The Institute for Industrial Innovation Powered by ANTIS
The Institute for Industrial Innovation, powered by ANTIS, is a concept that originated during my time at the University of Pittsburgh. There, we established the Swanson Center for Product Innovation, thanks to a generous gift from ANTIS founder John Swanson. This center served as a portal for collaboration between the university and industry. We completed several hundred successful projects at the Swanson Center.
When I moved to Milwaukee in 2008, I aimed to create something similar here, given the presence of 1,300 engineering firms in the greater Milwaukee area. Many of our industrial partners are global leaders in engineering, including companies like:
- Johnson Controls
- Rexnord
- Rockwell Automation
- GE Healthcare
These companies are seeking advanced solutions to their challenges and are working on the cutting edge of technology. They face problems such as power electronic system design, control design, and system interfacing. We apply theoretical and design principles to identify the implications of these systems, especially using software like ANTIS, which provides detailed modeling of system components.
ANTIS Software Capabilities
ANTIS software, particularly Simplorer and Maxwell, is invaluable as it shortens the development cycle time. We utilize ANTIS for:
- Developing new products
- Low-frequency electromagnetic analysis
- Thermal, structural, and mechanical coupling
- Computational fluid dynamics
ANTIS helps us tackle problems across different physical domains and scales. Its multiphysics capability allows for detailed component modeling, control modeling, and system modeling, with the ability to link between models—a feature not available in other software.
Importance of Simulation
Simulation is crucial for the future, not only in engineering but in nearly every field today. As an educational tool, ANTIS is vital for preparing our students for their future careers. By learning to use software like ANTIS, students are equipped to solve real-world problems upon graduation, allowing them to hit the ground running.
At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), it is particularly important for students to learn software that they will utilize in the real world. This ensures they are well-prepared for their professional endeavors.
We continue to expand our knowledge of how to integrate materials and advise users based on scientific principles. This scientific approach guides us in enhancing our capabilities.
The Institute for Industrial Innovation, powered by ANSYS, is the brainchild of an idea that came to me while at the University of Pittsburgh. There, we started the Swanson Center for Product Innovation, which was made possible by a generous gift from ANSYS founder John Swanson.
It served as a portal for the university and industry to work together, and we completed several hundred successful projects. When I came to Milwaukee in 2008, I wanted to do something similar because we have 1,300 engineering firms in the greater Milwaukee area.
Many of our industrial partners are global leaders in engineering, such as Johnson Controls, Rexnord, Rockwell Automation, GE Healthcare, and others. They are looking for advanced solutions to their problems and are working on the cutting edge of technology.
They need solutions to the problems they face, which may involve power electronic system design, control system design, and interfacing all those systems together. We apply theories and designs using software like ANSYS, which provides detailed modeling of system components.
ANSYS software, particularly Simplorer and Maxwell, is beneficial because it shortens the cycle time for development. We use ANSYS for developing new products and for low-frequency electromagnetic analysis, thermal structural and mechanical coupling, and computational fluid dynamics.
ANSYS helps us tackle problems in different physical domains and different scales and orders of magnitude. Its multi-physics capability is crucial because it allows us to model components with great detail, control systems, and entire systems, and then link between the models.
This capability does not exist in other software. ANSYS software capabilities are extremely important, especially when dealing with system-level simulation, which is where we see significant strength from the software.
Simulation is a vital part of the future, not only in engineering but in almost any field today. As an educational tool for our students, it is crucial for us to have software like ANSYS involved in their activities, both in the classroom and in research.
When students learn a software that they know they will be using to solve real-world problems when they graduate, they hit the ground running. At UWM, we are building knowledge of how to commentate materials and advise users based on science, but the science itself tells us how to improve.
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