ANSYS

ANSYS, Inc., founded in 1970 and headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of engineering simulation software and technologies. The company develops tools that enable engineers, designers, researchers, and students to analyze and simulate various physical phenomena, including structural, fluid dynamics, semiconductor power, and electromagnetic properties. ANSYS software aids in the creation of virtual prototypes, allowing users to optimize designs efficiently, reduce costs, and accelerate time to market. With a workforce exceeding 4,000 employees, ANSYS serves a diverse global customer base of over 50,000, spanning industries such as aerospace, defense, and automotive. The company emphasizes open and flexible solutions, providing a common platform for product development from initial design to final testing and validation, supported by a robust network of strategic sales locations and channel partners worldwide.

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Diakopto

Acquisition in 2023
Diakopto Inc. is a company that specializes in developing electronic design automation (EDA) software tools aimed at enhancing the productivity of integrated circuits (IC) design, layout, and CAD engineers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Diakopto's solutions focus on analysis, visualization, and optimization of complex IC designs, enabling engineers to identify and resolve design issues more efficiently. The company's offerings not only streamline existing EDA workflows to accelerate time-to-tapeout but also provide consulting services in design analysis, IC layout parasitics, and simulation. Diakopto serves a diverse clientele, including semiconductor firms, networking original equipment manufacturers, and hyperscale data center companies, helping them improve design quality and productivity.

Rocky DEM

Acquisition in 2023
Rocky DEM is a developer of advanced 3D Discrete Element Modeling simulation software designed to analyze particle behavior within various systems, particularly conveyor systems. The software allows users to create accurate simulations featuring real particle shapes and sizes, including both spherical and non-spherical particles. It enables the customization of particle sets by mixing and matching different shapes, sizes, flexibility, and adhesion properties, facilitating a comprehensive understanding of particle interactions. This capability makes Rocky DEM a valuable tool for industries that require precise modeling of particle dynamics in their processes.

Motor Design

Acquisition in 2022
Motor Design Ltd. (MDL) specializes in creating advanced software tools for electric machine design, with a strong emphasis on research and innovation. Since its inception in 1998, MDL has developed Motor-CAD, a leading software solution recognized globally for its capabilities in evaluating motor topologies and conducting multiphysics analysis. The company serves a wide range of sectors, including aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets, providing software support to designers seeking to optimize their electric motor designs. In addition to its software offerings, MDL also engages in research and consultancy services, assisting clients in navigating the complete lifecycle of electric motor development, from concept exploration to market readiness.

OnScale

Acquisition in 2022
OnScale Inc. specializes in on-demand scalable engineering simulation software designed to accelerate research and development while reducing costs for engineers. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company offers OnScale Multiphysics CAE software, which supports innovation across various sectors, including next-generation technologies such as MEMS IoT, 5G, biomedicine, and autonomous vehicles. This software serves a range of applications, including MEMS and filters, sensors, non-destructive evaluation, medical devices, and sonar technologies. Operating on a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, OnScale employs a pay-as-you-go subscription pricing structure, allowing users to access advanced computational resources without significant upfront investments.

Zemax

Acquisition in 2021
Zemax, LLC specializes in developing software for optical and illumination design, catering to various industries including aerospace, defense, medical, and life sciences. Founded in 2014 and based in Kirkland, Washington, the company provides tools for designing projection lenses, binoculars, collimating lenses, laser lenses, and biomedical imaging systems. Zemax's software is recognized for its technical power, user-friendliness, and accuracy, enabling optical engineers to address a wide range of design challenges. In addition to its software offerings, Zemax also provides training and support services, enhancing the workflow and communication between optical and mechanical engineers to facilitate efficient and precise optical component design through physics-based optimization.

