LS-DYNA

ETA is a proud distributor of LS-DYNA in Indiana, Michigan and Western Ohio. ETA has unique expertise with LS-DYNA and its many applications, providing software sales and expert support to its customers. 

Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC - www.lstc.com) is the developer of LS-DYNA. 

Complex Simulations
LS-DYNA is a general purpose nonlinear finite element program capable of simulating complex real-world problems.  It can be used for a variety of applications, including the analysis of crashworthiness, occupant safety, metal forming, CFD, blasts and drop testing.  The program is Unix, Linux, and PC based, optimized on all platforms and can also run on MPP platforms. 

Applications     
LS-DYNA is a general-purpose multiphysics simulation software package and is not limited to any particular type of simulation. In a given simulation any of LS-DYNA's many features can be combined to model a wide range of physical events.  LS-DYNA is one of the most flexible finite element analysis software packages available.

Automotive Crashworthiness & Occupant Safety
LS-DYNA is widely used by the automotive industry to analyze vehicle designs. LS-DYNA accurately predicts a car's behavior in a collision and the effects of the collision upon the car's occupants. With LS-DYNA, automotive companies and their suppliers can test car designs without having to tool or experimentally test a prototype, thus saving time and expense.

Sheet Metal Forming With LS-DYNA
One of LS-DYNA's most widely used applications is sheet metal forming. LS-DYNA accurately predicts the stresses and deformations experienced by the metal, and determines if the metal will fail. LS-DYNA supports adaptive remeshing and will refine the mesh during the analysis, as necessary, to increase accuracy and save time.

Metal forming applications for LS-DYNA include:

• Metal stamping
• Hydroforming
• Forging
• Deep drawing
• Multi-stage processes

Aerospace Applications:

• Blade containment
• Bird strike (windshield, and engine blade) 
• Failure analysis

Other LS-DYNA applications include:

• Drop testing  
• Can and shipping container design
• Electronic component design
• Glass forming
• Plastics, mold, and blow forming
• Biomedical Products
• Metal cutting
• Earthquake engineering
• Failure analysis
• Sports equipment (golf clubs, golf balls, baseball bats, helmets) 
• Civil engineering (offshore platforms, pavement design)

Training
ETA offers training courses to assist customers in installing, using and maintaining LS-DYNA.  A monthly training class is held at the ETA Headquarters in Troy, Michigan.  For a schedule of upcoming courses, or to register for a course online, please visit our training page.  Special arrangements can also be made for your individual needs.  On-site training is also available upon request.

Support
ETA features a support team of experienced LS-DYNA users.  The support staff is pleased to offer one-on-one support for LS-DYNA customers.

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