Italy's Flexider Automotive Picks Safe Technology's fe-safe
 SHEFFIELD,
UK, Jan 6, 2012 - Safe Technology Ltd announces that Flexider Automotive (Italy) has selected fe-safe durability
analysis software to perform advanced fatigue analysis on automotive components
for leading car manufacturers including Audi, Ferrari, Fiat Group, Iveco and
Volkswagen. Flexider Automotive, an IMCI Company, is a pioneer in the mass
production of metallic decoupling flexible elements for gas exhaust systems for
passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The company has developed, in
collaboration with major car manufacturers, a new generation of damped flexible
couplings capable of overcoming the issues caused by the use of catalytic
converters on the whole exhaust system. fe-safe from Safe Technology is
a powerful, comprehensive suite of fatigue analysis software for Finite Element
models. It is used to accurately calculate from FEA, where and when fatigue
cracks will occur, the factors of safety on working stresses (for rapid
optimization) and the probability of survival at different service lives (the
'warranty claim' curve). Flexider automotive engineers will use fe-safe's
thermo-mechanical fatigue analysis capabilities to calculate the effects fatigue
on flex pipes and decoupling elements. "These days, simply
'over-designing' a component by adding more material in order to extend fatigue
life is not an option. The adoption of fe-safe allows for component designs to
be tweaked and optimized at the virtual design stage, thus reducing the costly
and time-consuming 'design-test-redesign' cycle", said Giuseppe Ruggiero,
Durability Test Engineer, Flexider. "Advanced high temperature fatigue analysis
is a crucial feature for us and we were also impressed by the user-friendly
interface in fe-safe, allowing easy and efficient input of data. There is a
comprehensive materials database included and methodologies can be selected by
the engineer to build up a powerful and personalized analysis tool". About Safe Technology Ltd
Safe Technology Limited is the technical leader in the design and
development of durability software and is dedicated to meeting its
customers' most demanding applications. Its flagship product, fe-safe allows
fast, easy and accurate fatigue life predictions for FE models.
In-depth knowledge of fatigue combined with expertise in software
development allows Safe Technology to provide outstanding service with basic
and advanced training, software support, and consulting services provided by
fatigue experts. Safe Technology develops, markets and supports its software
products directly from offices in the UK and USA, by a network of
independent distributors worldwide and via the worldwide SIMULIA network. For further information, visit
http://safetechnology.com.
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