As the OnScale team continues to grow, we sat down with some of our engineers to find out what made them want to join OnScale, and how they believe OnScale will help tackle some of the biggest challenges fellow engineers will face in the next 5 years. What made you join OnScale? “The core foundation for most of my educational and professional achievements has been based on the development of accurate physics-based models and answer products for different applications. However, the most challenging problem faced during this development was the computational resource and time and verifying it with the measured data to make informed decisions for new product development, improvement and sustaining of existing products. A typical example would be the design of an answer product for borehole sonic imaging or marine streamer, where the simulation time with legacy FEA software would range from a few days up to a few weeks. Simulation results obtained after spending months waiting would not generate enough data for the final development of an answer product. Most of the time spent while running these simulations was spent optimizing the model to reduce the computational time, and at the same time generating accurate results. These trade-offs were never ideal and led to a lot of non-productive time (NPT) and the ROI on the new product development could not be justified. Furthermore, the advancements in data analytics has led to an increasing need for physics-based simulations to provide faster and reliable data to augment the development of ‘Simulation of Things’ and the ‘Digital Twin’ which legacy CAE software are unable to address with an effective approach. I first learned about OnScale when it was called PZFLEX, while I was working on my Ph.D. thesis. Since then, I’ve been impressed by their capability to solve complex piezoelectric problems. The addition of cloud computing and MPI solver capabilities a few years ago was another step in the evolution of PZFLEX to OnScale. This has enabled endless opportunities in the field of CAE design and analysis by solving large physics-based problems with reduced computational time and resources. OnScale is at the frontier of cloud CAE and it is extremely exciting to be a part of the team as we address both the present and future research and engineering development based on the paradigm of ‘Data.’ I had the opportunity to interact with Ian (our CEO) and have had several meetings with Gerry (our VP of Engineering) over the past year. I’ve personally gotten to know the excellent team which OnScale has built, and hence was very interested to join. In addition to working with the team to make OnScale the world leader in this field, I also get to provide future engineers and scientists a simulation tool to innovate quickly without being bounded by computational and time constraints.” - Mihir Patel, Director of Engineering

Introduction The capability to do rapid design and virtual prototyping of Internet of Things (IoT) edge devices is a competitive advantage for companies seeking to make a big impact in emerging markets with as little up-front investment and risk as possible. Currently, this type of risk is mitigated by prototyping – an iterative process that can cost from $100k to $1M per foundry run depending on the complexity of the process. In addition, prototyping is time consuming and can significantly increase time-to-market. Simulation that can handle large-scale, real-world problems can reduce the number of prototyping iterations required, reducing cost, time-to-market, and mitigating the risks that come with developing new technology.

The newest version of OnScale 1.27 has been released! Some features and enhancements include: Parameterization of advanced geometric shapes Improved user experience in Designer mode Post-processing enhancements Parameterization of advanced geometric shapes Our newest release allows users working in Designer mode to run parametric sweeps in order to understand how variations in particular geometry might affect their results. Although parameterization of simple shapes (cuboid, sphere, cylinder) was available in previous releases, the current OnScale release allows the parameterization of the more advanced polyhedron, tetrahedron, and hexahedron shapes Improved user experience in Designer mode The latest release has a smoother user workflow and improved error message reporting. Static Analysis capability has also been improved in the Designer mode Post-processing enhancements Additional enhancements to Designer mode and Post Processing capabilities provide smoother workflow through the entire process of creating a model, running simulations on the cloud, and post-processing the results It is now easier to display iso-contours and apply cutting planes to axisymmetric model while post-processing the results

Since it is the giving season, our team at OnScale give you the gift of v1.26! We are happy to announce more features and helpful changes to our platform. This brings an array of new features, improvements and bug fixes. In this update you can: Add Primitives to 2D Models Use an expanded selection of boundary conditions Use calculations and equations within the parameter table Create Time Averages as outputs Archive multiple jobs at once Update Highlights: Adding Primitives to 2D Models With v1.26 launched, you can now use 2D primitives in the designer workspace, 2D models can be used as a quick assessment gaining insight into a device's performance before moving to a fully 3D simulation, you can find out more about how to how to build 2D models with primitives in the tutorial below.

As OnScale's Atlanta training has drawn to a close, we wish to thank everyone that attended our training course. We have also listened to your feedback on other events and we are happy to announce that OnScale will have another training event in South Korea at the Pangyo Education Center from the 24th of January to the 25th, 2019. This course is our recommended starting point for learning how to use OnScale, you'll develop skills on your future modeling, and design optimization work.

Tune in to learn how OnScale is working with leading oil & gas companies to optimize their ultrasonic sensors and measurement systems. We’ll be covering a range of applications, from basic sensor design to downhole imaging and flow measurement.

In case you missed it, OnScale has been updated to v1.25.3. We are happy to announce more features and helpful changes to our platform, to ensure we remain a cutting edge multi-physics solver with unique capabilities.

OnScale is proud to announce our 2-Day Training event at the Emory Conference Center Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia from the 4th to the 5th of December. This course is our recommended starting point for learning how to use OnScale where you'll develop skills on your future modelling, and design optimization work.

In OnScales continuing work with the IEEE, we are happy to announce that we will be sponsoring and attending the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium in Kobe, Japan that will be held from October 22nd to October 25th at the Portopia Hotel.