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Providing an Experimental Basis in Support of FEA 

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The use of CAE in design decision-making has created a need for proven simulation accuracy. The two areas where simulation touches the ground are with material data and experimental verification and validation (V&V). Precise, well designed and quantitative experiments are key to ensure that the simulation initiates with correct material behavior. Similar validation experiments are needed to verify simulation and manage the risk associated with this predictive technology.

Hubert Lobo. SIMULIA Community Conference. 2014.

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DatapointLabs Technical Center for Materials is a US-based center of excellence for the measurement of physical properties of materials needed for product development, CAE, and R&D. With our testing services and software for materials, we help companies build enduring data collections that accurately represent the materials used in their products.

To date, more than 30,000 materials have flowed through the laboratory, providing data for over 1,200 companies around the world, including automotive, aerospace, appliance, biomedical, consumer products, electronics, and material supplier verticals. DatapointLabs offers TestPaks to provide CAE-ready material properties data for most major simulation software packages.

In 2018, DatapointLabs joined the Applus+ Group, a worldwide leader the testing, inspection and certification sector. In 2020, DatapointLabs celebrated 25 years of putting materials into product design.

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