NewtonWorks has introduced a series of updates to its NewtonSuite eSeal simulation suite, designed to enhance usability, flexibility and post-processing accuracy for rubber and seal designers. The software was launched in Europe early last year.
Key updates include enhanced GUI flexibility, enabling users to switch between plane strain and axisymmetric analysis directly within the interface, even after opening an existing data file. This improves adaptability as design assumptions evolve during analysis. Workflow efficiency has been improved with support for space characters in file and directory names, simplifying file management, and the ability to delete multiple settings simultaneously in the model setting field reduces repetitive manual operations. Advanced post-processing tools feature new animation controls enabling precise adjustment of step increments and frame intervals for clearer visualization of results. A new measurement function also enables users to calculate the distance between any two selected nodes across time steps. Improved visual clarity with updated contour settings introducing overflow and underflow color controls ensures that extreme values remain clearly distinguishable during result evaluation.
A case study with Yazaki demonstrates how digital validation using NewtonSuite eSeal can reduce rework, limit physical testing and build stakeholder confidence throughout the OEM collaboration lifecycle.