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2011 news

Rolls-Royce highlight at UK Materials Seminar

Nov 2011— "Darren Green, Chief of Materials Design Services at Rolls-Royce, spoke about the drive towards continuous improvement in materials data quality"

Sandia Nat Labs Join MDMC as Northrop Grumman Host Upcoming Meeting

Nov 2011—"19th Consortium meeting will be from January 10-13, hosted by Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, CA."
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Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Thales join Environmental Materials Technology Consortium

Nov 2011—"Granta Design to host next meeting of eco design collaborative project"
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GRANTA MI Version 5 Gives Manufacturers Control Over Vital Materials Information and Decisions

Oct 5—Solutions for data management, substitution, restricted substances, and design.
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Eco Materials Adviser Full Version available for Autodesk Inventor

Sep 29—Granta announces the availability of new sustainable design tool.
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CES Selector 2012 aids response to cost, supply, and environmental issues in manufacturing enterprises

July 27—New materials replacement features plus tools for eco design composites, steels, and more.
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Granta and Firehole empower composite design decisions

July 20—Collaboration combines specialist data and software for users of composite materials.
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2012 Materials Education Symposia announced at ASEE meeting

June 29—Granta outlines event plans and demonstrates latest software at engineering education event. 
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Granta Design to extend Autodesk Inventor sustainable design tool

June 22—Granta Design announced details of the Eco Materials Adviser Full Version. This will build upon the sustainable design tool, which is currently available at no extra cost within Autodesk Inventor 2012 software. 
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New Bone Database Gives Orthopaedic Device Designers a Break

May 24—New tools make it much easier for device designers to make informed decisions on the selection, substitution, qualification, regulation, and biocompatibility of materials. 
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Enthusiastic support for Materials Education Symposia

May 9—Over 150 materials educators from around the world share ideas and practical tips at the two 2011 Materials Education Symposia.
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New Granta software aids composite testing and design, supports development of new composite materials

Mar 30—New tools demonstrated at the JEC Composites Show in Paris help composite users to choose the right materials and support composite producers in developing and marketing their product lines.
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Granta featured in Autodesk Inventor software's new sustainable design solution

Mar 25—Eco Materials Adviser will help designers to estimate a product’s environmental impact and to make more sustainable design decisions.
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Novo Nordisk highlight at Danish Materials Seminar

Mar 23—Novo Nordisk provided insights into the benefits of rational materials selection for medical device design while guest speaker at Granta's 'Materials Information Technology in Industry' seminar in Denmark.
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New software helps coatings and restricted substance decisions

Mar 2—Extensions to GRANTA MI software help Product Designers, Materials & Process experts, and Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) professionals to make vital decisions on coatings and surface treatment. 
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Granta expands in US and Germany

Feb 18—Materials information technology leader invests in global customer base.
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CES EduPack 2011 provides new resources for materials education

Feb 2—CES EduPack 2011 provides new resources for materials education New software, data, and resources for areas including sustainability and lightweight design.
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Agenda finalized for latest US and International Materials Education Symposia, Spring 2011

Jan 20—Two prestigious symposia will again draw together the materials education community across engineering, science, processing, and design.
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2010 news

CES Selector 2010 enhances design for lightweight products and aids material development »

Nov 9, 2010—Software helps optimize cost, improve product performance, and meet environmental objectives.

Autodesk and Granta partner to help enable sustainable product design »

Oct 19, 2010—Access to Best-in-Class Materials Information Technology Empowers Manufacturers to Make More Eco-Responsible Design Decisions.

GRANTA MI 4.0 delivers the best ever support for practical materials information management »

Sep 21, 2010—New tools for composites, steels, restricted substances, medical devices.

Granta opens new headquarters »

Jul 15, 2010—Over 150 employees, customers, collaborators, and friends of Granta gathered at the refurbished and extended offices at Rustat House, Cambridge,

Granta announces expansion plans »

Jul 5, 2010—New projects fuel 20% growth in staff.

Granta co-chairs Environment, Energy and Sustainability session »

Jun 17, 2010—Granta co-chaired and spoke in two half-day session on "Restricted Substances Information Management" at the Environment Energy and Sustainability Symposium (E2S2) in Denver, CO.

GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway for Pro/ENGINEER »

Jun 7, 2010—New integration technology demonstrated at PTC/USER World Event.

GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway brings material intelligence to the engineering desktop »

May 26, 2010—Pro/ENGINEER and Abaqus/CAE integrations demonstrated at industry events.

EMIT Consortium makes progress—despite volcano! »

Apr 28, 2010—Undeterred by the volcanic eruption in Iceland, members held eight hours of web meetings over two days, with a major focus on tools to aid design in the context of restricted substance regulations.

Materials Strategy Consortium welcomes TRW Automotive, views latest developments »

Apr 14, 2010—Members of the Materials Strategy Consortium and other manufacturing organizations met in Detroit to review the latest developments in software for systematic materials selection, substitution, and cost optimization.

Granta hosts unique international materials education event »

Mar 26, 2010—Delegates from 20 countries attended the second running of the International Materials Education Symposium at Cambridge University.

CES EduPack 2010 extends interdisciplinary support for materials education »

Feb 8, 2010—New editions for Nuclear Power, Sustainability & the Built Environment among enhancements to be demonstrated at upcoming Symposia.

