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  • Sigmetrix Launches VariSight v1.0 for Mechanical Variation Management

    Sigmetrix Launches VariSight v1.0 for Mechanical Variation Management

    Sigmetrix CETOL Integrated 3D Tolerance Analysis Software (Source: Sigmetrix)

    MCKINNEY, TX, Feb 12, 2025 – Sigmetrix has announced that VariSight version 1.0 is available. VariSight is the latest addition to the suite of solutions that streamline and enhance the mechanical variation management process. Tolerance analysis and GD&T software provide users with controlling capabilities to help ensure consistency, optimize design functionality, minimize manufacturing errors, and improve their products’ overall quality and performance, all within an effective and user-friendly platform.

    VariSight is an enterprise-level solution for mechanical variation management that helps optimize product quality and facilitate informed decisions by connecting tolerance models to the MBD/MBE digital thread, capturing and transferring organizational knowledge, and accelerating the product development process.

     Below are some essential highlights from the initial release of VariSight:  

    • Management of CETOL data – Upload CETOL model data to VariSight directly from CETOL. Review the history of the CETOL data and visualize aggregated analysis results over time. Track user-specific contributions and improve collaboration efforts.
    • Track progress of system requirements – Create system requirements in VariSight and link individual CETOL measurements to these requirements. Report on requirements that are satisfied by measurements and their aggregated status (Pass/Fail) over time.
    • Compare CETOL models – Compare two revisions of a CETOL model to identify differences via a streamlined presentation of base model and comparison model. Identify geometric changes, tolerance chances, etc… between model iterations. Improve understanding of the root cause of changes that affect predicted quality.
    • Link to CAD data in Windchill PLM – Search Windchill PLM from within VariSight to find desired CAD models. Create links to the CAD model metadata including version history and assembly structure. Update the linked data when changes are made to the model in Windchill.

    VariSight v1.0 is available in English.  

    Raphael Nascimento, product manager for VariSight, commented, “The release of VariSight v1.0 marks the culmination of 3 years of development efforts, and it is the embodiment of the enterprise needs expressed by our customers for over 20 years. VariSight extends the value of our customers’ existing mechanical variation management efforts by expanding access beyond  the individual analyst’s workstation to other stakeholders within the organization, improving collaboration, shortening time to market, and supporting the digital thread.”

    Source: Sigmetrix

    About Sigmetrix

    Sigmetrix, established in 1999 and headquartered in McKinney, Texas, provides mechanical variation analysis and tolerance optimization software solutions. The company specializes in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), tolerance analysis, and model-based definition (MBD) tools for predicting, managing, and optimizing mechanical variations in product design and manufacturing processes. Sigmetrix serves various industries, including aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics and communications, energy generation and distribution, medical devices, HVAC and appliances, and pumps and compressors. Their software solutions, such as CETOL 6σ and EZtol, integrate directly with major computer-aided design (CAD) platforms, facilitating efficient tolerance analysis and variation management. With over 25 years in business, Sigmetrix has established a global presence, offering its products and services to clients worldwide. As of recent reports, Sigmetrix has an estimated annual revenue of $4.6 million.

  • Ansys, Concepts NREC Partner for Turbomachinery Design

    Ansys, Concepts NREC Partner for Turbomachinery Design

    Integration of Ansys TurboGrid and Ansys CFX into Concepts NREC’s AxCent user interface. Image: Ansys

    PITTSBURGH, PA, Feb 12, 2025 – Ansys and Concepts NREC have partnered to deliver an automated workflow that connects design tools with robust analysis tools for turbomachinery applications. Integrating CFX into AxCent enables designers to evaluate machine performance with increased predictive accuracy — shortening design cycles and improving performance for applications including compressors, turbines, pumps, fans, and turbochargers. 

    Traditionally, turbomachinery engineers prepare preliminary blade designs in one software program and then perform detailed 3D analysis in a separate program, manually transferring data between the two. This continuous data exporting can cause massive time delays, require additional computational resources, and increase costs associated with production.

    The new technology integration enables Ansys customers using Concept NREC’s design tool to obtain machine performance results from the CFX solver within the same interface. The parameters are automatically created for all blade rows, while the physics setup can be defined in an uninterrupted workflow. This “one-click” approach to CFD simulation allows engineers to verify turbomachinery designs using Ansys’ solvers before manufacturing. CFX enables robust analysis – ideal for design optimization – which can help customers design high-efficiency machines while meeting stringent standards for product safety and environmental impact.

    For example, AtmosZero, the innovative manufacturer of Boiler 2.0, decarbonizes steam for industrial and commercial purposes. AtmosZero’s first-of-its-kind product is a modular, air-sourced, electrified steam boiler replacement with zero emissions that delivers high temperature, low-cost decarbonized steam with high efficiency.

    “At AtmosZero, we are passionate about helping reduce our customers’ carbon footprint and solving for industrial decarbonization through our innovative electrified steam boilers,” said Meha Setiya, senior aerodynamics engineer at AtmosZero. “We use Ansys and Concepts NREC to design and validate the high-temperature compressors that are responsible for generating high-temperature steam from the heat pump. The new software integration will enable our teams to save significant time and resources as we develop technology to decarbonize steam and reduce global emissions from fossil-fueled boilers.”

    Looking ahead, Ansys and Concepts NREC plan to expand integration capabilities to include a broader variety of fluids in addition to features that will enable users to capture the system’s evolving dynamic behavior.

    “We are thrilled to deliver this much needed — and highly requested — capability to our customers,” said Jonathan Bicknell, vice president of products & engineering at Concepts NREC. “The expanded partnership improves the workflow between turbomachinery design and advanced physics simulation. Allowing for not just a streamlined workflow, but improved designs for better performance and safer products.”

    “When running CFD analyses, it is critical to gain multiphysics insights of the design as soon as possible to ensure product performance before prototyping begins,” said Shane Emswiler, senior vice president of products at Ansys. “With the Ansys-Concepts NREC software integration, customers can develop complex products like jet engines significantly faster through an automated end-to-end workflow.”

    Source: Ansys

    About Ansys

    Ansys, founded in 1970, specializes in engineering simulation software. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools for structural analysis, fluid dynamics, electromagnetic field simulation, and more, enabling industries to design and test products virtually. Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. Serving sectors such as aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, industrial equipment, materials and chemicals, consumer products, healthcare, and construction, Ansys supports innovation across diverse fields. As of 2023, the company reported annual revenues exceeding $2.3 billion and employed over 6,200 people worldwide. Headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Ansys continues to advance engineering simulation technologies, empowering organizations to enhance product development processes.