Case Study: Stadler Rail achieves safer, faster railcar design with Dassault Systèmes Abaqus

Stadler Rail

Stadler Rail, a European railcar manufacturer, needed to ensure the crashworthiness and structural performance of its new KISS double-decker passenger train. Their challenge was to meet stringent European safety standards while optimizing the design for weight. They used Abaqus, a finite element analysis application from Dassault Systèmes, to perform detailed simulations.

Using Dassault Systèmes' Abaqus software, Stadler created a highly detailed model with over 3 million elements to run static, fatigue, and dynamic crash analyses. This allowed them to optimize the railcar's structure, significantly reduce product development times, and confirm the design met all safety requirements. The solution helped Stadler keep all contractual deadlines for product delivery, and over 170 of these trains have been ordered and are in service.

Stadler Rail