Actran 2020 Suite Introduces New Acoustic Simulation for Design Processes

Free Field Technologies, the Belgium arm of MSC Software that is now part of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, a global engineering software company, announced the Actran 2020 design and simulation software suite comprising new acoustic, vibro-acoustic and aero-acoustic technologies that enable manufacturers to build more accurate noise prediction models of their designs, with optimizations into their processes.

Loudspeaker design is not a trivial exercise, and as a result, high-performance acoustic simulation software is essential to get accurate predictions that help an engineer develop superior products. Demand for simulations at early design stages are increasing because cost and timing constraints make it impossible to prototype and test every design idea and much can be learned from simulation results, which cannot be obtained in the test chamber. Actran, MSC Software Company’s acoustic simulation solution, based on Finite Element Analysis (FEA) technology, provides predictive simulation capabilities to assess the vibro-acoustic performance of audio devices, which include speakers and microphones.

To help engineers understand their product’s acoustic behavior, MSC is hosting a series of free seminars throughout the US. Each will be presented by Dr. Jean-Louis Migeot, a world-renowned acoustician who serves as Chairman of the Belgian Royal Academy of Science, Professor of Acoustics at the University of Brussels, and CEO of Free Field Technologies. Register for a seminar near you!

MSC Software is promoting new free educational seminars throughout the US to help engineers from a variety of industries better understand their product’s acoustic behavior. The new Acoustic Seminar Series includes an introduction to acoustic theory, an overview of acoustic scenarios from various industries, Q&A sessions and an acoustic simulation best practices overview.

Free Field Technologies (FFT), an MSC Software Company, announced the release of Actran 16. The new release provides new audio and electroacoustic capabilities; acoustic propagation in huge domains and at high frequencies; new aeroacoustic modeling capabilities for fast virtual testing; and co-simulation with other MSC Software tools for multi-discipline analyses. The new release also introduces performance enhancements, including on graphical user interface and its meshing tool.