CADFEM: FEM-Software and Services

Since 1985, the CADFEM brand has stood for ANSYS had a vast competence in CAE in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Moreover, company shares and partnerships have led the owner-run CADFEM company to become a global player in CAE, e.g. in the US, in China, India, and Eastern Europe.

CADFEM Business Areas

CADFEM offers a complete portfolio of leading software tools for numerical simulations, including all product-supporting services, such as expert advice, seminars, and helpdesk. Furthermore, CADFEM is an engineering office with a highly-trained team of over 100 design analysts offering CAE consulting and software customization services.

Since CADFEM was founded, it has been in charge of the complete range of products of the world's leading CAE provider ANSYS in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. CADFEM is the ANSYS Competence Center FEM in Central Europe and beside software, the company provides  all related services such as seminars, support, consulting, and customization. CADFEM cooperates closley with ANSYS Germany, the ANSYS Competence Center CFD in central Europe.

Complementary CAE-Software

CADFEM also stands for a range of software solutions, that is used complementary to ANSYS. Their aim is to maximize customer benefits by addressing very special niches that all common simulation packages may not cover entirely. Most of them can also be applied independently, too.

• Explicit Analysis: LS-DYNA, ANSYS Autodyn
• Sheet Metal Forming: FTI Forming Suite
• Optimization & Robustness Analysis: optiSLang
• Composites: ESAComp
• Biomechanis: AnyBody

CADFEM Innovative

CADFEM addresses new simulation applications and topics by means of innovative technologies and ideas. At this stage, CADFEM already offers special competences and leading software tools for material design and for medical purposes. Furthermore, a CAE master course has been established.