Research & Development

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Design Capabilities

  • CAD
  • Unigraphics, CATIA V4 and V5, IDEAS
  • Dedicated T-1 line
  • ANX connectivity
  • Connectivity with all customers
  • Teamcenter, IMAN, VPM, Autoweb, FTP sites
  • In house CAE using LS-Dyna Solver
  • Hypermesh pre-and post-processing
  • Multiple processors with the ability to cluster for shorter run times and faster turnaround time
  • Excellent correlation of CAE to physical test

Advanced Product Development

Shape has a combined Advanced Product Development group, headquartered at our Grand Haven Technical Center. This group stays informed about new requirements, such as IIHS testing changes and global pedestrian impact regulations, and develops products to meet these changing before our customers request them.

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Technical Center

Shapes Technical Centers serve as the hub of our Research and Development efforts, providing:

  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Dynamic Physical Testing
  • Static Physical Testing
  • Mettalographic Laboratory
  • Product Prototyping
  • FEA/CAE

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  • Shape designs for and tests to numerous global impact regulations in our state-of-the-art technical center.
    Shape designs for and tests to numerous global impact regulations in our state-of-the-art technical center.
  • Components and assemblies are tested for strength.
    Components and assemblies are tested for strength.
  • Materials are tested in-house, including metalographic analysis.
    Materials are tested in-house, including metalographic analysis.
  • Shape's universal test vehicle (UTV) is used to simulate various crash conditions.
    Shape's universal test vehicle (UTV) is used to simulate various crash conditions.