MSC.Software Helps Hayes-Lemmerz Dramatically Reduce Design Time and Materials Costs on Aluminum Parts

    SANTA ANA, Calif.--April 17, 2002--

    Automotive Supplier Uses MSC.Acumen and MSC.Fatigue to Automate
    Durability Analysis, Saving Months of Design Time and Reducing
    Materials Cost on Millions of Parts

    MSC.Software Corp. , the leading global provider of simulation software, services and systems, and Northville, MI-based Hayes-Lemmerz, today announced that Hayes-Lemmerz was able to significantly decrease design time and materials costs for automotive wheel assemblies by utilizing MSC.Acumen and MSC.Fatigue to perform durability analysis.
    "Simulation software allows automotive suppliers and manufacturers to design longer lasting, more reliable products, which can equate to a return on investment of millions of dollars in maintenance and warranty costs over the lifetime of a part or product," said Frank Perna, chairman and chief executive officer of MSC.Software. "Our work with Hayes-Lemmerz is an excellent example of the ways we can help customers automate computer analysis and realize a significant return on their investment in simulation software, services and systems."
    "With simulation we can design our products as light as possible and be fairly sure they will pass the tests," said Khosrow Namdarian, senior structural analyst, Hayes-Lemmerz. "The advantage is that if you make 4 million of just one aluminum part per year and can save a quarter of a pound of aluminum per part, that adds up to one million pounds of aluminum saved in materials costs on just one part. We have realized just this type of savings."
    Hayes-Lemmerz was able to reduce design time and materials costs on cast components for automotive wheel assemblies by combining MSC.Fatigue with MSC.Acumen, a process automation tool that customizes and automates design and simulation processes so that users can perform analysis quickly and easily.
    MSC.Fatigue is developed in close cooperation with nCode, MSC.Software's fatigue and durability partner. nCode International, Ltd., Sheffield, England, is the world's leader in fatigue and durability services and software.

    For more information on MSC.Fatigue, please visit http://www.mscsoftware.com/products/.

    For more information on MSC.Acumen and process automation, please visit http://www.mscsoftware.com/services/.

    About MSC.Software Corporation

    MSC.Software is the leading global provider of simulation software, with related services and systems, that helps companies make money, save time and reduce costs associated with designing and testing manufactured products. MSC.Software works with thousands of companies in hundreds of industries to develop better products faster by utilizing information technology, software, services and systems. MSC.Software employs more than 1,200 people in 22 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit www.mscsoftware.com.

    About Hayes-Lemmerz

    Hayes-Lemmerz International, Inc. is one of the world's leading global suppliers of automotive and commercial highway wheels, brakes, power train, suspension, structural and other lightweight components, supplying approximately 32% of automotive wheels in North America and 23% in Europe. The Company has 41 plants, 3 joint venture facilities and 14,000 employees worldwide.