PITTSBURGH, Jan. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
/ Key Highlights
- Ansys and 3M created an advanced
simulation training program, enabling engineers to enhance the
design and sustainability of their products when using tapes and
adhesives as part of the design
- Three industry-level learning courses for adhesive modeling and
simulation are now available with planned expansion into a
complete, accredited program
3M (NASDAQ: MMM) and Ansys
(NASDAQ: ANSS) launched a material modeling training program that
is helping engineers refine product development processes,
accelerate the design stage and eliminate material waste. Engineers
are leveraging the program to better generate and analyze
simulations, enhance designs and speed to market next-generation
products using tape and adhesive as part of their design.
3M is the market leader in
developing and supplying adhesives that are widely applied across
verticals, including industrial equipment, health care, worker
safety and consumer goods. Throughout the adhesive development
cycle, 3M scientists and engineers
use Ansys solutions to ensure adhesives maintain structural
integrity.
Simulation enables engineers to substantially improve
sustainability and validate engineering decisions when analyzing
advanced polymeric materials. Engineers often struggle to obtain
accurate engineering data on tapes and adhesives to effectively run
simulations — this results in excess material waste and additional
prototyping cycles, which hinders sustainability efforts. To answer
this challenge, 3M and Ansys
collaborated to create an industry material modeling training
program that teaches engineers how to model with tape and
structural adhesives, optimize adhesive and joint design, decrease
waste, and improve production efficiency. In addition, 3M offers verified FE material models for their
tape and adhesive products to Ansys users.
"Together with Ansys, 3M is
creating a leading-edge learning environment that will educate
current and future engineering workforces on how to harness
powerful material science and digital engineering solutions to
increase productivity, win the race to market and substantially
improve environmental sustainability," said Rebecca Miller, Vice President, Structural
Adhesives at 3M Industrial Adhesives
and Tapes Division. "Through this program, engineers will learn
core principles and processes to overcome highly complex
engineering challenges."
The first phase of this program includes three industry-level
learning courses for adhesive modeling and simulation that are now
available in Ansys Learning Hub (ALH). ALH is an Ansys-powered
learning & development program that hosts digital engineering
solution training and adoption resources across various verticals.
These courses combine on-demand and instructor-led training
delivered by 3M research scientists
and engineers. The program will be available to all ALH customers.
Over time, the series will expand to form a guided learning
program, spanning several major material modeling engineer
competencies and will become an accredited program, embedded into
the material industry's qualification process.
Ansys Learning Hub is an on-demand portal that provides
continuous learning curriculum for Ansys customers including 450
Ansys training courses, over 1,200 self-paced workshops for
hands-on practice, 400 hours of topical lecture videos and more
than 200 virtual and live training events annually led by Ansys
experts. The program also provides tools for managing educational
goals and instructor-moderated breakout rooms.
"Engineers can significantly reduce costly material waste and
help power team-wide environmental sustainability by mastering a
rapid and robust solution that helps determine the optimum adhesive
and joint design for bonding applications," said Shane Emswiler, senior vice president at Ansys.
"Through this training program with 3M, we are empowering engineers to enhance their
skill set, increase production efficiency, slash material waste and
speed products to market."
To enroll in the upcoming Instructor-Led ALH Courses, please
visit the following pages:
Designing with 3M™ Tapes and Adhesives
Introduction to modeling 3M™ Structural Adhesives using Ansys
Introduction to modeling 3M™ Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives using
Ansys
/ About 3M
At 3M, we apply science in
collaborative ways to improve lives daily as our employees connect
with customers all around the world. Learn more about 3M's creative
solutions to global challenges at www.3M.com or on
Twitter @3M or @3MNews.
/ About Ansys
If you've ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane,
driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a
bridge or put on wearable technology, chances are you've used a
product where Ansys software played a critical role in its
creation. Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation.
Through our strategy of Pervasive Engineering Simulation, we help
the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better
products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest
portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help them solve
the most complex design challenges and create products limited only
by imagination. Founded in 1970, Ansys is headquartered south of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
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