Altair Announces Keynote Presenters of 5th European HyperWorks Technology Conference

Altair Engineering, Inc.,announced the keynote presentations of the 5th European HyperWorks Technology Conference, one of the premier product lifecycle management (PLM) technology events in the advanced manufacturing community. Nine keynote presentations from different industries, such as automotive, rail, biomedical, and aerospace, will give insights into development strategies, software tool harmonization, and enterprise simulation.

The expected keynote presenters are:
Pierre Da Cruz Louro, Carmat: “From Particle Flow to Saved Lives: How Simulation Supports Non-Thrombogenic Artificial Heart Design”
Dr. Ronaldo Nunes, Daimler AG: “Brake Development Process by Mercedes-Benz Car”
Luca Pignacca, Dallara: Speed and Safety: Composite Materials in Motorsport
Dieter Kuhnla, Diehl Aircabin: “Lightweight and Innovative Cabin System Solutions”
Dr. Stefan Gaßmann, Ford: “Requirements on a CAE Environment from the Perspective of a Globally Operating Automotive OEM”
Christoph Wagener, Kirchhoff Automotive: “Car Body Lightweight Design - Requirements for Finite Element Analysis”
Tetsuro Sato, Nippon Sharyo, Ltd.: “Flow Simulation Using AcuSolve to Improve Railway Vehicles”
Ulrich Schulz, OHB Technology: “Application of HyperWorks in Modern Satellite Development”
Dr. Ralph Stenger, Opel AG: “Electro Mobility with Batteries and Fuel Cells”
“The list of keynotes and technical presentations, together with the range of topics covered, have once again far exceeded my expectations. I’m really excited about this forthcoming conference and can’t wait to hear from all those experts and industry leaders about how they are using CAE Software to face today’s challenges in product development,” said Dr. Michael Hoffmann, Senior Vice President; European Operations, Altair Engineering. “I’m equally impressed by this year’s diversity of keynote topics, from Carmat, with the development of an artificial heart, to the rail, the automotive, and the aerospace industries with the development of satellites; - almost every topic relevant for the use of advanced CAE software technology is covered. I’m sure that these presentations will inspire all attendees, no matter from which industry, whether OEM or supplier.”

Altair expects the 5th European HTC to bring together more than 500 European engineers and engineering managers from across industry. In more than 100 keynote and technical presentations, split between 3 keynote and 16 technical sessions, attendees will gain insight into a wide range of topics - structural analysis, optimization, CFD, lightweight design, data management, e-mobility, engineering intelligence, and more. Furthermore, attendees will have the opportunity to attend “Meet the Expert” sessions during which they will hear the latest news about HyperWorks 11.0 as well as Altair’s future product development plans.

The three-day event will kick-off on November 7th with several technical workshops. This year’s workshops will focus on CFD for structural engineers, NVH applications, and composite design. The conference will be completed by a technical showcase in which the following hardware, software and service partners will present their solutions: HP/Intel, Cradle, nCode, Bull, Code Product Solutions, ClusterVision, e-Xstream, FEMFAT, FLUIDON, Humanetics, IHF, Intes, Moldex 3D (CoreTech), NAFEMS, Samtech, Simtech, solidThinking, TASS, TECOSIM, TITAL, and Viro Engineering. The media sponsor of the event is the UK-based magazine Scientific Computing World.
For more information on the European HTC2011 and to register, please visit www.altairhtc.com/europe.