DEM Solutions Ltd.

DEM Solutions Ltd. is the developer behind EDEM, software that uses the discrete element method to simulate how bulk and granular materials behave. Engineers use it to see how materials such as coal, ores, soils, fibres, grains, tablets and powders will interact with their equipment under different operating conditions. The product is now reached through Altair One.

What DEM Solutions Ltd. does

• EDEM simulation: modelling and analysis of particle behaviour, run on its own or alongside other CAE tools.
• Material model libraries: ready-calibrated models of rocks, ores, soils and powders to speed up set-up.
• Scalable solvers: CPU, GPU and multi-GPU options for systems of millions or tens of millions of particles.
• CAE coupling: links with multibody dynamics, FEA and CFD tools from Altair and other vendors, such as MotionSolve.

Customers and markets

EDEM is used in heavy equipment, off-road machinery, mining, steelmaking and process manufacturing, for tasks such as judging equipment performance or checking mixing in a tablet coater.

Key facts

• Product: EDEM
• Method: discrete element method (DEM)
• Platform: available through Altair One