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Redesigning the Orion spacecraft heat shield

Redesigning the Orion spacecraft heat shield

The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle will carry up to six people and is intended for deep space travel and as such must be able to withstand the heat generated from a re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere…

rolling stock

Making rolling stock car bodies lighter and more robust

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…

Webinars of the month – October 2015

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Simulating cabin interior acoustics
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Today more and more auto OEMs are seeking to distinguish their offering by adding cabin co…

Cleaner sailing on the horizon

We constantly hear all about the latest hybrid vehicles and electric car developments, but what about an eco-boat? According to the International Maritime Organization, the number of boats sailing th…

Race for the Gold: How University of Michigan Improved Solar Car with Simulation in NX CAE

It’s the hottest day of the year, and you’re in the middle of a desert in the Australian Outback with 10% of the fuel you need to complete an 1800 mile (3000 km) journey. You have just enough space i…

Wrapping up the Femap Symposium Series 2015 in Seattle WA

Wrapping up the Femap Symposium Series 2015 in Seattle WA

The final event of the Femap Symposium Series 2015 took place in Everett, Washington at Boeing’s Future of Flight Aviation Center. The event was co-hosted with Siemens channel partner Applied CAx. Th…

Picanol: weaving wonders with LMS Samtech Samcef

Most of you probably don’t know Picanol off the top of your head. (I just happen to be familiar with the company because I live in Belgium, where flax production, linen and the weaving industry …

Femap with NX Nastran plays a critical role in the design of NASA’s new Orion spacecraft

Femap with NX Nastran plays a critical role in the design of NASA’s new Orion spacecraft

The Lockheed Martin designed Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle will carry up to six people into space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re…

Voith Turbo enhances transmission controls performance

Stefan Ebner, development engineer at Voith Turbo explains how Simcenter Amesim and Simcenter Sysdm help address commercial vehicles’ transmission complexity.
 

 
“Our commercial…