Seamlessly integrated with the Horizon database, Optimizer acts as the selection gateway for millions of data points from over 570K materials to make traceable material choices by visualizing and balancing conflicting criteria through dynamic plots and ranked lists of optimal candidates.
Engineers spend over 50% of their material selection time comparing datasheets and other dispersed sources to balance conflicting criteria from performance and cost to sustainability and compliance.
The engine normalizes diverse property data from hundreds of thousands of materials to a single plot to bring understanding to big material numbers.
You define the importance of each criterion with a simple weighting system, which adjusts the ranking based on your priorities.
A multi-criteria function calculates a single "score" for each material, presenting results as a clear, ranked list according to a combination of your selected parameters
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Optimizer is a technical decision-support module that ranks materials using multi-criteria analysis, combining mechanical, physical, regulatory, cost, and sustainability data to identify the best material candidates for engineering applications.
Optimizer normalizes diverse property data, lets you assign weightings to criteria you care most about (e.g., cost vs. strength vs. sustainability), and then calculates a single score for each material, presenting them in a ranked list.
Yes. Optimizer accounts for sustainability, compliance, supply chain, and regional availability considerations as part of the weighted material evaluation process.
Optimizer results can be reviewed and documented as part of selection workflows; integration with Material Console enables reporting and export of ranked materials.
Yes. Optimizer finds equivalents using Horizon’s cross-reference tool and material equivalency data, allowing ranking of materials across global standards.