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Female manager overseeing a factory while holding a tablet with a simulation app on the screen.

Simulation Belongs Where Decisions Are Made

Bring it to the field, factory, and lab with your own simulation apps

Imagine a world where anyone can access the power of simulation without having to be an expert in building computational models. Colleagues in the field would be empowered to make decisions informed by simulation-assisted predictions, factory workers could confidently adjust manufacturing outputs on the fly, researchers could couple experimental data with simulation directly in the lab, and design teams could iterate on ideas faster.

Organizations that build and distribute their own apps are able to extend the benefits of simulation-based decision making to more collaborators within the R&D workflow and even to colleagues and customers far removed from it. What follows is effective collaboration and accelerated innovation.

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Trial-and-error is lengthy, costly, and resource-intensive when limited to experiments and prototyping, and in some cases there is only one chance to get it right.

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Simulation accelerates the iteration process and aids in making predictions, but requires specific expertise removed from many of the collaborators who need the results.

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Custom apps bring the benefits of simulation to those who need it, when they need it, in a format that makes sense in their context.

Bring Apps...

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Into the Field

Make simulation-guided decisions onsite using real-time information such as weather, customer-provided, and other situational data.

Construction workers wearing high-vis gear and hardhats. Contractors Determine the Ideal Concrete Casting Technique at the Construction Site
Rendering of multiple magnetic coupling designs. Sales Staff Tests Magnetic Coupling Design Variations During Customer Calls
A produce storage room in the background with a model of an apple and a cellphone running an app in the foreground. Farmers and Traders Predict the Shelf Life of Produce to Reduce Post-Harvest Food Losses
A close-up view of an electric cable in the background with a simulation app of the same cable in the foreground. Field Technicians Identify the Cause of Cable Faults for Efficient Grid Operation
A model of a municipal pipe network with a specific segment highlighted and shown zoomed in as an inset. Technicians Locate Water Main Leaks in Municipal Pipe Networks
A COMSOL Server app library in the background with an inset of a specific simulation app from that library in the foreground. Sales Engineers Show Prospects Real-Time Proofs of Concept
An illustration of an automotive factory with car doors hanging on the production line and someone holding a tablet showing a simulation app of a car door.

Onto the Factory Floor

Manufacture better products by optimizing production processes based on facility conditions and validating on-the-spot design changes.

The MTC factory at sunset with a pond in the foreground. Additive Manufacturing Factory Staff Makes Informed Operating Decisions Based on Environmental Conditions
Molten glass overflow during the manufacturing process. Production Department Optimizes Display Glass Manufacturing Process Conditions Before Mass Production
The simulation app UI for analyzing a 3D printed rocket injector component. Team Improves the Additive Manufacturing Process Through Smarter Printing Prediction Methods
Three aluminum electrolytic capacitors. Design and Manufacturing Engineers Explore Capacitor Configurations Onsite for Faster Development
The floor of a factory in the background with a simulation app analyzing the vibrations in a factory floor in the foreground. Consultant Builds App for Confirming if Factory Floor Can Support Necessary Machinery
A simulation app UI for analyzing additively manufactured parts. Additive Manufacturer Predicts Deformation During Part Builds for Better Outcomes
An illustration of a lab clean room with researchers in the background and a computer running a simulation app in the foreground.

Into the Lab

Combine experimental testing with simulation on location to enhance understanding and make faster predictions based on results.

Indentation plastometry test equipment. Plastometrex Streamlines Metallic Material Testing Using Indentation Data and Simulation
A simulation app UI for calculating the concentration of ethylene oxide during the sterilization process. Amgen Improves Drug Production Workflow by Giving Process Engineers Direct Access to Simulation
The High Flux Isotope Reactor core. Oak Ridge National Laboratory Automates the Software Verification Process to Meet Nuclear Safety Requirements
A lab containing a particle accelerator. RadiaSoft Puts Simulation in the Hands of Particle Accelerator Researchers
A cropped view of a simulation app for modeling thermal elastohydrodynamically lubricated gear contacts. Technical University of Munich Advances Tribology Research by Coupling Test Rig Experiments with Simulation
A black soundbar inside an anechoic chamber. Samsung Research America Reduces Prototyping in Their Audio Lab
An illustration of an office environment with a colleague in the background and a computer running a simulation app of a headset design in the foreground.

Throughout the Office

Streamline the R&D workflow, iterate on designs faster, and facilitate knowledge sharing by making simulation accessible across teams and departments.

