Automotive
Optimize chassis, BIW structures, battery enclosures, suspension systems, and crash structures.
Ansys Mechanical
Advanced Structural Simulation Software for Faster, Smarter Engineering Decisions
Finite Element Analysis
Design Better Products with Ansys Mechanical
Every engineering decision impacts product safety, durability, performance, and cost. Traditional physical testing alone can no longer keep pace with today's compressed development timelines and increasingly complex products.
Ansys Mechanical enables engineers to predict real-world structural performance through advanced finite element analysis (FEA), helping teams identify potential design issues long before manufacturing begins. From static stress analysis and nonlinear behaviour to vibration, fatigue, fracture mechanics, and thermal-structural interactions, Ansys Mechanical provides a comprehensive structural simulation environment that accelerates product development while improving engineering confidence.
At CADFEM, we help organisations maximise the value of Ansys Mechanical through implementation, consulting, automation, optimisation, and engineering support, allowing engineering teams to innovate faster while reducing development risks.
Why Choose Ansys Mechanical?
Industry-Leading Structural Simulation
Reduce Physical Prototypes
Solve Complex Engineering Problems
Connected Multiphysics Engineering
Accelerate Engineering Decisions
Improve Product Reliability
Why CADFEM?
Choosing Ansys Mechanical is only the first step. Real engineering value comes from applying simulation effectively throughout the product development process.
CADFEM combines decades of simulation expertise with deep industry knowledge to help organisations successfully deploy Ansys Mechanical across engineering teams. From software implementation and customised training to consulting, workflow automation, optimisation, and digital engineering services, we work alongside your engineers to solve complex structural challenges faster and more efficiently.
Our team supports organisations in building simulation-driven development processes that improve collaboration, reduce engineering iterations, and accelerate innovation.
Across Industries
Engineering teams in every sector rely on Ansys Mechanical to validate designs before they are built.
Aerospace & Defence
Develop lightweight airframes, propulsion systems, composite structures, and mission-critical components.
Industrial Equipment
Improve the reliability of pumps, valves, compressors, rotating equipment, and heavy machinery.
Energy
Validate turbines, pipelines, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and renewable energy systems.
Electronics
Assess structural integrity of PCBs, electronic assemblies, and thermal stresses affecting reliability.
Healthcare
Develop safe, lightweight medical devices, implants, and surgical equipment.
FAQs
What is Ansys Mechanical used for?
Ansys Mechanical is a structural simulation software used to perform finite element analysis (FEA) for evaluating stresses, deformation, vibration, fatigue, fracture mechanics, and thermal-structural interactions before physical testing.
What industries use Ansys Mechanical?
It is widely used across automotive, aerospace, defence, industrial equipment, electronics, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing industries.
Can Ansys Mechanical perform nonlinear analysis?
Yes. It supports advanced nonlinear simulations including contact, plasticity, hyperelastic materials, large deformation, creep, and composite behavior.
Does Ansys Mechanical support fatigue analysis?
Yes. Engineers can perform fatigue and durability analysis to predict product life under repeated loading conditions.
Can Ansys Mechanical integrate with CAD software?
Yes. It integrates seamlessly with major CAD platforms, allowing engineers to update simulation models as designs evolve.
What is the difference between Ansys Mechanical and Ansys LS-DYNA?
Ansys Mechanical is primarily used for implicit structural analysis, while Ansys LS-DYNA specializes in highly nonlinear explicit dynamics such as crash, impact, blast, and penetration simulations.
Can Ansys Mechanical work with CFD simulations?
Yes. It integrates with Ansys Fluent to perform Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) and coupled thermal-structural analyses.
How does CADFEM help organizations implement Ansys Mechanical?
CADFEM provides software implementation, consulting, customized training, technical support, workflow automation, optimization, and digital engineering services to help engineering teams maximize simulation productivity.
What types of structural analysis can Ansys Mechanical perform?
Ansys Mechanical supports static, dynamic, nonlinear, thermal, fatigue, vibration, buckling, contact, composite, and structural optimization analyses, along with multiphysics simulations such as fluid-structure interaction (FSI).
Why is structural simulation important in product development?
