The small maker of high-performance cars for recreational racing created a new suspension system and improved aerodynamics with a team of four. Recreational auto racing is a small industry where enthusiasts and manufacturers form more of a community than is possible in professional racing. Palatov Motorsport of Portland, Oregon has become successful in recreational racing by … [Read more...] about Palatov Motorsport runs a lean operation with SolidWorks
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Dassault Systemès acquires simulation division from Next Limit
XFlow CFD offers a new approach to highly dynamic fluid flow simulation. Next Level will concentrate on its simulation for visualization products. Dassault Systemès and Next Limit Technologies (NLT) have announced the sale of NLT’s Dynamics division to Dassault. The purchase moves a popular new approach to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) into the hands of the world’s … [Read more...] about Dassault Systemès acquires simulation division from Next Limit
Finding a way to make tractors less noisy
Commercial and agricultural manufacturer CNH needed a better way to study noise reduction strategies. The solution was found in MSC Actran. Commercial and agricultural vehicles are built for work, not personal use. Compared to automobiles, big trucks, tractors, and construction vehicles generate much more noise. It is important for drives to hear their motors, but at the same … [Read more...] about Finding a way to make tractors less noisy
CFS & ITI win research grant to develop new meshing solutions
The goal is to create new computational fluid dynamics routines for the earliest stages of aerospace industrial design. Cambridge Flow Solutions (CFS) and International TechneGroup Limited (ITI) have been awarded a three-year R&D grant award from the UK Government to support development of advanced geometry processing and automated meshing solutions for aerospace. … [Read more...] about CFS & ITI win research grant to develop new meshing solutions
Using rendering technology to revolutionize yacht design
Architect Greg Lynn is pioneering a new language of form, taking advantage of real-time ray tracing hardware and software from Imagination Technologies to see light and shadow at the earliest design stages. The recent America’s Cup yacht racing championship in San Francisco (see “More than a boat race”) brought attention to how the application of technology has … [Read more...] about Using rendering technology to revolutionize yacht design