CAE Consulting
The combination of our know-how and the best SW tools and methods will help increase the competitiveness of your products
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Virtual Product Development & Optimization
Our FEA consulting engineers work with you through the full development cycle — leveraging optimization algorithms and simulation to reduce cost and boost reliability.
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Fatigue Assessment
Predict and mitigate fatigue failure using proven FEA methods. Our FEA experts use advanced fatigue analysis tools to assess life cycles and improve structural integrity.
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FEA Consulting Services
Our FEA consulting engineers provide detailed simulations to solve real-world engineering challenges. Whether you need stress analysis, thermal modeling, or complex geomechanical simulations, our FEA experts ensure accurate, actionable insights that drive product performance.
ANSYS Customization & Automation
Combine all available technologies to achieve compression of your CAE processes while performing advanced simulations
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ANSYS ACT Apps Development
The ACT extensions provide the user with customized user interface elements which can be used for automation of repetitive tasks, integration of third-party software, or extension of functionality of the ANSYS products.
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ANSYS UPFs
Customize and extend the features of Mechanical APDL Solver Development of ANSYS Routines in Fortran or C++.
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Development of APDL scripts and macros
Interconnect available State-of-the-art technologies in order to emphasize your CAE processes while performing advanced simulations.
Software Development for Technical Applications
We successfully combine our software development skills with our knowledge from CAE&FEA consulting. Our experience with automation customization of CAD and FEA software tools such as ANSYS, NASTRAN, COMSOL, FEMFAT, Rhino3D, Grashopper, Dlubal RFEM or optiSLang allows us to deliver you a customized solution, which integrate FEA or CAD tools.
Frequently asked questions
These are the questions engineers and project managers ask most often: about scope, timelines, tools, and whether their project is the right fit. Answered directly, without sales language.
What customers typically need help with?
- Uncertain whether a structure or component will withstand real-world loads
- Doing calculations manually — taking too much time
- Results are inconclusive or cannot be verified
- Need outputs suitable for German technical review (Prüfstatiker)
- Standard ANSYS doesn’t cover your material, analysis type, or required output format
In these situations, it makes sense to work with us.
When it makes sense to contact us?
- You’re making a production or design change decision and need a computational basis
- You need output for technical review or certification
- The outcome affects safety, costs, or schedule
If yes — it makes sense to act now.
We handle projects ranging from individual component analyses to complex development programs with multiple variants and interconnected simulations.
The decision is always yours — we give you the basis to make it with confidence.
Who DESIGNTEC is NOT for?
- Simple one-off calculations with no interest in understanding the broader problem
- Projects where only the lowest price matters, not quality and technical depth
Do you specialise in simulation or software development?
Both — and most importantly, the combination of the two.
Typical scenario: a client comes with a recurring calculation problem they’re solving manually — and leaves with an automated tool that handles it repeatedly without manual effort.
What we do:
- We find the problem — FEA simulation, fatigue analysis, optimisation
- Where it makes sense, we also fix the problem — by automating the calculation process or developing a custom tool
Your result:
- Not just the result, but also the means to produce it faster and repeatedly
- One team covers both simulation and automation — no handoffs between vendors. You decide how to move the project forward.
When this makes sense:
When you’re dealing with calculations on an ongoing, recurring basis — not just once
I don’t know which service I need. Where should I start?
Describe the problem or project you’re working on. Send us whatever documentation you have — a rough description is enough.
What we’ll do:
Review your brief and tell you what makes sense — calculation, optimisation, or tool development. If it doesn’t make sense, we’ll tell you that too.
What this means for you:
A clear next step instead of guessing between services.
When to do this:
When you know what’s bothering you but don’t know how to calculate or improve it — contact us.
Do you work exclusively with ANSYS?
Primarily yes — and we go genuinely deep into it.
What that means:
- Not just calculations, but custom scripts, ACT extensions and automation built on the ANSYS ecosystem
- For fatigue life assessment we use FEMFAT — the industry standard in automotive and beyond
- Depending on the project, we also work with LS-DYNA, NASTRAN, COMSOL, or optiSLang
Benefit for your project:
More efficient work — not just manual model setup each time.
When to address this:
When you hit the limits of a standard ANSYS workflow.
What exactly do I get as output?
It depends on the service, but the principle is the same — we don’t just deliver numbers.
You get:
- Calculation results or finished software
- Interpretation — what the results mean in the context of your project
- Specific recommendations on what to adjust or how to proceed
Why this matters:
Based on this you make your decision: revise the design, move to production, or stop the project. You need context — not just numbers.
What markets do you serve?
Approximately 80% of our work is for clients in the DACH region: Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
What this means:
- Outputs comply with standards applicable in DE/AT/CH — DIN EN, FKM, Eurocode, VDI 2230
- Communication in German and English is our standard
- Technical reports are delivered in a format suitable for review by a German Prüfstatiker
Have a more questions?
Feel free to Contact us — no obligation.