What DYNAmore does

DYNAmore Nordic AB is a Sweden-based engineering services and simulation software distribution firm operating as the Nordic and Baltic subsidiary of DYNAmore Group, which was acquired by Ansys in 2023. The company's primary product is LS-DYNA, a general-purpose implicit and explicit finite element solver for nonlinear structural analysis used in crash simulation, metal forming, multi-physics, and dynamic loading applications. Supporting the LS-DYNA ecosystem, DYNAmore Nordic distributes complementary tools including LS-PrePost and Oasys PRIMER for pre/post-processing, LS-OPT and LS-TaSC for optimization, ANSA and META from Beta CAE Systems, the proprietary ENVYO process mapping tool, and a calibrated material card database covering 60+ steel grades developed in partnership with voestalpine. The firm also sells ReadyToRun Linux computing clusters (40 to 1,000+ cores) optimized for LS-DYNA workloads.

DYNAmore Nordic generates revenue through five streams: annual software subscription licensing and distribution for LS-DYNA and adjacent products; engineering consultancy services covering simulation, method development, QA, and virtual prototyping workflows; material testing and characterization via the Material Competence Center in Leinfelden-Echterdingen; hardware sale and installation of computing clusters; and fee-based training seminars and webinars. The company employs approximately 26 people across offices in Linköping and Gothenburg, with the broader DYNAmore Group totaling roughly 150 employees across six countries (Germany, Sweden, Italy, France, Switzerland, USA).

The customer base is anchored in the automotive sector — all vehicle OEMs in Sweden are clients, including Volvo Cars (5,000 LS-DYNA licenses) and Volvo Trucks — alongside Tier 1 suppliers such as BMW Group and Faurecia. Secondary verticals include heavy equipment (Epiroc), defense, manufacturing process simulation, medical devices, and Nordic/Baltic universities. The go-to-market is a direct enterprise field sales motion targeting automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, defense contractors, aerospace firms, and academic institutions across eight countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). Since 2023, the company operates under Ansys corporate ownership, with seminar offerings transitioning to the Ansys Learning Hub in May 2025.

Name

DYNAmore

Legal name

DYNAmore Nordic AB

Website

https://dynamore.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DYNAmore Nordic AB is a Sweden-based engineering services firm and exclusive Nordic/Baltic distributor of LS-DYNA finite element simulation software, serving automotive OEMs (Volvo, BMW), Tier 1 suppliers, and manufacturers with software licensing, consultancy, material testing, and HPC cluster sales. Now an Ansys subsidiary since 2023.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Linköping

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Distribution: DYNAmore serves as the primary distributor of LS-DYNA simulation software in Nordic countries and Baltic states. Revenue comes from software licensing, maintenance contracts, and support agreements for LS-DYNA, LS-OPT, LS-PrePost, and ANSA/mETA products.
2. Engineering Services: Engineering consultancy services including simulation services, method development, QA and benchmarking, implementation of virtual prototyping workflows, and custom coding of LS-DYNA add-ons.
3. Material Testing and Characterization: Material Competence Center provides material testing, characterization, and calibrated material card generation services for customers requiring precise material models for LS-DYNA simulations.
4. Computer Systems and Clusters: Sale and installation of ReadyToRun Linux clusters for LS-DYNA, ranging from 40 to 1000+ cores, including hardware, software installation, and configuration services.
5. Training and Seminars: Fee-based seminars, courses, and webinars on LS-DYNA topics including crash analysis, implicit simulation, metal forming, materials, and optimization. Now also offered through Ansys Learning Hub.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

DYNAmore Nordic AB distributes LS-DYNA explicit and implicit finite element simulation software (along with complementary pre/post-processors, optimization tools, and crash model libraries) across the Nordic countries and Baltic states. The company also delivers engineering services including virtual prototyping consulting, material testing and characterization at its Material Competence Center, custom LS-DYNA development, and training seminars. Customers span automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, defense, aerospace, and universities.

