSOL provides software solutions for multiphysics modelling. The Company was founded in 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden, and has grown to include offices in the Benelux, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, the UK, and a US presence with offices in Massachusetts and California. COMSOL Multiphysics® is a scientific-software environment for the modelling and simulation of any physics-based system. A particular strength is its ability to account for multiphysics phenomena. Optional modules add discipline-specific tools for chemical engineering, earth science, electro-magnetics, heat transfer, MEMS, and structural mechanics.

Oasys (Ove Arup SYStems), the software house of Arup, distributes the Finite Element software solver LS-DYNA in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
LS-Dyna is developed by Livermore Software Technology Corporation and is a general-purpose multiphysics simulation software package. Applications can be found in many fields and industries, including biomechanics, automotive and aerospace.

SIMULIA is the Dassault Systèmes brand that delivers a scalable portfolio of Realistic Simulation solutions including the Abaqus product suite for Unified Finite Element Analysis, multiphysics solutions for insight into challenging engineering problems, and lifecycle management solutions for managing simulation data, processes, and intellectual property.
Headquartered in Providence, RI, USA, with R&D centers in Providence and in Suresnes, France, SIMULIA provides sales, services, and support through a global network of regional offices and distributors.

First Numerics, an engineering consultancy company with over 30 years experience in numerical techniques specialising in medical implants, modelling of biological tissue, and design assessment of medical devices.
Domains of application cover all industry and research sectors in which the simulation of the behaviour of biological tissues is of relevance.

X-at produces our selective laser sintered and laser melted RP models, which can be provided in either plastic or metal. X-at also provides a range of specialised services and has expertise in product design, manufacturing and testing.

Simpleware is part of the SLAMFunc group. SLAMFunc (Selective Laser Melting for Functionally graded material) is a DTI funded project to research the creation of functionally graded parts using Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM). ALM, unlike traditional manufacturing processes, works by building up layers of material to form a net shape rather than staring with a solid block of material and removing what is not required. Manufacturing using ALM saves material and energy wastage but also offers the opportunity to make parts which blend from one material to another or which have different material properties throughout the same part.

Simpleware is in collaboration with The Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (iMBE) at the University of Leeds. The institute, led by Professor John Fisher, has recently been awarded £11M funding by the Wellcome Trust and EPSRC to establish a Centre of Excellence in Medical Engineering at Leeds. The purpose of the centre is to deliver pioneering multidisciplinary research and education in the fields of medical devices and regenerative medicine, underpinned by innovation and translation of novel therapies, focusing on the treatment of orthopaedic and cardiovascular diseases and disabilities, to advance patient healthcare and quality of life.

A collaborative study led by the National Physics Laboratory (NPL) proposes to explore Pre-clinical assessment of bone strength and stability for the selection of load bearing medical implants. Other project partners contributing in this part-DTI funded "Studio" project include Stryker Howmedica Osteonics, CH Medical Ltd., Yale Systems Ltd., Abaqus UK Ltd., the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre Exeter, and the University of Exeter. Further information on the project can be found on the project website, or download a short case study.

Simpleware has been assisting in the process of providing the Eden Project with some exhibits for its new Education Centre. Rapid prototyped models on the theme of Biomimicry have been developed from CT scan data to showcase the imitation of nature to develop scientific and engineering processes. The project is carried out as a result of a Partnerships for Public Awareness (PPA) grant, awarded to the University of Exeter by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

AlphaPrototypes is a US rapid prototyping company, specialising in FDM - Fused Deposition Modeling, Stereolithography and 3D Printing.