Applus Software DIGITALIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MATERIALS, TEST LABS, and R&D

Technical information is an aspect of product data that must be accessible by engineering teams at many phases of the product life cycle. Every aspect of this complex and highly varied data can now be carefully organized in libraries and supported by analytical tools and software modules to aid materials engineers, CAE engineers, test labs, and designers in their daily tasks. When deployed across the enterprise, digitalization software brings harmony, efficiency, and control while minimizing risk.

Digitalization requires a strong understanding of both the virtual and real systems. Our software leverages more than 20 years of DatapointLabs’ experience in the operation of testing laboratories, and in understanding the physics of materials, as used in simulation and in product development. Applus DatapointLabs

DIGITALIZATION SOFTWARE

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Matereality

Software & Infrastructure for Materials

build and manage curated material data collections for use across your ecosystem and product life cycle, including advanced tasks: simulation material modeling, specifications management, and master material file management

test laboratories
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eLim

Laboratory Information: Managed

lab information management infrastructure for the operation of test laboratories, fully integrated data gathering, analytics, and collaboration tools

R&D laboratories
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PicSci

Electronic Lab Notebooks

electronic lab notebooks for scientific experimentation beyond materials, allowing scientists and engineers to develop and implement testing programs, collect, analyze, and report

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Knowmats

Materials in Simulation

curates the knowledge of the world related to materials in simulation using contributor posts, links, and preprints from simulation professionals in academia, software companies, consultants and material modeling experts



Highlights

Service Bulletins

October 2023:

APA-enabled Matereality Workgroup Material DatabasePro v15

  • Corrects issues encountered in the original APA-enabled app with connectivity to your Altair license server for proper token usage
  • Embeds a web browser inside the app so you can interact seamlessly with the Matereality software
  • Provides web-based software tools for materials data management across a Workgroup of up to 20 members, whether members are collocated or geographically dispersed

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February 28, 2017:

Matereality v10.2 Minor Release

  • Excel Data Import
  • Printer Module
  • CAE Modeler Component for Rate Dependency
  • CAE Material File Information

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June 16, 2015:

New Features in Matereality v10

  • Data Import
  • CAE Materials and CAD Interoperability
  • Roles Management and Dashboards Enterprise customers only
  • Extended Authorship Layer Enterprise customers only

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December 3, 2015:

New Features in Matereality v9

  • Visual Changes
  • Viewer Module
  • Analyzer Module
  • Equations and Data Fitting
  • Authoring Data
  • Collaboration Layer
  • CAE Master Material File Creation
  • Specifications

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March 4, 2015:
  • Share Data with Colleagues using Matereality's collaborative framework
  • Manage and keep track of your shared data
  • Collaborate easily and efficiently within your workgroup
  • Live Support available for Matereality software
  • New Installer for Altair users

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August 2014:

Software Release 8 Provides a Strong Materials Core for Manufacturing Enterprises

  • Introduction of discrete, but interconnected, libraries to hold the different kinds of materials information
  • View, control and share material properties data, CAE material cards, test reports, and other information
  • User interface updates

View Press Release


December 2013:

Software Update 7.03 Includes HyperWorks Connection, CAE Modeler Upgrades, and More

  • Workgroup Material DatabasePro Available to HyperWorks Users
  • New Capability to Support Multi-step Materials Processing Information
  • CAE Modeler Updates
    • New viscoelastic material modeler for SolidWorks 2104

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September 2013:
  • Matereality Version 7 Alpha available to current users for pre-release testing
  • Version 7 introduces new productivity tools, enhanced collaboration and publishing capabilities, and a fully updated CAE Modeler suite for converting raw material data into material cards for CAE applications, as well as other enhancements.

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March 2013:
  • New software update: Matereality Release 6.2
  • Material information enhancements
    • Composition Information
    • Processing Information
    • Other Information
  • New CAE Modeler Capabilities

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November 2012:
  • New software update: Matereality 6.01
  • CAE Modeler updates
  • Material Modeler Library enhancement
  • New app for Workgroup managers

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September 2011:
  • New software update: Matereality 5.2
  • Unit Conversion now available in DatabaseBuilderTM
  • Upcoming training sessions

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August 2011:
  • Version 5.1 Release
  • New Database Builder Features: Unit Conversions, Signal Lights, and Moldflow UDB Datafile Loader
  • Moldflow UDB File Download Upgrade
  • Solidworks CAE Modeler Now Includes Plasticity and Hyperelasticity

