Accelerating Crane Development: Tadano’s Breakthrough in Structural Stress Evaluation - Reducing Meshing Workload While Ensuring Accurate Stress Analysis with Altair SimSolid®

Tadano Ltd., a global leader in cranes and aerial work platforms, has achieved what was once impossible: accurately evaluating the complete crane structure—over 100 meters long—without the time-consuming meshing or geometry simplifications required by traditional FEM. By adopting Altair SimSolid, Tadano’s engineers can now:

• Simulate full assembly models without removing complex details
• Accurately capture localized stress concentrations
• Cut simulation time by a factor of ten

This breakthrough means safer, stronger cranes delivered to market faster—without compromising accuracy.

This case study was developed based on materials provided by Tadano Ltd.