【介绍】COMPANY HISTORY of ABAQUS

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HIBBITT, KARLSSON & SORENSEN, INC.  
1080 Main Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 USA  
(401) 727-4200  
www.abaqus.com  
COMPANY HISTORY  
  
THE STORY OF Hibbitt, Karlsson & Sorensen and ABAQUS software begins  
three decades ago, in the early days of finite element analysis (FEA)  
technology. Three experts in mechanics converged to develop a powerful  
engineering tool.  
  
In 1972, David Hibbitt completed his Ph.D. thesis at Brown  
University. The thesis involved computational mechanics based on the finite  
element method. On his graduation, Hibbitt and his advisor commercialized  
the software they had developed as the MARC code for FEA. MARC  
Analysis Research Corporation hired Hibbitt and made the software available.  
  
Paul Sorensen joined Hibbitt briefly at MARC before returning to Brown to  
earn a Ph.D.  
In the 1970s and into the 1980s, commercial engineering software  
such as MARC was accessible on CYBERNET, a worldwide network of  
high-performance computers run by Control Data Corporation. Dr. Bengt  
Karlsson, an analyst for Control Data in Stockholm, became familiar with  
various finite element programs as he used them over the network. His  
interest in FEA software grew, and in 1976 Karlsson came to the United  
States to work with Hibbitt at MARC.  
  
By then, David Hibbitt had determined that there was a market need  
for reliable software that engineers could use routinely on a production basis  
to perform advanced structural analysis. In 1977, Hibbitt left MARC to lay  
the foundations for ABAQUS. Bengt Karlsson soon joined him. Shortly  
thereafter, Paul Sorensen, who was now working at General Motors in  
Detroit, came onboard. Hibbitt, Karlsson & Sorensen, Inc. (HKS) was  
incorporated on February 1, 1978.  
  
The fledgling company operated initially from David Hibbitt’s house.  
Taking advantage of the Control Data network distribution, HKS made early  
versions of ABAQUS available on CYBERNET. HKS’s first direct customer  
was the Westinghouse Hanford Company, developers of nuclear reactors in  
the state of Washington. Westinghouse Hanford needed to perform complex  
analyses involving contact, creep, and swelling of nuclear fuel rods. The  
strength of ABAQUS for temperature-dependent modeling of creep and  
plasticity together with contact was immediately apparent. The software  
quickly became well known in the nuclear industry.  
  
Other early applications for ABAQUS were in offshore engineering of oil  
platforms and in defense-related engineering analysis. Over the years, as  
capabilities in the software developed, major automotive companies began  
adopting ABAQUS for their advanced engineering simulations. Today  
ABAQUS is considered central to the engineering process in every industry,  
and appreciation of its solving power and flexibility continues to grow.  
  
From the start, HKS’s objective was to develop robust, generalpurpose  
software that meets customer requirements across many industries.  
Every technical development in ABAQUS followed one principle: add  
functionality that practicing engineers can use reliably to solve important  
problems for their companies. To make sure ABAQUS evolved in response to  
analyst needs, HKS nurtured strong, long-term relationships with many  
customers and always sought customer participation in specifying  
development requirements. Since 1988 the company has sponsored an annual  
ABAQUS Users’ Conference, where experts from all over the world gather to  
discuss the capabilities of the software and to present and share real-world  
applications.  
  
Over time, HKS complemented the original finite element program,  
ABAQUS/Standard, with additional offerings. ABAQUS/Explicit, based on  
explicit dynamics methodology, was first released in 1991 and is now in  
widespread use throughout industry. ABAQUS/CAE, a tool for interactive  
building of finite element models that interfaces with popular CAD packages  
and results visualization, was released in 1999. A particular strength of these  
programs is that they employ the same syntax and conventions, and they share  
databases. The convenience and interchangeability of these programs, plus  
their reliability and robustness, make ABAQUS unique.  
  
ABAQUS holds a pre-eminent position as the leading nonlinear finite  
element software. HKS has grown to over 325 employees, most of them  
engineers with postgraduate degrees, and operates from 20 locations  
worldwide. Company headquarters are located in a three-story, refurbished,  
turn-of-the-century mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Thanks to the collective,  
cumulative efforts of its staff and the vision of its leadership, HKS offers the  
most reliable and advanced software for mechanical and structural analysis.  
The company founders have never forgotten their roots. In 1999,  
David Hibbitt and Paul Sorensen were instrumental in creating and funding  
the James R. Rice Endowed Fund for Solid Mechanics at Brown University.  
The fund honors a professor who served as an important mentor for these two  
young engineers at the start of their careers.  
  
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