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June 2011:
  • User Tip: Using the CAE Modelers to Model Metal Plasticity
  • User Tip: Setting Modulus in the ANSYS CAE Modeler for MISO
  • Update: ANSYS Workbench 13 Plug-in Update
  • Update: IDAC Non-Linear Material Database
  • Update: Moldex3D Unit Conversion Error

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Press Release

  • Press Release: Matereality Adds Lab Information Management to its Material Data Management Software
  • Matereality® Delivers Cloud Validation Server to DatapointLabs Based on its PICSCI™ Electronic Lab Notebooks Technology Press Release
  • Try it out! Matereality® Version 11 delivers updated CAE Modeling capabilities and new Data Authorship tools for Enterprises and Testing Laboratories Press Release
  • Matereality® Version 10 Eases Data Import, Supports Enterprise Simulation Workflows, and Enables Roles Management Press Release
  • BETA CAE Systems and Matereality Deliver Connectivity between their Products Press Release
  • Matereality Software Release Delivers New Authoring Interface and CAE Master Material File Management Press Release
  • Matereality Releases a Collaborative Framework for Materials: Share, Workgroup, and Collaborate Tools for Enhanced Peer-to-Peer Data Exchange Press Release
  • DatapointLabs Adopts Matereality for Direct Deposit of Materials Testing Deliverables Press Release
  • Matereality Software Release Provides a Strong Materials Core for Manufacturing Enterprises Press Release
  • SolidWorks and Matereality Announce the SolidWorks Materials Web Portal Press Release
  • Altair Partner Alliance Adds Matereality Software to Help HyperWorks Users Manage and Use Material Data in PLM Press Release
  • Matereality Version 7 Provides Role-Focused Productivity Tools for Materials Engineers, Scientists, and CAE Experts Press Release
  • Hubert Lobo presents Pre-processor Software for Calibration of LS-DYNA® Material Models at LS-DYNA Users' Conference 2012 June 3-6, 2012 - Dearborn, MI, USA
  • Matereality releases DatabaseLite, a free material database for ANSYS Workbench Press Release
  • New Matereality 5.0's DatabasePro Lets Engineers Build Their Own Material Databases. Press Release
  • Matereality demonstrates first material database integrated with ANSYS Workbench 13.0 Press Release. Purchase the Database for ANSYS
  • Matereality's CAE Modeler for Solidworks to be presented at Solidworks World, Jan 23-26. View Demo
  • Moldex3D Announces Embedded Connectivity to Matereality CAE Modeler.
  • Matereality releases 4.0 software to deploy interactive material databases. Press Release
  • See Matereality's automated Data Conversion to Crash Material Models in action at Automotive CAE Grand Challenge 2010 March 30-31, Hanau, Germany
  • See us at 2010 SPE AutoEPCON Conference April 27, Troy, MI
  • Matereality-Moldex3D Interface allows direct export of properties for plastics injection molding-simulation.
  • "Matereality for Abaqus/CAE" plug-in deploys Matereality within the Abaqus environment.
  • Matereality-UGS NX Nastran Interface Opens MMPDS-02 Material Database to Aerospace CAE. Press Release
  • 'Matereality for ALGOR' Connects Users with Material Property Data for CAE Applications. Press Release
  • Matereality announces interoperability with Moldflow. Press Release
  • MMPDS-02 MIL handbook goes digital on Matereality. Press Release
  • Matereality wins Emerging Providers of New Technologies grant, DaratechSummit2006 Boston, Feb 20-22nd, 2006.
  • ANSYS, Inc. and Matereality announce interoperability. Press Release
  • NIST Lead-Free Solder Database now available on Matereality.
  • Matereality 2.1 is now ready Press Release. The latest release showcases the new Material Data Server and Material Databases products and also a number of new features.
  • White paper on enterprise-wide material data management presented at NAFEMS World Congress 2005, Malta.
  • 'Matereality for ALGOR' Connects Users with Material Property Data for CAE Applications Press Release
  • Matereality announces interoperability with Moldflow. Press Release
  • MMPDS-02 MIL handbook goes digital on Matereality. Press Release
  • Matereality wins Emerging Providers of New Technologies grant, DaratechSummit2006 Boston, Feb 20-22nd, 2006.
  • ANSYS, Inc. and Matereality, L.L.C. announce interoperability.
  • NIST Lead-Free Solder Database now available on Matereality.
  • Matereality 2.1 is now ready: Press Release. The latest release showcases the new Material Data Server and Material Databases products and also a number of new features.
  • White paper on enterprise-wide material data management presented at NAFEMS World Congress 2005, Malta.
  • August 3, 2004: Cyon Research Industry Analyst's sums up Matereality®. News Commentary
  • July 30, 2004: Matereality® partners with ANSYS to serve ANSYS-ready material parameters. Press Release
  • July 15, 2004: Matereality® partners with ABAQUS to serve ABAQUS-ready material parameters. Press Release
  • June 9, 2004: ANSYS joins Matereality Collaborative Channel Program
  • May 11, 2004: ABAQUS joins Matereality Collaborative Channel Program with goal of seamless connectivity between products.
  • March 30, 2004: Matereality Version 2.0 is released. New Material Data Mining Robot (MIRO) and expanded export formats. Press Release
  • September 12, 2003: Matereality, L.L.C., USA, launches its Matereality® Material Data Management (MDM) Systems. Press Release
  • July 10, 2003: Matereality® launches Data Delivery Service(DDS) for secure, same-day delivery of test results by testing labs to client's desktop.

