SAMCEF

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educing weight, increasing efficiency
and reliability, sparing time, energy
and money in your design process: a
brand new approach can help you to take-up
all these challenges.
SAMCEF Mecano is a major part of the answer. Its development has
always been driven by the idea to extend the boundaries of the classical non
linear implicit FEA method to Multi Body Simulation. This type of solvers
had in the past always been limited to structural analysis.
Our 20 years of experience in that concept makes it very easy for users
to accurately predict global and local phenomena, including vibrations
and other dynamic effects. All this leads to a higher level of accuracy in
dynamic loads assessment. It induces better fatigue prediction, as well as
more classical computation of large flexible deformations.
Building better models produce results that have never been closer to
reality. Decrease design costs and duration, decrease potential failures
and breakdowns and increase both your products reliability and your
customers satisfaction thanks to our edge cutting technology.
Are you looking for a software package able to include MBS features
in your FEA analysis, bringing your simulation to a level you were only
dreaming of ? We have made it real.
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BENEFITS
Take advantage of 20 years of experience in
non-linear Finite Elements analyses, Multi Body
Simulation and the ability to include both in the
same model;
Build your models according to your needs, not
to software shortcomings;
Build models including details where you need
them;
Compute more accurate dynamic loads building
models that are close to reality;
Obtain better fatigue prediction thanks to more
accurate loads inputs;
Reduce the needs for physical tests by increasing
the quality of virtual ones;
Reduce time to market and design costs;
Increase your product reliability and your
customer satisfaction;
D e c r e a s e c o s t s linked to warranty and
maintenance of your products.
FLEXIBLE DYNAMICS KEY FEATURES:
SAMCEF Mecano has the unique ability to allow using MBS features (kin- A large library of elements:
ematic joints like hinges, sliders, wheels...) inside real Finite Elements mod- - Volume (including composites), shell (including
els. This enables you to properly model flexible dynamics phenomena. What composites), membrane, beam, rod, lumped
does it mean? mass, superelements
A large library of material laws:
Using SAMCEF Mecano, you will compute more accurate dynamic loads
as input for detailed structural analysis. Classical MBS tools are usually used to - Elastic, piezoelectric, Smith-Ferrante,
damage ply, damage interface, elastoplastic,
assess loads acting on the different parts of a mechanism (car suspension, wind
hyperelastic, viscoelastic, viscoplastic, creep,
turbine, robot). These parts are then modeled in a detailed way with an FEA hardening laws, isotropy and anisotropy.
module to compute the effects of these loads on them. Using SAMCEF Mecano,
A large list of boundary conditions:
you will take the flexibility of these parts into account at the MBS level. You
- Clamp, connection between mesh nodes,
will then be able to include in your model local non linearities that have a major
locking, node on surface, plane of symmetry,
impact on the loads computation. That is the reason why SAMCEF Mecano is
prescribed acceleration, prescribed
nowadays gaining a lot of market shares by progressively replacing classical MBS displacement, prescribed velocity
tools in various industries: Wind Turbines, Automotive Loads:
This unique technology can also be used to assess and control the vibration - Acceleration, line force, pressure, resultant force,
level acting on structures. Vibrations can induce fatigue phenomena that must be rotation speed, surface force, temperature,
avoided or at least delayed at all cost. Vibrations also can have a bad influence on torque.
machines that require a high accuracy on their positioning (satellites, antennas, some Composites:
robots). Vibrations prediction cannot be accurate unless the real flexible behavior - Dedicated composite definition interface,
of the parts and of the transmissions between the parts is properly modeled. failure criteria, ply by ply results visualisation.

SAMCEF Mecano offers the ability to build your model according to your Assemblies:
requirements. Keep it simple (rigid, super elements, basic representation of - Bearing, bushing, Flexible-rigid and Flexible-
transmissions) when possible (predesign, parts of the structure on which you flexible contact, distance sensor, Rigid body,
dont focus) and add details to increase accuracy when it is needed. Just Glue, , mean (RBE3 type element), spring

make your model evolve along with your design process! Kinematic joints:
- 3D sensor, Cylindric, distance sensor, gear,
SAMCEF Mecano also offers a classical non linear Finite Elements solver for
hinge, linear motor, prismatic, screw, rigid
structural analyses. It contains every feature required for that kind of computations: and flexible slider, spherical, twist, universal
A large library of material laws (elastoplastic, hyperelastic, viscoelastic, joint, wheel, constant velocity joints.
viscoplastic, damage modeling laws, composite) Time integration schemes:
Numerous flexible-flexible and rigid flexible contact algorithms well suited - Newmark, Hilbert-Hugues-Taylor, generalized
for large displacements, rotations and deformations. mid-point, Chung-Hulbert.
Various implicit time integration schemes (Newmark, HHT, Chung Hulbert)
Equations solvers dedicated to large systems, including parallel processing features
All these highly non linear features can be coupled with MBS features as well. Plastic
deformation appearing when transmission has a problem (jammed actuators
for example) can be easily and accurately modeled to insure that the part will still
work after the incident (a slat mechanism blocked by the ice for example).
Dont wait to take advantage of SAMTECHs 20 years of experience in this field!

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 SERVICES
You can also take advantage of our powerful dedicated software platform through a wide range of engineering
services that SAMTECH provides.
These services include basic and advanced training and short or long projects. We help you through the complete
design and life cycle or just adding the finishing touches to your rotating machine.
All services are provided by experienced engineers and experts working daily in the energy, automotive, aeronautics
and space industries.
For more information, please contact SAMTECH offices or one of our worlwide distributors (www.samtech.com).

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