Last month, I attended the Shell Eco-marathon event in London – the European leg of Shell’s global engineering contest where teams from universities design, optimise, analyse, manufacture and drive low profile, cone-shaped vehicles. Similar in nature to the popular Formula … Read More
*Featured image above courtesy of BMW Group How to create and benefit from an added value with additive manufacturing? This is a key question many people still have in mind or must actively address when dealing with the implementation of … Read More
Casting is one of the oldest-known manufacturing processes that is still in use today. Complex geometries that are difficult to be shaped by other methods, can be manufactured with relative ease, regardless of size. While the process is at least … Read More
Last week a few hundred engineers and designers from major German OEMs and Tiers gathered in the Bavarian town of Würzburg at the 7th LeichtbauGipfel (German for Lightweight Summit) to discuss how lightweight design impacts the vehicles we drive everyday. … Read More
Whoever could not attend CONVERGE 2017 in Essen, Germany last week missed a truly incredible conference! From start to finish, the day was packed with content exemplifying the convergence of design and technology
Earlier this month, Altair and the Enlighten Award supported the Automobil Industrie Leichtbaugipfel in Würzburg. Leichtbaugipfel is hosted by one of the award’s media sponsors Automobil Industrie, and is one of Germany’s headline automotive events featuring automotive lightweight design topics … Read More
Lightweighting is important in nearly every industry today and it’s more than just using lighter materials. These materials have to be designed and optimized for maximum results, creating stronger, lighter, and more efficient designs. Altair solutions help customers all over … Read More
Late last year I was visiting customers in Asia and at one particular site we were offered to be taken on a tour of the factory before going in and presenting the latest and greatest about OptiStruct. I enjoy such … Read More
Today marks the first day of April and most of us in Michigan can now say winter 2016 is almost behind us. We’re looking forward to warm weather and summer trips, but a group of dedicated students just finished competing … Read More
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