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…

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…

Missed the International Geneva Motor Show this year?

I promised you more coverage of the International Geneva Motor Show in my International Woman’s Day blog, remember? Well, I am happy to report that the 88 th edition of the International Geneva…

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…

The Psychology of NVH

Just over a fortnight ago, I was at the 88 th Geneva International Motor Show.
Upon entering hall 2, which is elevated so you have a nice view over halls 3, 4 and 5, I couldn’t help but notice the…

The Driving Simulator That Puts You in the Loop

As autonomous vehicles gain momentum in the transportation sector, you may have heard some skeptics vocalize their opinions against self-driving cars. You can rest assured that safety is a top priori…

STAR-ICE: Engine simulation in Simcenter STAR-CCM+

While we all continuously hear about the electrification of automotive powertrains, the reality is that the internal combustion engine will not disappear anytime soon and, in fact, will be a staple o…

Creating an Electric Vehicle in Two Years? It’s Possible!

How many times have you heard about the idea of “going green”? Probably more than you can remember. Many of us have made the decision to transform this idea into a lifestyle, while a number of compan…

Simulation Trends for 2018

With the first month of the New Year behind us, we already see the trend of leveraging simulation and digital twins to speed up product development and engineering in 2018. Over the years, we have in…