Arobas Technologies

What Arobas Technologies does

Arobas Technologies SAS is a privately held French engineering services firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in Ecully, near Lyon. Operating as a numerical simulation design office, the company delivers mechanical simulation studies (statics, dynamics, acoustics, thermal, thermo-mechanical, fatigue, multi-physics, multi-body) and custom multiplatform software development to large industrial groups and SME design offices across automotive, railway, aerospace, medical, energy, and plastics sectors.

The firm's technology base rests on finite element methods augmented by two proprietary products: SIMUCONF, developed since 1996 for full vehicle modeling using modal synthesis and kinematic linkages, and SOFAST @nalysis, a fatigue post-treatment tool implementing Haigh, Dang Van, Goodman-Wöhler, and Manson-Coffin algorithms with native interfaces to ABAQUS, MSC NASTRAN, and ANSYS. Supporting compute infrastructure includes a 9-node HPC cluster (16 Intel Xeon V4 cores, 512 GB RAM per node) plus one NVIDIA Tesla GPU.

Arobas generates revenue primarily through fixed-price project contracts, consulting engagements, and outsourcing arrangements, supplemented by SOFAST software licensing, customized training, and audit services. Distribution is sales-led with on-site delivery enabled by proximity to Lyon-area clients, complemented by remote support via desktop sharing. The company is R&D certified under France's Crédit d'Impôt Recherche regime and is directed by Jacky Verguet as Directeur Général; no external funding, M&A, or public listing has been disclosed.

Name

Arobas Technologies

Legal name

AROBAS Technologies SAS

Website

https://arobas-technologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arobas Technologies is a French engineering services firm founded in 1996 near Lyon that delivers numerical simulation studies, custom software development, and proprietary fatigue and vehicle-modeling software (SOFAST @nalysis, SIMUCONF) to large industrial groups and SMEs across automotive, rail, aerospace, medical, energy, and plastics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Numerical Simulation and Engineering Software Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Numerical simulation services
• Fatigue analysis software
• Finite element consulting
• Custom software development
• Mechanical engineering design

Headquarters

HQ city

Écully

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Numerical Simulation Services: Engineering studies and consulting services for mechanical simulation, including static, dynamic, fatigue, thermal, and multi-physics analyses. Delivered as fixed-price contracts or consulting engagements.
2. Custom Software Development: Development of professional software applications, calculation code interfaces, HMI development, and co-simulation solutions. Offered as fixed-price projects, consulting, or outsourcing contracts.
3. SOFAST Software Licensing: Internal fatigue post-treatment software developed and published for commercial use, interfaced with major FEA codes (ABAQUS, NASTRAN, ANSYS).
4. Training & Audit Services: Customized training on simulation techniques and audit services for calculation methods and development processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AROBAS Technologies is a numerical simulation design office and custom software developer providing mechanical simulation studies (statics, dynamics, fatigue, thermal, multi-physics) and multi-platform software development for industrial clients. Its portfolio includes two proprietary products — SOFAST @nalysis for fatigue post-treatment and SIMUCONF for full vehicle modeling — plus complementary consulting, training and audit services.

Product overview

Arobas Technologies operates as a numerical simulation design office and custom software development company, offering two core proprietary software products: SOFAST @nalysis for fatigue post-treatment analysis (integrated with major FEA codes ABAQUS, NASTRAN, and ANSYS) and SIMUCONF for full vehicle modeling. The company provides complementary professional services including numerical simulation consulting (spanning statics, dynamics, acoustics, thermal analysis, and multi-physics), custom software development (HMI, scientific computing cores, MIL/SIL/HIL integration), and specialized training and audit services. The portfolio is structured as specialized engineering software tools paired with technical consulting and development services targeting industrial sectors including automotive, rail, aviation, medical, energy, and plastics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOFAST @nalysis: Proprietary fatigue post-treatment software developed in-house for quick and easy fatigue design studies of mechanical components, compatible with ABAQUS, NASTRAN, and ANSYS codes.

Products and services

• SOFAST @nalysis Proprietary fatigue post-treatment software enabling quick fatigue design studies of mechanical components, implementing Haigh, Dang Van, Goodman-Wöhler and Manson-Coffin methods with original pseudo-tensor constraint calculation; interfaces with ABAQUS, NASTRAN and ANSYS finite element codes.
• SIMUCONF Proprietary software for full vehicle modeling developed since 1996, enabling implementation within finite element models of assembled components from modal synthesis (MSC/NASTRAN base) related by kinematic linkages, simulating behavior from linear static to nonlinear dynamics.
• Numerical Simulation Services

Named customers6 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sogeclair: French engineering services and simulation firm serving aerospace, defense, automotive, and rail with numerical simulation and digital twin offerings. Comparable as a France-headquartered engineering services peer with multi-sector mechanical simulation practices.
• Transvalor: French software company developing simulation tools for materials processing and manufacturing, with deep mechanical/thermal modeling expertise. Directly comparable to Arobas as a France-based CAE niche software developer.
• Principia: French engineering consulting firm specialized in marine, offshore, energy, and transportation, with strong numerical simulation (FEA, CFD, fatigue) capabilities. Highly comparable as a French engineering consultancy combining domain modeling expertise with custom software development.
• FEV Group: German engineering services provider with strong powertrain and vehicle simulation capabilities, serving OEMs and tier-1s across automotive and adjacent industries. Comparable as a mechanical-simulation-heavy engineering services peer.
• Bertrandt: German engineering services partner to automotive and aerospace OEMs, with significant FEA, NVH, fatigue, and multi-body simulation practices. Comparable to Arobas in delivering mechanical simulation services to large industrial customers.
• Ricardo plc: UK-headquartered engineering consulting firm offering simulation, powertrain, and vehicle engineering services. Comparable as a multi-sector mechanical simulation consulting firm with proprietary methodologies and tools.

Broad incumbents

• AKKA Technologies: European engineering and technology consulting group providing simulation, digital, and R&D services across aerospace, automotive, rail, and industrial sectors. Comparable as a broader European mechanical engineering services incumbent with simulation capabilities.
• ESI Group: Larger French-origin CAE software and services company specializing in virtual prototyping, structural, and multi-physics simulation. Overlaps with Arobas on simulation services and proprietary tooling, but at much greater scale and broader platform scope.
• AVL List: Austria-based global engineering services and simulation powerhouse serving automotive, rail, and industrial customers with FEA, multi-physics, and software products. Comparable in that it combines mechanical simulation consulting with proprietary software tools.

Emerging players

• Diginext: French simulation software and engineering services company focused on defense, transportation, and energy. Comparable as a French niche simulation peer with overlapping mechanical/multi-physics competencies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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