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Press Release, Sheffield, UK, 4th December 2002:
fe-safe™ V5 has now been shipped. This latest version of the state-of-the-art suite of fatigue analysis software offers a fifteen fold increase in speed of analysis, as well as incorporating extended capabilities, new optional modules and unique state-of-the-art features.
fe-safe™ is used world-wide by over 100 companies including Caterpillar, Land Rover, Perkins Engines, SKF, Rolls Royce, LuK, Dana Corporation, MAN, Federal Mogul, Joy Mining Machinery, TRW and AVL.
Press Release, Sheffield, UK, October 31, 2002:
AVL UK has adopted fe-safe™ as its standard durability analysis package and will use fe-safe™ to analyse the effects of multiaxial fatigue as well as more specialised high temperature and creep fatigue effects in automotive components. AVL is the largest privately-owned and independent company engaged in the development of powertrain systems for internal combustion engines, instrumentation and test technology.
Press Release, Sheffield, UK, October 31, 2002:
Spicer Driveshaft Inc, one of the world's largest suppliers of components, modules and complete systems to global vehicle manufacturers, has incorporated fe-safe™ in to the company's standard design process for driveshaft components. Spicer Driveshaft conducted a year-long evaluation of all the commercially available fatigue analysis packages on the market before choosing fe-safe™.
"fe-safe™ is clearly the leader in multiaxial fatigue analysis"
Blake Garretson, Design Analyst, Spicer Driveshaft Inc
Press Release, Sheffield, UK, October 31, 2002:
Cummins Inc has adopted fe-safe™ across its business units and at its Technical Centre. Cummins Inc. is a worldwide designer and manufacturer of diesel engines, and also produces natural gas engines, engine components and subsystems, as well as marketing engines and after-market products for heavy and medium-duty trucks, buses, RVs, and light commercial vehicles, and for equipment in power generation, construction, agricultural, mining, marine, rail and government markets.
Press Release, Sheffield, UK, October 31, 2002:
International Truck and Engine Company, based in Illinois, USA, has chosen fe-safe™ as its standard durability analysis package for their wide range of diesel engines. International Truck & Engine is a worldwide leader in the manufacture of heavy-duty trucks, medium-duty trucks, severe service trucks and school buses.
Press Release, Sheffield, UK, October 3, 2002:
GKN Autostructures in the UK has selected fe-safe™ to be used for the design and analysis of suspension components such as wishbones and subframes. GKN is a major European and North American supplier of components and systems for automotive, agricultural and off-highway equipment.
Press Release, Sheffield, UK, October 3, 2002:
fe-safe™ has been approved as the standard fatigue analysis software suite in a German Government funded research project looking into the effects of thermo-mechanical fatigue. fe-safe™ has been chosen by the consultancy group MATFEM because of its advanced and well-established high temperature and creep fatigue capabilities. The project members include automotive giant DaimlerChrysler as well as suppliers of pistons and cylinder heads.
Press Release, Pawtucket, R.I., October 3, 2002:
ABAQUS, Inc., the world's leading provider of advanced finite element analysis software products, and Safe Technology Ltd, leaders in durability analysis technology, today announced an expansion of their alliance relationship. Under the terms of the new agreement, ABAQUS, Inc. will offer the complete fe-safe™ software package to users of ABAQUS. Previously, only a limited version of the software, called ABAQUS/Safe, was available from ABAQUS, Inc.
The new agreement provides ABAQUS, Inc. customers with immediate access to new fe-safe™ features as they are released and offers interfaces to other finite element analysis and data acquisition software. ABAQUS, Inc. will continue to provide front-line support to fe-safe™ customers on ABAQUS-related issues, while Safe Technology will provide specialized pre- and post-sales support. "This is a natural step forward in our relationship with Safe Technology," commented Ken Short, vice president of marketing for ABAQUS, Inc.. "ABAQUS customers will benefit from the latest fatigue prediction capabilities in fe-safe™ along with an enhanced level of product and application support."
"Safe Technology and ABAQUS, Inc. provide the most technically advanced durability analysis software solution commercially available, offering a number of unique capabilities in the field of fatigue analysis" said Safe Technology Managing Director, John Draper. "We also believe that an open interface policy is a direct customer benefit which ensures that our customers can leverage multiple solution applications from the single user interface of fe-safe™."
ABAQUS, Inc. will offer fe-safe™ version 5.0 beginning in the fourth quarter 2002, following the release of ABAQUS 6.3. The new version of fe-safe™ incorporates such features as fe-rotate and fe-creep, and an fe-safe™ fatigue wizard for new or occasional users. The software also offers up to a fifteen fold increase in analysis speed.
ABAQUS, Inc. and Safe Technology have worked closely since 1999 when ABAQUS/Safe was initially developed. Over 100 companies use ABAQUS/Safe and fe-safe™ worldwide, including Caterpillar, Rolls-Royce, Detroit Diesel, LuK, Calsonic, Federal Mogul, AVL, Perkins, MAN, GKN, Cummins, International Truck & Engine Co, and Land Rover.
Press Release, Sheffield, UK, July 10, 2002:
Safe Technology Ltd has spent 6 years working closely with Oxford Magnet Technology to optimise the fatigue design on mobile body scanner units in the UK and USA. The ongoing research, test and analysis programme has significantly improved fatigue performance of the units enabling warranty periods to be extended. Oxford Magnet Technology leads the world in the design and manufacture of magnets for the medical diagnostic application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Press Release, Sheffield, UK, 9th May 2002:
"Many companies write their own in-house fatigue software because they have special algorithms that are particularly suited to their applications. They are now choosing to replace these codes with fe-safe™. They find that we can incorporate their requirements within our own advanced technology and also keep abreast of industry developments and changes on their behalf."
Gary Malton, Director of Software Development, Safe Technology Ltd
"The addition of Caterpillar to our client list marks another important step in confirming world-wide recognition of Safe Technology as a leading supplier of durability software."
John Draper, Managing Director, Safe Technology Ltd
fe-safe™ has now been selected by more than 75 companies world-wide as their standard fatigue analysis package. Caterpillar is the latest addition to an already impressive client list which includes:
Rolls Royce, Federal Mogul, Perkins Engines, Corus, SKF, Dana Corp, Metaldyne, MAN B&W, Detroit Diesel, Joy Mining Machinery, LuK, Accuride and Land Rover
"The commitment of Safe Technology to their specialist subject has been recognised by many world leading companies as they abandon their own in-house developed codes in favour of commercially available software"
(Commercial Vehicle Sourcing)