Ansys’ software solutions for defence

The Indian market is accelerating at a fast pace and the offset policy has actually propelled it further. We are very optimistic about the market,” says Kaustubh Nande, Manager, Marketing, Ansys. For the first time, the engineering simulation software company Ansys has participated in the Defexpo, though not as a separate entity but as a part of its partner company Entuple. However, at the next Defexpo, the company plans to put up its own stall too. “At Defexpo you get to see companies with their products and also get an opportunity to interact with many. Even at the ICAUV conference held in Bangalore recently, I had a chance to interact with many Indian Air Force personnel who showed interest in our solutions.”

Ansys India, which has its headquarters in Bangalore and offices in Pune, Hyderabad and Noida, is coming up with offices in Kolkata and Chennai too. The company which is concentrating on four areas-automation; aerospace and defence; oil and gas; and electronics-in India, has customers across the world, including General Motors, Ford, Reliance, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). “All DRDO labs are our customers,” says Nande.

“We are an engineering simulation software company and our software helps product development. Our software helps test the viability of a product and is 95 per cent accurate. So instead of waiting for a product to be developed and tested, the affect of a product (say a bomb) can be tested even before production through our software solutions. It saves time, effort and money.”