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Hello Renier
Welcome to South Korea MIDAS IT
Could you talk about a bit of your experience in FEA analysis?
Yes, I think I have been very fortunate
On early stage my engineering career I moved into the consulting area
And there were lots of consulting projects and a lot of high-end CAE packages
It is really impressive. Can I ask you how do you get to know NFX and why do you choose NFX
I am always interested to see who is the new kid on the block
And I download the trial version
It caught me off guards. The workflow was the one main thing that came out
It really really showed massive benefits
I pursued your product from there all the way
And from your customers' point of view, what kind of reaction are you waiting
I think most industries where used to be high amount of capital layout to get partners for your business
You will always be suspicious about a product that's priced very competitively
I think if people can get over the very good price that MIDAS have, not see it as a reflection of what they think NFX is
but actually evaluate the software only for a short while they will come to see the real technology that is driving the whole system
So getting away from the loyalty that they currently have and their existing ways of doing
We will open up the new world if they could just evaluate the product
So in your opinion what are the great features and capabilities that change the mind of your customers
I think today we have products that can mesh very well. I don't think meshing is the issue
I think it is the way that you can manage large and complex models in terms of different meshes,
different load cases, the ease of moving around the structure to get to the important points.
Either to apply loads, to evaluate stresses
The real inter dynamics of working with it
I've heard a lot of people talk about it's easy and quick to learn
But I think the great description is workflow
I showed you a real life problem that I brought along with me which is 1200 surface model
which was meshed and solved within 3 hours
and I think that just shows a real capability when it gets down to the actual work
After all the demos and short talks gone you are going to have sit and work and earn your income from this
And that is where the real value will set
Yes that's really amazing I saw the models you've made with NFX only in 3 hours
Are we're all amazed from that. It's incredible that how fast you can work with this model
So in your opinion what are the biggest challenges of your clients and how NFX can conquer these challenges
I think it's to break away from their existing way from doing
Technology, especially this kind of technology where engineers develop the solution
Show them that there might be a better way to do things than what you're used to
If people can just break away from their old way and just look at the new stuff that's out there
I think that's the way to go, that's what they have to overcome
to reach out and see what's out
For them they will have immediate gains
The time to learn this software is very quick because it's very intuitive
I think it makes the management of your model very easy
So we're far away from brackets, we are working with real big structures
That will show quickly the actual application for the person
I totally agree with you I think that all customers should think about the future of FEA analysis
What we will develop after, not look at the past thinking that this is the pre-post that I was used for
And in 30 years I will continue
Yes I think we have classic examples in industry
We have really good brand names
I found to do the research and development
There is an opportunity that's setting there
for a really dynamic product to gain a huge market share
Also the earlier adopters will be the real benefit
People will have the real benefits because they will get the product quickest into the companies
And they will have the leading edge technology before the other ones
So that's something to think about
Do you have some advice to users who would like to try midasNFX
I think they should wait for the release of NFX 2013
As I understand it's a 60 day trial
And 60 days can give you a lot of insight into the product
I know some of the opposite company will only offer a week or two
But 60 day will give you the full view of the product that's the one I want to go for
Yes in 60 day you have a lot of time to test every feature of analysis
Also the technical support
I think it's one of the big concerns out there
People want to test the opportunity of the support they have
On the other hand I have to say that for the last year and a half I've been working on the midasNFX
The need to ask questions is only to find your ways around the software
There was not real problem with it
It's more issues of exposure and knowledge to, way to click
So you've already have some clients for midasNFX
Yes
So you had your opportunity to test the technical support
What do you think of the technical support?
The fact that it was international communications across time zones within 24 hours consistently
It's a big value specifically for one of the clients
Another one just jumped right in and had very complex and explicit dynamics to do
which the software handle extremely well
Those were 2 good examples of the extreme status you would want to test in the first few weeks
Renier thank you very much for this interview
Pleasure
I hope to meet you in South Africa next time
And maybe we can make a safari together
Yes, sounds good, thank you Cyprien