grantadesign print

News and Events Archive

 Please select a year the article appeared if known

 Alternatively please enter any keywords/phrases that would have appeared in the article.

     

Back to current news & media info...

2007

Nov, 2007 GRANTA MI supports university research
Sep, 2007 Design resource extends support for Orthopaedic and Cardiovascular Devices
  Materials strategy hits 'Motor City'
  Hot competition at MS&T!
Aug, 2007 Boeing and Northrop Grumman join the Material Data Management Consortium
Jul, 2007 CES Selector a major step forward for materials decision-making

Granta celebrates 21 years of materials selection

Jun,2007 Granta hosts MANUDIRECT nanotechnology project
May, 2007 GRANTA MI 1.3 - Increase the business impact of materials information
Apr, 2007 EADS Astrium Satellite speak at European workshops
Feb, 2007 Materials and manufacturing leaders talk materials strategy in Orlando
  Granta releases CES EduPack 2007 for materials and manufacturing education
 

New Materials for Medical Devices Database

  Granta, EconCore to develop new sandwich materials software tool
Jan, 2007 Ninth MDMC meeting - enterprise roll-out a key trend

2006

  • Granta and ASM International sign five-year strategic agreement... More...

  • Ashby Design Award winner announced... More...

  • Leading manufacturers talk materials strategy in Cincinnati... More...

  • Granta, ASM present medical device solutions at Cleveland summit... More...

  • Granta presents at Plastics, Design, and Moulding Conference... More...

  • Consortium welcomes GE-Aviation... More...

  • Rolls-Royce a hit with Farnborough audience... More...

  • GRANTA MI: jetzt auf deutsch! (Now in German!)... More...

  • GRANTA MI 1.2: Aerospace, defense, energy enterprises solve materials data problems... More...

  • GRANTA MI 1.2: New software means materials science labs never lose a test result!... More..

  • Software helps designers avoid environmental stress cracking product failures... More...

  • Granta presents at ASEE... More...

  • Granta and ANSYS apply materials data to empower product design... More...

  • Granta supports NASA award winners... More...

  • Rolls-Royce speaks at Berlin MDMC Workshop... More...

  • Granta presents at AeroMat 2006... More...

  • Granta joins MMPDS Industrial Steering Group... More...

  • Granta MI 1.1: Key Milestone for Granta's Engineering Enterprise Solution... More...

  • Granta Releases CES EduPack 2006 for Enhanced Materials Engineering Education... More...

  • Fifteen Major Aerospace Companies Join Toulouse MDMC Workshop - Berlin Event to Follow on May 18... More...

  • The Future of Material Data Management: 7th Meeting of the Material Data Management Consortium... More

2005

  • AWE joins Material Data Management Consortium. More...

  • Granta Material News: Data Frustrations of Materials Engineers... More...

  • GRANTA MI, the game! More...

  • Granta Congratulates Renault Formula 1 on Constructors’ Championship Win... More

  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory Joins MDMC... More

  • Granta Founders Chosen as Material Information Authorities... More

  • White Paper: Software That Works for Materials Engineers in Aerospace, Defense and Energy Sectors... More

  • GRANTA MI: Launch of a Materials Software Revolution at AeroMat 2005... More

  • New Approaches in Materials Education in Japan... More

  • GRANTA CES Web Software Helps Promote Natural Fibre Eco-Materials... More

  • GRANTA MI: ASM Scoops Announcement of Granta's Big News... More

  • CES EduPack 2005 announced as 'Next Generation' of popular materials and process teaching package... More

  • Granta Adopts New Corporate Image... More

  • 3rd Edition of Ashby's Materials Selection in Mechanical Design now available from Granta... More

  • Free of charge - download four Materials Selection Charts... More

  • “Rational Selection of Thermoplastics” in Materials World... More (PDF document)

  • Materials Selector for “Green Engineering”... More

2004

  • New Package for Teaching Design Students about Materials and Processes... More

  • New OPS Hailed as “Most Powerful Plastics Selection Tool Ever Built”...More

  • CES4.5 Now Shipping...More

  • CES used to design spacesuits for Mars...More

  • New editions of Popular EDUPACK...More

  • Visit us at ASEE 2004...More

  • MDMC - Report from 3rd Meeting...More

  • See us at Aeromat 2004...More

  • Granta Design and ASM Product: a CODIE Award Finalist...More

  • Chemical Information from Ac to Zr, London, 30 March... More

  • Granta Design celebrates 10 years and moves to larger premises...More

  • New Member for MDMC...More

  • Leading Distance Learning University adopts Granta CES Software...More

  • What is MatML and what can it do for you?...More

2003

  • Granta Design and IDES form Strategic Partnership to deliver World Class Polymer Selector More...

  • CES4.1 answers the Materials IT Challenge More...

