MSC Software Announces Adams/Machinery

By DE Editors

MSC Software has released Adams/Machinery 2012, a new functional virtual prototyping and multibody dynamics solution for high-fidelity modeling and simulation automation of common machinery components in equipment, such as robotics, conveyors, agricultural equipment and industrial machinery.

The solution is expected to be available at the end of June.

Adams/Machinery 2012 is a fully-integrated set of tools within MSC’s Adams multibody dynamics software to assist engineers with virtual test and prototyping, and mechanical system simulation in general.

The solution provides high-fidelity simulation of common mechanical parts, such as gears, belts, and chains; enhanced productivity with quick model-solve-evaluate process times; and an automated,  wizard-driven model creation process for ease-of-use.

The new offering also assists users with post-processing by providing automated plotting and reporting commonly needed by machinery equipment manufacturers and their suppliers to communicate system performance. Modeling productivyt tools include a gear module, belt module, and a chain module.

The Adams/Machinery components are parameterized and compatible with multi-run options for design studies and optimization simulations using Adams/Insight. Engineers can take advantage of the full set of functional virtual prototyping features within Adams and extend activities into full system-level simulations to assess overall design performance.

This first release of Adams/Machinery 2012 includes belts, chains, and gears, with bearings, cables, motors and other common machinery components planned for future releases.

For more information, visit MSC Software.

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