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Innovation corner

There is always one more shot to solve the unsolved problem. Tinkering around, entering the unknown and starting over again is our approach to push the boundaries and create next level innovations. Stay tuned for PreonLab updates, new researches, groundbreaking innovation and upcoming events.

Preview image for the PreonLab 7.2 Release Event Landing Page.
October 07, 2026
Markus Ihmsen, Saba Golshaahi, Aju Abraham and Diogo Lopes
PreonLab 7.2 is all about getting more out of every simulation, with faster setups, more efficient thermal workflows, and a smoother everyday user experience. Highlights of this release include Setup Profiles, which store predefined simulation settings and share them across teams, and Script Recording, which turns GUI actions into reusable PreonPy code. On the thermal side, Staggered CHT makes steady-state thermal simulations up to 8x faster. The release also brings a wide range of workflow enhancements, many of them requested directly by our users, as well as targeted improvements for transmission, soiling, and rigid body simulations. The result is less time spent on setup and more time for engineering and understanding results. Join our release event to see the new features live and discover how they can speed up your daily simulation work!
April 21, 2026
Jens Cornelis, Markus Ihmsen, Diogo Lopes, Loïc Wendling and Saba Golshaahi
Building on the major advances introduced in recent releases, PreonLab 7.1 marks the next step in making particle-based simulation more powerful, practical, and user-friendly. This release introduces exciting new capabilities for airflow generation to support soiling simulations, extends vehicle dynamics functionality, and further advances thermal simulation with meaningful improvements in both performance and accuracy. At the same time, PreonLab 7.1 delivers a broad range of workflow and usability enhancements shaped directly by customer feedback. Together, these updates strengthen physics modeling, improve software efficiency, and make everyday simulation work smoother and more intuitive. Join our Release Event to explore the new capabilities in action and see how they can improve your simulation workflows!
October 15, 2025
Jens Cornelis, Markus Ihmsen, Loïc Wendling, Max Flamm and Alexander Mayer
Building on a series of releases that accelerated PreonLab’s performance through GPU and multi-GPU advancements and introduced a range of multi-physics features, it’s time for another major leap forward with PreonLab 7.0! This release expands capabilities across key areas such as thermal analysis, vehicle dynamics, transmissions, and multiphase flows, alongside meaningful improvements in visualization and overall usability. Leveraging the performance gains and new possibilities of recent versions, PreonLab 7.0 empowers users to tackle more complex and demanding simulations than ever before. Many of these innovations have been in development for quite some time, culminating in substantial advances in reliability, efficiency, and usability, all aligned with our long-term vision of creating the ultimate simulation tool. Join our Release Event to discover all the details!
October 28, 2024
Jens Cornelis, Markus Ihmsen, Loïc Wendling and Kevin Posch
Preoneers know that PreonLab is all about particles! This is driven by our vision of a unified mesh-free representation for fluids and solids to simulate a wide (and ever-increasing) range of applications. With each release we aim to continually add new functionalities and keep improving on existing capabilities, to make our goal of developing the ultimate simulation tool a reality. Accordingly, version 6.2 will bring many additions and updates to expand on the multiphysics capabilities of PreonLab.
December 21, 2023
Jens Cornelis, Andreas Henne and Loïc Wendling
Preoneers rely on the fact that with every new release, PreonLab aims to enhance your simulation experience by increasing efficiency and reducing the memory footprint for simulations. We firmly hold this at the core of our vision towards developing the ultimate simulation tool. We are glad to announce that version 6.1 takes a great leap towards realizing this goal as it extends GPU support for many PreonLab features and introduces multi-GPU capabilities.
May 31, 2023
FIFTY2 Team
Every Preoneer knows that with PreonLab we always strive to provide the most reliable, usable and efficient CFD software. But what if you could get your results even faster? PreonLab 6.0 will continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in the world of particle-based CFD. With the introduction of PreonLab being able to simulate on GPU hardware, there will be a performance boost that will provide you with results faster than ever before, following the principle: Make it Real… fast! And there is even more. Don‘t miss the latest updates and join us for this event, as we are already very excited to show you all that is new with PreonLab 6.0!
