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Hella Autotechnik s.r.o. Invests in Virtual Product Development
With SimDesigner From MSC.Software
Czech Republic Automotive Supplier Applies VPD Within Their Development Process
by Implementing SimDesigner Nonlinear
SANTA ANA, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MSC.Software Corp. , the
leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including
simulation software and services, today announced that automotive supplier
Hella Autotechnik s.r.o. (Hella) has invested in SimDesigner for CATIA V5 from
MSC.Software. At its construction and development site in Mohelnice, Czech
Republic, Hella designs and manufacturers lighting systems, including head and
rear lights, for major automotive OEMs throughout Europe. With the
implementation of SimDesigner, Hella expects to improve its design process by
utilizing the SimDesigner Nonlinear technology based upon MSC.Marc for stress
simulation of lighting systems, which contain plastic and composite materials.
"The SimDesigner product line is picking up momentum in Europe, especially
within the automotive supplier market," says Frank Perna, chairman and chief
executive officer of MSC.Software. "Whether you are developing lighting
systems or electronic sensors or any other automotive system, SimDesigner has
the best combination of CATIA-embedded simulation tools for engineers to
optimize design and reduce time and cost from the product development process."
"For 10 years we have been producing and designing lighting systems here in
Mohelnice, but we have only started to implement simulation into our design
process in August of 2003," said Pavel Brostik, Design Engineer, Hella
Autotechnik s.r.o. "With the implementation of SimDesigner Nonlinear, we
expect to significantly improve our design and construction process. The
integration of SimDesigner within CATIA V5 was the important factor in our
decision to purchase MSC.Software products. We also chose SimDesigner because
the MSC.Software team in the Czech Republic can easily and quickly provide
service, support and training. And last but not least, we were looking for a
tool which could easily be learned and used by our design engineers -- not only
by CAE-specialists. I strongly believe that we have found a tool which meets
all of these needs in SimDesigner."
The SimDesigner product line allows components and mechanisms to be tested
before they are built, saving manufacturers time and money during the design
and testing process. The SimDesigner for CATIA V5 product family currently
includes Generative products, which embed simulation directly into the CATIA V5
CAD environment, vertical applications which enable the capture, storage, and
reuse of product evaluation and process knowledge associated with building,
testing, and validating products directly inside the CATIA V5 environment and
Gateway products, which provide smooth, direct access to corporate simulation
resources.
Currently, MSC offers the following Generative products: SimDesigner Linear
(SDL), SimDesigner Thermal (SDT), SimDesigner Nonlinear (SDN), SimDesigner
Advanced Structures Professional (ASP), SimDesigner Composites (SCP),
SimDesigner Fatigue (SFA), SimDesigner Flex (SDF) and SimDesigner Motion (SMO);
Vertical Applications: SimDesigner Suspension (SDS); and Gateways for
MSC.Nastran, MSC.Marc, LS-DYNA, ANSYS, and ABAQUS, as well as in-house
proprietary systems using the STEP AP209 standard.
For more information on SimDesigner for CATIA V5 and other MSC.Software
products, please visit http://simdesigner.mscsoftware.com/.
About Hella Autotechnik s.r.o.
Lighting, electronics, complete vehicle modules, air conditioning systems,
vehicle wiring systems and signal processing for the automotive industry as
well as parts supplies to the aftermarket are the core competence areas of the
automotive supplier Hella KG. Hella Autotechnik, s.r.o. in Mohelnice, a
subsidiary of Hella KG Lippstadt, Germany, has been found nine years ago,
starting to produce lighting products for the Skoda Felicia automobiles. Soon
other Automotive OEMs became aware of the company in Mohelnice, and by now
Hella Autotechnik, s.r.o. may consider most of the important OEMs their
customers. Hella Autotechnik was classified by its customers a part of
supplier group 'A', selected for the Skoda-VW quality award, and successfully
certified by the KBA Dresden. Today Hella Autotechnik is run in accordance
with ISO/TS 16949 procedures. The turnover of the Hella group world wide in
the business year 2002/03 (until 31st May) was 3.027 billion Euro. A total of
22,811 people are employed in 61 manufacturing facilities, production
subsidiaries and joint venture companies in 18 different countries. More than
1,800 engineers and technicians work in research and development. For more
information about Hella Autotechnik s.r.o., please visit:
http://www.hella.cz/autotech/eng/eng.htm.
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
CONTACT: press, Todd Evans, Media Relations, +1-714-445-3066,
, or Evelyn Gebhardt, Media Relations-EMEA,
+39-011-5151840, , or investors, Joanne Keates,
Director of Investor Relations, +1-323-259-4263,
, all of MSC.Software
Web site: http://www.hella.cz/autotech/eng/eng.htm
Web site: http://simdesigner.mscsoftware.com/
Web site: http://www.mscsoftware.com/