Industrial Factory Automation

NEI Software has brought out NEI Fusion 2.1, a combination of Nastran FEA solvers and 3D modeller powered by Solidworks. The NEI Fusion 2.1 upgrade includes: automatic bolt-element generation for simulating bolted connections; spatial load variability for defining hydrostatic pressure, interpolating results from CFD; nonlinear transient analysis for time-varying nonlinear events; and mixed beam/shell meshing for structures found in aerospace, automotive and maritime. The full list of NEI Fusion 2.1's features can be found at the company's website. NEI Fusion is used by product-development professionals to optimise design time, cut prototyping and testing costs and improve quality. The product is also of interest to FE analysts that like the option of a pre-post tool with CAD/FEA model associativity and consultants that need a Nastran solution in their simulation-software portfolio.

NEI Software has announced that it will unveil the next generation of its NEI Works finite element analysis software at Solidworks World 2010 in California. NEI Works 2.1 includes enhancements and additional features that address a segment of the Solidworks community that requires Nastran for finite element analysis (FEA) solutions. NEI Software's chief executive, David Weinberg, will be available to answer questions as the company demonstrates the enhancements and new features of NEI Works, including new post-processing features, usability enhancements and optimisation, as well as new types of analysis, elements and loads. A full list of enhancements can be obtained on booth 633 or during the company's presentation at the Solidworks World 2010 Certified Partner theatre on 1 February. NEI Works 2.1 is embedded in Solidworks and has Gold Product status, a designation awarded by Solidworks Corporation for products that pass its tests for quality and compatible integration. NEI W...