SimScale

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SimScale
Developer SimScale GmbH
Initial release2013;12 years ago (2013)
Platform Web browser
Type Computer-aided engineering
Website simscale.com

SimScale is a computer-aided engineering (CAE) software product based on cloud computing. SimScale was developed by SimScale GmbH and allows computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, thermal, and electromagnetic simulations. [1] [2] The backend of the platform uses both open source and proprietary simulation codes and AI surrogate modeling frameworks using Graph Neural Networks [3] .

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History

SimScale was founded by five graduates of TU Munich in 2012 [4] and first launched online in 2013. [5] . In September 2024, the company announced that it had 600,000 registered users on its platform. [6]

Features

The thermal module allows uncoupled thermo-mechanical, [7] conjugate heat transfer and convective heat transfer simulations. [8]

Industrial applications

Japan-based Tokyowheel — a company that engineers technical carbon fiber racing wheels for competitive cyclists — used SimScale's CFD software component to determine the most aerodynamic wheel profile. [9] QRC Technologies performed thermal simulations on SimScale to test multiple variations of their RF tester. [10]

Community Plan

On 2 December 2015, a community plan was announced making the platform accessible free of charge, based on a new investment round led by Union Square Ventures. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] It includes a one-time allotment of 3000 computation hours and 500 GB of storage for any registered user. [16] Simulations and projects created by a user registered under the plan are accessible to all other users within the public project library. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Wasserman, Shawn (9 December 2015). "SimScale Brings the Price of Computer-Aided Engineering Down to Zero". Engineering.
  2. ↑ Tara, Roopinder (16 June 2016). "Be Warned: The CAE World Is About to Shift". Engineering.
  3. ↑ Wasserman, Shawn (4 October 2023). "It's Official, AI Simulation is Here! What Does it Promise?". Engineering.
  4. ↑ "SimScale - Bayern Kapital". Bayern Kapital. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  5. ↑ Schmitz, Barb (26 August 2013). "Cloud-Based Simulation". Engineering. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12.
  6. ↑ "SimScale Announces Simulation Platform Enhancements". Engineering. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  7. ↑ Wasserman, Shawn (19 January 2015). "Transient Heating and Thermal Shock Analysis for Free". Engineering. Archived from the original on 2016-07-22.
  8. ↑ "Freemium Simulation Software Now Includes Conjugate Heat Transfer". Engineering. May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Enhancing Cycling Performance via Simulation". Digital Engineering. April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Simulation Experts Save Electronics from Thermal Damage". Engineering. February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Union Square Ventures invests in Munich-based startup SimScale". Tech.eu. 2 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "SimScale announces free access to simulation technology as a part of its new community plan" (Press release). NAFEMS. 2 December 2015.
  13. ↑ König, Peter (15 April 2016). "Mit SimScale und Make gratis simulieren lernen wie die Profis" (Press release). MAKE. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "SimScale to bring simulation technology to small and medium businesses". Global Manufacturing. 8 December 2015.
  15. ↑ Wasserman, Shawn (30 April 2015). "Is Cloud-Based Simulation Affordable Enough to Dominate the Start-Up Market?". Engineering.
  16. ↑ "SimScale CAE Forum - Community Plan Core Hours - reply by SimScale Community & Academic Program Manager Jousef Murad". SimScale. 19 September 2019.[ unreliable source? ]
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