PROVIDENCE – As viewers worldwide watch athletes compete on new artificial turf at the Beijing Olympics, they can thank a Rhode Island company for the fields’ sleek design.
Abaqus, a DS-simulation software product made by Providence-based Simulia, is used for product development by Royal TenCate, the global market leader in synthetic turf fibers – and Royal TenCate is supplying all the field hockey fields for the Olympics.
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TenCate says the system provides better physical protection, due to improved shock absorption, and increased water drainage.
In 2005, Dassault Systèmes, a French simulation and product lifecycle management company, paid $413 million cash to acquire Providence-based Simulia, a developer of nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA) software.
The 2008 Summer Olympics continue through Sunday in Beijing. Field hockey games are scheduled today at 6 a.m., 11 a.m., 8:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. (all times Eastern) on NBCOlympics.com and MSNBC-TV.
Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY and Paris: DSY) specializes in 3D and product lifecycle management (PLM) software. It is the parent of the Providence-based Simulia, a developer of DS-simulation software including the Abaqus and Catia analysis applications. For more information, visit www.simulia.com.