  • CES4.1 EduPack introduces eco-properties of materials More...
  • Find out more about MDMC at the Introductory Workshop More...
  • Granta at Materials Solutions, Pittsburgh More...
  • Ashby popular in Vienna More...
  • Aeromat 2003 delegates enjoy materials data management course More...
  • Granta makes first deliverables to Aerospace Consortium More...
  • Material Data Network now online More...
  • Moldflow and Granta sign Partnership Agreement More...
  • Ashby Charts in Nashville More...
  • Granta at ASEE 2003 More...
  • Granta at Aeromat 2003 More...
  • Next meeting of MDMC More...
  • ASM Alloy Center powered by Granta More...
  • Granta in MI21 project More...
  • Steelspec now online powered by Granta More...
  • AIAA, Norfolk Virginia, April 7 to 9 More...
  • 49. Metallkunde-Kolloquium More...
  • 2003 Moldflow International User Group Conference More...
  • Industry Consortium plans Future of Aerospace Materials Data Management More...
  • Granta at TMS 2003 More...
  • Material & Design - new book by Professor Ashby More...

2002

  • MIL-HDBK-17 available on CD-ROM More...

  • Honeywell chooses CES More...

  • Universities welcome CES4 More...

  • NPL MIDAS site goes live using Granta software More...

  • ASM Handbooks on-line powered by Granta
  • More...

  • CES4 Now shipping
  • More...

  • Optimal Polymer Selector now available
  • More...

  • CES EDUPACK - complete teaching toolkit
  • More...

  • Successful launch for MDMC
  • More...

  • CES Web puts ASM Desk Editions on-line
  • More...

  • Granta Design and Materials Sciences Corporation sign agreement on MIL-HDBK-17
  • More...

  • Granta Design in Material Data Management Consortium
  • More...

  • Advanced Material Selection for Formula Student Racing Car
  • More...

2001

  • NPL and Granta Design announce collaboration
  • More...

  • Granta and Battelle sign agreement for MIL-HDBK-5
  • More...

  • Granta's Managing Director talks about CES 3.2
  • More...

  • Get market focus in Polymer R&D
  • More...

  • ASM handbook web contract awarded to Granta Design
  • More...

  • See us at the Materials Solutions Show in Indiana, Stand 1110, November 6 and 7
    More...

  • Materials Solutions Conference and Exhibition More...

  • Achieving Optimal Materials Selection More...

  • CES boosts MIL-HDBK data More...

  • Original Ashby Selection Charts available for download More...

  • CES in joint Cambridge-MIT course by transatlantic videolink More...

  • Newsletter for CES Users in Higher Education More...

  • Advances in materials IT systems at Solid Modelling 2001. More...

  • Ashby Interviewed Professor Mike Ashby talks to Dunod on launch of French translation of "Materials Selection In Mechanical Design". More...

  • Granta presents at MIL-HDBK-17 meeting Clearwater, FL on 20-23 February 2001.More...

2000

  • Granta Design expands & moves to larger premises More...

  • Two recent reviews of CES June/July 2000. More...

  • Granta's presentation on teaching with CES Thursday 26 October 2000, France, Blois, Journées Pédagogiques Matériaux, IUT Science et Génie des Matériaux. More...

  • 'New Approaches in Materials and Manufacturing Education' seminar Wednesday 25 October 2000, Spain, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. More...

  • Granta at ASM's Materials Solutions Conference and Exposition 9-10 October 2000, St. Louis, Missouri. More...

  • CES exhibited at AEROMAT 2000 Conference and Exposition Granta Design's Dr. David Cebon lead a one-day course entitled "Fundamentals of Material and Process Selection" and CES was showcased with capabilities developed for the Aerospace sector.
    25, 27-28 June 2000. More...

  • CES showcased at the COMPOSITE MATERIALS HANDBOOK MEETING (MIL-HDBK-17) 5-8 June 2000, Denver, Colorado. More...

  • ASM International invests $1.6 million in Granta Design May 30, 2000. More...
    As reported in the Business News of the Cambridge Evening News, May 31 2000.

  • Course on New Approaches in Materials and Manufacturing Education Monday 17 April: Cambridge, UK: Professor Mike Ashby and Dr David Cebon lead a one day course on the teaching of materials and process selection methodology in universities and colleges. Seminar Contents and Report.

  • CES exhibited at MATERIALS CONGRESS 2000 12-14 April, Cirencester, UK: Granta's Cambridge Engineering Selector (CES3) was exhibited on the AEA Technology stand at the Materials Congress 2000, organised by the Institute of Materials. Included Granta's new material and process information management solution CES Constructor.

  • CES in Polymer Research April 3, 2000: Granta Design's Dr Patrick Coulter spoke in Key West, Florida at MSI's annual Polymer Consortium Meeting on the topic of "Mapping the Materials Universe and how it can help you in polymer R&D." The talk highlighted applications of the Cambridge Engineering Selector in polymer materials R&D. More...

