Boost confidence: simulating electric heavy equipment

Boost confidence: simulating electric heavy equipment

Reassure the buyer their investment is solid by anticipating the efficiency of your electric powered machine
[Hyster Yale] How to convert a conventional lift truck into an electric truck?

[Hyster Yale] How to convert a conventional lift truck into an electric truck?

[Customer Case] Hyster Yale converts a conventional forklift truck into an electrified machine by using simulation to virtually explore all the possibilities
How real-world experience with Simcenter and Formula Student racing teams helped two former students land that first job

How real-world experience with Simcenter and Formula Student racing teams helped two former students land that first job

It’s been quite the year. And as universities around the world hand out diplomas, we thought we’d wrap up a year of inspirational Simcenter for Academia blogging with some advice straight from the source: recent graduates.
The absolute relevance of teaching testing basics in the world of simulation

The absolute relevance of teaching testing basics in the world of simulation

We can’t let the next generation forget about the importance of testing.. learn more
Teaching CAE 3D simulation with Simcenter

Teaching CAE 3D simulation with Simcenter

From South Dakota to New Delhi to Xiangyang, China to Leuven, Belgium Advice and ideas on teaching 3D CAE simulation with Simcenter
Reach an optimal heavy equipment thermal management using 1D/3D co-simulation

Reach an optimal heavy equipment thermal management using 1D/3D co-simulation

Regardless of harsh conditions (temperature variation and dirty environment), operators from the agricultural, mining and construction fields always rely on their heavy equipment to accomplish their work. To reduce downtime and safety risks, powertrain management systems must be robust in both high and cold temperature conditions.
Hanyang University student team improved vehicle aerodynamics to excel in Korean SAE Competitions

Hanyang University student team improved vehicle aerodynamics to excel in Korean SAE Competitions

Competing against 117 teams universities nationwide, the Simcenter-supported student engineering team, excelled at the Korean SAE competition.
Engineering in practice at Michigan Technological University

Engineering in practice at Michigan Technological University

Professors at Michigan Tech create a ‘hands-on’ simulation and testing curriculum based on Simcenter for engineering students
How Simcenter system simulation is deployed in the academic world

How Simcenter system simulation is deployed in the academic world

Learn from your peers how are the latest engineering developments taught in the academic world with a special focus on system simulation?
Gil Morris: How crucial is the education of future engineers for the industry?

Gil Morris: How crucial is the education of future engineers for the industry?

Why testing and simulation should be part of universities’ programs for future engineers education? In part two of the Simcenter for...
Durability is a top priority for heavy machine makers

Durability is a top priority for heavy machine makers

Learn more about simulation process to engineer structural components for Heavy Equipment machinery and analyze overall durability.
Jan Leuridan’s vision about educating the next engineers’ generation with testing and simulation

Jan Leuridan’s vision about educating the next engineers’ generation with testing and simulation

Discover with Jan Leuridan why testing and simulation should be part of universities’ programs for future engineers education?
Future-ready: simulation and testing as part of a core engineering education

Future-ready: simulation and testing as part of a core engineering education

Leveraging simulation and testing fundamentals with knowledge of real industrial challenges
Giving a voice to Simcenter towards the heavy equipment market

Giving a voice to Simcenter towards the heavy equipment market

Learn how simulation and test can transition you to faster and more efficient heavy equipment design… just like I did over the past year.
The future for the next generation of engineers is…VUCA

The future for the next generation of engineers is…VUCA

In that first series of Simcenter for Academia article learn about what does the future really hold for the new generation of engineers
[Webinar] Transitioning to model-based engineering across your heavy equipment organization

[Webinar] Transitioning to model-based engineering across your heavy equipment organization

Learn how transitioning to consistent simulation processes and tools, simulation engineers can focus their effort on engineering analysis.
World Youth Skills Day – Inspiring the Minds of Tomorrow

World Youth Skills Day – Inspiring the Minds of Tomorrow

Discover how Simcenter community gave young generation a complete view of the Simcenter high-tech world during a two-day tour
[Webinar] Don’t overlook any machine attribute when it comes to hydraulic systems engineering

[Webinar] Don’t overlook any machine attribute when it comes to hydraulic systems engineering

Exploring new hydraulic concepts for your future heavy equipment with system simulation
The Simcenter Amesim student edition gets revamped – download it!

