Granta Design Announces CES Selector 2012

By DE Editors

Granta Design has announced a new release of its CES Selector software, which is intended for manufacturing enterprises that must replace materials in their product portfolio for reasons of cost, performance, supply, or environmental impact. CES Selector 2012 also provides new capabilities for eco design and for users of composite materials and steels.

CES Selector is a PC-based software application that combines data on materials properties with graphical analysis tools developed at Cambridge University and Granta. According to the company, a key focus for the latest annual release is on new features that make it quick and easy to compare the properties of multiple materials. Engineering, economic, and environmental properties can be reviewed relative to a user-defined reference material, with key differences highlighted.

The CES Selector Eco Audit Tool has also been extended in CES Selector 2012, based on user feedback. This addresses the need to consider sustainability during product design. The Eco Audit Tool provides a method to estimate the environmental impact of a product early in the design process. Manufacturing waste and finishing processes are now included in its calculations, as are variations in materials recovery at the end of the product’s life. This assists with real-world manufacturing scenarios and the PAS 2050 carbon footprint standard.
 
Data updates for CES Selector include engineering, cost, and environmental data on plastics, metals, and composite materials. Also included are the new Firehole Composites data module, which provides data on continuous fiber-reinforced polymer composites, and StahlDat SX, which contains the complete Register of European Steels, their specification data, and temperature-dependent properties.

For more information, visit Granta Design.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.