Simcenter Optistruct

When lightweighting is not enough: an engineer’s search for a better structural design

October 7, 2026

A lighter component can support efficiency targets, reduce material usage and help teams move toward more refined designs. For a long time, that made mass reduction the natural objective.But is that still enough?

By Jens Triller-Namyslo, Caroline Raick and Jonathan Melvin

4 MIN READ

What’s new and exciting in Simcenter Nastran 2606 and Simcenter Optistruct 2026.1 releases

July 6, 2026

What if your solver stopped making you choose between fidelity, speed and focus? Engineering teams are under pressure from every…

By Stephen White and Jonathan Melvin

7 MIN READ

Simcenter closed-loop simulator in action

Excavator closed-loop simulator: From fuel to soil

June 12, 2026

Can you improve excavator productivity without increasing fuel consumption or mechanical failures? Anyone involved in excavator design knows the dilemma….

By Romain Nicolas

5 MIN READ

Star Wars – How AI-powered structural optimization could have saved the Empire’s AT-ST Walker

May 4, 2026

Learn how Siemens Simcenter’s AI-powered simulation tools achieved 15% mass reduction and 166x faster crash predictions – demonstrated through a Star Wars AT-ST walker optimization case study.

By Drew Burkhalter

8 MIN READ