Altair, GMI Launch Robust Design - Center of Excellence
 BANGALORE,
India, February 26, 2007 - Altair Engineering a global leader recognized for
innovative product development, advanced engineering software and grid
computing technology has announced its launch of Robust Design – Center of
Excellence with The German-Malaysian Institute (GMI) in collaboration
between the Governments of Malaysia and Germany promoting the transfer of
technology through technical education and training. The collaboration
between Altair Engineering and GMI highlights setting up Center of
Excellence for Robust Industrial Design and sponsorship of Altair’s
OptiStruct/HyperWorks Software (suite of products) for German-Malaysian
Institute.
The joint collaboration will be effective for a period of 3 years and
will promote the application of virtual prototyping and simulation
technology for product designers and engineers. The team of CAE experts from
Mekarprise – (Altair’s local Malaysia based partner) have provided training
on Altair’s HyperWorks to GMI’s faculty and students to ensure better
efficiency with the advanced syllabus of HyperWorks.
HyperWorks suite of advanced computer aided engineering (CAE) software,
is an integrated engineering framework for maximizing product performance,
automating processes and improving profitability within an open and flexible
environment. Built from the core up to be programmable, automated and
interoperable with all major commercial CAD systems and CAE solvers,
HyperWorks enables innovation by providing high-end, value-based product
design solutions within one common engineering environment. This technology
is used across a range of industry-sectors such as automotive, aerospace,
defence, oil and gas and consumer goods, all of which play a dominant role
in Malaysia’s economy.
According to Pavan Kumar, Managing Director, South-East Asia, Altair
Engineering, the vision of the Robust Industrial Design Center of Excellence
(RINDUC) is to be a state-of-the-art center for Robust Industrial Design in
Malaysia equipped with well trained manpower and the latest
software/hardware. Altair’s collaboration with GMI will be a great
opportunity to benefit as an ecosystem of industry/academia collaboration.
According to Yusoff Bin MD Sahir, Managing Director, German-Malaysian
Institute, GMI undertakes to introduce Robust Industrial Design as part of
the course curriculum and educate about Altair OptiStruct/HyperWorks, so
that our students can excel in their CAE careers, by leveraging use of
Optimization based designs.
According to Raj Godhia, Managing Director, Mekarprise Sdn Bhd, this
center will provide valuable support for the development of technical know
how for Malaysia’s future generation engineers and product designs using
Computer-Aided Engineering and Robust Industrial Design.
About Altair HyperWorks
Altair HyperWorks is a framework of design engineering tools unparalleled
at delivering performance enhancing benefits across all areas of design and
engineering - directly improving the bottom line for manufacturers.
Developed for use in any industry or Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
environment, where products need to be highly engineered, HyperWorks
provides modeling, assembly, optimization, visualization and process
automation and Data Management CAE tools.
About Altair Engineering
Through product design consulting, advanced engineering software and high
performance computing technologies, Altair Engineering increases innovation
for clients around the globe. Founded in 1985 and privately held with
offices throughout 14 countries, Altair's unparalleled knowledge and
expertise in product development and manufacturing extend throughout North
America, Europe and Asia. As the developer of Altair HyperWorks - The
Engineering Framework for Product DesignTM, Altair is the leading provider
of high-end, open CAE software solutions for modeling, visualization,
optimization and process automation. The company’s grid computing software,
PBS ProfessionalTM, is a workload management solution for high performance
computing environments, LINUX clusters and desktop cycle harvesting that
delivers an ROI within one year. For detailed information about Altair,
visit www.altair.com.
About Mekarprise Sdn Bhd
Established in April 2002, Mekarprise offers a range of modeling,
simulation and enterprise computing services and solutions for numerically
intense compute environments. These solutions help customers to reduce their
overall product development cycle, increase utilization of computational
resources and helps users experience dramatic improvements in Speed, Cost
and Quality. Mekarprise serves key customers in ASEAN and Asia region in the
Academia, Defense, Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Precision Engineering
and Transportation sectors. Mekarprise Sdn Bhd. was set up to provide local
sales and technical support to its customers in Malaysia, as part of Mega
Computing Pte Ltd expansion program. Mega Computing (S) Pte Ltd was
established in June 1997. Mekarprise is the distributor in Malaysia for
software products such as HYPERWORKS, ISIGHT, PBS PRO and PARAMICS.
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