Notice of the 12th FEMFAT User Meeting Japan 2026

Quickly identify fatigue locations to optimize the development process and reduce evaluation testing costs.

"FEMFAT" is a leading software for fatigue life prediction that performs fatigue analysis in combination with general finite element programs. With interfaces for multi-body simulation, optimization, and measurement systems, it allows for complete and convenient integration into the CAE process, providing optimal solutions for all customers through flexible licensing options. With over 30 years of continuous development, FEMFAT has refined fatigue analysis methods and gained a reputation for excellent fatigue evaluation, earning the trust of engineers worldwide. It contributes to improving the reliability of various industrial products, not only in the automotive industry but also in industrial machinery and plant equipment. Developed by engineers for engineers, FEMFAT offers advanced features and analysis options for predicting the fatigue life of metallic and non-metallic products, including seam welds and spot welds. It enables various analyses, such as those involving base materials with welds, spot welds, multi-axial analysis using road load data, and probabilistic loads based on PSD. *For more details, please download the PDF or contact us.*

• Structural Analysis

Simulation technology that considers dynamic behavior due to contact between components.

"MAMBA" is a mode-based contact analysis software that can effectively and accurately consider contact nonlinearity in static and dynamic simulations within multi-body simulation (MBS). It can be introduced without changing the existing analysis process if dynamic analysis using MBS has already been conducted. In addition to selling the above software, we also offer contract services utilizing our software. Please feel free to contact us if you have any requests. 【Features】 ■ Nonlinear contact analysis of elastic structures using MBS ■ Addition of contact modes to the mode synthesis method ■ Automatic detection of contact surfaces and automatic calculation of necessary contact modes ■ Dramatic improvement in result quality is expected in dynamic analysis of structures with joints that include contact ■ Faster computation time compared to contact analysis using nonlinear FEM, etc. *For more details, please download the PDF or contact us.

• Mechanism Analysis

Simulation input data calculation technology for vibration testing.

"FEMFAT LAB" is a powerful measurement data processing software that enables the visualization and analysis of vast amounts of data, serving as a standard tool across experimental, measurement, and development departments. It is equipped with features that allow for the instantaneous analysis of hundreds of channels and millions of time series data, as well as the automatic or manual removal of outlier drift values, shifts in average values, and spike values. In addition to selling the software mentioned above, we also offer contract services utilizing our software. Please feel free to contact us if you have any requests. 【Features】 ■ User-friendly for visualizing/analyzing large amounts of data ■ Supports various file format binary data, allowing data analysis without conversion ■ Achieves excellent convergence of iterations between measurement results and simulation results ■ Software capable of calculating time series vibration input data, etc. *For more details, please download the PDF or contact us.

• Mechanism Analysis

Advantech Toyo will be exhibiting at the trade show "JASIS 2026," which will be held at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall. At this exhibition, manufacturers of analytical and scientific instruments will gather to showcase cutting-edge scientific and analytical systems and solutions. At our booth, we will display filter products for microbiological testing and environmental analysis, water quality testing products, pure and ultra-pure water production equipment, and culture-related equipment. Additionally, we will also showcase analytical balances from Mettler Toledo, along with equipment from other well-regarded manufacturers in the industry. Our sales and technical staff will be available to assist with product selection, so please feel free to stop by!

[Speakers] Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Global Manufacturing Consulting Department Group Manager Hirokazu Shimo Senior Consultant Shoki Tokugawa Senior Consultant Wataru Hashimoto Consultant Masaaki Amano Consultant Tomoya Nakamura [Presentation Items] 1. Key Development Themes of Major OEMs 2. Development Approaches of Each OEM 2-1. Toyota 2-2. Tesla 2-3. Suzuki 2-4. Nissan 2-5. Honda 3. Development Approaches of Suppliers 4. Key Points for Strengthening Development Capabilities 5. Q&A / Business Card Exchange

[Speaker] Ayaka Motomura, Consultant, Business Transformation Unit, NTT Data Management Research Institute [Key Lecture Content] With the advancement of Physical AI, telecommunications carriers have the opportunity to evolve from being "companies that provide lines" to companies that connect and control AI and the physical world in real-time. This seminar will organize the changes in communication demand brought about by Physical AI and the business opportunities for telecommunications carriers, while explaining the role of AIOps as the first step towards entry. Furthermore, it will discuss strategies for monetizing in the Physical AI market by deploying the operational intelligence accumulated through AIOps to network APIs and industry-specific services, as well as the layers that telecommunications carriers should hold. [Lecture Topics] Chapter 1: The Competitive Structure of the "Real World" Rewritten by Physical AI Chapter 2: Reasons Why Opportunities for "Reversal" Arise for Telecommunications Carriers in the Era of Physical AI Chapter 3: The First Step Towards Physical AI Chapter 4: Shifting AIOps from "Defense" to "Offense" Chapter 5: The Layers to Hold in the Era of Physical AI [Q&A / Business Card Exchange]

[Instructor] Partner Ryoji Mori, Eichi Law Office [Key Lecture Content] This lecture will explain the revised Personal Information Protection Act of 2028. The three-year review this time is a major revision, and it is essential to first understand where and how the revisions have been made, as well as the overall picture of the amendments. Next, we will explain the individual amendments that are practically important. The key points are as follows, but it is important to note that both the strengthening and relaxation of obligations are occurring simultaneously, increasing overall complexity. At the time of the lecture, it is expected that subordinate laws and guidelines will not yet be published, but we will discuss points that require attention upon publication. We will distinguish between what is necessary across businesses and what varies by industry. [Lecture Items] 1. Expansion of consent exceptions: Relaxation of the difficulty of obtaining consent and expansion of academic research institutions 2. Statistical exceptions: System content and how to read complex provisions (plus learning about acceptability from controversies) 3. Strengthening regulations on biometric information and children's information: Caution required for age verification 4. Contactable personal-related information: Changes in external transmission responses 5. Review of outsourcing regulations: Addition and removal of obligations for contractors 6. Administrative fines: Narrow target range and low amounts (not worth fearing) 7. Q&A / Business card exchange

[Instructor] Innovation Analyst Andy Kondo [Key Lecture Content] *The latest content will be added (changed) as appropriate based on the on-site survey of IAA Transportation 2026.* From September 15 to 20, 2026, the largest commercial vehicle exhibition in Europe, IAA Transportation, will be held in Hanover, Germany. It is a gathering place for manufacturers of commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses, as well as the parts, energy, and software that support them, occurring every two years. The cost structure of logistics, urban transportation and the environment, energy transition, decarbonization efforts, and a microcosm of the industry will reveal the future business environment just a step ahead. In this seminar, an innovation analyst who has been observing major global exhibitions such as CES and Hannover Messe for many years will report shortly after the event based on on-site coverage. Has autonomous driving become the main focus in commercial vehicles? Where is the energy transition for large vehicles settling in terms of batteries, hydrogen, and alternative fuels? How far have Chinese companies come? Based on photos taken at the venue and observations of actual products, the seminar will delve into the implications for Japanese companies.