Product overview

DYNAmore offers a comprehensive simulation software portfolio centered on LS-DYNA as the core general-purpose finite element solver with both implicit and explicit capabilities. The ecosystem includes pre- and post-processing tools (LS-PrePost, Oasys PRIMER, ANSA, META), optimization tools (LS-OPT, LS-TaSC), process simulation utilities (ENVYO, Material Cards), crash test dummy and barrier models, and ReadyToRun computer clusters. DYNAmore provides engineering services, development support, research collaboration, and training alongside its software products, serving primarily the automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LS-DYNA General-purpose finite element software with implicit and explicit solvers for highly non-linear physical problems including crash analysis, forming, multi-physics simulations, and dynamic structural analysis. Distributed by DYNAmore in the Nordic and Baltic region.
• LS-PrePost Advanced pre- and post-processor and model editor from LST LLC for preparing input data and processing LS-DYNA analysis results.
• Oasys PRIMER Model preparation tool written exclusively for LS-DYNA with 100% comprehension of LS-DYNA input files for comprehensive model building.
• DYNAmore Ecosystem Tools In-house scripting tools written in Perl and Fortran designed to make work with LS-DYNA easier and more efficient.
• LS-OPT Graphical optimization tool that interfaces with LS-DYNA, allowing users to structure the design process and perform optimization and stochastic analysis.
• LS-TaSC Topology optimization tool for non-linear problems involving dynamic loads and contact conditions.
• ENVYO Multi-purpose mapping tool dedicated to LS-DYNA for transferring and manipulating simulation result data between differently discretized models to enable process-to-component simulation chaining.
• Material Cards Material database for over 60 different steel grades created in cooperation with voestalpine for metal forming simulations in LS-DYNA.
• ReadyToRun Computer Clusters Complete Linux cluster solutions for running LS-DYNA, pre- and post-processing, ranging from 40 to more than 1,000 cores and from 1 to more than 50 users; designed, built, installed, and configured by DYNAmore.
• Crash Dummy and Barrier Models Finite element models of crash test dummies (side impact, frontal, rear impact, child) and barrier models (frontal, side, rear) following ECE, FMVSS, IIHS, and NCAP specifications for vehicle safety assessment.
• DYNAmore Human Body Model (HANS) Human body model developed by DYNAmore for safety and biomechanics simulations.
• Engineering Services Consultancy services for virtual prototyping, simulation, method development, QA, benchmarking, implementation of virtual prototyping workflows, and custom coding of LS-DYNA add-ons. More than 20 years of LS-DYNA expertise.
• Material Competence Center Bundled material testing (static, dynamic, cyclic) and calibrated material card generation services for metals, polymers, composites, elastomers, glass, and ceramics used in LS-DYNA simulations.
• Training and Seminars Fee-based seminars, courses, and webinars on LS-DYNA topics including crash analysis, implicit simulation, metal forming, materials, and optimization, delivered in Gothenburg and Linköping as well as online; now also offered through Ansys Learning Hub starting May 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces product development time through realistic simulation replacing physical prototyping
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• AnsysflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Ansys acquired DYNAmore in 2023, bringing DYNAmore's automotive industry expertise into Ansys' go-to-market motion. DYNAmore's products (LS-DYNA) are now integrated into Ansys' simulation portfolio. DYNAmore Nordic joined forces with Ansys Sweden at their existing premises in Gothenburg. DYNAmore's seminar offerings now available on Ansys Learning Hub (ALH) starting May 2025.
• LSTC (Livermore Software Technology Corporation)coreTechnology or IntegrationLSTC develops LS-DYNA, LS-PrePost, and LS-OPT software. DYNAmore is a long-time development partner contributing to software development and serves as primary distributor in Nordic/Baltic markets. Access to lsdyna.ansys.com product space.
• Beta CAE SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDYNAmore Nordic has been General Distributor for Beta CAE Systems (ANSA & Meta pre- and postprocessors) in Nordic countries since 2006. Provides pre-processing (ANSA) and post-processing (META) capabilities complementary to LS-DYNA.
• ETA Inc. (Engineering Technology Associates)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDYNAmore is Master Distributor of ETA Inc. in Europe. ETA develops DYNAFORM for sheet metal forming simulation. The partnership intensifies and consolidates cooperation between the two companies.
• VinnovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish government innovation agency funding research projects. DYNAmore participates in Vinnova-funded projects including simulation of manufacturing chain for aerospace components.
• FAU (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in TISTRAQ research project investigating new production methods for titanium sheet metal parts for aerospace industry.
• HEGGEMANNminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partner in TISTRAQ research project for aerospace sheet metal production using titanium alloys. Four-year publicly funded research project.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ESI Group: ESI Group provides virtual prototyping software (PAM-CRASH, Virtual Performance Solutions) for crash, manufacturing, and composites simulation — directly competing with LS-DYNA for automotive and aerospace structural simulation workloads.
• Oasys (Arup): Oasys develops PRIMER, D3PLOT, T/HIS, REPORTER, and SHELL — pre- and post-processors written exclusively for LS-DYNA (distributed by DYNAmore). Same ecosystem, complementary product portfolio targeting LS-DYNA users.
• BETA CAE Systems: BETA CAE develops ANSA (pre-processor) and META (post-processor), which DYNAmore distributes in the Nordics. Both firms sit in the same LS-DYNA / implicit-explicit FEA workflow and sell overlapping tooling for crash and forming simulation.

Broad incumbents

• Ansys: Ansys is the parent group of DYNAmore (acquired 2023) and the largest broad-spectrum CAE vendor (Mechanical, Fluent, LS-DYNA via acquisition). Overlapping product lines and customer overlap make it the dominant platform peer.
• Dassault Systèmes (SIMULIA): Dassault's SIMULIA brand markets Abaqus and 3DEXPERIENCE simulation for structural, crash, and multiphysics analysis — the most direct large-suite competitor to LS-DYNA in automotive crash simulation, sold globally to the same OEMs.
• Altair Engineering: Altair offers HyperWorks, OptiStruct, RADIOSS, and a growing simulation portfolio directly competing with LS-DYNA and Ansys in structural and crash simulation; comparable CAE software distribution plus services model.
• MSC Software (Hexagon): MSC Software (now part of Hexagon) sells Adams, Marc, Nastran, and Dytran for nonlinear FEA and crash — a broad CAE incumbent with overlapping crash and forming simulation capabilities to LS-DYNA and similar industrial/government customer base.

Others

• SCALE (DYNAmore subsidiary): SCALE is a DYNAmore subsidiary focused on Simulation Data Management; included for ecosystem completeness as a related adjacent offering rather than a competitor. External SDM/PLM vendors (e.g., Aras, Siemens Teamcenter) serve the same customer need.
• STRAX (Crayon/HPE HPC channel partners): HPC cluster resellers and integrators (e.g., Crayon, HPE) compete with DYNAmore's ReadyToRun cluster offering in the Nordic OEM market — relevant as adjacent infrastructure peers for DYNAmore's hardware revenue stream.

Emerging players

• ITECH (International Technology and Engineering Consultants): ITECH develops simulation tools and digital-twin methodologies for materials and structures that intersect with DYNAmore's Material Competence Center offerings, particularly in constitutive modeling and calibration services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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