VOLTA

VOLTA, developed by ESTECO SpA, is a Simulation Process and Data Management (SPDM) and Design Optimization platform designed for enterprise-level companies in the engineering, manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and energy industries. According to the vendor, VOLTA aims to streamline simulation processes, optimize design exploration, and improve product development. It offers a range of features and capabilities to empower engineering teams to collaborate, accelerate time-to-market, and gain control over their design processes.

Key Features

Make simulation accessible across the enterprise: According to the vendor, VOLTA enables the scaling up of simulation models and design exploration techniques across teams and organizations, aiming to make simulation accessible to a broader audience. It facilitates collaboration among geographically dispersed teams, potentially helping them anticipate design changes and accelerate the innovation process.

Take full control of the engineering design process: The vendor claims that VOLTA helps companies run multidisciplinary simulations and manage large amounts of data efficiently. It provides a platform for digital technologies to innovate engineering design processes, allowing teams to trace cross-functional design steps and integrate multiple modeling formats, potentially supporting conscious decision making and innovative product development.

Seamless collaboration across engineering teams: VOLTA aims to facilitate 24/7 collaboration in simulation among different departments, potentially breaking organizational boundaries. The vendor states that it provides a common web repository for sharing knowledge and best practices, enabling seamless collaboration across engineering teams, even in geographically dispersed locations. This could foster effective communication and collaboration among different departments working on simulation projects.

Accelerate time-to-market: According to the vendor, VOLTA aims to reduce engineering turnaround time and achieve product performance improvements. It provides an efficient web environment for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) at an enterprise level, potentially enabling faster decision-making processes by providing real-time access to simulation results. The vendor claims that optimizing the design process with VOLTA could help companies bring their products to market faster.

On-premises and cloud deployment: VOLTA offers both on-premises and cloud deployment options, providing flexibility for companies to choose the deployment option that best suits their needs. The vendor states that ESTECO professional services assist in infrastructure setup, potentially reducing time and costs of deployment. This allows companies to leverage their existing IT environment for deployment.

Compliant with security and data privacy policies: According to the vendor, VOLTA ensures compliance with security standards and data privacy policies. It allows setting permissions to access files and folders based on user roles and expertise, enabling team collaboration while protecting the company's intellectual property. VOLTA aims to provide a secure environment for sharing sensitive engineering data and information.

Lower costs: VOLTA aims to help maximize investment in engineering solvers and IT resources. It seamlessly integrates with any CAD, CAE software, and in-house codes, potentially reducing costs associated with engineering turnaround time and IT infrastructure. The vendor claims that VOLTA also benefits from state-of-the-art job scheduling technology for executing complex processes on elastic and scalable HPC environments.

Link simulation to business process: VOLTA allows mapping and execution of business processes, delivering tasks to the right people at the right time, from domain experts to decision-makers. The vendor claims that it enables the automatic invocation of simulation workflows from the business process, aiming to help align simulation activities with overall business objectives and strategies.