AIRBUS Appoints SAMTECH as 'Referenced Supplier' for CAE
 LIEGE, Belgium,
Sep 13, 2007 - Samtech, the European specialist in computer aided
engineering software and modeling technology, announces being appointed by
AIRBUS as “Referenced Supplier” for computer aided engineering and
development services in structural analysis.
Under this agreement, the Master Agreement Contract (MAC), signed between
Airbus and Samtech, Samtech will provide CAE software and services to AIRBUS
sites located in Toulouse (France), Filton (U.K.), Hamburg/Bremen (Germany),
Getafe (Spain), Beijing (China) and to all the AIRBUS partners worldwide
registered under the “AIRBUS Extended Enterprise”.
This decision of AIRBUS arises as a result of the reliability of Samtech
during a partnership between the two companies that started twenty years
ago. Besides globalization, AIRBUS needs to constantly innovate and keep the
technological edge, drives the aircraft manufacturer to working with capable
long term suppliers and partners.
By appointing Samtech as AIRBUS Referenced Supplier, AIRBUS recognizes
the quality and the efficiency of the long-term strategic partnership
linking Samtech and AIRBUS and the very successful collaboration with the
CAE consulting and software company during various ambitious programs like
A380, for example.
The services that Samtech provides to AIRBUS include the development of
professional software tools dedicated to the analysis of metallic and
composite structures in fatigue and damage tolerance. These tools
encapsulate best-in-class finite element parametric solutions including
SAMCEF and AIRBUS proprietary methods. In addition, Samtech is also mandated
by AIRBUS for the diffusion, the distribution, the training and the support
of those AIRBUS Professional Software Products within AIRBUS Extended
Enterprise.
Samtech also provides development and support services for Airbus
parametric structure optimization applications based on Samtech BOSS Quattro
platform and embedding Airbus proprietary knowledge and processes. In this
context Samtech has recently developed a composite box optimization
capability that is intensively used on A350XWB.
“We are very proud of the decision taken by AIRBUS. We have worked hard
for it and it is a reward, indeed. Now, with success and rewards, comes even
greater responsibility, too. We will continue working hard to keep on
serving AIRBUS better and better. Our offices in France, Germany, Spain and
in the United Kingdom and most recently in China will all share that goal,”
explained Eric Carnoy, Samtech Chief Executive Officer. “We are confident
also, that this will bring new business opportunities to Samtech with AIRBUS
worldwide, and also with the partners network whether tier 1, 2 or 3.”
About Samtech
Samtech s.a. is a European specialist in Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
software for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Multi-Disciplinary
Optimization (MDO). Samtech develops and markets the general-purpose Finite
Element Analysis code SAMCEF, the Multi-Disciplinary Optimization platform
BOSS quattro, the Open CAE Design Framework CAESAM, the multi-physics solver
OOFELIE as well as Professional solutions such as S4WT, S4R, S4PL&S
resulting from the integration of specific and customized skills with these
proprietary software. Samtech Group currently employs over 220 people in
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK and China for technical support,
sales and engineering services. The company relies also on a network of
technically qualified distributors in other markets all over the world.
Samtech is also a Dassault System partner for the development of its
products embedded in or connected to CATIA V5.
Visit www.samcef.com for further
details on Samtech Product/Service offer.
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