In this episode, the continuation of our discussion on Ansys Granta, your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by Anthony Dawson, Senior Director of Materials Business Unit Product Operations at Ansys, and David Cebon, Chief Technologist at Ansys Granta, as they dive deeper and discuss the history of the company, and the specific tools that make up the Granta family of products. If you would like to learn more about what's available in this latest release check out PADT's webinar o...
Aug 14, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 45
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by Ward Rand, one of PADT's other Co-Founders, Doug Oatis, Lead Mechanical Engineer at PADT, and John Perek, Principal Materials Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace to discuss the introduction of Granta to the Ansys product line, its benefits for materials selection & analysis, and thoughts the Honeywell team has had since implementing it into their workflow. If you would like to learn more about what's available in this latest ...
Aug 12, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's Simulation Support Manager & Specialist Mechanical Engineer Joe Woodward to discuss the latest additions and improvements made for structural analysis in Ansys Mechanical 2019 R2. If you would like to learn more about what's available in this latest release check out PADT's webinar on Mechanical Updates Updates in Ansys 2019 R2 here: https://bit.ly/2OuGmyP If you have any questions, comments, or would like to sugge...
Jul 30, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 43
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's Lead Mechanical Engineer Doug Oatis, to discuss the tools that make up the Ansys Additive family of products (Additive Suite, Additive Print, & Additive Prep), and how those tools help to make 3D printing more effective and easier to navigate. If you would like to learn more about what's available in this latest release check out PADT's webinar on Additive Manufacturing Updates Updates in Ansys 2019 R2 here: https:...
Jul 15, 2019•52 min•Season 1Ep. 42
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by Ansys CFX & Turbo Tools Lead Technical Product Manager Robin Steed, and Managing Director at PCA Engineers Limited, Chris Robinson, live at the 2019 ASME Turbo Expo in Phoenix Arizona, for a discussion on the past, present, and future of Ansys CFD and its use in the realm of turbomachinery. Both Robin and Chris have multiple years of experience working in this industry, and their expertise provided some fascinating insigh...
Jul 01, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 41
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's Simulation Support Manager Ted Harris, and Senior CFD Engineer Tom Chadwick for a discussion on what new capabilities (beta or otherwise) are available for design engineers in the latest updates made to Discovery Live in Ansys 2019 R2. If you would like to learn more about this update and see the tool in action, along with others in the 3D Design family of products (Discovery AIM, SpaceClaim & Live) check out PADT'...
Jun 17, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 40
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's Senior Staff Technologist, Jim Peters for a discussion on the benefits of using Ansys Motion to enable fast and accurate analysis of rigid and flexible bodies, and give accurate evaluation of physical events through the analysis of the mechanical system as a whole. Ansys Motion uses four tightly integrated solving schemes: rigid body, flexible body, modal and mesh-free EasyFlex. This gives the user unparalleled cap...
Jun 03, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 39
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's Senior Analyst and Lead Software Developer, Matt Sutton for a discussion on the industrial internet of things, and how Ansys Digital twins helps companies make confident predictions about future product performance, reduce the cost and risk of unplanned downtime, and improve future product development processes. If you would like to learn more about this update and see the tools in action, check out PADT's webinar ...
May 20, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 38
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's Simulation Support Manager Ted Harris, and CFD Team Lead Engineer Clinton Smith for a round-table discussion regarding new capabilities for Design Engineers in the latest release of the Ansys Discovery family of products (Live, AIM, & SpaceClaim). Listen as they express their thoughts on exciting new capabilities, long anticipated technical improvements, and speculate at what has yet to come for this disruptive set...
May 06, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 37
In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's Ted Harris for a very special interview for users of Ansys software, Dr. John Swanson. Dr. Swanson is known as the founder of "Swanson's Analysis Systems" in 1970; the company that would later be known to the public as Ansys Inc. He also wrote the original Ansys program in his home, and since leaving the company has gone on the work in philanthropy and alternative energy. A John Fritz Medal winner, and member of th...
Apr 22, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 36
