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MSC.Software and Free Field Technologies Release MSC.Actran 2004
MSC Extends Virtual Product Development Capabilities to Evaluate Acoustics,
Noise, and Vibration
SANTA ANA, Calif., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MSC.Software Corp. , the
leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including
simulation software and services, and Free Field Technologies, the leading
technology provider of acoustic simulation software, today announced the release
of MSC.Actran 2004. MSC.Actran 2004 is a general- purpose vibration and
acoustic simulation software product that is an integral part of MSC.Software's
VPD software product line. MSC.Actran 2004 is developed by Free Field
Technologies (FFT) and distributed world wide exclusively by MSC.Software.
MSC.Actran simulates acoustic and vibration behavior with capabilities for
including sound radiation, absorption, reflection, diffraction, scattering, and
transmission.
"Sound and vibration are extremely important simulation disciplines, especially
within the automotive industry where ride and comfort are important performance
variables," said Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer of
MSC.Software. "MSC.Software has a very strong product portfolio in noise,
vibration, and harshness (NVH) with the combination of MSC.Actran 2004 and
MSC.Nastran 2004, and I am confident that this new release will be well received
by our customers who closely manage NVH."
"We are delighted to release this new version of MSC.Actran 2004. Specifically,
the new super-element approach, together with the implementation of the FRF
Krylov solver in MSC.Nastran 2004, allows an extended usability of MSC.Actran in
conjunction with MSC.Nastran," says Jean-Pierre Coyette, Director of Research
and Development at Free Field Technologies.
Major automotive OEMs and suppliers spend millions of dollars a year testing
physical prototypes to ensure that vehicles and vehicle subsystems meet the
requirements for acoustics and vibration and that consumers are satisfied with
the ride and handling characteristics of their cars. By combining these
physical tests with simulated acoustic and vibration models, manufacturers can
ensure that their models accurately reflect the performance characteristics,
resulting in faster, more dependable product development cycles and potential
savings from reduced development time and cost.
The main features of this new release of MSC.Actran include:
* Extended capability to handle multiple incompatible meshes
(acoustic-acoustic, structure-structure and acoustic-structure) in
Actran
acoustic and vibro-acoustic models;
* Extended capability to import vibration data;
* Super-element approach: this approach allows interoperability between
MSC.Nastran and MSC.Actran. For example, an MSC.Actran component model
can be plugged into an MSC.Nastran structure. Conversely, an
MSC.Nastran super-element can be imported in MSC.Actran in order to
account for the stiffness and mass of the structure surrounding an
Actran model.
About Free Field Technologies
Free Field Technologies S.A. is the leading technology provider in acoustic
simulation software, helping companies doing (vibro-) acoustic design, (vibro-)
acoustic research. Free Field Technologies is active in the following domains:
acoustics, aero-acoustics, vibro-acoustics, high-performance computing. For
additional information about Free Field Technologies' products and services,
please visit http://www.fft.be/ .
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 Corporation
CONTACT: press, Todd Evans, Media Relations, +1-714-445-3066,
; or Evelyn Gebhardt, Media Relations-EMEA,
+011-39-515-1840, , or investors, Joanne
Keates, Director of Investor Relations, +1-323-259-4263,
, all of MSC.Software Corporation
Web site: http://www.fft.be/
Web site: http://www.mscsoftware.com/