The Simcenter Amesim student edition gets revamped – download it!

Download the new Simcenter Amesim Student Edition will give your access to a new set of capabilities by using the...
From heavy equipment component design to system integration with Simcenter Amesim

From heavy equipment component design to system integration with Simcenter Amesim

[Infographic] Discover how strong the footprint of system simulation is in the heavy equipment industry
Simcenter gives students and educators free training courses

Simcenter gives students and educators free training courses

Worldwide colleges and universities have sent students back home. In these situations, self and remote learning is the best (and...
Voice of customer – Why heavy equipment industry should move to system simulation

Voice of customer – Why heavy equipment industry should move to system simulation

Bertrand Grison is the founder of the Hynovium company and supports with his team heavy equipment industry players to move...
Using a digital twin to validate advanced mechatronic motion control systems

Using a digital twin to validate advanced mechatronic motion control systems

I-MECH, bridging the gap between the latest research results and the best industrial practice
Welcome to the next generation of Simcenter users

Welcome to the next generation of Simcenter users

During the Simcenter Conference 2019, we met the next generation of engineers using simulation for either their research work or master’s degree class projects.
Move the aircraft propulsion electrification to the next level through simulation

Move the aircraft propulsion electrification to the next level through simulation

Cranfield University and Siemens Industry Software join strengths together to support the aerospace companies meet their environmental agenda
“We want you to benchmark our car”

“We want you to benchmark our car”

“I want to tell you about the day I better understood my customer’s challenges and hence my job. I was Business Developer at Simcenter Engineering Services, leading projects on vehicle energy managem...
Let’s have a head start on the next Formula Student Germany using Simcenter tools

Let’s have a head start on the next Formula Student Germany using Simcenter tools

Last week,  the first week of August, the Formula Student Germany took place at the famous racing circuit Hockenheimring. The concept of the competition is simple: students build, as a team, a s...
[Events] – Learn more about rocket Engine modeling and simulation benefits

[Events] – Learn more about rocket Engine modeling and simulation benefits

The space industry has evolved significantly in recent decades as evidenced by the many ambitious projects under consideration or emerging today. Among the challenges proposed, one could name the man...
[Event] Let’s meet @ASME Turbo Expo

[Event] Let’s meet @ASME Turbo Expo

Phenix, June 17-21, 2019 the ASME Turbo Expo  will bring together 2.800 turbomachinery engineers and experts to share knowledge on the latest technical trends, connect the decision makers, and u...
[Event] Electric and Hybrid Marine World Expo

[Event] Electric and Hybrid Marine World Expo

Offshore supply vessels (OSV) are workhorses of offshore industry, cruising to carry equipment, supplies, and personnel to offshore rigs.   The loading profiles of OSV vary between l...
OBELICS: European consortium to innovate on electrical vehicle design

OBELICS: European consortium to innovate on electrical vehicle design

As global warming is becoming a reality and transportation emissions affect public health in a visible way, while conventional fossil-fueled vehicles face major difficulties in reducing their environ...
Improving aerodynamics for a winning Greenpower car design

Improving aerodynamics for a winning Greenpower car design

“The single biggest performance limiting factor for a Greenpower car is aerodynamic drag, and it is often overlooked where it should perhaps be incorporated during the earliest stages of design. It i...
3 Q&A with our interns: the fuel cell

3 Q&A with our interns: the fuel cell

In this first episode of our series of interview with our interns “3 Q&A with … ” Antoine explains us how, during his 6-month internship, he focused on the fuel cell topic which figures prominent...
Optimizing the design of engine actuation systems using system simulation

Optimizing the design of engine actuation systems using system simulation

“Through model-based development with OEM, we [at Denso] contribute to more advanced powertrain development” Masashi Hayashi - Digital engineering expert for powertrain components design and simulati...
Why focusing on ICE thermal management to reach emission regulation targets?

Why focusing on ICE thermal management to reach emission regulation targets?

