Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Germany's Matzen & Timm Selects MSC's Marc Nonlinear FEA

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NEWPORT BEACH, CA, Jan 28, 2014 - MSC Software Corporation, a global leader in helping product manufacturers to advance their engineering methods with simulation software and services, announced that Matzen & Timm, a leading producer of specified hoses, bellows and other flexible connective parts made of high-quality rubber materials, has selected MSC Software's Marc nonlinear simulation solution for structural analysis.

The hoses from Matzen & Timm are used by industries where precision and capacity are important - like aircraft and automotive design. Diameter, construction, pressure loads, temperature resistance and compliance requirements are essential in their design and development. In order to meet increasingly complex performance requirements, engineers at Matzen & Timm will use Marc to perform virtual testing.

Simulation will give engineers insight into the different operating conditions, internal pressures, relative motions, and behaviors occurring during the installation of the hoses. The objective of the analysis is to assess strength, flexibility and nonlinear buckling forces. The realistic and structural-mechanical behaviors cannot be accurately predicted without the consideration of the nonlinear effects. Matzen & Timm use a combination of different materials with partly nonlinear properties. For example, soft and highly nonlinear elastomers were combined with stiff fiber reinforcements or metal components.

"The main characteristics of our hoses are lightweight construction in combination with temperature resistance," explained Matzen & Timm managing director Dirk Baumann. "They have to withstand enormous encumbrances like pressure and temperature - for example in an airplane. Marc's versatility in modeling nonlinear material behaviors and transient environmental conditions makes it ideal for Matzen & Timm, as the company develops products based on the latest materials and sophisticated production engineering."

About Matzen & Timm

Matzen & Timm produces highly specified hoses, bellows and other flexible connective parts made of high-quality rubber materials. These products are made for various applications in different industries. Wherever precision and durability is requested, the mostly handmade products of Matzen & Timm are used. The main characteristics of all products are lightweight construction in combination with high mechanical strength, flexibility, temperature resistance and the latest safety properties (flame, smoke, toxicity). Matzen & Timm is a member of the Masterflex Group. For more information, visit www.matzen-timm.de.

About MSC Software
MSC Software is one of the ten original software companies and a global leader in helping product manufacturers to advance their engineering methods with simulation software and services. As a trusted partner, MSC Software helps companies improve quality, save time, and reduce costs associated with design and test of manufactured products. Academic institutions, researchers, and students employ MSC's technology to expand individual knowledge as well as expand the horizon of simulation. MSC Software employs 1,100 professionals in 20 countries. For more information, visit www.mscsoftware.com.

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