Heavy equipment durability and structural analysis simulation solutions

By Beth Warner

Conducting durability testing and structural analysis for heavy machinery presents significant challenges. Extreme temperatures, mud, dust, and high shock and vibration can cause data acquisition hardware to fail. Typical structural studies involve disconnected CAD, disconnected durability tools with excel sheets, and in-house tools, to name a few. These disconnected systems can lead to efficiencies, risk of translation errors and unproductive workflows.

As complexity rises, how can heavy equipment manufacturers:

Identify weak points to improve machine durability?
Predict machine dynamics over realistic load conditions?
Accelerate physical testing to acquire relevant data at the right time?

The answer lies in an integrated CAE environment that allows companies to predict structural performance and fatigue. In addition, realistic operating conditions and machine loads need to be acquired. With a new era of durability engineering, you can now leverage advanced simulation and testing solutions to deliver lighter, stronger and more durable heavy equipment.

Below are several resources detailing how manufacturers can take advantage of finite element analysis (FEA) simulation software and durability testing for structural analysis and integrity:

Introduction Video: Structural analysis and durability testing

Watch this brief video that shows how heavy equipment manufacturers can use test and simulation to resolve issues early while lowering costs:

Case study: 50% reduction in overall measurement time

Learn more about how a construction equipment manufacturer uses Simcenter durability solutions to improve equipment performance.

Siemens heavy equipment customer quote on how measurement time was reduced with structural analysis

Case study: Reduced durability field data acquisition time by half

Siemens heavy equipment customer quote on how Simcenter automated processes helped save time.

See the details behind an agricultural equipment manufacturer that uses Siemens Simcenter solutions to reduce durability field data acquisition time by 50%.

On-demand webinar: Heavy equipment multi-physics data acquisition system

Register for this webinar and hear from Siemens experts on the benefits of using new technology to do more test runs and faster data validation.

Watch the webinar

Here is a short summary video of what you can expect to learn during this on-demand webinar:

FEA simulation software solution for improving the productivity and quality of heavy equipment testing in extreme environments

By using simulation and testing solutions, heavy equipment manufacturers can increase the efficiency and reliability of their structural analysis and durability testing, ultimately helping them deliver more durable and reliable machines to their customers.

Siemens Simcenter helps heavy equipment manufacturers:

Balance weight, strength and durability
Establish an end-to-end durability engineering approach
Accelerate time to market
Avoid product recalls
Combine experience, skills and application know-how

Learn more today about tackling your heavy equipment durability and structural analysis challenges with Simcenter.

Siemens heavy equipment simulation trial page

Dive into additional heavy equipment simulation use cases

This blog is part of a series addressing specific challenges with heavy equipment design and how simulation and testing software can help OEMs tackle complexity. Click below to explore additional use cases:

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