Humanetics in Farmington Hills, a leading provider of physical and digital human safety systems and sensor technologies, has announced Ansys, a software and simulation firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a minority ownership interest in Humanetics from Bridgepoint, the global private equity firm that first invested in Humanetics in 2018.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and receipt of required regulatory approvals. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Building on an existing partnership, the two companies plan to work to together to strengthen the human safety engineering ecosystem and help propel the industry forward by marrying physical and virtual safety solutions with digital twins.
Humanetics is a leading provider of anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs), more commonly known as crash test dummies. The company also provides digital models of their ATDs, which are commonly used by simulation software companies, including Ansys, to create realistic simulations of crash events.
The company’s digital models of ATDs are highly complementary to, and frequently used with Ansys’ LS-DYNA crash test solution.
Humanetics also offers an innovative ergonomics software solution, RAMSIS, which allows users to create virtual vehicle interiors, custom Human Body Models (HBMs), and 3D occupants to evaluate ergonomics and comfort during prototype development.
Combining Humanetics’ HBMs and RAMSIS with Ansys’ physics-based simulation portfolio through the expanded partnership will further empower human-centric product design, improve testing, and better inform decision making.
“Humanetics’ mission is to protect humans in mission critical environments, by providing engineers with data that is used to drive innovation and improve control. Combining our safety and sensor expertise with Ansys’ simulation capabilities is an opportunity to add value to our customers and save more lives,” says Christopher O’Connor, president and CEO of Humanetics.
“This partnership with Ansys will jointly enable us to further unleash new levels of innovation in the human safety ecosystem. We remain committed to working with all our existing and future partners to drive innovation in the industry.”
Humanetics is an Industrial technology group, and a leading provider of safety systems, crash test dummies (ATDs), simulation software (RAMSIS), CAE models, human body models, complete line of passive & active safety SW & testing solutions, precision sensors, fiber optics and laser material processing solutions.
“Ansys and Humanetics’ existing offerings are highly complementary and enable an end-to-end solution for active and passive auto safety test and design,” says Shane Emswiler, senior vice president of products at Ansys. “Deepening our partnership with Humanetics will not only enable further integration of physical test data with digital simulation data for our customers, but also has the potential to enable interconnected digital and physical offerings that will transform the human safety ecosystem.”
Humanetics is organized into three divisions (Safety, Digital, and Sensors) focused on precision engineering and software development that puts humans at the heart of industrial design. The group has more than 1,000 employees located in facilities worldwide.
For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to advance progress in sustainable transportation, advanced semiconductors, satellite systems, and medical devices. The company has its headquarters in Canonsburg, Pa (southwest of Pittsburgh).
