MSC.Software and Free Field Technologies Release MSC.Actran 2004
18 March 2004 - 1:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MSC.Software and Free Field Technologies Release MSC.Actran 2004
MSC Extends Virtual Product Development Capabilities to Evaluate
Acoustics, Noise, and Vibration SANTA ANA, Calif., March 17
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MSC.Software Corp. , the leading global
provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including
simulation software and services, and Free Field Technologies, the
leading technology provider of acoustic simulation software, today
announced the release of MSC.Actran 2004. MSC.Actran 2004 is a
general- purpose vibration and acoustic simulation software product
that is an integral part of MSC.Software's VPD software product
line. MSC.Actran 2004 is developed by Free Field Technologies (FFT)
and distributed world wide exclusively by MSC.Software. MSC.Actran
simulates acoustic and vibration behavior with capabilities for
including sound radiation, absorption, reflection, diffraction,
scattering, and transmission. "Sound and vibration are extremely
important simulation disciplines, especially within the automotive
industry where ride and comfort are important performance
variables," said Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer
of MSC.Software. "MSC.Software has a very strong product portfolio
in noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) with the combination of
MSC.Actran 2004 and MSC.Nastran 2004, and I am confident that this
new release will be well received by our customers who closely
manage NVH." "We are delighted to release this new version of
MSC.Actran 2004. Specifically, the new super-element approach,
together with the implementation of the FRF Krylov solver in
MSC.Nastran 2004, allows an extended usability of MSC.Actran in
conjunction with MSC.Nastran," says Jean-Pierre Coyette, Director
of Research and Development at Free Field Technologies. Major
automotive OEMs and suppliers spend millions of dollars a year
testing physical prototypes to ensure that vehicles and vehicle
subsystems meet the requirements for acoustics and vibration and
that consumers are satisfied with the ride and handling
characteristics of their cars. By combining these physical tests
with simulated acoustic and vibration models, manufacturers can
ensure that their models accurately reflect the performance
characteristics, resulting in faster, more dependable product
development cycles and potential savings from reduced development
time and cost. The main features of this new release of MSC.Actran
include: * Extended capability to handle multiple incompatible
meshes (acoustic-acoustic, structure-structure and
acoustic-structure) in Actran acoustic and vibro-acoustic models; *
Extended capability to import vibration data; * Super-element
approach: this approach allows interoperability between MSC.Nastran
and MSC.Actran. For example, an MSC.Actran component model can be
plugged into an MSC.Nastran structure. Conversely, an MSC.Nastran
super-element can be imported in MSC.Actran in order to account for
the stiffness and mass of the structure surrounding an Actran
model. About Free Field Technologies Free Field Technologies S.A.
is the leading technology provider in acoustic simulation software,
helping companies doing (vibro-) acoustic design, (vibro-) acoustic
research. Free Field Technologies is active in the following
domains: acoustics, aero-acoustics, vibro-acoustics,
high-performance computing. For additional information about Free
Field Technologies' products and services, please visit
http://www.fft.be/ . About MSC.Software Corporation MSC.Software
(NYSE:MNS) is the leading global provider of simulation software
and services that helps companies make money, save time and reduce
costs associated with designing and testing manufactured products.
MSC.Software works with thousands of companies in hundreds of
industries to develop better products faster by utilizing
information technology, software, services and systems.
MSC.Software employs more than 1400 people in 23 countries. For
additional information about MSC.Software's products and services,
please visit http://www.mscsoftware.com/ . DATASOURCE: MSC.Software
Corporation CONTACT: press, Todd Evans, Media Relations,
+1-714-445-3066, ; or Evelyn Gebhardt, Media Relations-EMEA,
+011-39-515-1840, , or investors, Joanne Keates, Director of
Investor Relations, +1-323-259-4263, , all of MSC.Software
Corporation Web site: http://www.fft.be/ Web site:
http://www.mscsoftware.com/
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