DEP and AVL Forge Strategic Partnership for Distributing MeshWorks CAE Platform Across the U.S. and Europe
DEP and AVL partner to deliver MeshWorks CAE, accelerating mobility design.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, February 2, 2026: Detroit Engineered Products (DEP), the developer of the industry-leading CAE platform, MeshWorks, and AVL, a global leader in mobility technologies, announced today a strategic partnership to deliver a toolchain featuring AVL EXCITE™ and MeshWorks to optimize the propulsion design cycle. AVL will serve as an authorized distributor of MeshWorks to mobility companies across the United States and Europe.
The toolchain allows CAE engineers to create finite element models from CAD data, parameterize them, and perform shape and topology optimization for use within the AVL EXCITE™ for dynamic and acoustic simulations. Ultimately, this accelerates design cycles through rapid CAE iterations without the need for CAD to be in the loop. AVL and DEP’s technologies can be used in a variety of areas including light duty and heavy-duty vehicles to marine and aerospace applications.
“We are very excited to partner with AVL, their expertise and global reach make them an ideal partner to deliver MeshWorks’ advanced parametric optimization capabilities,” said Radha Krishnan, President & Founder, DEP. “We are confident this collaboration will create significant value for CAE professionals across the United States and Europe.”
Mick Winship, Executive Director for Advanced Simulation Technologies at AVL, commented, “Our partnership with DEP allows engineers to integrate MeshWorks with AVL tools to enhance their existing workflows. The integrated toolchain provides the simulation products and process needed to efficiently optimize performance, weight, and ultimately cost associated with the development process.”
About Detroit Engineered Products
Detroit Engineered Products (DEP) is a global engineering services, product development, software solutions, consulting, and talent acquisition company founded in 1998 in Troy, Michigan, with operations across Europe, China, Korea, Japan, and India.
DEP accelerates product development through its proprietary CAE platform, MeshWorks, which enables rapid concept modeling, automated meshing, parameterization, and optimization for both conventional and electric powertrains. Since its launch in 2001, MeshWorks has grown into a comprehensive environment for pre- and post-processing, integrating AI/ML-driven automation, advanced morphing tools, and next-generation simulation capabilities. Its modules for reduced-order modeling, EV optimization, process automation, MDO, and AI-based design guidance help engineers significantly shorten development cycles, reduce cost, and improve design accuracy.
Driven by continuous engineering excellence,R&D, and digital engineering initiatives, DEP supports companies across diverse industries such as automotive, aerospace, marine, rail, energy, and consumer product sectors in achieving faster time-to-market, higher product efficiency, and more sustainable engineering outcomes.
For more information visit www.depusa.com
About AVL
With more than 12,200 employees, AVL is one of the world's leading mobility technology companies for development, simulation and testing in the automotive industry and in other sectors such as rail, shipping and energy. Based on extensive in-house research activities, AVL delivers concepts, technology solutions, methodologies and development tools for a greener, safer and better world of mobility and beyond.
AVL supports international partners and customers in sustainable and digital transformation. The focus here is on the areas of electrification, software, AI and automation. AVL also supports companies in energy-intensive sectors on their way to green and efficient energy generation and supply.
AVL's passion is innovation. Together with an international network of experts spanning 90 locations with more than 50 competence and development centers worldwide, AVL is driving the future of mobility. In 2024, the company generated a turnover of 2.03 billion euros, 11% of which was invested in R&D activities.
For more information: www.avl.com