Virtual Panel - Using the Discrete Element Method to Simulate Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes

This webinar will show you how simulation tools and state of the art modeling techniques enable users to virtually test next generation blast furnace operation and processes and transform iron & steelmaking processes in line with your decarbonization goals. By applying the presented tools and methods, you can learn how to optimize the different stages of ironmaking processes such as: transportation and raw material handling, mineral processing, blast furnace and sintering.

In this webinar, learn more about Altair EDEM software and how it can help optimize a range of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes including mixing, milling, tableting, and tablet coating.

EDEM accurately simulates and analyzes the behavior of powders, tablets and capsules. It can provide key insight into operations and processes otherwise difficult or impossible to obtain using experiments alone.

Learn how leading pharmaceutical manufacturers including Novo Nordisk and Pfizer are using EDEM to increase process efficiency and capability, improve product quality, reduce prototyping costs, and get products to market quicker.

Webinar contents:
• Context and Challenges
• Introducing Altair EDEM
• Applications examples: storage and conveying, mixing, milling, tableting, and tablet coating
• Q&A

Duration: 57 minutes

In this workshop you will learn how EDEM can be used by engineers in a variety of industries for virtual testing. And, of course, how you can gain critical insights into the interaction of materials and plant during a range of operating and process conditions. The Discrete Element Method (DEM) is a discrete matter simulation method that captures the dual nature of fluid and solid properties of granular material flow. Bulk materials are complex in their behavior and this poses challenges for engineers, as granular materials often have a significant impact on the performance of a device or the efficiency of a process. Simulation-based design earlier in the design cycle can reduce the amount of prototype testing, cost and time, and deliver an improved design.

This presentation introduces the co-simulation solution between Altair EDEM and MotionSolve which enables engineers to introduce realistic bulk material loads to their multi-body dynamics simulations.

This presentation focuses on the considerations for modelling particle solids with EDEM, introduces the philosophy and the importance of calibration. Furthermore, the participants will learn the calibration of coarse particulate solids and on the calibration approach for fine materials such as powders. Additional calibration tools, such as the GEMM Database, Calibration Kit and EDEM Cal are also introduced during this session. Goals and Objectives: Modelling approach for coarse particulate solids Modelling approach for powders and soils GEMM Database EDEM Calibration Kit EDEM Cal tool

This webinar session was presented during the 2021 organized in collaboration with Iowa State University on Off-Road Equipment Simulation and Modelling. The presentation covers the use of EDEM in a range of industry applications related to the workshop. In addition to showcasing some of the possible granular materials that can be modelled using EDEM, such as grain, fibers or soils. The EDEM industry examples include crop and soil interaction agricultural machinery, heavy equipment and off-road vehicles.

The EDEM API Introduction presentation gives an overview of the customization of EDEM physics and post-processing capabilities. The presentation introduces EDEMpy, the Python post-processing interface of EDEM and shows how to run and modify the analysis scripts. In addition, the presentation introduces the customization of physics models, custom factories and particle body forces through the CPU and GPU API capabilities.

This presentation introduces the Discrete Element Method and the EDEM Workflow, allowing the attendee to gain experience in the setup of an EDEM simulation. Goals and Objectives: Identify key aspects of the EDEM software Utilize EDEM applications and workflow Describe material models and material calibration Initiate solver settings (CPU and GPU)

The Mining industry faces a lot of challenges and remains under high pressure to control costs, improve operational efficiency as well as meeting stricter environmental regulations. Innovation and the use of technology play a key role in addressing these and in shaping the future of mining. This webinar will explore how simulation and advanced technologies such as digital twins, machine learning and Internet of things (IoT) can help mines increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve safety. You will hear from industry leaders and technical experts on how Altair’s solutions can be used for efficient development and operation.

The Mining industry faces a lot of challenges and remains under high pressure to control costs, improve operational efficiency as well as meeting stricter environmental regulations. Innovation and the use of technology play a key role in addressing these and in shaping the future of mining. This webinar will explore how simulation and advanced technologies such as digital twins, machine learning and Internet of things (IoT) can help mines increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve safety. You will hear from industry leaders and technical experts on how Altair’s solutions can be used for efficient development and operation.

The Mining industry faces a lot of challenges and remains under high pressure to control costs, improve operational efficiency as well as meeting stricter environmental regulations. Innovation and the use of technology play a key role in addressing these and in shaping the future of mining. This webinar will explore how simulation and advanced technologies such as digital twins, machine learning and Internet of things (IoT) can help mines increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve safety. You will hear from industry leaders and technical experts on how Altair’s solutions can be used for efficient development and operation.

In this webinar, we will discuss how Altair EDEM software can help the food manufacturing industry address a range of challenges.

EDEM accurately simulates the behavior of various foods such as grains, coffee beans, spices, fruits, or dairy powders and provides key insight into a range of operations and processes, including material handling and processing such as mixing, milling, drying, coating, and more.

By deploying EDEM software companies are able to ensure a high-quality end product, minimize damage and wastage, improve scale-up procedures, reduce operating costs, and drive product innovation.

