Automotive & Transportation - Automotive & Transportation

Making rolling stock car bodies lighter and more robust

October 06, 2015

Chinese heavy industries are booming. As the country is gigantic, freight transportation by train plays a crucial role to supply factories with all the necessary raw materials. Annually, over 4 billi...

By Bart VanLierde

Daimler Completes CAD Transition to NX

Daimler is now using NX CAD after successfully completing their transition from Dassault Systemes’ CATIA just a few weeks ago. Since the 2010 announcement first shook the CAD world, the automotive OE...

NX Manufacturing

Case Study Summary: Freeform Technology Uses NX CAM to Deliver Highest Quality Components

Overview: Freeform Technology has established a reputation for providing Formula 1 race car standards to the composite tooling industry and a range of services including: tooling design and manufac...

By Stephanie Aldrete

Formula E: Racing Toward a Cleaner Future

Formula E racing probably won’t replace Formula 1 any time soon, but it paves the way to an oil free world. Think about electric cars for a moment. What comes to mind? You probably think of fuel econ...

The ZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Race Car) at Hannover Messe 2014

Last August, we told you about the ZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Race Car) in this blog. If you attended Hannover Messe 2014 on April 7-11, you were lucky enough to see the car...

By JerrySarfati

Video - Paper Dreams

Paul used to build race cars out of paper. Today, he designs the real thing with sophisticated software, as part of the Infiniti Red Bull Racing team. For Paul, a dream come true: He tur...

By JerrySarfati

NX Case Study - NX helps Pratt & Miller design and build winning racecars

Pratt & Miller Engineering used NX™ software from Siemens PLM Software to develop the racing version of the 2014 Corvette, which was named 2014 North American Car of the Year at the Nor...

By JerrySarfati

Exciting times ahead for Nissan

October 30, 2013

I n Nissan’sview, the global automotive industry is now engaged in “one of the greatest engineering competitions in history.” Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s CEO and president, writes on the com...

By JerrySarfati

A world first at Le Mans (Video)

August 27, 2013

Nissan recently unveiled theZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Race Car) the world's fastest electric racing car – a 185mph test bed for electric drivetrain technologies. It will utili...

By JerrySarfati