Analysis of Computer-aided engineering Industry (in China)

Computer-aided engineering (CAE) is the broad usage of computer software to aid in engineering analysis tasks. It includes Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Multibody dynamics (MBD), and optimization.

——Wikipedia

Simulation and Analysis is being transformed from a tool that has been the analog of physical test for design validation to an essential capability for up-front product definition verification. ——Dr. Keith Meintjes, CIMdata’s practice manager

The computer-aided engineering software industry provides software that supports engineering analysis tasks. The CAE software performs tasks such as electronic design, mechanical design, thermal analysis, and fluid flow analysis. CAE software is used in a variety of industries including, but not limited to, automotive, electrical and electronics, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense, and consumer products. ——Henry B. Tippie School of Management

Top companies in CAE industry

Top CAE Companies in 2014

Market Cap（ B$） Sales(B$) Net Profit Margin(%)

Autodesk 13.98 2.27 10.06ANSYS 7.74 0.94 27.21Synopsys 7.12 2.06 12.59Cadence 5.27 1.58 10.05PTC 3.99 1.36 11.81Mentor Graphics 2.91 1.16 13.28

Autodesk is the largest and ANSYS is the most profitable

ReferenceIBM: 244KSamsung: 385K

Simulation and Analysis revenues 

From CIMdata

Revenue

Now1950s 1983

1979 After 1990

Firstly imported linear CAE

software SAP5

Domestic CAE softwares

JIFEX, SAP84, SciFEA

Market more than

353M $

Feng Kang proposed a

systematic numerical technique for solving partial

differential equations

Firstly imported no-linear CAE

software ADINA/ADINAT

Development of CAE in China

Situation

1. Aerospace and military industry is the major custom with 42% market share;

2. Revenue from Software license is $ 182 million, accounting for 72%; Revenue from consulting services is $ 72 million, accounting for 28%.

Revenue of CAE industry in different field

Revenue of CAE sector in China Revenue of top CAE companies in China, in 2013

Revenue

1. Revenue increased every year;2. Low revenue; All the top companies are not original from China;3. Ignorance of design and development.

Future1. China has the biggest industry in the world. The objective is to replace “Made

in China” by “design in China”;

2. The labor cost increased every year and the labor shortages appears these days, which calls for transformation of mode of production;

3. There is a rapid development of supercomputer technology in China.

China’s average salary increased sharply these years

Top 8 fastest supercomputer in the world

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