Webinar contents:
• Background and industry challenges
• Introducing Altair EDEM
• Material handling applications: sorting, transport, feeding and storing
• Material processing applications:
granulation, mixing, extruding, coating

Duration: 37 minutes

In this webinar we will introduce EDEM software, explain how it can be used to optimize the performance of bulk material handling and processing equipment, and go through examples of applications in the mining industry. Contents: Challenges faced by mine operators Introducing EDEM simulation technology EDEM applications examples: Transfer chutes Mills Crushers Vibrating screens Live Q&A with our engineer

In this technical webinar hosted in collaboration with the Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS) at Rutgers University, experts will discuss how DEM can be used to better understand powders and optimize pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. The focus will be on 3 main questions and areas: - What is the residence time distribution of particle blends? - How to study powder properties changes due to shear? - How to understand API agglomeration in continuous powder flow? Presentations will also cover examples of applications of Altair EDEM software and techniques for calibrating powders.

In this webinar, learn more about EDEM software and how it can be used for the design, performance testing, and optimization of mining and construction equipment.

Dump trucks, excavators, loaders and dozers are all designed to handle bulk materials that can vary in shape and form, from large quarry rocks to cohesive soils or abrasive ores. These materials and their interaction with the machine parts have a strong effect on equipment performance.

EDEM software, powered by the Discrete Element Method (DEM), accurately simulates the behavior of rocks, soils, ores and gravel, etc. It provides engineers with crucial engineering insight into how materials will interact with their equipment during a range of operating conditions and enable them to use realistic loads in Finite Element Analysis and Multi-body Dynamics simulations for optimal designs.

Webinar Contents:
• Challenges of designing heavy equipment
• Introducing EDEM simulation technology: overview, material calibration, and CAE integration
• EDEM applications examples:
dump trucks, excavators, road graders, dozers, loaders, grabs and dragline buckets

Duration:
55 minutes

In this webinar learn more about EDEM software and how it can be used to optimize a range of operations and processes as part of the steelmaking process.

Bulk materials such as iron ore, coal, pellets and sinter are at the core of the steelmaking process. From transporting raw materials from the mines to the plant by wagons, moving materials on conveyor belts to the blast furnace and the actual charging of the furnace, efficient handling and processing of those materials is critical to achieve efficiency.

EDEM software, powered by the Discrete Element Method (DEM), accurately simulates the behavior of rocks, soils, ores, gravel, etc. It provides engineers with crucial insight into how bulk materials will interact with their equipment during a range of operation and process conditions.

Webinar Contents:
• Raw material handling and transportation:
improving performance and reliability of equipment such as transfer chutes, coal wagons, bucket elevators, screw augers and more.
• Processes: optimizing performance of machines such as cone crushers, mills, vibrating screens, dryers and mixers.
• Blast furnace: minimizing segregation in charging process, optimizing material distribution and dispersal, predicting areas of equipment wear.

Duration:
49 minutes

In this webinar, learn more about EDEM software and how it can be used for the design, performance testing, and optimization of agricultural machinery. Tractors, combines and forage harvesters are all designed to work with a range of granular materials such as crops, seeds and soils. These materials can impact the performance of the machine and its durability. EDEM software, powered by the Discrete Element Method (DEM), accurately simulates the behavior of grains, seeds, crops and soils and provides engineers with crucial insight into how materials will interact with a piece of equipment during a range of operation and process conditions. Webinar contents: • Challenges of designing agricultural equipment • Introducing EDEM simulation technology: overview and CAE integration • EDEM applications examples: combine harvesters, tillage tools, fertilizer spreader, grain handling & transport systems, and more • EDEM workflow demo Duration: 44 minutes

A transformação digital na engenharia de produto tem modificado o mercado e é de extrema importância para que empresas criem e desenvolvam novas máquinas e equipamentos com a mais alta qualidade, em menor tempo e reduzindo custos. Pensando nisso, a Altair apresentará um webinar (workshop online) sobre Como acelerar o lançamento de novos implementos, máquinas agrícolas e equipamentos pesados. Neste encontro, mostramos como a simulação computacional é uma rápida solução de investigação e análise de desempenho, além da possibilidade de simular qualquer situação de operação, seja no campo, rodovia ou canteiro de obras.

Altair's acquisition of DEM Solutions allows customers to design and develop power machinery while simultaneously optimizing how this equipment processes and handles bulk materials. EDEM's Discrete Element Method tool interfaces with Altair's leading physics applications to extend companies ability to simulate complex products as systems-of-systems. With EDEM, users will be able to simulate the interaction between materials such as pellets, tablets, powders, coal, soil, and rocks with machinery. Combining DEM with Altair's applications for model-based development, structural analysis, computational fluid dynamics, and multi-body dynamics gives users unparalleled insight into the performance of their complex products in use.

Fluidized beds are used in process industries such as pharmaceutical, food processing, and chemical industries for applications like powder mixing, coating, heating, and drying. Fluidization is a complex process and depends on various parameters such as powder properties, bed design, and operating conditions to name a few. CFD-DEM simulations have proven themselves to be a cost and time-effective approach to understand the effect of these parameters on the performance of fluidized beds. In this webinar, we will look at how AcuSolve-EDEM coupling can be applied to fluidized beds and investigate the effects of some design changes and operating conditions.