ARL joins MDMC as Raytheon hosts latest meeting »

Jan 15, 2010—The Material Data Management Consortium (MDMC) held its 15th meeting, hosted by Raytheon in Tucson, AZ, during January, helping guide development of the GRANTA MI software system which helps to capture, control, analyze, and apply critical materials data in the engineering process.

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2009 news

Materials information technology showcased at busy MS&T »

Oct 29, 2009—Key areas for discussion included the use of materials information technology to solve practical problems in industry and the latest resources to support materials education.

CES Selector 2009 helps industry make better materials choices »

Oct 26, 2009—Software helps optimize cost, improve product performance, meet environmental objectives—new tools for packaging, plastics, and medical applications.

Granta, EPMA partnership expands access to Global Powder Metallurgy Database »

Oct 20, 2009—Granta Design and the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) have announced that the ground breaking Global Powder Metallurgy Database (GPMD) will be made available as a data module within the GRANTA MI materials information system.

CERAM extends service offering with Granta software »

Aug 18, 2009—CERAM will use Granta software to extend its services in materials testing, analysis and consultancy.

GRANTA MI 3.0—New tools for restricted substances, materials engineering, and optimizing product cost and performance »

Jul 16, 2009—Developments draw on experience of world-leading engineering organizations.

Hundreds discuss EduPack teaching resources at ASEE Meeting »

Jun 17, 2009—Campus-wide use and eco design are key themes.

Granta to distribute "gRRappler" »

Jun 9, 2009—Granta is to further develop and distribute gRRappler, a software utility developed by Rolls-Royce engineers to aid the cleansing and processing of materials test data.

Consortium addresses eco regulations in meeting at Rolls-Royce »

Apr 22, 2009—The second meeting of the Environmental Materials Information Technology (EMIT) Consortium was held at Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK, providing clear guidance for development of the Granta software used by Consortium members.

International audience shares teaching ideas at CES EduPack Symposium »

Apr 3, 2009—CES EduPack is being used to support and enhance teaching of materials and processes across an extraordinarily wide range of courses—and sharing experiences from across this spectrum is a very valuable exercise.

Information management a key issue at JEC Composites Show »

Mar 26, 2009—Busiest show ever confirms a growing interest in—and need for—materials information technology among makers and users of composite materials.

Updated medical devices white paper available »

Mar 11, 2009—Granta has updated its white paper covering the management and use of materials information in medical device design.

Granta enables new online resource for MTI members »

Feb 25, 2009— Granta's Chief Operating Officer, Dr Patrick Coulter, was a speaker at the TAC 98 Meeting of the Materials Technology Institute (MTI) in Jacksonville, FL.

New CES EduPack 2009 supports worldwide community of engineering educators »

Jan 28, 2009—Updates to software and teaching resources for materials, processes, eco design.

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Selected older announcements

• 2008—EADS Astrium joins EMIT Consortium More »
• 2008—Jaguar Land Rover, NPL lead UK discussions More »
• 2008—NASA, Westinghouse Electric Company lead discussions in Pittsburgh More »
• 2008—Eurocopter to chair eco design consortium—open invitation to seminar More »
• 2008—Fortune Brands leads Milwaukee materials strategy discussions More »
• 2008—ASCO Industries and EADS Astrium present in Paris More »
• 2008—Rolls-Royce in pole position at Brooklands More »
• 2007—GRANTA MI supports university research More »
• 2007—Boeing and Northrop Frumman join the Material Data Management Consortium More »
• 2007—Granta celebrates 21 years of material selection More »
• 2007—EADS Astrium Satellite speak at European workshops More »
• 2006—Granta and ASM International sign five-year strategic agreement More »
• 2006—Consortium welcomes GE-Aviation More »
• 2006—Rolls-Royce a hit with Farnborough audience More »
• 2006—Granta joins MMPDS Industrial Steering Group More »
• 2006—Granta and ANSYS Apply Materials Data to Empower Product Design More »
• 2005—AWE joins Material Data Management Consortium More »
• 2005—Oak Ridge National Laboratory Joins MDMC More »
• 2004—Granta Design celebrates 10 years and moves to larger premises More »
• 2004—New Member (CTC) for MDMC More »
• 2003—Material Data Network now online More »
• 2003—Moldflow and Granta sign Partnership Agreement More »
• 2003—Granta in MI21 project More »
• 2002—Honeywell chooses CES More »
• 2002—Granta Design and Materials Sciences Corporation sign agreement on MIL-HDBK-17 More »
• 2002—Granta Design in Material Data Management Consortium More »
• 2001—NPL and Granta Design announce collaboration More »
• 2001—ASM Handbook web contract awarded to Granta Design More »
• 2001—Granta and Battelle sign agreement for MIL-HDBK-5 More »
• 2000—Granta Design expand and moves to larger premises
• 2000—ASM International invests $1.6 million in Granta Design (May 30) More »
• 1999—Design for the environment: a strategic alliance established between two leaders in the fields of material selection, life cycle analysis and the underlying data systems
• 1998—Release of the UK Steel Association 'SteelSpec' CD-ROM
• 1994—Granta Design announce release of Cambridge Materials Selector Version 2.0

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