AST is specialized in virtual prototyping. The physical system is modeled by means of a finite element software, where its structural behaviour is simulated under its particular loading and other operating conditions.

This analysis technique is broadly employed to accurately predict the system failure modes (elastic and structural instability, buckling, fatigue, resonance..), allowing for its early optimization at the design phase with the corresponding cost reductions.

This constitutes one of the most important advantages of the simulation against the traditional calculation techniques.