Guest Contributor: Graham Jackson, engineering marketing specialist Maplesoft When designing electric and hybrid-electric vehicles, it is almost impossible to overstate the importance of batteries. There’s a growing commercial drive to increase energy density, extend battery life, and improve overall charge and … Read More
Guest Contributor: Dave Jacobsen, Lambda Research Corporation The quick answer is, of course not. The first question really should be, what is TIR. TIR stands for Total Internal Reflection, and is the guiding principle of fiber optics, light guides, and … Read More
AnalySwift is a university spinout company with cutting edge simulation software for composites and other advanced materials. Having recently joined the APA, AnalySwift provides the powerful capabilities of VABS, a general-purpose cross-sectional analysis tool for computing beam properties and 3D … Read More
Contributed by Håkan Fransson, Novacast, head of casting process simulation Historically most simulations of high pressure die casting process have been done with the “biscuit” method. The biscuit method means that you are not simulating the whole process but … Read More
The most powerful and easy-to-use solution for the design and verification of bolted and secured joints is now available via the Altair Partner Alliance (APA). Widely used where safety or security are mission-critical, Cetim Cobra enables designs to be tested … Read More
Designing ships and other floating structures such as oil and gas platforms is a specialized field. Sector-specific challenges not only include consideration of hydrodynamic loading and the need to meet the design spec and safety requirements imposed by relevant authorities, … Read More
This guest contribution is written by Dr. ManSoo Joun, president and CEO of MFRC, the developers of the intelligent metal forming simulation software AFDEX which is available through the Altair Partner Alliance. Plate or sheet forging technology has been become more … Read More
Powerful solutions for the design of passive radio frequency (RF) microwave components are now available via the Altair Partner Alliance (APA), following the addition of German-based Mician GmbH to this ever-expanding community. Initially geared toward the space sector, in particular … Read More
Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) combine the best of two worlds: a long range possible through an internal combustion engine, and lower consumption and emissions through electrification. However, stringent legislative emissions requirements and the extra number of model variants increase complexity … Read More
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