Industry Solutions ANSYS solutions span a wide-range of industries. Please contact your ANSYS sales representative to discover how ANSYS software can be used to solve your challenging applications. Aerospace
Aerospace companies face the challenge of improving flight and spacecraft, and engineering simulation is playing a crucial role in overcoming these challenges. From bird strike analysis to miniature pumps designed for NASA spacecraft, CAE is critical during the development process. As one of the first industries to utilize computer-aided engineering, aerospace specialists use ANSYS simulation tools for testing temperature fluctuations, acceleration loads and extreme vibration. Automotive/Ground Transportation
Today, automobile manufacturers are using simulation techniques to bring new vehicle design concepts to fruition in less time. Computer-aided engineering also is being used to create innovative internal systems that enhance the overall driving experience and improve fuel economy along with passenger comfort and safety. Because the industry is an early adapter of new technology, ANSYS is well entrenched in many disciplines that bring difficult challenges. Chemical Processing
The chemical and processing industries provide the building blocks for many products, which represent a variety of industries from agriculture to environmental to power. Recent advances in modeling capabilities, combined with the scalable parallel performance of low-cost hardware and the powerful geometry and meshing tools in ANSYS software open up many new opportunities to achieve benefits in the demanding world of chemical and process industries. Civil Engineering
Considered on of the oldest engineering disciplines, civil engineering is a broad specialty that incorporates many different and important aspects of engineering. The most prestigious companies worldwide -- in a variety of applications including mass transit, water/sewage, bridges and roadways, architecture, and power -- turn to ANSYS for reliable engineering simulation solutions. Civil engineers regularly use ANSYS technologies to guide design and construction. Consumer Products
To be successful in today's consumer markets, companies need to deliver more innovation, more features and more reliability. The ANSYS suite of engineering software allows a product to flow from concept to robust design all within a single simulation environment. Such an integrated approach directly translates into higher productivity, better product quality and faster time-to-market. Electronics
Because of electricity's all-inclusive role in both industrial and commercial products, it has become crucial to understand the behavior of the electrical fields contained within such devices, as well as the electromagnetic radiation they emit and receive. When it comes to these products, a single design flaw, even at the component level, can have disastrous consequences. ANSYS provides simulation solutions for many electronics industry applications, from semiconductor device design and chip packaging to printed circuit boards and the system level. Environmental
Governments, research institutes and corporations are searching for ways to meet environmental regulations and guarantees by decreasing waste while maintaining production levels. By using ANSYS engineering simulation, environmental issues can be predicted and compliance ensured during the design stage. The most prestigious companies worldwide --- in a variety of environment-related industries, from transportation to architecture -- turn to ANSYS for reliable engineering simulation solutions. Government/Defense
A primary responsibility of proactive government is defending its population from entities that might cause harm. Simulation-driven defense program development has become standard operating procedure for many of the most successful companies. ANSYS makes the latest engineering simulation technology available to the government and defense industry for analysis of military aircraft, tanks, weapons and fire suppression, among others. HVAC & Refrigeration
The heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry uses engineering simulation to perform analyses of ventilation, smoke and fire dispersions. ANSYS software delivers the ability to shorten design cycles, optimize existing processes to improve energy efficiency, assist in efficient design of new structures and products, and improve health, safety and environment. Industrial Equipment
No matter the product or application, the engineering demands in industrial equipment design are similar. Companies strive to make their designs more robust by taking into account the relevant physics, complete systems and external environment. ANSYS provides a full range of engineering simulation solutions uniquely suited to meet the needs of the industrial equipment industry. Marine/Offshore
In the hostile environments of the marine and offshore industry, there is no such thing as an acceptable failure. Consequences range from loss of production to loss of life. The world's leading companies rely on ANSYS products to help ensure their products won't break, sink or explode. The software tools can be used to simulate many types of industrial flow and heat transfer processes. Medical/Biomed
Advanced products and procedures in the rapidly growing healthcare industry include diagnostic and monitoring systems, artificial joints and organs, cardiovascular stents and pacemakers, surgical tools, catheters, therapy equipment and a wide range of other devices and systems. To meet the demand for a continuing stream of innovative designs, manufacturers stage aggressive product development efforts. Many leading companies today use ANSYS simulation software to design breakthrough products and systems that improve quality of life. Microsystems
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology is at the center of a rapidly emerging industry combining many different engineering disciplines & physics: electrical, electronic, mechanical, optical, material, chemical, and fluidic engineering disciplines. As the smallest commercially produced "machines," MEMS devices are similar to traditional sensors and actuators although much, much smaller. e.g. Complete systems are typically a few millimeters across, with individual devices and features of the order of 1-100 micrometers across... Power Generation
In the increasingly competitive energy market, utilities and equipment manufacturers alike are turning to ANSYS to give them the technological advantage which comes from a better understanding of their equipment and processes... Scientific Equipment
The scientific equipment industry is full of visionaries. ANSYS supports their visions by providing a host of engineering simulation solutions that help to create innovative, world-renowned products. From submersibles capable of journeying to the unknown depths of the sea to digital imaging satellites... Semiconductor
The SEMICON Industry includes a broad array of companies that manufacture and service the equipment that is used to design, manufacture & package microelectronics. It is a vast industry that for example holds the worlds largest industry & trade show SEMICON WEST held in San Francisco & San Jose annually. The major SEMICON industry segments are... Telecommunications
In today's world, the simple idea of communication has reached unprecedented levels of sophistication. Throughout the last century, the quality of voice transmission has greatly improved. Moreover, within the last couple of decades, the advent of commercial video equipment and the personal computer has necessitated the capacity to transmit data and video over the same lines as a regular phone call... Turbomachinery
Small improvements to rotating machinery design can translate into large operating savings. For these improvements to be identified very early in the design process, each component and any interaction needs to be considered. A simulation-driven design process consisting of a suite of advanced simulation software coupled with a tailored CAD environment can play a critical role in impacting preliminary designs and achieving the quickest path to rotating machinery design... | 
