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The Role of Materials in Simulation-Driven Product Development

by Hubert Lobo6,142 views

DatapointLabs Technical Center for Materials has a mission to strengthen the materials core of manufacturing enterprises by facilitating the use of new materials, novel manufacturing processes, and simulation-based product development. A whole-process approach is needed to address the role of materials in this context.

By Hubert Lobo.

Presented in the plenary session at the Swiss CADFEM ANSYS Simulation Conference; Winterthur, Switzerland; June 14, 2017.

3D PrintingANSYSHyperelasticMaterealityMaterials Information ManagementMechanicalMetalsNonlinear Material ModelsPlasticsRubbersStructural AnalysisValidation

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Hubert Lobo

Hubert Lobo is founder of DatapointLabs technical center for materials and its software partner Matereality. The two companies share a mission to strengthen the materials core of manufacturing enterprises. He has a degree from Cornell University and 25 years of experience in the science and testing of materials for use in CAE and new product development.  He has been honored as a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers, for his pioneering work in quantifying polymer behavior for CAE. Besides authoring numerous articles and books, including the Handbook of Plastics Analysis, he holds patents for test instruments and computer software.

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