ITB / The ITB service portfolio / Knowledge sharing / Ansys APDL programming Ansys APDL programming The centrepiece of the Ansys Mechanical calculation software is still formed today by the programming language Ansys APDL. ANSYS Software has the capability of performing wide range of analysis like Thermal, Acoustic, Structural, etc. Irrespective of the type of…
ITB / The ITB service portfolio / Knowledge sharing / Onsite service Onsite service In addition to our calculation services, we also offer you onsite service in your own premises. This service can be structured in various manners. Employee secondment Within the framework of the German Employee Secondment Act, we are permitted to temporarily…
ITB / The ITB service portfolio / Knowledge sharing / Training courses and workshops Training courses and workshops For more than 15 years we have been carrying out FEM structural calculations with the FEM programs ANSYS, LS-Dyna and RSTAB as well as strength verifications according to various standards. In this way we have built up…
ITB / The ITB service portfolio / Component verification / Fracture mechanics verification Fracture mechanics verification Fracture mechanics verification allow analysis e.g. of defects in components, and whether they are acceptable for this component under the loads it is subject to. The size and location of the defect in the component are either assumed based…
ITB / The ITB service portfolio / Component verification / Strength verification Strength verification With more than 75% of the projects we have handled, a strength verification is required. Depending on the requirements, we perform Statics strength verification including stability verifications (buckling, bulging, structural stability) Verifications of low cycle fatigue Verifications of fatigue strength Fatigue…
ITER nuclear fusion reactor Construction of the world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor At Cadarache in southern France, an international research project has been working since 2007 to build a nuclear fusion reactor known as the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor). The long-term objective of the project is to use energy from the fusion of hydrogen…
High school students Setting a course early on for the right choice of profession – Work taster sessions and high school work experience placements We regularly offer high school students the opportunity to learn about our company and the occupational profile of engineers in general, e.g. in the context of work taster sessions or high…
Students Applying and expanding knowledge – Internship semesters, Bachelor’s and Master’s theses We offer students the opportunity to complete their internship semesters in our company, in particular students on engineering courses, ideally mechanical engineering, automotive engineering or civil engineering; they may also prepare their Bachelor’s or Master’s theses with us. The focal subject areas are…
Engineers Calculation Engineer with ITB GmbH and part-time study ITB, the engineering company for technical calculations, is on a permanent growth trajectory: Grow with us! We offer you a diverse range of varied projects that you will rapidly take responsibility for as well as the option of ongoing professional development in part-time higher education degrees,…
InnoSentriS innovation forum InnoSentriS innovation forum – SME digital twins platform From 1 May 2019 to 31 January 2020, our company implemented the “InnoSentriS – SME digital twin platform” project, which was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under the SME Innovation Forums Subsidy Directive. The aim of the…
AIN Dubai Largest ferris wheel in the world In the autumn of 2020, the largest ferris wheel in the world will be completed in the United Arab Emirates, the AIN Dubai. The AIN Dubai has a height of approx. 260 m and has capacity for 1,400 passengers in 48 cabins. A ride takes 45 minutes.…
Service life investigation of gas turbines Probability analyses of geometric variations and their influence on the service life of a gas turbine housing Gas turbines are subjected to some of the highest loads of all machines. Massive operating pressures and in particular high temperatures, and the resulting loads, represent huge challenges for the calculation engineer.…
Predictive maintenance of aircraft engines Use of a digital twin for predictive maintenance of aircraft engines Digital twins increasingly play an important role in industry. They offer a universal platform for the administration, control and monitoring of machines, plants, and even individual products throughout their entire life cycle. However, the resulting advantages in areas such…
ITB / The ITB service portfolio / Component analysis / Component optimisation Component optimisation Component optimisation allows competitive advantages to be achieved through higher component quality, while simultaneously keeping production and maintenance costs as low as possible. Based on our experience and through engineering approaches, we already regularly submit proposals for the optimisation of components…
ITB / The ITB service portfolio / Component analysis / Sensitivity analysis and robustness analysis Sensitivity analysis and robustness analysis For more in-depth examinations of your components, based on FEM structure calculations, we offer you the sensitivity analysis and the robustness analysis. In the context of sensitivity analysis, we can identify the optimisation potential…
ITB / The ITB service portfolio / Component analysis / Fracture mechanics calculation Fracture mechanics calculation The fracture mechanics calculation is used to evaluate key figures required for fracture mechanics verification. For simple geometric shapes, the key figures can be determined on the basis of analytical relationships. In other cases, we can determine these using…
ITB / The ITB service portfolio / Component analysis / Thermal calculation Thermal calculation The thermal calculation, using FEM simulation is useful for various applications. We perform the thermal calculation for the following questions for our customers Temperature calculation to determine the component stress Calculation of the temperature distribution in electronic components Simulation of the…
ITB / The ITB service portfolio / Component analysis / Highspeed dynamics calculation High-speed dynamics calculation In contrast to quasi-static FEM simulations, the high accelerations involved in high-speed dynamics calculation mean that an impulse is conducted through the component within a very short time. In the case of high-speed dynamics calculation, large deformations are typically…
ITB / The ITB service portfolio / Component analysis / Dynamic calculation Dynamic calculation A dynamic calculation is used to determine the dynamic behavior. Dynamic behaviour occurs in many components, and can have a wide range of different causes and load cases. Tasks include e.g. avoiding resonance effects and evaluating load-bearing capacity in the event…
ITB / The ITB service portfolio / Component analysis / Static calculation Static calculation The static calculation is used for structural mechanics tasks dealing with static or quasi-static loads. For economic reasons, an attempt is also made to describe non-static loads in terms of quasi-static equivalent loads. Such tasks can be solved by a static…
