Airbus Commercial Selects Altair SimSolid in ZEROe Sustainable Aircraft Initiative
On January 31, 2023, Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced that Airbus Commercial has adopted Altair SimSolid as part of its ZEROe initiative to develop the first zero-emission commercial aircraft. Altair SimSolid is a simulation technology that significantly accelerates structural analyses, reducing delivery times from days to minutes for basic tasks and from months to under a week for complex assemblies. This partnership is expected to enhance design iteration capabilities, streamline engineering processes, and promote sustainability in aerospace innovation. Airbus aims to achieve a hydrogen propulsion system technology readiness level by 2025.
- Airbus selects Altair SimSolid for the ZEROe initiative, enhancing collaboration.
- Reduces delivery times for design analyses, promoting efficiency.
- Supports Airbus in creating zero-emission aircraft by 2025.
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Altair SimSolid will streamline Airbus teams in their development of the world's first zero-emission commercial aircraft
TROY, Mich., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), announced that Airbus Commercial has selected Altair SimSolid – the game-changing simulation technology that performs structural analyses on fully featured CAD assemblies within minutes – in its ZEROe global initiative, which aims to create the world's first zero-emission commercial aircraft.
"Altair SimSolid is the premier simulation technology for engineers, designers, analysts, and manufacturers. It eliminates geometry preparation and meshing, which are the two most time-consuming, expertise-extensive, and error-prone tasks in conventional structural simulations," said Sam Mahalingam, chief technology officer, Altair. "Airbus choosing Altair SimSolid further solidifies Altair as a leader in worldwide sustainability initiatives and continues the two companies' long and fruitful history of successful collaboration."
Altair SimSolid will save Airbus' design and engineering teams time, money, and hassle. Altair SimSolid was selected because it has shown that it will reduce elementary part analysis delivery times from days to minutes, and cuts complex assembly delivery times from several months to less than one week in some cases. Additionally, Altair SimSolid's intuitive, easy-to-implement operations and interface lets users work without needing to clean geometry or prepare models beforehand. Altair SimSolid also allows Airbus's design and engineering teams to explore more design iterations in shorter timeframes, which will expedite project timelines and deliver sustainable innovations quicker.
"By using Altair SimSolid, our teams can explore more design possibilities in a simple, easy-to-implement environment," said Christophe Brand, head of airframe methods and tools, Airbus Commercial. "By not requiring our teams to clean geometries beforehand, Altair SimSolid helps us significantly reduce delivery times and build better products. With it, we look forward to building the future of zero-emission aircraft technology."
The ZEROe project aims to create the world's first hydrogen propulsion-powered commercial airline fleet and enables Airbus to explore a variety of configurations and hydrogen technologies that will shape the development of future zero-emission aircraft. Airbus is working towards a mature technology readiness level for a hydrogen-combustion propulsion system by 2025.
To learn more about Airbus's ZEROe global initiative, visit https://www.airbus.com/en/innovation/zero-emission/hydrogen/zeroe. And to learn more about Altair SimSolid and Altair's aerospace expertise, visit https://www.altair.com/simsolid and https://www.altair.com/aerospace/.
Altair is a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI. Altair enables organizations across all industries to compete more effectively and drive smarter decisions in an increasingly connected world – all while creating a greener, more sustainable future. For more information, visit https://www.altair.com/.
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