FEM calculation
Discover the advantages of FEM simulation
FEM calculations give you the leverage you need to bring your products to market faster, safer, and better—while optimizing the use of resources in terms of manufacturing and materials.
FEM calculations provide you with digital insights into your product development that would otherwise remain physically hidden. This saves time and resources. At the same time, you accelerate your product development and benefit from insights that improve your product design.
The finite element method (FEM) is a numerical, i.e., computational method used in engineering to solve physical problems in the early stages of product development.
In FEM calculations, the component is divided into a finite number of elements. By applying appropriate algorithms, the overall behavior of the structure can then be calculated from the behavior of the individual small elements.
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Realistic virtual tests
Accurate results for complex problems
FEM calculations give you the leverage you need to bring your products to market faster, safer, and better—while optimizing the use of resources in terms of manufacturing and materials.
In all areas where structures, materials, or systems are exposed to high loads, FEM calculations help to increase the safety of your products and manufacturing, minimize costs, and drive innovation.
From mechanical and plant engineering to automotive, construction, energy technology, environmental technology, electronics, and aerospace, there is virtually no area in which Merkle CAE Solutions has not already successfully applied finite element analysis.
The results of a structural simulation with Merkle CAE Solutions form a solid basis for targeted product and design optimizations. This allows you to significantly improve the material type and design, right down to the design of the products, even before a prototype is created. FEM simulations can also be used to determine the cause of damage in existing products.
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Damage analysis – FEM calculation in the event of damage
Are you struggling with recalls? Does your machine have faults despite its solid construction? Can't find the cause of its reduced service life? Damage analysis is a special type of simulation calculation that will provide you with new insights, understanding, and, with certainty, possible solutions.
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FEM calculations: precise, results-oriented, technology-neutral
More than 35 years of experience, leading minds, and hundreds of projects each year give you a competitive edge in terms of safety and expertise. We support you in making invisible physical phenomena visible, help you to better understand structures and products, and can offer you useful solutions through various types of simulation, including in the field of multiphysics (e.g., coupling temperatures with the structure).
Merkle CAE Solutions works with the latest technologies. We are involved in research projects and technological networks and maintain close relationships with universities and strategic partners in industry. Take advantage of our highly qualified expertise to advance your products and your company.
FEM calculations compliant with standards
Safety through the correct application of standards and guidelines
Due to their precision, FEM analyses have long been recognized as proof for numerous standards and guidelines. Compliance with standards depends on the standards used, the quality of the simulation, the qualifications of the calculation engineer, and the validation and verification of the results. At Merkle CAE Solutions, you can obtain FEM simulations for any component geometry, including for the following standards and norms:
- Eurocode 3 (DIN EN 1993) – Design and construction of steel structures and steel components
- Eurocode 9 (DIN EN 1999) – Design and construction of aluminum structures and components
- SIA 263 – Steel construction
- IBC – International Building Code
- ASCE7 – Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings
- IEEE693 – Recommended Practice for Seismic Design of Substations
- ASME BPVC Sec. VIII Div. 1+2 – Design, manufacture, testing, and certification of pressure vessels
- ASME BPVC Sec. III – Components for nuclear facilities, pressure vessels, piping systems, support structures
- Pressure Vessel Ordinance – “Ordinance on Pressure Vessels, Pressurized Gas Containers, and Filling Systems,” in connection with AD2000, DIN EN 13445, and DIN EN 13480
- AD2000 regulations – Pressure equipment, pressure vessels, piping, heat exchangers, and fittings
- DIN EN 13445 – Unfired pressure vessels for pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and fittings
- DIN EN 13480 – Industrial piping
- DIN EN 1591 – Calculation of flange connections, evaluation of tightness
- PD 5500 – British standard for pressure vessel design
- KTA – Components in nuclear facilities, including pressure vessels and piping
- RCC-M – French standard for nuclear pressure equipment
- DIN EN 14460 – “Explosion-proof equipment”
- ATEX 2014/34/EU – “Directive on equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres”
- TRT 006 – “Technical guidelines for tanks, explosion pressure shock resistance”
- FKM guideline – Safety assessment of components, static and fatigue strength of steel components and aluminum components in mechanical engineering
- ECE R100 – Certification for batteries
- DNV-CG-0339 – Specification for environmental testing of electrical, electronic, and programmable devices and systems
- DIN EN 13001 – Cranes, load handling attachments, manipulators
- DIN EN 13155 – Cranes, load handling attachments, manipulators
- MIL - US military technical standard specifying environmental test conditions for military equipment
- BV - Construction regulations for ships and boats, military requirements
All of the standards mentioned can be represented by FEM simulations, provided that the simulation is carried out correctly. This requires compliance with standard-compliant modeling parameters such as material properties, load assumptions, and safety factors. At Merkle CAE Solutions, you can be sure of receiving these parameters in a reliable, robust, and verifiable form.
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When does FEM make sense?
Optimization of design and performance
Simulations using FEM calculations can be used at any point in the product development or life cycle.
FEM calculations enable you to perform targeted analysis of processes and structures even in the early stages of development. Even when it comes to supporting physical tests, FEM calculations offer insights that are not available in normal tests; they are not as detailed and results-oriented. In addition, you can test your virtual prototypes quickly and easily in a wide variety of situations – naturally in compliance with the applicable guidelines and standards.