What-if Cloud Simulations Based on Supplier Part Properties

Cloud 3.0 offers HPC on the cloud. (Image courtesy of Rescale.)

Engineers can now analyze and simulate their designs, including OEM parts, directly using the OEM manufacturer’s models and data. The recently announced collaboration between Rescale, a leading provider of cloud-based computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools, and UI LABS, an innovation accelerator that targets big engineering problems, incorporates designs and models provided by OEMs into user designs to provide an integrated model for analysis.

The Rescale tools are hosted on the UI LABS Digital Manufacturing Commons (DMC), an open-source online collaborative platform. Design engineers can collaborate with OEM vendors to use, share and incorporate part models into their own designs while protecting the proprietary information of each participant. This collaboration allows end users to verify fit and function, evaluate tolerance stackup, perform simulations, and verify application of the component without having to wait for a sample part to arrive or negotiate the sharing of sensitive vendor or user data. The vendor can also review application data that the user chooses to share to provide feedback on the design and suggest alternative components. This close collaboration between vendors and users can provide a more optimal design and improve efficiency throughout the supply chain process.


ScaleX Pro is the professional version of the cloud simulation tool. Users can select their CAE tool from a wide range of options. (Image courtesy of Rescale.)

Engineers can perform a wide range of analysis and simulation on the platform. More than 120 preconfigured and certified simulation applications are available on the platform, and users can either choose an existing license or select an on-demand license to pay for only the usage they need. With the on-demand license feature, users can select multiple tools from a range of vendors at an affordable price, enabling consultants and engineers at smaller companies to use high-end tools while avoiding the high cost of purchasing a dedicated license.


Users can select and monitor computing resources. (Image courtesy of Rescale.)

Engineers can choose computing resources from a global network to perform simulation and analysis, and they can monitor utilization of computing resources in real time. The platform provides access to more than 8 million servers, delivering more than 1,400 PFLOPS of computing capability, as well as encryption, security and high-speed communications. The platform can be accessed via the web from essentially any location worldwide, providing an easy-to-use and convenient interface to a massive HPC network. The HPC platform easily scales usage and cost to meet the needs and budget of a wide range of usage patterns, from the minimal infrequent needs of a single consultant to the daily high-volume usage of a major manufacturer.

For more information, visit the Rescale and UI LABS websites.