February 06, 2023
Michael Reichl
Wie gewährleisten Sie, dass es in Ihrem Fahrzeug zu keinen Schädigungen durch Wasserkorrosion oder Eindringen von Wasser oder Schnee in ungewünschte Bereiche kommt? Durch aufwendige und späte physische Tests oder simulieren Sie schon? Lernen Sie den Marktführer im Bereich SPH-Simulation PreonLab kennen! PreonLab bietet eine maßgeschneiderte Lösung, um bereits während der Konstruktionsphase Ihre Bauteile zu bewerten und zu optimieren. Dabei können auf einfachste Weise komplexe Bauteile und Bewegungen simuliert und bewertet werden. Im Gegensatz zu klassischen, auf finiten Volumen basierten CFD-Methoden, ist die Diskretisierung des Berechnungsvolumens nicht erforderlich und auch die Aufbereitung von CAD-Daten ist nicht notwendig. Mit minimalem Aufwand und sehr kurzen Rechenzeiten von wenigen Tagen bis hin zu Stunden können Sie die Wasserpfade im Fahrzeug simulieren. PreonLab sichert somit Ihre Entwicklung ab und reduziert die Zeit bis zur Markteinführung erheblich. Michael Reichl, Senior Berechnungsingenieur und langjähriger PreonLab User, zeigt Ihnen in unserem kostenfreien Live-Webinar, reale Beispielanwendungen aus dem Bereich Wassermanagement und Schneeablagerung. Sie erhalten als Teilnehmer die Möglichkeit, mit einer Testlizenz die Usability der GUI und Performance des Solvers selbst zu testen und zu erleben. Melden Sie sich jetzt an und seien Sie mit dabei, wenn es heißt: „Virtual fluids. Real insights.“
January 18, 2023
Michael Reichl and Markus Ihmsen
Die Absicherung des Fahrzeugs und kritischer Komponenten gegenüber einem Wassereintritt gehört zu entscheidenden Versuchen in der Automobilentwicklung, ohne die keine Fahrzeugfreigabe erfolgt. Aus diesem Grund gehören die Wasserdurchfahrt und Fahrzeugberegnung zu den Standardtests in der Fahrzeugentwicklung. Diese dienen zum einen der Absicherung, dass kein Wasser in kritische Fahrzeugbereiche eindringt, wie z. B. in die Batterie, in elektrische Komponenten oder in die Lufteinlässe. Zum anderen dürfen die durch das Wasser verursachten Kräfte die Karosserie nicht beschädigen oder das Fahrzeug zum Aufschwimmen bringen. Immer mehr OEMs gehen daher den Weg, kostenintensive Prototypentests durch den virtuellen Versuch zu ersetzen, um frühzeitig Schwachstellen am Fahrzeug zu erkennen und zu optimieren. PreonLab unterstützt Sie in dieser frühen Entwicklungsphase, die richtigen Design-Entscheidungen zu treffen. Wasserdurchfahrten oder Fahrzeugbegegnungen lassen sich mit minimalem Aufwand und in kurzen Rechenzeiten von nur wenigen Tagen bis hin zu Stunden simulieren. PreonLab sichert somit Ihre Entwicklung ab und reduziert die Zeit zur Markteinführung erheblich.
July 01, 2022
Saba Golshaahi Sumesaraayi and Max Flamm
When it comes to complex production processes in the automotive industry like e-coating, using reliable CFD simulation tools to supplement expensive prototyping and physical testing has proven to be a very efficient method to optimize the design stage. This includes optimizing the various design parameters like tank dimensions, vehicle trajectory, line speed and geometrical details of the Body in White (BIW). For this purpose, CFD tools providing not only high accuracy, but also lean workflows and short computational times are required.
June 03, 2022
Jens Cornelis, Markus Ihmsen, Loïc Wendling and Aju Abraham
This is more than an arbitrary release! Join us to celebrate the release of PreonLab 5.2 and be the first to learn about the new features. Just click on the “Go to recording!” button below to watch the release event in full! PRESENTERS: Jens Cornelis, Markus Ihmsen, Loïc Wendling, Aju Abraham LANGUAGE: English