Ajei Gopal

Ansys Inc. is a Canonsburg-based American company. It develops and markets multiphysics simulation software to design, test, and operate products and provides its products and services to clients around the globe. Ansys picked up a large number of engineering design companies in the 2000s, which gained additional fluid dynamics, electronics, and other physical analysis technology.

Ansys software fits seamlessly with existing systems thanks to their open ecosystem of computer-aided design, manufacturing, and engineering providers. Engineers can use Ansys simulation to explore and predict how products will work in the real world. This simulation superpower also accelerates time-to-market, reduces production costs, increases efficiency, and reduces risk.

The Establishment of Ansys, Inc.

John Swanson invented the concept for Ansys at the time of his work at Westinghouse Astronuclear Laboratory in the 1960s. At that time, engineers conducted hand analyses of Finite Elements (FEA). Westinghouse dismissed Swanson’s concept of automating FEA by designing software for general purposes, so in 1969 Swanson left the company to develop the software by itself. The next year, he created Ansys in his farmhouse in Pittsburgh with the name Swanson Analysis Systems Inc. (SASI). Swanson created Ansys’ initial punch card program and leased a mainframe machine by the hour.

By 1991, SASI had 153 workers with an annual turnover of $29 million, which was a 10 percent market share for software analysis for finite elements. SASI purchased Compuflo in 1992, and the software for fluid dynamic analysis was commercialized and developed. In 1993, Mr. Swanson sold his majority stake in the firm to TA Associates, a capitalist firm. The following year Peter Smith was appointed CEO and the software, Ansys, was renamed SASI.

Ansys Products and Services

Ansys Discovery and accurately addresses important design questions early in the process. It eliminates long waits for simulation results to increase efficiency and performance. Engineers can now concentrate on creativity and product success thanks to Discovery. With Ansys SpaceClaim, you can reduce simulation prep time and easily build 3D models. By accelerating the geometry development process, these tools enable designers and analysts to concentrate on the simulation performance.

With Ansys VRXPERIENCE, you will enjoy an active sound quality and sound design solution. Recorded sound, CAE acoustics simulation effects, and Active Sound E-Motor noise, Aeroacoustics sources, Engine vibrations, and EV all have their own special tools.

Ansys Additive Prep optimizes component orientation by auto-detecting support regions and individually configuring them to construct different 3D printing support types. Ansys Additive Print takes the guesswork out of printing. Gain insight into how parts can behave during a build and take corrective actions to ensure that the parts are installed correctly the first time.

To accelerate embedded software development ventures, Ansys offers model-based embedded software development and simulation environment with a built-in certified automatic code generator. Ansys embedded software solutions provide a wide range of powerful capabilities to assist you in developing secure and stable software designs more quickly.

They offer the industry’s gold standard simulators for antenna, RF, microwave, PCB, package, IC design, and even electromechanical devices. These solutions assist you in resolving any electromagnetic, temperature, SI, PI, parasitic, cabling, and vibration issues that can arise in your designs.

Ajei Gopal, The President and CEO of The Company

Ajei Gopal has been the president and chief executive officer of Ansys since January 2017. Ajei worked as an operating partner at Silver Lake, a major private equity technology investor, from 2013 to 2016. During his time at Silver Lake, he was seconded as interim president and chief operating officer at Symantec Corporation. He was a senior vice president at Hewlett Packard from 2011 to 2013. From 2006 to 2011, Ajei served as executive vice president at CA Technologies. He was executive vice president and chief technology officer at Symantec Corporation from 2004 to 2006.

Ajei Gopal previously served as CEO and a member of the board of directors of ReefEdge Networks, a company he co-founded in 2000. From 1991 to 2000, he worked at IBM, first at IBM Research and then in IBM’s Software Group. Ajei is also a director on the board of Citrix Systems, Inc., a multinational software corporation.