Ansys Acquires Phoenix Integration for model-based engineering
Phoenix Integration, a premier provider of software that enables model-based engineering (MBE) and model-based systems engineering (MBSE), as been acquired by Ansys. The acquisition will expand the scope of the Ansys portfolio, enabling users to connect a range of engineering tools together in multi-tool workflows for broad and robust model-based engineering. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on Ansys’ consolidated financial statements in 2021.
Engineers and designers use a variety of disparate software tools during the product development process. These tools are rarely connected, resulting in highly manual engineering and change processes, often managed through email and spreadsheets, which lack traceability. MBE enables the automation of these processes and helps to tame that complexity. MBSE provides traceability to requirements through the use of a systems model as a single source of truth for describing the evolving system design throughout its product lifecycle.
A vendor-neutral software platform from Phoenix Integration, ModelCenter empowers engineers to create and automate multi-tool workflows, providing increased flexibility to solve challenging engineering problems, and ultimately delivering on the promise of MBE. ModelCenter MBSE bridges the gap between engineering analysis and the systems model, ensuring that the product requirement is met and in sync with the engineering analysis conducted throughout the product development process.
The Blacksburg, Va., company’s software is used by a variety of customers across industries and is particularly prevalent in the aerospace and defense sector. Long-term customers include Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, SAIC, Raytheon, NASA, the US Air Force and the US Navy. Phoenix Integration is also a longtime partner of Analytical Graphics, Inc., which Ansys acquired in 2020.
“Companies across industries are benefitting from process integration and MBSE through improved communications, increased product quality and heightened productivity across their engineering teams,” said Shane Emswiler, senior vice president of Ansys. “Acquiring market leader Phoenix Integration will complement our acquisition of Dynardo in the process integration and design optimization space, and expand our capabilities providing customers with strong MBE and MBSE offerings to further our pervasive engineering strategy.”
If you enjoyed this article, you will like the following ones: don't miss them by subscribing to :
