Ansoft's ''Inspiring Next'' Electromechanical Users' Workshop Attracts Engineers from Around the World

    PITTSBURGH--Oct. 11, 2001--Ansoft Corporation held its annual electromechanical design users' workshop on Sept. 27-28 at the Marriott City Center in Pittsburgh.
    The "Inspiring Next" workshop offered a valuable opportunity for engineers from around the world to view the latest advancements in electromechanical design technology and to hear how other users of Ansoft software are implementing the technology.
    Dr. Zoltan Cendes, Ansoft's founder and Chief Technology Officer, outlined how current and future Ansoft technology will help the automotive industry develop 42-volt automotive systems that will decrease fuel consumption and allow new, highly advanced convenience and safety features.
    "According to some estimates, by 2005, electronics will account for 40% of an automobile's cost," said Cendes, who further explained how Ansoft's technology could significantly improve power-electronic design in general. "No one else can provide detailed component analysis and integrate the results into an overall system analysis. Ansoft pioneered this technology in 1996 and will set the standard for creating the electronic and electromagnetic components and systems of tomorrow."
    Industry representatives from Eaton Corp., Eldec Corp., G2 Consulting, the Laboratoire d'Electronique Industrielle Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and the Milwaukee School of Engineering, presented technical papers detailing practical information on real-world applications of design simulations and on their efforts at achieving first-time success.
    Topics covered optimization of sensor design, power efficiency/delivery of transportation systems, reduction of eddy currents for optimized designs of magnetic actuators and electric machines, magnetic actuator design process and parametric/transient solutions to solenoid motion.
    Ansoft developers also were on hand at the workshop to discuss current and future capabilities of the company's Electromechanical System Design Suite software, which includes Maxwell(R) 2D, Maxwell(R) 3D, EMSS, Simplorer(R), PEmag(TM), EMpulse(TM) and RMxprt(TM) as well as 3D Transients and 3D Thermal.
    "Ansoft put a lot of effort into the conference," said Kevin Woolsey, sensor engineer for Eldec Corp. "After talking with everyone at Ansoft, it's obvious that the company really cares about what customers think."
    Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance EDA software. Engineers use Ansoft products to design state-of-the-art products, such as automotive electronic systems, sensors, motors, actuators, cellular phones, Internet networking equipment, satellites, computer chips and circuit boards. Ansoft markets its products worldwide through its direct sales force and has comprehensive customer-support offices throughout North America, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit www.ansoft.com.

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