CAE Workspace: Material Simulation Software

What Is CAE Workspace?

CAE Workspace is a centralized platform for materials testing simulation, enabling engineers to manage, create, and optimize the material properties for precise simulations. By unifying both material cards and the program Fatigue RIFEST in one secure platform, CAE Workspace eliminates complexity and improves collaboration environment, enhancing productivity and data consistency across your engineering teams.

As an add-on module, CAE Workspace operates a program for advanced fatigue strength assessments based on the FKM guideline.

Whether you are working in materials science, streamlining simulation workflows, conducting in-depth fatigue analyses, or seeking consistent data accuracy, CAE Workspace provides the infrastructure needed to enhance overall efficiency and ensure reliable results.

Core Modules of Material Simulation and Testing

These two modules are the foundation of CAE Workspace’s capabilities, providing robust tools for both material card management and advanced fatigue strength assessments. Each module is designed to streamline and optimize material simulation processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance throughout the engineering workflow.

What Are Simulation Materials & Material Cards?

This module underpins CAE Workspace as the central repository for material cards management: engineering materials data allowing users to:

Copy or upload materials properties data to create and update existing material cards and ensure data consistency.
Access a robust database of predefined material cards, speeding up simulation setup and eliminating redundant data.
Benefit from approval materials testing workflows that maintain verification and compliance across all stages of material card creation.
Support traceability within the company from materials data sources to different material cards for different products

What Is Fatigue RIFEST – Advanced Fatigue Strength Assessment?

Fatigue RIFEST is an additional module within CAE Workspace for material strength assessments of welded and non-welded components. Compliant with the FKM Guidelines, this module offers:

Latest Standards: Fully updated to the 7th edition of the FKM Guidelines.
Comprehensive Analysis: Facilitates in-depth strength evaluations of both solid and sheet-form components.
Adaptive Calculations: Leverages FEM (Finite Element Method) outputs and strain gauge measurements.
Integrated Material Database: Covers steels, cast irons, and aluminum for immediate application.
Intuitive Input Selection: Streamlines the complex FKM algorithms for user-friendly operation.
Structured Results: Produces guideline-compliant, clear and actionable reports.

Main Features of CAE Workspace

The main features of CAE Workspace include:

Material Data Management: A centralized platform for materials science where you can copy or upload material data to maintain consistency and accuracy across all simulation models.
Seamless Integration with CAE Solvers: CAE Workspace is compatible with all major CAE solvers, ensuring smooth transitions and minimizing disruption to existing workflows.
Material Card Derivation & Traceability: Convert test results and material specifications into accurate material cards, preserving traceability to guarantee high-quality simulations.
Approval Workflow: Configure approval processes to ensure verification and compliance, enabling teams to standardize their material data approach.
Database of Predefined Material Cards: Access to a robust, pre-filled library that accelerates simulation setup by providing validated material properties.

What Are the Benefits of CAE Workspace?

Here are the core benefits you can expect from CAE Workspace:

Designed for Simulation Engineers: Purpose-built to handle the demands of simulation workflows, maximizing accuracy and minimizing repetitive tasks.
Simulation Accuracy & Efficiency: Precise material cards and streamlined workflows help avoid errors and save time, ultimately improving engineering outcomes.
Centralized Data Management: Ensures team-wide consistency and reliability by maintaining a single source of truth for all material data.

Why Choose Applus+ Laboratories and CAE Workspace?

By choosing Applus+ Laboratories and CAE Workspace: Material Simulation Software, you partner with a global leader in testing and certification. Our extensive experience across diverse industries ensures that CAE Workspace is tailored to your simulation needs—from standardizing your material data to conducting comprehensive fatigue assessments with Fatigue RIFEST.

We continuously update CAE Workspace to align with industry standards and evolving engineering materials challenges, providing you with a future-proof platform. Backed by Applus+ Laboratories’ commitment to innovation and operational excellence, CAE Workspace empowers you to manage, analyze, and optimize your materials simulation efficiently propelling your organization towards more accurate results and data-driven decisions.

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