  • Release of CES 3.1 March 2000: Granta Design Limited anounces the release of CES 3.1, including the latest version of the CES Selector and the eagerly awaited CES Constructor, for management of CES databases. More...

  • Granta speaker at KBO 2000 Thursday 3 February 2000: Paris, France: Granta Design Managing Director, Dr David Cebon, spoke at the KBO 2000 Conference. Engineers from leading Aerospace and Automotive companies heard Dr. Cebon talk about "Information Systems for Material and Process Selection".

1999

  • RECORD SALES IN Q3 OF 1999 Granta Design Limited today reported its best ever quarterly results - an increase of 300% over the same period last year. More...

  • LCA AND DESIGN CONFERENCE Monday, 22 November 1999, Turin, Italy: An opportunity to hear Professor Mike Ashby talk about Materials and Process Selection in Design and its relationship to Life Cycle Analysis. More...

  • KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT ASM CONFERENCE 1 November 1999, Cincinnati, Ohio: Granta's Dr David Cebon gave the keynote address at the ASM technical program on Materials and Process Selection. More...

  • ASM EXPOSITION 2 - 4 November 1999, Cincinnati, Ohio: Visit Granta and see the Cambridge Engineering Selector at the world's biggest engineering materials exposition, booth #722. More...

  • A SHORT COURSE IN MATERIALS and PROCESS SELECTION 24 September,1999: Typical of those run by Granta Design on a regular basis. More...

  • CAMBRIDGE ENGINEERING SELECTOR 6 July 1999: the first-ever complete system for computer-aided engineering selection More...

  • GRANTA DESIGN ANNOUNCES THE CES SELECTOR 19 April 1999: More...

  • HANNOVER MESSE 11th April 1999: Granta Design is represented at 1999 Hannover Messe More...

  • DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT 6th January 1999: A strategic alliance has been established between two leaders in the fields of material selection, life cycle analysis and the underlying data systems. More...

1998

  • CAMBRIDGE PROCESS SELECTOR 6th July 1998: Granta Design announces the release of the 'Cambridge Process Selector' companion program to the 'Cambridge Materials Selector'. More...

  • STRUCTURAL SECTIONS SELECTOR 6th July 1998: The release of the 'Structural Sections Selector' More...

  • MEGABYTES ON COPPERS II 12th August 1998: The release of the Copper Development Association 'Megabytes on Coppers II' CD-ROM More...

  • ENGINEERING MATERIALS SELECTOR 12th June 1998: The release of the Butterworth-Heinemann 'Engineering Materials Selector' CD-ROM More...

  • STEELSPEC 20th January 1998: The release of the UK Steel Association 'SteelSpec' CD-ROM More...

1997

  • CMS2 WOODS DATABASE Spring 1997: The release of the Woods database for CMS2

  • CMS2 CERAMICS AND GLASSES DATABASE Spring 1997: The release of the Ceramics and Glasses database for CMS2

  • CMS2 NON-FERROUS METALS DATABASE Spring 1997: The release of the Non-Ferrous Metals database for CMS2

  • GENERIC DATABASE v2.5 for CMS2 Spring 1997: The Generic database supplied with CMS2 has been updated extensively

1996

  • BOOK OF CASE STUDIES Spring 1996: Publication of a book containing 33 case studies in materials selection featuring CMS, by Mike Ashby and David Cebon of Cambridge University Engineering Department.

  • CMS2 FERROUS METALS DATABASE Spring 1996: The release of the Ferrous Metals database for CMS2

  • GENERIC DATABASE v2.1 for CMS2 Spring 1996: The Generic database supplied with CMS2 has been updated extensively

1995

  • MATERIALS SELECTION FEATURE September 1995: Granta Design announces the release of the 'Cambridge Materials Selector' version 2.0.3 More...

  • CMS2 CONDUCTORS DATABASE July 1995: The release of the Conductors database for CMS2 More...

  • CMS2 FOAMS DATABASE 1995: The release of the Foams database for CMS2

1994

  • MEGABYTES ON COPPERS I November 1994: The release of the Copper Development Association 'Megabytes on Coppers I' CD-ROM

  • CAMBRIDGE MATERIALS SELECTOR VERSION 2.0 November 1994: Granta Design announces the release of the 'Cambridge Materials Selector' version 2.0 More...

  • CMS2 COPPER ALLOYS DATABASE October 1994: The release of the Copper Alloys database for CMS2 More...

  • CMS2 METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES DATABASE October 1994: The release of the Metal Matrix Composites database for CMS2

  • CMS2 POLYMERS DATABASE October 1994: The release of the Polymers database for CMS2

  • CMS2 LIGHT ALLOYS DATABASE October 1994: The release of the Light Alloys database for CMS2 More...