MSC Software Acquires UCL Spin-off e-Xstream

MSC Software Acquires UCL Spin-off e- Xstream PR Newswire LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium, September 28, 2012 LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium, September 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MSC Software, one of the ten original software companies and the worldwide leader in multidiscipline simulation, has acquired e- Xstream engineering, a spin-off of the Division of Applied Mechanics (MEMA) at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), the worldwide leader in multiscale simulation. e-Xstream's software platform Digimat™ is the reference solution for manufacturers and research scientists allowing them to design high performance composite materials more quickly and at lower cost by means of an accurate and reliable computational approach. The platform for modeling composite materials developed by e-Xstream offers cutting edge technology to materials suppliers, automotive and aerospace industries, and consumer product manufacturers as a way to innovate and reduce cost. Digimat™ multi- scale simulations make it possible to predict the physical behavior of a composite material from numerical simulations, the properties of its constituents, and the morphology of its microstructure. The advantages of using composite materials across industries are well known, which include reduction in the weight of parts, reduction in the consumption of natural and energy resources, and reduction in CO2 emissions. Prof.