Phoenix Integration

Acquisition in 2021
Phoenix Integration, Inc. specializes in developing software for engineering automation, integration, and design optimization, primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. The company's flagship product, PHX ModelCenter, allows design engineers to conduct design exploration and optimization during the early phases of product development. It also offers PHX CenterLink for web collaboration and parallel computing, along with plug-in toolkits that facilitate the creation of customized application integrations. Additionally, the AnalysisLibrary serves as a central server for managing engineering analysis files and data. Phoenix Integration's tools support model integration, process automation, results visualization, and data management, catering to various applications including hypersonic aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and reusable launch vehicles. The company provides software training courses and distributes its products through an international network. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, with an office in Toulouse, France, Phoenix Integration has research and development facilities in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Analytical Graphics

Acquisition in 2020
Analytical Graphics, Inc. specializes in developing software for modeling and analysis within the aerospace, defense, and telecommunications sectors. The company provides a range of applications and development tools that facilitate engineering and operational processes in various domains, including space, cyberspace, and missile defense. Notable offerings include the Systems Tool Kit, which models complex systems like aircraft and satellites within their operational environments, and the Orbit Determination Tool Kit, which supports satellite tracking throughout its lifecycle. Additionally, the Test and Evaluation Tool Kit enhances the efficiency of testing and evaluation activities in digital engineering. Founded in 1989, Analytical Graphics is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, with additional offices in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Lumerical

Acquisition in 2020
Lumerical specializes in developing photonic simulation software that allows product designers to analyze and predict the behavior of light within intricate structures and systems. The company's tools are vital for understanding light's interaction with matter, which is essential for advancements in various industries such as biotechnology, data communications, information storage, solar energy, environmental sensing, and consumer electronics. By facilitating the design and optimization of photonic devices, Lumerical supports leading technology companies in harnessing the potential of light-based applications.

Dynardo

Acquisition in 2019
Dynardo is a company based in Weimar, Germany, specializing in information technology and consultancy services. It focuses on advanced algorithm development for various applications, including optimization, uncertainty quantification, robustness assessment, and sensitivity analysis. The firm also offers services related to scenario variation, simulation workflow construction, and data mining. Through its innovative solutions, Dynardo supports clients in enhancing decision-making processes and improving the performance of complex systems across diverse industries.
Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC) develops LS-DYNA and a suite of related and supporting engineering software products.Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC) is expanding worldwide and seeks software developers in the area of multimaterial Eulerian fluids coupled with Lagrangian structure and heat transfer for application in manufacturing, such as forging, casting; in aerospace, for bird strike on aircraft structure; in automotive; fluid structure interactions in fuel tanks and tire hydroplaning; and in defense, for ordnance design and underwater explosions.

DfR Solutions

Acquisition in 2019
DfR Solutions is a developer of automated design reliability analysis software located in Beltsville, Maryland. The company provides a comprehensive solution known as Sherlock, which is utilized by customers across various electronic technology sectors, including avionics, aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, industrial, medical, defense, and telecommunications. Sherlock allows engineers to import designs from electronic computer-aided design (ECAD) systems and access embedded part libraries. This software enables the assessment of products under multiple environmental stresses, such as temperature variations, power cycling, harmonic vibration, mechanical shock, and bending, ultimately helping to maximize product lifespan and address reliability challenges.

Helic

Acquisition in 2019
Helic, Inc. is a semiconductor company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software and fabless chip manufacturing. Founded in 2000, the company focuses on developing tools that address electromagnetic crosstalk in System on Chip (SoC) designs, enabling engineers to synthesize inductive devices and accurately model electromagnetic and parasitic phenomena. Helic's advanced technology supports analog, radio frequency, and high-frequency integrated circuit design, making it particularly valuable for sectors such as wireless communications, Internet of Things (IoT), computing, automotive, and high-speed networking. Their software facilitates rapid electromagnetic analysis and sign-off processes, enhancing the design flow and allowing engineers to optimize die size while capturing critical effects across a wide frequency range, from DC to 110 GHz. Helic operates as a subsidiary of ANSYS, Inc.

Granta Design

Acquisition in 2019
Granta Design Limited is a materials information technology company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, specializing in software solutions for materials information management in engineering enterprises. Its main products include GRANTA MI, which helps control and analyze materials data, and CES Selector, a tool for materials experts to access and apply materials property data. Granta's software aids companies in optimizing product design while minimizing risks related to the environment, regulations, and supply chains. The company also offers a range of data products, including a comprehensive library on various materials, and provides educational resources for universities to train future engineers and scientists. Granta Design serves diverse industries, including aerospace, automotive, electronics, energy, and medical devices, and provides additional services such as implementation and training. Founded in 1994, the company has expanded internationally with offices in Mason, Ohio, and Munich, Germany. As of February 2019, it operates as a subsidiary of ANSYS, Inc.

