Altair Forward First – October 2023 Edition

October has been a big month for Altair, bringing a plethora of projects – including one of the most significant platform updates in Altair history. Read on to get a glimpse of what we’ve been up to throughout October.

Altair? HyperWorks? 2023 Release

• Altair announced the release of Altair? HyperWorks? 2023. This update to Altair’s best-in-class design and simulation platform signifies a transformative leap in technology, offering an integrated solution that streamlines workflows, enhances user experiences, and enables innovation. This release – our most important in the last 10 years – introduces platform-wide enhancements, including a brand-new user experience, blazing-fast speeds, an open and programmable architecture, and AI-powered workflows. Its modern interface combined with Python APIs allows developers and users to integrate solutions seamlessly, maximizing the platform’s full technological potential.
• Altair CEO Jim Scapa wrote about the coming updates to all of Altair’s technology platforms, including Altair HyperWorks 2023, in his latest article: “Welcoming a New Era of Convergence and Innovation.”

Data Analytics and AI

• Altair Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Jeff Marraccini discussed generative AI technology and its current security landscape in his Executive Insights contribution, “Generative AI Security: View from the CISO’s Office.”
• Altair released its latest article on Fast Company, which discusses why stakeholders should be aligned around a modern data analytics and AI platform that suits their current and future needs and gives users the flexibility to upskill when and how they want.
• Have you checked out the latest Future Says episodes and recap articles? Take a look at October’s lineup below: - S4E3: Data Democratization in the Automotive Industry with Nissan’s Anant Agarwal - S4E3 recap: Harnessing the Power of Data Literacy in Automotive - S4E4: Navigating the Path to Data-Driven Success in Automotive Manufacturing with Magna’s Rajeev Verma - S4E4 recap: Taking the Right Approach to Data Analytics in the Automotive Industry
• For the 2022 National Football League (NFL) championship game, Venti Group used Altair? Feko? to design a 5G MIMO antenna. Feko gave the Venti team the means to quickly evaluate possible solutions and create an uninterrupted stadium experience on one of the world’s biggest stages.

Simulation

• Altair acquired OmniQuest, a Novi, Mich.-based optimization software company. OmniQuest’s flagship product, Genesis, is an advanced structural analysis and optimization software that uses the finite element method to solve problems with many variables and constraints.
• In this testimonial video, learn how ASTEC utilizes the power of Altair? EDEM? and NVIDIA to simulate granular material flow in their equipment to improve efficiency and performance.
• In this presentation, discover how the features of Altair? PollEx? can detect, classify, and address technical cleanliness issues throughout the design cycle to minimize errors and improve product reliability.
• This customer story explores how Spin used the Altair? HyperWorks? platform and its multiphysics analysis capabilities to make significant progress in developing a new, highly efficient product: the synchronous reluctance motor.
• Using Altair’s multiphysics simulation platform, Supreme Industries, a leading plastics manufacturer in India, reduced the time and cost spent designing and developing different products. The company reduced the number of prototypes needed for new products by 50% thanks to Altair’s solutions.
• Learn how the Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 Corporation used Altair tools to extend 5G communication throughout Yokohama, Japan without relying on carriers.
• We sat down with Kamila Flidr, director of business development, and material solutions, to discuss how AI, machine learning, and data analytics can drive innovation in materials science and on the factory floor.
• The Altair Partner Alliance (APA) expanded further with the addition of GRM Consulting and Teraport.

HPC and Cloud

• A Partner Perspectives article from Lenovo discussed how Lenovo and Altair offer a powerful, comprehensive approach to HPC and AI workload management via the combination of Altair? PBS Professional? and Lenovo Intelligent Computing Orchestration (LiCO).

Notable Highlights and Coverage

• Altair was featured on Newsweek’s U.K.'s 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2023 list and ranked No. 54 among the top 100 companies as measured by employee happiness and satisfaction at work.
• From Engineering.com: “AI Continues to Improve Simulation Technology with Altair HyperWorks 2023”
• Register for these two Altair-focused webinars from Engineering.com: (Nov. 7) Analyze Simple to Complex Aerostructures – Unmatched Speed & Efficiency with Altair SimSolid and (Nov. 14) Explore and Finalize Designs Faster Than Ever Before with Altair SimSolid