Advanced Modeling and Simulations

The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has assembled an innovative suite of software tool providers and cross industry innovators to help manufacturers of all sizes to realize the benefits of lightweight materials while lowering costs, minimizing risk, and speeding commercialization.

Objective: The NCMS has solicited project proposals for the development and validation of remotely accessed virtual technologies (termed Apps or Sims) leveraging existing Modeling and Simulation (M&S) capabilities that can significantly reduce the design, development and/or manufacture of lightweight components without compromising cost, performance, safety or recyclability. The target is to create the means for numerous small and medium sized manufacturers to be able to remotely access these tools.

Modeling & Simulation Enablement Requirement: The use of M&S will be a component of each project to develop and demonstrate how these tools can reduce product design time, optimize the material and manufacturing process, reduce cost, and improve environmental sustainability. Incorporating at least one enabling mechanism granting affordable access to the supplier level will either be an explicit part of each project, or an underlying task will develop and demonstrate these tools across a selection of the projects. Once advanced M&S tools are developed, they need to be validated to assure the tools are accurate and reflect performance. Each of the projects will require validation of these tools. Finally, each project shall provide the required electronic, virtual web-based training for automotive suppliers to understand and leverage the developed tools. In parallel with NCMS’ ongoing partnership with DoE are our efforts to bring modeling and simulation capabilities to the nearly 300,000 small and medium sized manufacturers in the U.S.

NCMS Project Manager: Jon Riley (734) 995-2046