Optis World

Acquisition in 2018
Optis World is a pioneering virtual prototyping company that specializes in simulating light and human vision. Since its inception in 1989, it has developed advanced software solutions that enable true-to-life virtual mockups, facilitating a design process that minimizes the need for physical prototypes. By integrating its expertise with leading CAD/CAM software and immersive virtual solutions, Optis provides clients in industries such as automotive, cosmetics, and electronics with powerful decision-making tools that enhance product development from design to marketing. With over 2,500 clients in more than 50 countries, Optis World supports innovation by helping companies optimize development time and costs while ensuring the safety and aesthetic quality of their designs, ultimately accelerating their time to market.

3DSIM

Acquisition in 2017
3DSIM, LLC, founded in 2015 and based in Park City, Utah, specializes in the development of simulation software tailored for metal additive manufacturing. As a subsidiary of Ansys, Inc., the company offers advanced simulation tools that enable manufacturers, designers, materials scientists, and engineers to enhance their processes through simulation-driven innovation, minimizing the need for physical trial and error. 3DSIM's software is utilized by a diverse range of clients, including aerospace and automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), parts manufacturers, producers of metal additive manufacturing machines, and prominent research laboratories, all aiming to optimize their production and design capabilities.
Profitek SA Industrial Communications specializes in providing customized industrial communication solutions in South Africa, serving sectors such as mining and infrastructure. The company offers a range of products including high-level hubs, modular industrial switches, KVM switches, KVM extenders, remote modules, thin manager hardware, and industrial monitors. Profitek ensures that its network design and optimization services align with client needs, guiding customers from initial consultation through to the final implementation of systems.
Computational Engineering International is a developer of software designed to assist engineers and scientists in the analysis, visualization, and communication of simulation data. The company provides a suite of products that enables users to transition simulation data from theoretical models to simulated real-world conditions, enhancing their ability to interpret and present complex information effectively.

KPIT medini Technologies AG

Acquisition in 2016
KPIT medini Technologies AG is a technology company based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in solutions for system analysis, design, and the development of embedded software-based systems. The company offers a range of services and tools, including UML to Simulink transformations, graphical feature model editing, and model transformation solutions. Key products include medini proFeat for feature modeling, medini QVT for model transformations, and unite for configuration and change management, which supports tools like Simulink and Stateflow. Additionally, KPIT medini provides StyleCheck for guideline compliance and verification of models against industry standards. The company also delivers consulting services in safety processes and functional safety engineering, along with training services. Serving diverse markets such as automotive, railway, avionics, energy, and defense, KPIT medini Technologies AG has established itself as a leader in systems safety analysis and reliability engineering. Founded in 1994 and previously known as ikv++ technologies ag, it became a subsidiary of ANSYS Germany GmbH in 2016.

Delcross Technologies

Acquisition in 2015
Delcross Technologies, a premier developer of computational electromagnetic simulation and radio frequency system analysis software.

Gear Design Solutions

Acquisition in 2015
Gear Design Solutions is a provider of big data analytics. Gear develops and markets a purpose-built big data platform to solve problems confronting next-generation semiconductor and electronic system designs. Gear's system elastically scales across common compute fabrics for rapid feedback toward meaningful high-impact design changes.

Newmerical Technologies International

Acquisition in 2015
NTI develops and markets advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and offers flow simulation services in the aerospace, architectural, automotive and marine industries. NTI's suite of state-of-the-art, specialized software can solve problems in aerodynamics, in-flight icing, heat transfer, fluid-structure interaction and wind engineering.

SpaceClaim

Acquisition in 2014
SpaceClaim Corporation specializes in the development and marketing of 3D direct modeling software designed to assist engineers, product designers, and manufacturers throughout the product development process. Its primary offerings include SpaceClaim Engineer, which facilitates the creation of 3D designs for prototyping and analysis, and SpaceClaim Style, an industrial design tool for conceptual design validation. Additionally, the company provides SpaceClaim Viewer, allowing users to open and measure designs and drawings. SpaceClaim also offers educational licenses and training programs for academic institutions in North America. The company’s products support various applications, including conceptual engineering and manufacturing engineering, and are distributed through a network of resellers both domestically and internationally. Founded in 2005, SpaceClaim is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, with additional offices in France and Japan.