A simulation app UI for analyzing electric truck battery designs. Volvo R&D Engineers Get Faster Results, Broader Organization Enjoys Consistent Analysis and Knowledge Retention
Two male colleagues sitting at their desks in an open-floor-plan-style office with simulations showing on one of their desktop monitors. ABB Accelerates Transformer Design Testing and Verification Through Effective Collaboration
A simulation app UI for running standardized stress tests of EV rotors. Volkswagen Kassel Streamlines EV Motor Development by Connecting Design, Simulation, and Testing Teams
A stage and audience in the background and a simulation app for acoustics analysis in the foreground. L-Acoustics Provides Development Team with Simulation Tools at a Reasonable Cost
A female and male colleague sitting at their desks in an office with a simulation showing on one of their desktop monitors. Bombardier Transportation Develops Better Designs with Quicker Feedback Between Engineering Teams
A car cabin simulation showing acoustic waves in the car. HARMAN Improves Design Workflow While Reallocating Simulation Specialists' Time
An illustration of a classroom with a professor showing students a simulation app on the projector screen.

To the Classroom

Train the next generation of innovators more easily by building simulation apps to teach physics concepts in an intuitive way and to make lab courses accessible virtually.

A zoomed in view of a COMSOL Server app library filled with various superconductivity simulation apps. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Teaches Superconductivity in a Captivating Way
A cropped view of a simulation app for visualizing electromagnetic waves. Virginia Commonwealth University Helps Students Visualize Electromagnetic Fields
A simulation app UI with a model for studying fluid flow past a cylinder. Birla Institute of Technology and Science Supplements Lab Experiments for Improved Learning
A cropped view of a simulation app for studying the drag coefficient around an airplane. New Jersey Institute of Technology Brings Lab Courses to Remote Learning Students
A simulation app UI for studying nonisothermal flow in a glass of cold water heated to room temperature. University of Hartford Prepares Students for Future Careers in STEM
A cropped view of a simulation app for predicting change in coil inductance based on specific inputs. University at Buffalo SUNY Connects Engineering Students with Industry Partners

Simulation Apps Provide Answers at the Right Place, Right Time

Modeling and simulation gives a preview of the real-world outcome before committing to a project plan or design, and coupled with experimental data, it creates a more comprehensive understanding of results. In that sense, building and distributing your own simulation apps is like giving your employees and colleagues direct access to a personal simulation expert in the exact moment when they need it, whether out in the field, on the factory floor, or in the lab.

Organizations that use simulation apps throughout the R&D process see productivity gains through faster iterations and improved collective knowledge retention. The apps can also be used to gather real-world data from the field, factory, or lab to help the design and simulation engineers validate their models back at the office. The simulation-driven R&D workflow is most successful when collaborators across teams, departments, organizations, and enterprises are able to access and contribute to the modeling results, and simulation apps make this possible.

An illustration of using modeling and simulation apps throughout an organization, where two simulation experts build models and the rest of the organization uses apps based on those models.
An illustration of using modeling and simulation apps throughout an organization, where two simulation experts build models and the rest of the organization uses apps based on those models.

Easily Build and Edit Your Own Apps with the Application Builder

The COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation platform includes the Model Builder, Application Builder, and Model Manager. Simulation engineers and modeling experts can use the Application Builder to build and maintain their own custom simulation apps based on models created with the Model Builder. The software provides all functionality needed to build and maintain your own simulation apps, as well as support for writing methods in the Java programming language. The Windows® operating system is required for building apps, but they can be run on macOS and the Linux® operating system as well.

It is up to you what to include in your apps. In addition to input fields and simulation results, you can add user documentation, checks for inputs within bounds, reports generated in different formats, automatic email notifications when a computation is complete, experimental data import, and more.

Built-In Tools

Use drag-and-drop functionality to quickly build your app's user interface to include input fields, buttons, sliders, knobs, and more. You can also customize your apps further by writing your own code.

Machine Learning

Train surrogate models using the Model Builder and integrate them into your simulation apps to provide app users with near-instantaneous results in response to their inputs.

Distribute Your Apps to Anyone You Want

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COMSOL Compiler™

Compile simulation apps into standalone executable files that anyone can run anywhere in the world, even without internet connection. App authors can choose to password protect, set expiration dates, and lock to a hostid. App users do not need a COMSOL license to run apps, but you decide whether to distribute them for free or charge a fee.

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COMSOL Server™

For full control over who has access to the apps and which versions, install your own COMSOL Server™ environment, which includes administrator tools. Apps can be run by managed users from a web browser on any computer with an internet or network connection. Requires a COMSOL license.

Application autonome compilée COMSOL Server™
Exécution sur cluster
Contrôle d'accès utilisateurs 1
Contrôle de version (jusqu'à la dernière version)
Exécution dans un navigateur
Exécution des applications sans licence payante COMSOL®
Exécution sur tous matériels
aucune connexion internet requise
avec connexion internet ou réseau
  1. L'auteur de l'application peut la protéger par mot de passe, définir une date d'expiration et la verrouiller à un hostid

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