Structural simulation helps engineers validate product performance early, reduce physical prototyping, optimize designs, improve reliability, and accelerate time-to-market while lowering development costs.
Analyze vibration and dynamic behavior with modal, harmonic, response spectrum, and random vibration analysis. Predict resonance, noise, and structural response under real-world operating conditions for improved product reliability.
Simulate complex material behavior including plasticity, hyperelasticity, large deformations, and nonlinear contacts. Capture real-world structural performance beyond linear assumptions.
Model interactions between multiple components with bonded, frictional, sliding, and separating contacts. Accurately predict load transfer, joint behavior, and assembly performance under operating loads.
Optimize product designs using parametric, shape, and topology optimization to reduce weight, improve performance, and accelerate innovation. Create manufacturable designs with fewer iterations and lower material usage.
Evaluate heat transfer through conduction, convection, and radiation while assessing the resulting thermal stresses and deformations. Integrate CFD and electromagnetic simulation results for accurate multiphysics analysis.
Simulate a wide range of material behaviors, including metals, plastics, composites, rubber, concrete, soils, and shape-memory alloys. Access comprehensive material databases and custom material models for accurate structural predictions.
Design, analyze, and optimize layered and short-fiber composite structures with advanced layup modeling and failure prediction. Evaluate manufacturing effects, curing behavior, residual stresses, and structural performance.
Assess wave, wind, and current loads on offshore and marine structures including ships, floating platforms, renewable energy systems, and subsea equipment. Improve structural stability, safety, and operational performance.
Analyze the interaction between fluids and structures through one-way or fully coupled two-way simulations. Evaluate pressure, thermal loading, deformation, and structural response for realistic multiphysics behavior.
Automate repetitive simulation tasks using scripting, journaling, and customized workflows. Improve engineering productivity, standardize processes, and reduce manual effort across simulation projects.
Scale structural simulations with secure, on-demand cloud HPC directly from Ansys Mechanical. Solve larger, more complex models faster without investing in dedicated computing infrastructure.
Integrated Engineering with the Ansys Ecosystem
Ansys Mechanical becomes even more powerful when connected with other Ansys solutions.
ProductCapability
Ansys FluentFluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) and thermal coupling
Ansys LS-DYNACrash, impact, blast, and explicit dynamics
Ansys DiscoveryEarly-stage design exploration and rapid simulation
Ansys optiSLangDesign optimization, robustness, and sensitivity studies
Ansys Twin BuilderDigital twins for predictive maintenance and lifecycle monitoring
Ansys SherlockElectronics reliability prediction
Ansys GrantaMaterial intelligence and selection
Applications
Ansys Mechanical supports structural simulation across virtually every engineering discipline.
Product Design Validation
Virtually evaluate structural performance before manufacturing.
Pressure Vessel Analysis
Ensure compliance with industry standards while improving safety.
Weld & Joint Analysis
Predict fatigue performance and structural reliability of welded assemblies.
Bolt Pretension & Fastener Simulation
Accurately model preload and connection behavior.
Drop Test Simulation
Evaluate structural performance under accidental drops and impact events.
Structural Optimization
Reduce weight while maintaining performance.
Composite Structures
Analyze advanced lightweight materials used across aerospace and automotive industries.
Thermal Stress Analysis
Study temperature-induced deformation and stress.
Rotordynamics
Analyze rotating machinery including shafts, turbines, compressors, and motors.
Seismic & Shock Analysis
Validate equipment subjected to earthquakes, explosions, and operational shock loading.
Engineering Challenges We Solve
How much load can my design withstand?
Evaluate structural strength before manufacturing using accurate stress and deformation analysis.
Why is my product vibrating?
Identify natural frequencies, resonance, and vibration modes through advanced modal and harmonic analysis.
Can I reduce product weight without compromising strength?
Optimize material usage through topology optimization and design exploration.
Will my product survive years of repeated use?
Predict fatigue life and durability under real operating conditions.
How does temperature affect structural performance?
Analyze thermal expansion, thermal stress, and coupled multiphysics interactions.
What happens if my assembly experiences impact or sudden loading?
Simulate transient events and integrate with Ansys LS-DYNA for highly dynamic crash and impact applications.