Case Study: Guardian Automotive achieves faster, more efficient glass development with MSC Software

MSC.Marc Simulation Aids Glass Development at Guardian Automotive

Guardian Automotive, a major global producer of flat glass for automotive windows, needed a better way to predict how materials and heating systems would behave across different production stages without disrupting its continuous manufacturing process. Working with MSC Software, the company used MSC.Marc and MSC.Software Professional Services to simulate temperature distribution, glass bending, and product behavior for tailor-made windows with features like heating elements, mirrors, and rain detectors.

MSC Software’s simulation tools enabled Guardian Automotive to replace many development runs with virtual testing, validate window layouts, and demonstrate whether specific heating systems were suitable before production. The result was greater efficiency, significant time savings, and reduced cost through fewer trial-and-error runs, while also improving Guardian’s ability to meet customer requirements accurately.

Guardian Automotive

Charles Courlander

Senior Development Engineer