Reaction Design

Acquisition in 2014
Reaction Design, Inc. is a San Diego-based company that specializes in software simulation tools, chemical models, and consulting services aimed at addressing chemical-process challenges in various sectors, particularly transportation and energy. Founded in 1995, the company is recognized for its development of clean technology combustion systems and fuels, leveraging advanced chemistry to enhance efficiency. Its product offerings include CHEMKIN-PRO, a comprehensive chemistry simulation tool for modeling gas and surface-phase chemistry; CHEMKIN-CFD, which integrates with computational fluid dynamics software; and ENERGICO, designed for optimizing clean combustion in gas turbines and burner applications. Reaction Design serves a diverse clientele, including industries such as automotive engineering, microelectronics, and power generation, and maintains strategic partnerships with several prominent organizations.

Evolutionary Engineering AG

Acquisition in 2013
EVEN - Evolutionary Engineering AG was founded in 2004 as an incorporated company by Oliver König, Marc Wintermantel and Nino Zehnder just finished with their PhD theses in the field of Structural Optimization at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Currently EVEN employs around 10 people for engineering services and software development. From the research work of the three founders at the Centre of Structure Technologies, a new generation of optimization methods and tools based on Evolutionary Algorithms emerged, which allow to virtually optimize any problem that can be simulated by computers in a reasonable way. During recent years, these methods have already proven their superior efficiency in many applications, e.g. in Formula 1 racing, MotoGP racing, America's Cup sailing, or on aerospace parts. Out of this experience EVEN developed the optimization platform OpLyX. Through the close collaboration with different Formula 1 teams EVEN started developing concepts for efficient Fluid-Structure-Interaction (FSI) algorithms. Out of this the FSI-software CoLyX emerged with the unique possibility to handle the mesh-morphing of huge CFD-models as they are used today in many areas. As the most recent software development ComPoLyX joined the family of EVEN's software portfolio. ComPoLyX provides advanced composite failure analysis including some unique algorithms that allow to calculate interlaminar shear and normal stresses out of standard layered-shell FEM-models.

Esterel Technologies

Acquisition in 2012
Esterel Technologies is a leading provider of model-based design, verification, and code generation tools specifically tailored for critical systems and software across various industries, including aerospace, defense, rail transportation, and nuclear sectors. Headquartered in Elancourt, France, with a U.S. office in Boston and additional sales locations in Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, and China, the company focuses on enabling system and software engineers to graphically design, verify, and generate applications. Esterel offers the SCADE Suite for control application development and SCADE LifeCycle for managing the lifecycle of critical applications. In addition to its software solutions, Esterel Technologies provides a range of services, including product training, methodology preparation, project support, application software optimization, certification support, as well as installation and troubleshooting assistance.

Century Dynamics

Acquisition in 2005
Century Dynamics is specialized Autodyn CFD tool for explicit analysis.Developer of engineering and scientific simulation software. The company provides simulation software for solving linear, nonlinear, explicit and multi-body hydro-dynamics problems. Its product includes AUTODYN®, that can solve problems with its extensive solver library.

CFX

Acquisition in 2003
CFX is a supplier of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and services to the chemical, manufacturing and power generation industries. With sales, support and consulting offices around the world, the company's mission is to improve customers' efficiency and profitability by delivering outstanding CFD solutions and support.

CADOE

Acquisition in 2001
CADOE S.A., a leading-edge independent software vendor that specializes in the CAD/CAE market. CADOE was founded in 1994 and has been recognized as the technological leader in Parametric analysis. CADOE develops unique and innovative industrial solutions for parametric analysis and optimization.

ICEM CFD Engineering

Acquisition in 2000
ICEM CFD Engineering is a privately held company that specializes in developing software for pre- and post-processing in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and other engineering applications. The company serves various market segments, including electronics, automotive, and aerospace industries. Its flagship product, ICEM CFD, is recognized as a leading software solution for CFD modeling. In addition to its software offerings, ICEM CFD Engineering collaborates with major original equipment manufacturers to enhance its modeling and meshing technology, ensuring that it remains at the forefront of innovation in the CFD market.
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