“The European automotive industry invests more than €50 billion in R&D annually, a large percentage of which goes towards fuel-efficiency technologies, to meet EU CO2 emission reduction targets t...
Reach 50% efficiency of your heavy equipment large engines with system simulation

Reach 50% efficiency of your heavy equipment large engines with system simulation

Fit with total cost of ownership objectives complying with emissions regulations Even if we are currently hearing a lot about electrification, off-road machines remain mainly powered by the interna...
Improving existing technology to meet shipping emissions targets

Improving existing technology to meet shipping emissions targets

"This is a very important signal for the shipping industry and the maritime cluster to work full steam ahead to reduce greenhouse gas emissions" said Panos Laskaridis, president of ECSA, The European...
Optimizing a delta robot design and performance using system simulation

Optimizing a delta robot design and performance using system simulation

Handling delicate pieces of chocolate with care so that they arrive intact in their box requires a lot of thoroughness. For manufacturers, the packaging process is no longer done manually and is now ...
Vessel hybridization, too ambitious you said?

Vessel hybridization, too ambitious you said?

In one of his  previous article  Jan Van Os, vice president of marine industry strategy for Siemens PLM Software, explains how digitalization in the shipbuilding industry supports the oppor...
Predicting SIPART PS2 performance with Simcenter

Predicting SIPART PS2 performance with Simcenter

In Karlsruhe – Germany – are located the Siemens Process Instrumentation offices. In May 2018, we had the privilege to visit one of the team based over there, who develops the SIPART PS2 - a position...
These machinery companies opted for the same engineering solution – Guess who?

These machinery companies opted for the same engineering solution – Guess who?

Can you guess who made these statements? “Due to rising energy prices, low energy consumption is essential to managing operational expenses. Our products must deliver the highest fabric quality at ...
Doosan – Improving the energy efficiency of excavators

Doosan – Improving the energy efficiency of excavators

I promised in my previous post that there would be customers interview coming soon… Well here’s the first one of many!   Right before kick-off of the Simcenter Conference, we made a trip to ...
Performance prediction as integral part of the Korean mindset

Performance prediction as integral part of the Korean mindset

Anyoung haseyo, 여보세요   So last week, Karen De Meyer and I traveled to South-Korea to cover the Siemens Simcenter Connection in Seoul. Neither one of us had been to this country before, so we...
From transmission component detailed design to integration – Webinar

From transmission component detailed design to integration – Webinar

Could we ever imagine that a supplier of laces provides too short and wide bootlaces to his client, a shoe manufacturer? Could we ever imagine that there is no interaction between them allowing upstr...
Webinar – Designing Electrified Heavy Equipment with system simulation

Webinar – Designing Electrified Heavy Equipment with system simulation

“A host of car companies, countries, and localities are proclaiming they will no longer accommodate cars with internal combustion engines. They will either not build them or not let them drive in the...
Trouble designing the right thermal aircraft? Here’s how Airbus Helicopters does it

Trouble designing the right thermal aircraft? Here’s how Airbus Helicopters does it

On-demand webinar now available : Design the right aircraft: Thermal management strategies using simulation   ----     The hydraulic system is to the airplane what t...
Accurately evaluate your vehicle architecture

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...
Connect Students with Real-Life Experience: The PurdueTracer

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...
Safety first, optimize your vehicle thermal management architecture

Safety first, optimize your vehicle thermal management architecture

Remember the road to family vacations when you were younger. Let’s be honest that this was not always a good memory (not only because of brothers and sisters’ quarrels). Especially in summer… The lon...
Melanie Groisil, developer for Simcenter Amesim

Melanie Groisil, developer for Simcenter Amesim

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Simcenter system simulation solutions 16 are now available

Simcenter system simulation solutions 16 are now available

Dear system simulation fellows,   Today, Siemens PLM Software announced version 16 of the system simulation solutions that are part of the Simcenter portfolio: Simcenter A...
Your challenge? Bring machines to market that respond in a balanced way to multiple attributes

Your challenge? Bring machines to market that respond in a balanced way to multiple attributes

You are an industrial machinery builder and are asked to bring to market machines which are answering to multiple attributes in balanced way? You are expected to design a machine which will be at t...
The ITA prepares future aeronautics engineers

The ITA prepares future aeronautics engineers

A recent report from the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) indicates that Brazil’s national innovation system is still maturing, and the link between research and industry needs to continue to imp...
Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipbuilding success story

Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipbuilding success story

Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Division - based in South Korea- is the world's number one shipbuilder, and leads the global shipbuilding industry with roughly 10% share of the market. This i...
On-demand webinar MBSE for truck and bus

On-demand webinar MBSE for truck and bus

Are you excited about how you could apply model-based systems engineering for your industry? Check out this 40-minute webinar "Balance operability and fuel efficiency of trucks and buses with ...
How Purdue University teach future engineers with system simulation?

