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Thank you! It's analagous in that both are topology optimization solutions, however we are targeting a different market segment and also offering this as a net
by chroem- 11y ago
Thank you!
It's analagous in that both are topology optimization solutions, however we are targeting a different market segment and also offering this as a networked service.
- DrNuke 11y agoHello again, another question, if you like. Are you trying / targeting industry-specific critical components already?
- chroem- 11y agoWe're currently focusing on a broader application at the moment, since our primary goal is to bring this technology to the wider market. Our initial focus is on optimization of heat transfer and structural mechanics problems, however.
- graeham 11y agoWhy not just general analysis-as-a-service? Tosca is already a somewhat niche product within analysis software. FE and such analysis programs cost $X000/seat, but selling relatively few seats. How will you make money selling 'per simulation' or hourly compared to licenses? Definately an interesting concept
- chroem- 11y agoThanks for the feedback! Engineering analysis is already a pretty much solved problem. Topology optimization, however, has a lot of benefits that have yet to be realized, and it's much more well suited to the SaaS model because of how computationally intensive it is, since the analysis needs to be performed many thousands of times. Because we outsource the capital cost of server hardware to AWS, we can scale linearly with demand which allows us to accept lower margins than our competitors. Our strategy is to make up for lower margins by reaching a much larger audience in industry than our competitors.