Shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Selects Software from ANSYS for its Engineering Simulation Needs
ANSYS CFD Software Comprises the Biggest Contract of Commercial CFD Tools in the Shipbuilding Industry
SOUTHPOINTE, Pa., Oct. 11 - ANSYS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANSS), a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced that the global shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) in Seoul, Korea has selected ANSYS technology to improve the quality and fluid dynamics of their tankers, vessels and other products. SHI contracted with the ANSYS channel partner Advanced Technology Engineering Service Co., Ltd. (ATES) in Korea for 128 parallel licenses of ANSYS computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. This is the largest parallel license add-on ever completed in the Korean shipbuilding industry.
SHI, one of the world's largest shipbuilding companies, investigated CFD analysis solutions to increase their ship design quality and fluid dynamic technology with the goal of reducing the design time and the cost for new products. The investigating team felt that ANSYS technology showed the best results; in addition, they were satisfied with the technical support and customer care provided by ATES.
"Shipbuilders must respond quickly to changing customer requirements. In addition, increasing trade with China has seen demand increase for both high-speed and larger vessels. To satisfy owners'requirements quickly, SHI is investing heavily in advanced computer-aided engineering (CAE) solutions, including ANSYS. Many commercial CFD codes were tested, but ANSYS showed the best results, and we are satisfied with the technical support and customer care provided by ATES," said C.B. Hong, a research engineer at SHI's R&D center. As CFD software has matured, SHI believes that ship design based on CFD simulation is one of the most important steps to ensure that a design meets the customer's requirements for design and quality.
"We are delighted to complete this contract with SHI, which is truly a world-class shipbuilding company," said B.Y. Kim, sales manager for ATES. "We intend to provide SHI with generous high-quality support to ensure that SHI gets the very best out of its software from ANSYS and to further increase usage of this technology with SHI."
"Our company has a long history of providing engineering simulation solutions in South Korea. The increased use of ANSYS CFD tools for shipbuilding design by SHI is another example of how a leading Korean company is relying more and more on ANSYS technology to remain dominant in its field," said Ferit Boysan, vice president and general manager at ANSYS, Inc. "SHI chose to increase its usage of ANSYS software because their engineers were confident in being able to rely on our technology and our company vision. Whether customers use our solutions for hull design or applications involving fluid structure interaction, ANSYS provides a comprehensive range of software products that are unbeatable."
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About Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Samsung Heavy Industries puts its main focus on the shipbuilding and offshore business. SHI is a core affiliate of Korea's largest group company, Samsung. The company designs and constructs high value-added vessels such as LNG carriers and large passenger ships, as well as drill ships (75 percent of world market share since 2000) and shuttle tankers, in which it has retained its number-one position. It has recently emerged as a competitive construction company, ranking 12th in the domestic market with the future aim of creating high-tech business models by combining its expertise and digital technology in the shipbuilding and construction areas. SHI has already entered the ship automation and building automation system markets, thus laying the foundation for future growth in the area. SHI operates eight overseas facilities including a ship block factory in China and has an extensive global network comprising a number of successful overseas branches. For more information, visit www.shi.samsung.co.kr.
About Advanced Technology Engineering Service Co., Ltd.
ATES, located in Seoul, Korea, has distributed and supported FLUENT® solutions since 1990 solutions since 1990. The company was authorized as a CFD solution channel partner with ANSYS, Inc. in May 2006. ATES distributes the commercial CFD codes FLUENT, ANSYS®, CFX®, ANSYS ICEM CFD(TM) and all other CFD products from ANSYS. In addition, the company performs engineering services and project consulting. In April 2007, ATES opened its first regional office in Dae-jeon to provide technical support to customers in central Korea; it plans to open another regional office in Pu-san to support users in southern Korea. For more information, visit ates.co.kr.
About ANSYS, Inc.
ANSYS, Inc., founded in 1970, develops and globally markets engineering simulation software and technologies widely used by engineers and designers across a broad spectrum of industries. The Company focuses on the development of open and flexible solutions that enable users to analyze designs directly on the desktop, providing a common platform for fast, efficient and cost-conscious product development, from design concept to final-stage testing and validation. The Company and its global network of channel partners provide sales, support and training for customers. Headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., with more than 40 strategic sales locations throughout the world, ANSYS, Inc. and its subsidiaries employ approximately 1,400 people and distribute ANSYS products through a network of channel partners in over 40 countries. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
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