Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud
Applicable Industries
- Apparel
- Automotive
Applicable Functions
- Procurement
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Manufacturing Process Simulation
- Vehicle Performance Monitoring
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- Hardware Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
Mubea is a world-class global supplier of automotive lightweight components. In addition to chassis and motor components, Mubea is currently the only supplier for Tailor Rolled Blanks (TRB). Tailored rolling is a cold rolling process where the rolling nip is constantly varied in order to tailor the sheet thicknesses to meet the needs of an automotive Body in White (BIW) structure. Mubea supports its customers by identifying lightweight potentials in a vehicle, designing proper tailor rolled parts, and by conducting full light weight studies with full vehicle models with their own CAE resources. At Mubea, the engineers employ, amongst other tools, Altair’s HyperWorks CAE Suite to design and optimize parts.
The Challenge
Mubea, a global supplier of automotive lightweight components, is the only supplier for Tailor Rolled Blanks (TRB), a cold rolling process that tailors sheet thicknesses to meet the needs of an automotive Body in White (BIW) structure. The company supports its customers by identifying lightweight potentials in a vehicle, designing proper tailor rolled parts, and conducting full light weight studies with full vehicle models with their own CAE resources. However, the design optimization of Tailor Rolled Blanks is normally based on explicit dynamic simulations, also known as crash simulations. Due to the large size of these crash models, a single simulation run takes between one to twelve hours. Exploring different design concepts leads to various simulation runs and potential optimization, but due to the long run times, this becomes prohibitive and can easily exceed a project’s allotted time frame, which decreases innovations.
The Solution
To conduct all the simulation runs needed for assessment and evaluation of the different design concepts, Mubea uses high-performance computing (HPC) to complete an optimization task in the given time schedule. Mubea handles those simulations typically via their own local HyperWorks Unlimited™ (HWUL) Physical Appliance Cluster. HyperWorks Unlimited Physical Appliance is a private cloud solution with fully configured hardware and software, offering unlimited use of all Altair software within the appliance. This includes best-in-class application software, HPC workload management tools, and industry leading licensing and business model to meet the customer’s growing simulation needs. In the context of the HPC Challenge, HWUL Virtual Appliance was offered jointly with the solutions of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Intel. The free use of Altair’s HWUL Virtual Appliance was supplemented by free credits from AWS.
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