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AI-native simulation for engineering services firms and design consultancies
SimScale runs multi-physics simulation across CFD, FEA, thermal, and electromagnetic analysis in one cloud-native platform, so consultancies, design houses, and service providers can deliver client work faster. Engineering AI automates simulation setup and encodes best practices across every engagement. Physics AI returns results in seconds, not days.
Engineering services firms bleed time and margin switching between simulation tools, managing HPC, and manually configuring every new client engagement. SimScale runs CFD, FEA, thermal, and EM in one cloud-native platform with AI that automates setup and returns results in seconds, not days.
How SimScale benefits engineering services firms
Scale capacity without scaling overhead
Engineering AI automates the simulation setup that used to require a senior analyst at every client engagement. Junior engineers follow guided workflows. Senior engineers spend time on interpretation, not configuration.
Build virtual testing as a service
Fairlite Consulting built a new virtual airflow-testing service that saves clients $30k AUS in physical AS 4740-2024 tests per louver configuration, with CFD results within 2% of physical proof tests. New revenue line, no hardware overhead.
Win bigger engagements with credible simulation
Ingenium Aero validated SimScale CFD on an e-motorcycle within 1% of on-road testing before deploying it on the Saietta AFT140 eDrive program. Validated cloud simulation lets boutique firms compete on technical depth, not just hours.
Simulation built for engineering services firms
All physics on one platform: CFD, FEA, thermal, EM
Engineering services firms work across many industries in a single year. One SimScale platform handles the full physics breadth, so a consultancy can move from a façade CFD project to an e-axle thermo-mechanical analysis without switching tools or licenses.
Physics AI for instant predictions
Physics AI delivers near-instant predictions trained on high-fidelity simulation data, so consultants can sweep geometry variants in seconds before committing to a full CFD or FEA run, accelerating the early concept phase of client engagements.
Cloud-native collaboration with clients
Clients, architects, and OEM engineers all see the same project in the browser with real-time support inside the simulation. CATIA, Onshape, STEP and common CAD imports keep the CAD-to-simulation pipeline fluid regardless of which tool the client uses.
Proven across engineering services projects
From façade engineering to PFAS filtration, SimScale covers the breadth of multi-physics simulation consultancies and engineering services firms run every day.
Building façade and ventilation engineering
Run CFD on perforated screens, louvers, and bird-screen assemblies for façade and HVAC airflow studies, with porous-media modelling for complex assemblies.
Powertrain, thermal, and aerodynamics consulting
F1-grade aerodynamics, thermal, and structural analysis on EV powertrains, motors, and inverters. Validated against road and dyno testing for production e-axles.
Water treatment and filtration design
Run CFD with VOF and porous-media modelling on filtration vessels, separators, and water-treatment systems. Catalytic Consulting created a patent-pending dual-ring header vessel for PFAS removal.
Wind comfort, microclimate, and built environment
Pedestrian wind comfort, microclimate, and outdoor airflow studies for architects and developers. ISO / Eurocode aligned.
Pumps, valves, and process-engineering consultancy
CFD on pumps, valves, and process plant for industrial-equipment OEM clients. Generate full performance maps in hours.
Structural, vibration, and nonlinear FEA services
Nonlinear FEA, modal, and harmonic analysis for structural risk, NVH, and durability work across consumer, automotive, and industrial clients.
Industry-specific case studies
Engineering services firms use SimScale to deliver faster results for clients, with a fraction of the infrastructure.
See all solutions75 design variants in 6 weeks / $1M annual savings to operators
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"SimScale offered browser-based cloud computing capability, so we can launch dozens of simulations in parallel using the elastic cloud compute."
Within 2% of physical tests / $30k saved per louver job
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"SimScale has helped us to innovate and thus become more competitive with this niche service we have developed."
<1% match to road testing on e-motorcycle
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"Using the cloud-native features in SimScale, and the collaboration tools, we at Ingenium Aero Consultancy have access to a growing feature and physics set whilst accessing the software using a simple login from a web browser."
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FAQs
New to simulation as a service or evaluating SimScale? Here are the questions we hear most.
ContactFaçade and HVAC airflow, water treatment and filtration, EV powertrains and motors, pumps and valves, wind comfort and microclimate, structural and nonlinear FEA, NVH and modal analysis. CFD, FEA, thermal, and electromagnetic analysis run in one project, so multi-discipline consultancies don't need to switch tools.
No. SimScale runs in the browser, so a consultancy can scale capacity per project without hardware or local licenses. Pay-as-you-grow pricing means a small firm can take on a large simulation engagement without capex.
Yes. Fairlite Consulting built a virtual airflow-testing service on SimScale that replaces $30k+ AUS physical tests with CFD validated to within 2% of AS 4740-2024 results. Catalytic Consulting uses SimScale's SPDM to organise client design-iteration work.
Yes. A consultancy often needs aero, thermal, structural, and electromagnetic coupling on the same client geometry. SimScale runs these in one platform with shared meshes and a single results store, so a thermo-mechanical e-axle or fluid-structural pump analysis stays in one project.
Yes. SimScale's Google-Docs-style collaboration and real-time support work across firm boundaries. Clients, architects, and OEM engineers can view a shared project in the browser. SSO, role-based access, and audit trails support enterprise-grade engagements.
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