Papers and Presentations


  • May 30-June 1, 2017: "A Process for Creating, Managing and Deploying Materials in ANSA," by H. Lobo, E. Strong, and Y. Kolokythas; 7th BETA CAE International Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece. Paper, Presentation
  • May 9-11, 2017: "New Generation Modeler for LS-DYNA Material Parameter Conversion," Eric Strong and Hubert Lobo; European LS-DYNA Conference 2017, Salzburg, Austria. Paper, Presentation
  • June 8-10, 2014: "Software for Creating LS-DYNA® Material Model Parameters from Test Data," Eric Strong, Brian Croop, and Hubert Lobo; 13th LS-DYNA® US & International Conference, Dearborn, MI. Presentation
  • May 6, 2014: "Materials Specifications Manager," Hubert Lobo; 9th Annual SPE Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AUTO EPCON), Troy, M. Presentation
  • June 2012: "Pre-processor Software for Calibration of LS-DYNA® Material Models," Hubert Lobo; LS-DYNA Users' Conference 2012, Detroit, MI. Paper
  • April 2010: "Material Databases that Serve Material Properties and Material Models," Hubert Lobo; SPE Auto EPCON 2010, Troy, M. Presentation
  • June 2009: "Using a Platform Approach to Increase the Availability of Material Data for CAE," Hubert Lobo & Renu Gandhi, PhD; NAFEMS World Congress 2009, Crete. Paper
  • May 25, 2005: "Enterprise-Wide Materials Data Management Ensures CAE Fidelity," Hubert Lobo & Renu Gandhi, PhD; NAFEMS World Congress 2005, Malta. Paper
  • October 20, 2004: "A Concept for Collection and Presentation of Material Properties for Diverse Applications," Hubert Lobo; ASM Materials Solutions Conference 2004, Columbus, OH. Presentation
  • October 7, 2004: "Using Matereality as a Material Database for Abaqus," Hubert Lobo; ABAQUS Regional Conference, Detroit, MI. Presentation
  • November 12-14, 2003: "Paperless Material Data Management Improves Quality
    and Availability of Material Data," Hubert Lobo; International Congress on FEM Technology, Potsdam, Germany. Presentation
  • October 29, 2003: "Designing the Next Generation Material Data Management System," Hubert Lobo; Testing Expo 2003, Novi, MI.
  • October 13-15, 2003: "Can Material Property Databases Meet the Needs of Global Enterprises?" Hubert Lobo; ASM Materials Solutions Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Presentation
  • September 17, 2003: "A collaborative MDM System that meets the needs of VPD," Hubert Lobo; TCN CAE Conference 2003, Cagliari, Italy, and CAT.PRO 2003, Stuttgart, Germany. TCN Presentation | CAT.PRO Presentation
  • May 29, 2003: "A Concept for the Collection and Presentation of Material Properties for Diverse Applications," Hubert Lobo; NAFEMS World Congress 2003, Orlando, FL. Paper | Presentation
  • October 9, 2002: Matereality® is prelaunched at the CADFEM Users' Meeting. Click on WebCast to see this introduction.