Established in 1986, Optimal is headquartered in Novi, Mich. It is a full-service computer aided engineering company that employs finite element analysis methods to automotive products and assemblies. Its areas of expertise include impact, crash worthiness, safety, noise, vibration and harshness, durability, fatigue and thermal simulations. Optimal offers a wide range of product experience for automobiles including full-vehicle, body-in-white, closures, chassis-frame, suspension and brakes. It also provides services for engine, transmission, drive lines, seating, steering and exhaust systems; airbags and wheels. Additionally, the company offers various analytical resources and benchmarking via reverse engineering. Its clients include Masco Corporation, Daimler Chrysler, Johnson Controls, Tower Automotive, Visteon, Alcoa and GMC.