Lightness by Design AB is an engineering consulting firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Gamla Stan, Stockholm, with a secondary branch in Gothenburg. The firm specializes in simulation-driven product development, advanced solid mechanics, and lightweight structural optimization.
Staffed by specialists holding advanced engineering degrees and PhDs in solid mechanics, lightweight structures, and biomechanics, Lightness by Design delivers high-precision computational assessments for clients spanning aerospace, marine transport, electric mobility, and safety equipment.
Key highlights of the company’s consulting capabilities include:
- Certified COMSOL Multiphysics consultancy partner
- Extensive solver proficiency across LS-DYNA, ANSYS, Radioss, and Abaqus
- Advanced capabilities in human body modeling (HBM) for impact biomechanics and protective gear certification
Lightness by Design offers engineering and numerical simulation services spanning:
- Structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA): Non-linear stress evaluations, structural integrity assessments, buckling analysis, and lightweighting optimization.
- Advanced Materials Modeling: Constitutive modeling of anisotropic and quasi-random materials, including paperboard micromechanics, sandwich panels, polymers, and carbon-fiber composites.
- Shock, Crash & Vibration Simulation: Explicit dynamic crash testing, drop testing, impact tolerance analysis, and vibration/resonance assessments.
- Human Body Modeling & Biomechanics: Numerical biomechanical simulations for automotive seat safety, head protection equipment, cycling helmets, and occupant injury mitigation.
- Thermal & Multiphysics Analysis: Coupled thermo-mechanical calculations, heat transfer simulations, and multiphysics modeling in COMSOL.
[“Automotive”, “Aerospace & Defense”, “Transportation & Logistics”, “Manufacturing – Industrial & Machinery”]