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PITTSBURGH, May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS), the global industry leader in engineering simulation software, announced today that Pratt & Whitney has signed a new agreement, giving it access to ANSYS' leading engineering simulation and services.

A division of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX), Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units.

"The new agreement with ANSYS will increase collaboration across Pratt & Whitney's global teams to help us more efficiently solve some of our most complex engineering challenges," said Steve Morford, vice president, Core Systems Engineering at Pratt & Whitney. "In turn, that enables us to reduce expensive physical testing and accelerate product development."

"For nearly a century, Pratt & Whitney has led the industry with cutting-edge aircraft engines," said Shane Emswiler, vice president of product development, ANSYS. "We are honored to work with this true innovator over the years and look forward to strengthening our relationship through the power of engineering simulation."

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If you've ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane, driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a bridge, or put on wearable technology, chances are you've used a product where ANSYS software played a critical role in its creation. ANSYS is the global leader in engineering simulation. We help the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help them solve the most complex design challenges and create products limited only by imagination.  Founded in 1970, ANSYS employs thousands of professionals, many of whom are expert M.S. and Ph.D.-level engineers in finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, electronics, semiconductors, embedded software and design optimization. Headquartered south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., ANSYS has more than 75 strategic sales locations throughout the world with a network of channel partners in 40+ countries. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.

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