NCode (company)
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nCode was a company providing engineering solutions that was acquired by German data acquisition company HBM in August 2008. The original head office was in Sheffield
, UK
and then in Southfield, Michigan
, with both locations now used by the new nCode division of HBM. The company was founded in 1982 and for many years has been a specialist provider of software for metal fatigue
analysis. In recent years the company diversified to produce more general engineering software, including signal processing and data management, and, through acquisition, hardware for recording engineering data. It also has a specialist materials testing division and can offer consultancy services for a wide range of durability related problems.
The company logo was formed from the hysteresis loop derived from the relationship between stress and strain when metal is cycled under strain control. This is a key part of understanding material behaviour under cyclic loading. The company was originally meant to be called nPrime (a local strain method material property), but Prime Computer
objected to the name so it was changed to nCode.
, data visualisation and metal fatigue
analysis. It was launched in 1986.
, data visualisation and metal fatigue
analysis. It was launched in 2003.
engineers to have flexible access to the unique range of nCode products.
),United Kingdom (Rotherham
) France, Germany, Japan and China. It has representatives in many other countries.
but the original partnership ended in 2007. MSC however continues to use the nCode technology within its products. These products have linked together the results of finite element analysis with fatigue
calculations, allowing a component designer to estimate the fatigue life of the component without making a prototype
. nCode's CAE partners now include Altair Engineering
and ANSYS.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and then in Southfield, Michigan
Southfield, Michigan
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 0.04% is water. The main branch of the River Rouge runs through Southfield. The city is bounded to the south by Eight Mile Road, its western border is Inkster Road, and to the east it is bounded by Greenfield Road...
, with both locations now used by the new nCode division of HBM. The company was founded in 1982 and for many years has been a specialist provider of software for metal fatigue
Metal Fatigue
Metal Fatigue , is a futuristic science fiction, real-time strategy computer game developed by Zono Incorporated and published by Psygnosis and TalonSoft .-Plot:...
analysis. In recent years the company diversified to produce more general engineering software, including signal processing and data management, and, through acquisition, hardware for recording engineering data. It also has a specialist materials testing division and can offer consultancy services for a wide range of durability related problems.
The company logo was formed from the hysteresis loop derived from the relationship between stress and strain when metal is cycled under strain control. This is a key part of understanding material behaviour under cyclic loading. The company was originally meant to be called nPrime (a local strain method material property), but Prime Computer
Prime Computer
Prime Computer, Inc. was a Natick, Massachusetts-based producer of minicomputers from 1972 until 1992. The alternative spellings "PR1ME" and "PR1ME Computer" were used as brand names or logos by the company.-Founders:...
objected to the name so it was changed to nCode.
nSoft
nSoft is a software product for general purpose signal processingSignal processing
Signal processing is an area of systems engineering, electrical engineering and applied mathematics that deals with operations on or analysis of signals, in either discrete or continuous time...
, data visualisation and metal fatigue
Metal Fatigue
Metal Fatigue , is a futuristic science fiction, real-time strategy computer game developed by Zono Incorporated and published by Psygnosis and TalonSoft .-Plot:...
analysis. It was launched in 1986.
GlyphWorks
GlyphWorks is a software product for general purpose signal processingSignal processing
Signal processing is an area of systems engineering, electrical engineering and applied mathematics that deals with operations on or analysis of signals, in either discrete or continuous time...
, data visualisation and metal fatigue
Metal Fatigue
Metal Fatigue , is a futuristic science fiction, real-time strategy computer game developed by Zono Incorporated and published by Psygnosis and TalonSoft .-Plot:...
analysis. It was launched in 2003.
DesignLife
DesignLife is a software product for estimating fatigue life based on finite element calculations. It was launched in 2005 and was based on prior technology in the product FE-Fatigue.Automation
nCode Automation is a web-based software product for storing, analysing and reporting on test data gathered over a period of time. It was introduced as a data management system called "Library" in 2003 and was renamed to Automation in 2007. The analysis is performed with GlyphWorks and the architecture is based on Java EE technology.nCode CDS
nCode CDS is a cost-effective, leased licensing system for access to GlyphWorks, DesignLife, and Automation PE software. It allows test and CAECAE
CAE may refer to:In aviation:* CAE Inc., a Canadian maker of flight simulators* Columbia Metropolitan Airport, in West Columbia, South Carolina, United States...
engineers to have flexible access to the unique range of nCode products.
International support
The company operates sales and support offices for nCode products in the United States (Southfield, MichiganSouthfield, Michigan
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 0.04% is water. The main branch of the River Rouge runs through Southfield. The city is bounded to the south by Eight Mile Road, its western border is Inkster Road, and to the east it is bounded by Greenfield Road...
),United Kingdom (Rotherham
Rotherham
Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of...
) France, Germany, Japan and China. It has representatives in many other countries.
Partners
nCode produced joint products in the area of Computer Aided Engineering for many years with MSC SoftwareMSC Software
-History:MSC.Software Corporation was formed in 1963 under the name MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation . The company developed its first structural analysis software called SADSAM at that time, and was deeply involved in the early efforts of the aerospace industry to improve early finite element...
but the original partnership ended in 2007. MSC however continues to use the nCode technology within its products. These products have linked together the results of finite element analysis with fatigue
Fatigue (material)
'In materials science, fatigue is the progressive and localized structural damage that occurs when a material is subjected to cyclic loading. The nominal maximum stress values are less than the ultimate tensile stress limit, and may be below the yield stress limit of the material.Fatigue occurs...
calculations, allowing a component designer to estimate the fatigue life of the component without making a prototype
Prototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
. nCode's CAE partners now include Altair Engineering
Altair Engineering
Altair Engineering is a product design and development, engineering software and cloud computing software company. Altair was founded by Jim Scapa, George Christ, and Mark Kistner in 1985. Over its history, it has had various locations near Detroit, Michigan, USA...
and ANSYS.
See also
- Computer Aided Engineering
- Data ManagementData managementData management comprises all the disciplines related to managing data as a valuable resource.- Overview :The official definition provided by DAMA International, the professional organization for those in the data management profession, is: "Data Resource Management is the development and execution...
- Fatigue (material)Fatigue (material)'In materials science, fatigue is the progressive and localized structural damage that occurs when a material is subjected to cyclic loading. The nominal maximum stress values are less than the ultimate tensile stress limit, and may be below the yield stress limit of the material.Fatigue occurs...
- Finite element analysis
- WeldingWeldingWelding is a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. This is often done by melting the workpieces and adding a filler material to form a pool of molten material that cools to become a strong joint, with pressure sometimes...