SIMULIA’s own Chris Abada, SIMULIA Senior Industry Process Consultant, presented at the 2026 SIMULIA Americas Users Conference.

Abstract: 

This seminar will showcase various workflows for simulating manufacturing across three key industries: Transportation and Mobility, Aerospace and Defense, and High-Tech Semiconductors.

• Introduction and Values of Manufacturing Process Simulation

Presenter: 

Chris Abada

SIMULIA Senior Industry Process Consultant - Dassault Systèmes

Chris is a Senior Industry Process Consultant at Dassault Systèmes, with over 15 years specializing in finite element analysis. Before coming to DS, Chris also has past industry experience working for Boeing, NASA, and Johnson & Johnson. He also has a BS and MS in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech.

In his current role, he is responsible for demonstrating and developing solutions on Abaqus, the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, and other SIMULIA tools.