The SAMTECH Group is the partner you need for your Engineering Projects since it is able to manage all the facets of numerical simulation from the beginning to the end. Indeed, the SAMTECH Group is made of three main entities, respectively dedicated to the development of General Purpose Finite Element Analysis and Optimisation Software (SAMTECH s.a.), to General Purpose Engineering Services from design to manufacturing methods (GDTECH s.a.) and to the development of Multi-Physics Professional Solutions (OPEN ENGINEERING s.a.).

GENERAL PURPOSE SOFTWARE & PROFES-SIONAL SOLUTION EDITION
SAMTECH s.a. is the European leading provider of simulation software for Finite Element Analysis and Optimisation. Founded in 1986 from the Aerospace Laboratory of University of Liège, SAMTECH is the main company of the SAMTECH Group, developing and marketing the general-purpose Finite Element Analysis code SAMCEF and the Multi-Disciplinary Optimisation platform BOSS quattro. SAMTECH provides integrated general-purpose software products for linear, non-linear and multi-body dynamics problems. SAMTECH provides industries also with specific Professional Solutions addressing specific applications to be solved in the industrial environment and based on the various disciplines that are useful in this sector.
These core products answer to a wide range of industrial needs from the preliminary phases of design to the most advanced verification analyses. The software technology of SAMTECH has an unsurpassed reputation for its quality and reliability.

ENGINEERING SERVICES
GDTECH s.a. (Global Design Technology) is the engineering subsidiary of SAMTECH, providing customized solutions in engineering such as consultancy, intellectual services and turnkey projects, to span across all necessary stages from design to manufacturing methodologies (Preliminary design, dimensioning, manufacturing, validation, prototype production, documentation, management). Founded in 1998, this company proposes a global engineering services offer for the design and the development of new products using virtual prototyping techniques. As member of SAMTECH Group, GDTECH has the advantage of benefiting of the experience and the support of the highest class specialists in Finite Element and Optimisation techniques.

MULTI-PHYSICS SOLUTIONS
OPEN ENGINEERING s.a. is the last subsidiary of SAMTECH. This company is in charge of the development of advanced Multi-Physics software solutions. Created in December 2001, OPEN ENGINEERING will assure the continuation of this long tradition of advanced numerical simulation. Open Engineering develops customized multi-physics virtual prototyping solutions based on OOFELIE in order to treat specific coupled applications like MEMS, Piezoelectric Materials, Vibroacoustics, fluid-structure interactions…. Open Engineering allows SAMTECH Group to complete its commercial offer, to be present on the emerging multi-physics design markets and to provide services for the development of original highly coupled analysis solutions covering specific needs.