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Advanced Technical Training

ANSYS Design & Analysis Software Training

A two-day, hands-on course for designers and engineers ready to master simulation in the ANSYS Workbench environment.
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Course at a Glance

Format

2-Day Intensive — Lectures + Lab Exercises

Software

ANSYS Workbench & ANSYS Discovery

Instructor

Dr. Andreas Vlahinos — 40 yrs ANSYS experience

Who It's For

Designers and engineers at any level

Location

The Manufacturing Collaborative, Randolph, VT

Course Overview

ANSYS Workbench Training Built for Real Engineering Work

This two-day course gives designers and engineers practical, hands-on experience with the ANSYS Workbench environment — one of the most widely used simulation platforms in advanced manufacturing and product development.

Training covers the complete simulation workflow: importing and preparing CAD geometry, applying loads and constraints, solving analyses, and publishing results. Participants work through a mix of structured lectures and lab exercises using real-world examples that reinforce design optimization and robust design strategies.

The course also covers techniques for integrating CAD tools, Excel, and external programs within the ANSYS Workbench environment — skills that apply directly to everyday engineering workflows.

Analysis Types Covered

Participants will perform the following analyses in ANSYS Workbench:

Static Structural
Modal
Buckling
Thermal
Thermal-Stress
Fatigue
Press-Fit
Dynamic
Real Time Simulation

Turn Simulation from a Bottleneck into a Competitive Advantage

Common Engineering Challenges:

  • Simulation tools go underutilized because teams lack structured training
  • Physical prototyping is expensive and slow to iterate
  • Engineers struggle to connect CAD workflows with FEA and thermal analysis
  • Design failures are caught late — after tooling investment is already made
  • Finding qualified, real-world simulation instruction is difficult in New England

How This Training Helps:

  • Build immediate hands-on proficiency in ANSYS Workbench in just two days
  • Validate designs virtually before investing in physical prototypes
  • Learn CAD integration with ANSYS, Excel, and external programs in one environment
  • Catch structural, thermal, and fatigue issues early in the design cycle
  • Learn from one of the most experienced ANSYS instructors in the country

8-Module Course Outline

Each module builds on the last — from foundational simulation concepts through advanced analysis techniques, shape optimization, and full CAD integration.

Module 1

Design Simulation Basics Module

Module 2

Preprocessing in Workbench

Module 3

Dynamic Analysis

Module 4

Thermal Analysis

Module 5

Shape Finder

Module 6

CAD Integration & Design Exploration

Module 7

Fatigue Analysis

Module 8

Special Topics

What You'll Be Able to Do After This Course

Participants leave with practical, demonstrable simulation skills applicable directly to product development, structural validation, and engineering analysis workflows.
  • Navigate the ANSYS Workbench Simulation graphical interface
  • Perform Real Time Simulation with ANSYS Discovery
  • Set material properties and control mesh density
  • Apply loads and constraints, solve, and interpret results
  • Run thermal and thermal-stress analyses
  • Generate and publish professional analysis reports
  • Use ANSYS Discovery to simplify and heal geometry
  • Import geometry from CAD systems or existing CAD files
  • Perform multi-pass adaptive meshing with convergence controls
  • Run static structural, modal, and buckling analyses
  • Run fatigue, press-fit, and dynamic analyses
  • Integrate ANSYS with CAD, Excel, and external tools

Built for Working Designers and Engineers

This ANSYS training is ideal for professionals who want practical simulation skills — not just software familiarity. It’s well-suited for those working in product development, structural engineering, mechanical design, and advanced manufacturing.

Mechanical Engineers

Product Designers

Structural Engineers

CAD Professionals

R&D Teams

Manufacturing Engineers

Learn from One of the Most Experienced ANSYS Educators in the Field

AV

Dr. Andreas Vlahinos

Ph.D. Engineering Science & Mechanics — Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Vlahinos brings 40 years of hands-on ANSYS teaching experience to this course. A former Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Colorado, he taught courses in Structural Mechanics and Computer Aided Structural Engineering and has published more than 150 papers in structural dynamics, design optimization, and DFSS.


His current focus spans Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Generative Design, Lattice Structures, and Computer Aided Innovation — making this training especially relevant for engineers working at the intersection of simulation and modern manufacturing.

40

Years with ANSYS

150+

Publications

Ph.D.

Georgia Tech

Advanced Manufacturing Training Grounded in Real Industry Work

The Manufacturing Collaborative (TMC) is an advanced manufacturing center at Vermont State University in Randolph, Vermont. We empower U.S. manufacturers with professional services and technical training across machining, 3D printing, metrology, digitization, and engineering simulation.
Our training programs are built around hands-on practice on real industry problems — not theoretical exercises. This ANSYS course fits squarely within that mission: putting professionals in front of industry-standard tools, guided by expert instructors with decades of applied experience.
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