How Purdue University teach future engineers with system simulation?

Getting the best qualified engineers can be a lever for businesses to stay competitive. This is why engineering students must learn and develop their technical skills to prepare for labor market chal...
Spotlight on – Julien Joubert, developer and project manager

Spotlight on – Julien Joubert, developer and project manager

Let’s take a few minutes to meet Julien Joubert, developer and project manager
Webinar – Optimizing vessel performance through virtual system prediction

Webinar – Optimizing vessel performance through virtual system prediction

The global fleet of oceangoing merchant vessels numbers over 51000 in January, 2016 and should keep growing in the coming decades to answer the demand due to globalization. In parallel, the mari...
Refresh your mind with some basic knowledge about hydraulic fluids

Refresh your mind with some basic knowledge about hydraulic fluids

You would like to better understand how an excavator lifts a heavy load, how a bottle filling machine accurately fills several thousand containers, or how a crane digs a large quantity of ore? &...
System simulation taught since 1995 at Politecnico di Torino

System simulation taught since 1995 at Politecnico di Torino

By Massimo Rundo – Confirmed Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Torino, and expert of system simulation on Fluid Power field at the FPRL - Energy Department, Simcenter Amesim-user since ...
Continental adopts the MBSE approach to optimize its transmission control units

Continental adopts the MBSE approach to optimize its transmission control units

Eco-friendly and energy-efficient products are now the holy grail of automotive goods   This trend is endorsed by government initiatives and mandates for reducing carbon dioxide (CO 2) &nbs...
Modeling fuel system to predict its performance

Modeling fuel system to predict its performance

Here at Siemens PLM Software we decided to go beyond our usual job and show how concretely our software LMS Imagine.Lab, part of the Simcenter  portfolio, can fully support aircraft fuel system...
Assess global performance of a rocket engine with Simcenter Amesim

Assess global performance of a rocket engine with Simcenter Amesim

[TECH TIPS VIDEO] - Assess global performance of a rocket engine with Simcenter Amesim   In the context of the launch of LMS Imagine.Lab 15, we've created a set of “how to” mo...
Estimate emissions and fuel consumption for real driving cycles with Simcenter Amesim

Estimate emissions and fuel consumption for real driving cycles with Simcenter Amesim

[TECH TIPS VIDEO] - Estimate emissions and fuel consumption for real driving cycles with Simcenter Amesim   In the context of the launch of LMS Imagine.Lab 15, we've created a set ...
Discover the design exploration tools of Simcenter Amesim

Discover the design exploration tools of Simcenter Amesim

[TECH TIPS VIDEO] -  Discover the design exploration tools of Simcenter Amesim   In the context of the launch of LMS Imagine.Lab 15, we've created a set of "how to" movies, aiming...
Evaluate battery model parameters from datasheets with Simcenter Amesim

Evaluate battery model parameters from datasheets with Simcenter Amesim

[TECH TIPS VIDEO] - Evaluating battery model parameters from datasheets with Simcenter Amesim   In the context of the launch of LMS Imagine.Lab 15, we've created a set of “how...
Discover new aeration capabilities for hydraulic components and systems

Discover new aeration capabilities for hydraulic components and systems

[TECH TIPS VIDEO] – Discover new aeration capabilities for hydraulic components and systems In the context of the launch of LMS Imagine.Lab 15, we've created a set of “how to” movies, ai...
Assess aircraft fuel system in operations

Assess aircraft fuel system in operations

[TECH TIPS VIDEO] – Assess aircraft fuel system in operations with Simcenter Amesim In the context of the launch of LMS Imagine.Lab 15, we've created a set of "how to" movies, aiming at i...
A Week at the Formula Student Germany

A Week at the Formula Student Germany

Being this year at the Formula Student Germany event as a sponsor has fully resonated with so many students and teams. During 5 days we have discussed in our Siemens booth how Simcenter Amesim and ou...
Webinars of the month – June 2016

Webinars of the month – June 2016

Highlight   Balance productivity and energy-efficiency of industrial machinery On-demand webinar Growing social awareness of energy issues, increased electricity prices and fierce internat...