Category: Lightweighting

There has long been a debate in engineering, whether incremental improvement or new design is better for approaching a project. The incremental approach is often less expensive, less risky, and faster, which are all attributes valued by business. On the … Read More

The desire to reduce vehicle weight is as old as the vehicle itself. Henry Ford once famously said, “Excess weight kills any self-propelled vehicle” and “Strength has nothing to do with weight.” How fitting all these years later, that Ford … Read More

In this interview that took place in Utrecht – starting line of the 2015 edition of Tour de France – Chris Yu, Aerodynamics & Racing R&D Lead at Specialized Bicycle Components explains how the new S-Works Venge has been developed … Read More

2015 Altair Enlighten Award judges have been announced! Eight influential industry leaders will be judging the automotive industry’s only award program created in collaboration with Center for Automotive Research (CAR) to specifically acknowledge innovation in vehicle lightweighting, essential to improving … Read More

The 2015 Altair Enlighten Award is now accepting nominations! The Altair Enlighten Award is presented annually in collaboration with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) to recognize exceptional achievements in weight reduction from across the automotive industry. The 2015 award will be presented … Read More