The Age of Simulation-Driven Design is Here

WELCOME! You  made it to the age of  simulation-driven design  —   where simulation takes precedence.  
   
Earlier this year, I touched on the tren…

Nord-Lock Group’s Secret to Secure Joints

Bolted joints… Let’s talk about it.
 
It’s not a typical conversation you may have with your family or co-workers, but did you know that bolted joints have been seamlessly integrated into ob…

Femap Symposia Series 2018

We’re pleased to announce a series of Femap user events in 2018, co-hosted with our channel partners across North America.

Huntsville, AL – May 8
Cypress, CA – May15
San Diego, CA – May 17

Accurately evaluate your vehicle architecture

All means of transport are getting electrified: bikes, public transport, and even skateboards. Trends and innovations are shaking the automotive world up and bring this word “electric” on all car mak…

Efficient and Accurate Broadband FEM-based Vibro-acoustics (Part 1)

Challenges of vibro-acoustic FE modeling
 
CAE simulation fundamentally virtually simulates the behavior of continuous or “infinite”  objects subject to various physical forces into dis…

Driving down the cost of airplane programs requires “Certification by Analysis”

As a frequent traveler, I am often amazed at the safety and efficiency of modern air travel. Flying has become the safest form of transportation and it’s not by accident (no pun intended). The&n…

Be the fittest for the electrification race

The global automotive and transportation industry is now embracing vehicle electrification. The latest announcement of Volkswagen to electrify all 12 brands by 2030 just confirmed this movement and s…

MLMM: the new modal parameter estimator

Read about the MLMM method, a solver that iteratively identifies the parameters of a modal model, increasing the accuracy of the modal model by up to 15%.

Connect Students with Real-Life Experience: The PurdueTracer

The National Fluid Power Challenge is a series of math and science competitions designed to connect today’s students to tomorrow’s fluid power careers. Students’ team are challenged on of the three f…