Webinar: Safety on the Orion Manned Spacecraft

Webinar: Safety on the Orion Manned Spacecraft

Manned space travel is the ultimate simulation challenge. In this webinar we’ll hear about simulating for the Orion spacecraft, including:
 

How analysts have to account for a broader rang…

Construction of Solar Impulse 2

Construction of Solar Impulse 2

Solar Impulse video showing what it took to build the solar powered aircraft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMBPJpaimc
 
Keep an eye out for the Femap screens in the background in some …

Femap 11.2

Femap 11.2

We’re very pleased to announce that Femap version 11.2 has now been released to manufacture, which means it’s also available for download from the GTAC support site accessible with your webkey. Femap…

Solar Impulse Round-the-World Flight

Solar Impulse Round-the-World Flight

Solar Impulse, based in Switzerland, has begun a round-the-world flight in a solar-powered aircraft, and they won’t be using a drop of fuel!

The engineering team at Solar Impulse and our mut…

Continuing the Femap Symposium Series 2015 in Washington DC

Continuing the Femap Symposium Series 2015 in Washington DC

The Femap Symposium Series 2015 continued last week with an event at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Dulles, VA co-hosted with Siemens channel partner, Structural Design and Analysis…

Bureau Veritas Helps Ship Designers Conform to Design Regulations with Femap

Bureau Veritas Helps Ship Designers Conform to Design Regulations with Femap

Founded in 1828, Bureau Veritas is a global leader in testing, inspection and certification. In the marine industry, where the company provides statutory certification of ships (among other services)…

Kotchergenko use Femap to increase service offerings and gain a competitive edge

Kotchergenko use Femap to increase service offerings and gain a competitive edge

Kotchergenko was founded in 1993 to fill a technological gap that existed between machinery and structural design. The company has always differentiated itself from the competition through high quali…

Cometal uses Femap to cut costs and increase operational safety

Cometal uses Femap to cut costs and increase operational safety

The extrusion business is characterized by pricing sensitivity, which is where Femap helps Cometal achieve success by optimizing use of expensive materials and enabling maximum operating safety. Desi…

Femap Customer Events in Japan

Femap Customer Events in Japan

Last week saw a couple of well attended Femap customer events in Japan.
The first event was a customer round table held at the Siemens PLM office in Shinyokohama on Thursday October 16th. Ten major…