{"id":3169,"date":"2021-12-21T09:08:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T09:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edrmedeso1.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=3169"},"modified":"2023-06-24T14:10:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T13:10:18","slug":"otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Otechos enjoys benefits of the Ansys Startup Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Norwegian Startup Otechos joined the <strong>Ansys Startup Program<\/strong> in 2021. With expert mentoring from the EDRMedeso team they have introduced High Performance Computing to help study the behavior of fluids and structural aspects of their pumps and compressors.<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">The Green Shift<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Tvedestrand based startup company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otechos.com\"><strong>Otechos<\/strong><\/a> support their customers make the \u201cgreen shift\u201d by developing energy efficient pumps and compressors for hydrogen, ammonia and high temperature applications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">In an area that requires high precision their development team came to a point where they needed to introduce simulation to be able to fuel their innovation and fully understand the physics of their products and unlock the potential in their design ideas.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wistia_embed\" title=\"Otechos customer story, Ansys Startup Program - EDRMedeso Video\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/5kxjunm963?wmode=opaque\" name=\"wistia_embed\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-image-dimensions=\"960x540\" data-embed=\"true\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Benefits of Simulation<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">The benefit of simulation is that they gain \u201cX-ray vision into their products\u201d, as Kjell Kvinnesland, Technical Manager at Otechos, explains. After running full scale testing of prototypes, they can also document that the simulation models behave in the same way as the real product, which then allows for product adjustments with significantly shorter development cycles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"block-animation-none\">\n<blockquote data-animation-role=\"quote\"><p>\u201c\u201cIt saves us an enormous amount of time that would otherwise have to be used for testing &#8211; expensive prototypes and expensive tests.\u00a0Simulation also saves us many steps in development \u201d<\/blockquote><figcaption class=\"source\">\u2014 Fredrik Thrane, Otechos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><em>\u201cWe test physically here in our lab and we also test in our &#8220;digital lab&#8221; which is basically a huge computer.\u00a0In the digital lab we run simulations: Fluid simulations (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA), of the machine. Simulations, such as CFD, give us key knowledge about the process so that we can design the process\u00a0and the machine around the process correctly,\u201d <\/em>says Fredrik Thrane, who is responsible for the development of a contact and oil free compressor for hydrogen and ammonia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><em>\u201cIt saves us an enormous amount of time that would otherwise have to be used for testing &#8211; expensive prototypes and expensive tests.\u00a0Simulation also saves us many steps in development &#8211; before, during and after design is complete,\u201d <\/em>Fredrik says.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Partners<\/h2>\n<div class=\" image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-none individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none \" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic \" style=\"max-width: 5974px;\">\n<div class=\"image-block-wrapper\" data-animation-role=\"image\">\n<div class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element has-aspect-ratio \" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 57.81720733642578%; overflow: hidden; -webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);\">\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Otechos-Dag-Ingvaldsen-Fredrik-Thrane-and-Kjell-Kvinnesland.jpg\" alt=\"Otechos - Dag Ingvaldsen, Fredrik Thrane and Kjell Kvinnesland\" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" src=\"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Otechos-Dag-Ingvaldsen-Fredrik-Thrane-and-Kjell-Kvinnesland.jpg\" alt=\"Otechos - Dag Ingvaldsen, Fredrik Thrane and Kjell Kvinnesland\" data-image=\"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Otechos-Dag-Ingvaldsen-Fredrik-Thrane-and-Kjell-Kvinnesland.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"5974x3454\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"61c1a34ae6189d197bcfcdc3\" data-type=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong><em>PICTURE<\/em><\/strong><em>: The development team at Otechos &#8211; Dag Ingvaldsen, Fredrik Thrane and Kjell Kvinnesland<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Otechos have received excellent backing from the Norwegian Research Council, and they are supported by trusted industrial partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">He also emphasizes that using the most modern digital lab tools available will help them keep and attract the clever minds that they are dependent on to get the company to where they want to be in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><em>\u201cWe are also completely dependent on suppliers who are <\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>involved<\/em><\/span><em> and understand the journey we are on.\u00a0EDRMedeso is a fantastic example of that.\u00a0They provide state of the art analysis tools that help the company maintain a professional and streamlined status\u201d,<\/em> says Christopher Vanay, CEO of Otechos.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">The Ansys Startup Program<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Access world-leading <strong>Ansys<\/strong> simulation technology at a fraction of the cost!<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">The EDRMedeso Startup Program gives you full access to Ansys simulation software bundles that are built and priced to help entrepreneurs grow their business quickly and cost-effectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center\" data-animation-role=\"button\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-button-size=\"large\" data-button-type=\"secondary\"><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element--large sqs-button-element--secondary sqs-block-button-element\" href=\"\/startup\">Check if you qualify!<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Norwegian Startup Otechos joined the <strong>Ansys Startup Program<\/strong> in 2020. With expert mentoring from the EDRMedeso team they have introduced High Performance Computing of Fluids and Structural performance of their pumps and compressors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3171,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3169","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Otechos enjoys benefits of the Ansys Startup Program | EDRMedeso<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Otechos enjoys benefits of the Ansys Startup Program | EDRMedeso\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Norwegian Startup Otechos joined the Ansys Startup Program in 2020. With expert mentoring from the EDRMedeso team they have introduced High Performance Computing of Fluids and Structural performance of their pumps and compressors.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EDRMedeso\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edrmedeso\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-24T13:10:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DSC_1134.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1445\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EDRMedeso\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/article\\\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/article\\\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\\\/\",\"name\":\"Otechos enjoys benefits of the Ansys Startup Program | EDRMedeso\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/article\\\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/article\\\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/DSC_1134.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-21T09:08:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-24T13:10:18+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/article\\\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/article\\\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/article\\\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/DSC_1134.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/DSC_1134.jpg\",\"width\":2500,\"height\":1445},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/article\\\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Otechos enjoys benefits of the Ansys Startup Program\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"EDRMedeso\",\"description\":\"People Enabling Innovation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EDRMedeso\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/cropped-EDR-Favicon-15.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/cropped-EDR-Favicon-15.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"EDRMedeso\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edrmedeso.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/edrmedeso\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/EDRMedeso\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/edrmedeso_simulation\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@EDRMedeso\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/edrmedeso\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Otechos enjoys benefits of the Ansys Startup Program | EDRMedeso","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Otechos enjoys benefits of the Ansys Startup Program | EDRMedeso","og_description":"Norwegian Startup Otechos joined the Ansys Startup Program in 2020. With expert mentoring from the EDRMedeso team they have introduced High Performance Computing of Fluids and Structural performance of their pumps and compressors.","og_url":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/","og_site_name":"EDRMedeso","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edrmedeso","article_modified_time":"2023-06-24T13:10:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2500,"height":1445,"url":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DSC_1134.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@EDRMedeso","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/","url":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/","name":"Otechos enjoys benefits of the Ansys Startup Program | EDRMedeso","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DSC_1134.jpg","datePublished":"2021-12-21T09:08:12+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-24T13:10:18+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DSC_1134.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DSC_1134.jpg","width":2500,"height":1445},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/article\/otechos-enjoys-benefits-of-the-ansys-startup-program\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Otechos enjoys benefits of the Ansys Startup Program"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/","name":"EDRMedeso","description":"People Enabling Innovation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/#organization","name":"EDRMedeso","url":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-EDR-Favicon-15.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-EDR-Favicon-15.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"EDRMedeso"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edrmedeso","https:\/\/x.com\/EDRMedeso","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/edrmedeso_simulation\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@EDRMedeso","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/edrmedeso\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edrmedeso.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}