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News Release from: Ansys | Subject: Designspace
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 October 2003
DesignSpace Lightens The Load For
SERAM's Cranes
ANSYS DesignSpace allowed SERAM to optimise the design of the central structure of a hydraulically balanced crane
Since its inception in 1973, SERAM has developed a reputation across Europe as a leading developer of products for use in the scrap handling industry Over the years they have designed cranes to satisfy the demands of various applications and in 1985 SERAM received critical acclaim for the design and development of a revolutionary "hydraulically balanced crane"
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Sep 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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SERAM continually refines its designs and recently made the decision to adopt an up-front analysis tool for design optimization purposes.
According to Antoine Gallego, Technical Manager at the SERAM Group, the priorities for an analysis tool were the ability to analyze and optimize existing designs and structures, an ability to integrate the software with Solidworks, and ease-of-use.
SERAM opted for ANSYS' DesignSpace because it met Gallego's requirements and SERAM began to see immediate results.
Antoine Gallego comments: "ANSYS DesignSpace allowed us to optimise the design of the central structure of a hydraulically balanced crane and to reduce the weight by 30% from 60 tons to 41 tons!" "Using ANSYS' DesignSpace, we have been able to increase the load capacity of our structures, decrease the manufacturing expenses (material, machining), and consolidate secured decisions." Gallego added, "Among the most useful features provided by DesignSpace are its ability to perform topological optimisation, its ease of use, and the speed and robustness of the 3D associativity, pre-processing and solving.".
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