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Electric car engineering needs future-thinking engineers

November 07, 2018

Electric car engineering will change the entire auto industry, and current and future engineers can prepare for the move toward electrification by becoming the master of many traits. We&nb...

The beauty of optimization: what ears and mufflers have in common

November 06, 2018

Beethoven’s life was marked by the tragedy of his deafness, for which symptoms appeared in his latest twenties . Before being completely deaf, he used ear-horns to...

The State of Simulation 2018: Lessons from the Simcenter Conference

October 30, 2018

I just got back from the US Simcenter Conference in Detroit, most of which I spent locked in a small room interviewing attendees on video about their experiences with our products, and of the confere...

By Stephen Ferguson

Toyota Corolla: retrospective of the world's most popular car (Part 1)

October 29, 2018

I recently went through Chris Beves' post about Formula One aerodynamics history and realized that simulation can do much more than predicting the future. Indeed, it's also interesting to l...

By Romain Nicolas

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How can companies improve electric vehicle battery life?

October 22, 2018

The electric vehicle battery is getting more advanced, which not only increases range, but will also help decrease costs. The more affordable and advanced electric car batteries become, th...

6 Advanced Methodologies for Gear Test Rig: Part 1

October 18, 2018

Gears. Gears are used since the middle ages. Should be settled science by now, right? That’s about what I thought when I started. However, after discussing with colleagues and digging into ...

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Materials are the key to future car interiors

October 17, 2018

What role will materials play in future car interiors? In the past, materials were all about luxury: fabric seats versus the finest Italian luxurious leather seat. Although luxury still pl...

By Ed Bernardon

Going electric or how to get rid of range anxiety

October 17, 2018

Electrification is in the air and is everywhere. There’s not a week we don’t hear about a carmaker getting public about a new electric vehicle within a specific segment. If the electrification trend ...

By JulieErcolaniP

Webinar: Get on top of your game with the newest TPA methods

October 16, 2018

When I first joined Siemens PLM Software, Dirk De Vis, Vice-President of Simcenter Engineering and Consulting services, explained me the different types of projects his engineering team executes. Bef...

By Els Verlinden