Software that really works: a consortium of forward-thinking corporations and government agencies in the aerospace, defense, and energy sectors has worked for three years to help create the first software system tailor-made for materials engineers.

After three years of collaborative effort, the Material Data Management Consortium (MDMC) has achieved its initial objective: the first version of a true materials information management system. The software is tailor-made to address the requirements of materials engineering, comprising a comprehensive set of specialist tools capable of managing workflow throughout an organization. Granta MI is the first commercial release of that software system, launched by Granta Design in April 2005. The architecture of the system is relatively simple. With its initial focus on requirements of ...