Optimal material selection for better design Webinar Series
Materials and design go hand in hand—the optimal product combines the best materials with the best design. Choosing the right materials lets us reduce weight, increase sustainability, lower costs, and overcome engineering challenges at all stages of the design cycle.
But how do you select the right materials from thousands of available materials? How do you trade off competing performance, cost, and manufacturing requirements and then take this data forward into your simulation? In this webinar series, we will explore material selection in Ansys Granta Selector – combining powerful selection techniques with extensive reference data to systematically select the suitable materials for the job for a series of example use cases from multiple industries.
Upcoming Webinars
March 24, 2026
11am EDT
Resolve Material Shortages and Improve Supply Chain Resilience
Learn how to identify alternative materials, assess cost and sustainability, and strengthen supply chain resilience using Ansys Granta Selector.
April 21, 2026
11am EDT
Reduce Component Weight in Demanding Service Conditions
Discover how to replace metal components with polymers, evaluate performance requirements, and compare weight, cost and manufacturability using Ansys Granta Selector.
May 28, 2026
11am EDT
Balance Multiple Requirements to Choose the Optimal Material
Learn how to balance competing requirements, visualize trade‑offs and select optimal materials for complex components using Ansys Granta Selector.
On Demand Webinars
WEBINAR ON DEMAND
Intelligent Material Selection to Meet Engineering Challenges
Overcome late-stage design challenges by systematically selecting materials based on new requirements and use cases.
WEBINAR ON DEMAND
Reduce Weight Using Optimal Material Selection
Learn how to reduce the weight of your products with systematic materials selection.
WEBINAR ON DEMAND
Reduce Environmental Impact with Optimal Material Selection
Learn to select materials for cost, performance, and environmental requirements to reach sustainability goals.
WEBINAR ON DEMAND
Early-stage Design: Better Materials, Better Products
Learn how to systematically select the most appropriate materials for a product at the conceptual design stage, saving cost and development effort.
Speaker
Dr. Roger Barnett
Senior Product ManagerRoger Barnett [M] holds a PhD in Materials Science and Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge, UK. He has worked in the materials industry for the past 15 years in technical research, project/product management, and marketing. He is an experienced project manager, engineer, and metallurgist specializing in material selection, microscopy, high-temperature corrosion, steels, and protective coatings. Recent work has included product development in the fields of intelligent materials selection, sustainability, and material property data. Roger is the Product Manager for Ansys Granta Selector and Ansys Granta Data.