Extend innovation in virtual worlds with IBM Cluster Solutions and Intel

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Extending innovation in virtual product development with the IBM Cluster Solution powered by the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series for Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)Sponsored by IBMm Srini Chari, Ph.D., MBAoc. April, 2009sre mailto:chari@cabotpartners.comntrapt Introductionobac 1, 2. Multiple recent studies have concluded that Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) use is growing at about w 10 percent in companies of all sizes ranging from large manufacturers to even their smallest suppliers. The ww availability of flexible and cost-effective cluster computing solutions compatible with desktop Computer , Aided Design (CAD) environments has further helped energize CAE adoption among "generalist" 01 engineers, designers, and smaller suppliers. 860 T Challenges to CAE adoption for clusters include the use of a diverse mix of applications for industrial CAE C environments and the fact that the cluster configuration requirements vary for various finite element and yru computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applications. In addition, many companies do not realize how easily bn non-specialist engineers can become competent with CAE tools if they are spared from the arduous tasks of aD managing IT complexity. ,enaL Substantial CAE opportunities for pre-tested, integrated, and optimized clusters arise from the inability of ts conventional "white box" computing clusters to meet business and technical objectives of companies that er plan to broaden the deployment and use of CAE solutions from specialists to generalist engineers and cd designers. oo W 3 4 IBM CAE cluster solutions powered by the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series will be delivered jointly with 001 leading CAE application providers to leverage existing IBM channels - both direct and through business . partners. These integrated and optimized solutions deliver significant value differentiators with up to three cnI times the performance over the previous generation of cluster systems, improved productivity, and lower , p energy and total cost of ownership. Manufacturing companies of all sizes will be able to use powerful CAE uo applications more broadly and significantly enhance interdisciplinary analysis and optimization throughout rG the collaborative product development value chain. srent CAE Market TrendsraP to CAE has revolutionized the process of design and development in the automotive, aerospace, process and ba chemical, and other industries. CAE slashes production time, optimizes designs, and prevents expensive C rework. As a result, CAE has grown in importance earlier in the product development cycle, and no longer just consigned to the final stages of the design and manufacturing process.
1Cabot Cyon Research, "Classes of MCAE Software: Clarifying the Market", A Cyon Research White Paper, July 9, 2008. 2 01Consulting, "MCAE Europe - 2007", http://www.01consulting.net/02_services_h_research_McaeEur07_ES.html3Partners IBM System x and BladeCenter HPC cluster solutions,Optimizing Business Value http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/x/solutions/infrastructure/departmentalclusters/4 Intel Xeon Processor 5000 Sequence Based Server Platforms Performance summary,http://www.intel.com/performance/server/xeon/summary.htm?iid=perf_server_lhn+dp_sum 1Large manufacturers
This increased, routine use of CAE - structural analysis and computational fluid dynamics - is often tightly coupled to the Computer Aided Design (CAD) and manufacturing processes. This has substantially decreased the reliance on more expensive experimental techniques for applications such as stress and vibration analysis, crash analysis, metalforming, external aerdynamics, noise and vibration mitigation studies, and engine performance.For example, the combination of ever-more complex and realistic crash analyses, new high-performance computing (HPC) clusters, and significantly more sophisticated digital computer models of driver and passenger dummies (virtual crash test dummies) enable large automakers to produce safer cars.
Suppliers
In order to be competitive, small and medium suppliers to the large manufacturers are increasingly using CAE solutions that need High Performance Computing (HPC) systems. This complements their traditional CAD solutions and enables collaborative product development and design optimization throughout the iterative product development cycle.
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