R & D Projects
A major focus of activities at INTES is the continuous development of the simulation Software PERMAS.
Therefore, INTES is involved in research and development projects on national and international scale.
OptiAMix
Multi-target-optimized and automated component development for additive manufacturing in the product creation process.
The aim of this joint project is the multi-target optimization of additively manufactured
components. The requirements placed on a component and diverging objectives such as
load capacity, costs and production effort are weighted in advance and automatically
taken into account by a software tool.
This joint project is funded by the BMBF (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung).
SmartLM (2008-2011)
SmartLM will define location-independent software licensing strategies to surmount the effect of virtualisation
and grids on software licensing.
Current software licensing practices are limiting the acceleration of Grid adoption. The rapid
emergence of service and virtualization environments requires a rapid evolution in licensing models.
Traditional licensing models are under pressure from a variety of alternative options that give more
negotiation power to users; software users want fair conditions and flexibility.
New usage-based models are needed where customers are charged for measurable units relevant to the software they
are using and are allowed to flexibly select the best model for their environment.
SmartLM will fill in the gap and improve current conditions favoring grids, clouds and virtual environments,
aiming to reach a win-win situation between software vendors and users.
The Project has successfully passed the first review in March 2009 where the technical and business requirements
for the SmartLM architecture and a first prototype have been presented.
ProGRID (2007-2009)
The goal of the project is to make the grid technology utilizable for cooperative product design and to demonstrate the advantages
using selected scenarios. Using the grid technology offers strong potentials for an efficent product development.
In case of a virtual validation it is possible to use models that are much more complex. Thus, simulations closer to reality
can be carried out since additional parameters can be considered. The effects of changes made to the product model
can be predicted more accurately than it was previously possible. Typical user groups in this area are "virtual enterprises"
consisting of manufacterers, suppliers, and providers of engineering services that develop new products on a joint basis.