Stephen Ferguson - Simcenter

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Planes, Trains or Automobiles? Lessons from a 1250km train journey across Europe.

August 8, 2023

When travelling internationally, most of us immediately jump aboard a green belching aircraft. In this blog explore the implications of taking a train journey instead.

By Stephen Ferguson

6 MIN READ

Five reasons why Executable Digital Twins are set to dominate engineering in 2023

January 12, 2023

I spoke with Siemens xDT expert Ian McGann and asked him about the five things that make executable digital twins practical and relevant in 2023, based mainly on his recent experiences in building digital twins of offshore wind turbines.

By Stephen Ferguson

5 MIN READ

A Healthier World: 5 ways in which engineering simulation will help us live longer, happier and more productive lives

November 7, 2022

Medicine is one of the greatest triumphs of the modern world. Although medicine existed in the pre-industrial world, it was…

By Stephen Ferguson

7 MIN READ

Simulation for a fitter world

October 24, 2022

Can Simcenter help us to stay fitter and healthier? Read how simulation can help increase our performance in sports.

By Stephen Ferguson

6 MIN READ

in vivo, in vitro, in silico: unleashing innovation in medical device development

October 10, 2022

Advances in medical technology generally take place in small, entrepreneurial companies. The financial (and humanitarian) rewards are high, but so…

By Stephen Ferguson

5 MIN READ

A Pandemic Resilient World

September 30, 2022

Despite causing millions of deaths and trillions of dollars of lasting economic damage, Covid-19 was much less damaging than many previous pandemics. We explore how engineering simulation will help fight the next pandemic.

By Stephen Ferguson

9 MIN READ

Bring Your Kids to Work Ep.1: The Executable Digital Twin

June 15, 2022

For Bring Your Kid to Work Day, Ian McGann talks to his son about how Simcenter is used to design and build wind turbines.

By Stephen Ferguson

6 MIN READ

5 easy ways to cut YOUR carbon footprint

May 30, 2022

To avoid the worst effects of the climate emergency, we will have to reduce our individual emissions to zero in the next 28 or so years. In this blog, I will focus on some of the practical and pragmatic things that I think are relatively easy to achieve.

By Stephen Ferguson

8 MIN READ

Five reasons why you NEED to attend Realize Live Europe

May 4, 2022

From MARS Rovers to Earthquakes, In this blog, I am going to explore five essential industry themes that are represented in the Realize Live Europe Agenda and that you simply can’t afford to miss.

By Stephen Ferguson

4 MIN READ