CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
12 December 2007
Implementation Investments
ORECA Selects MD Adams and MD Adams/Car for Racing Car Development
MSC.Software announced that the French motorsport company, ORECA, has selected MD Adams and MD Adams/Car in order to optimize the performance and the driving behavior of its racing cars.
With MSC.Software's solutions, ORECA's engineering teams will quickly build and test virtual prototypes of complete vehicles and vehicle subsystems, for example chassis and suspension, under various road and racing conditions. The objective is to reduce development time, cost, and minimize the risk in vehicle development while simultaneously improving the performance and quality of the new vehicle designs.
"MSC.Software's MD Adams and MDAdams/Car were selected as the leading mechanical simulation solutions, and will be instrumental in our challenge to design and develop winning cars," said Hugues de Chaunac, Chairman of ORECA. "MSC.Software has a strong expertise in race engineering and provides us with leading edge support from a highly skilled engineering team."
"MD Adams and MD Adams/Car are the de-facto simulation technologies for the simulation of vehicle behavior throughout the consumer and racing sectors of the automotive industry," said Amir Mobayen, Senior Vice President, MSC.Software EMEA Operations. "We look forward to working with ORECA and are confident that our solutions and services will allow them to realize their ambitious projects and further develop and prepare winning racing cars."
About ORECA
Over its 35-year history, the ORECA Group has responded to a formidable challenge: competing in every category of automobile racing except Formula 1, and establishing a record of excellence with over 380 victories to its name. From Formula 3 to the World Rally Championship, not to mention the Andros Trophy, the Paris Dakar and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, ORECA has acquired an expertise unique in Europe. The remarkable ascendancy of ORECA is demonstrated by the list of top French drivers who got their start on the ORECA team, including Jacques Laffite, Franck Montagny, Alain Prost, Patrick Tambay, Jean Alesi, Jacky Ickx, Hubert Auriol and Yvan Muller, and more recently Nicolas Prost, Laurent Groppi and Nicolas Lapierre. Hugues de Chaunac, president and founder of the Group, has built ORECA into an exceptional organization, totally dedicated to motor sport, built on the synergy of five critical skills: Competition, .Race car engineering, .Motor engineering, .Events, Equipment & Accessories. Today, ORECA has a technical and commercial presence in France and across Europe that has led to partnerships with many manufacturers: Audi, Seat, Porsche, Renault, Citroen, Toyota, Saleen. A team of over 180 employees, located in 4 strategic sites (Le Castellet, Magny-Cours, Le Mans and Paris) continues to assure ORECA's growth and success.
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