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Introducing materials strategy software

The product design and manufacturing process must do much more than deliver functional products. It must meet strategic objectives such as minimizing cost, complying with regulations, or enabling global manufacturing. Materials decisions are central to these objectives. Sustainable success requires strategies to optimize materials decisions not just for individual designers, but across the enterprise. Software solutions are now available to meet these challenges.
Materials strategy publications

Download the white paper Materials Strategy - Can You Afford Not to Have One? This outlines the benefits of a materials strategy, considering four applications: optimized materials selection, cost avoidance, systematic eco-design, and the need of materials producers to position their products. The paper explains Granta's solution and reviews considerations for implementation.

Materials strategy events

Granta organizes regular seminars that attract leading manufacturing organizations and materials producers to discuss issues of materials strategy, and the role of software solutions in addressing them. Read reports from past events and find out about the next seminar.


A unique collaborative project that guides development of software to help manufacturing enterprises in optimizing specification and use of materials, and materials producers in positioning their products agains competing technologies. Members gain competitive advantage through early use of leading-edge software, networking with their peers, and support and consultancy from Granta.