Testing in the World of IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to turn test and measurement on its head as companies retool their strategies for the era of smart products.
article/testing-in-the-world-of-iotWorld Solar Challenge Provides Lessons in Lightweighting
The World Solar Challenge not only provides a hands-on learning experience for students, it also provides a crash course in novel lightweighting and aerodynamics techniques.
article/lessons-in-lightweightingSimScale Makes Push for Student Market
The SimScale Academy platform offers on-demand courses in engineering simulation along with free access to the software.
article/simscale-makes-push-for-student-marketFord Factory Takes On Extreme Weather Testing
The new Ford “Weather Factory,” to be based in Cologne, Germany, will allow automotive engineers to choose a weather pattern representing the most demanding conditions found around the world.
article/ford-factory-takes-on-extreme-weather-testingHeavyweights Form Virtual Reality Association to Promote Best Practices
GVRA’s mission is to develop and share best practices in VR use cases and applications, conduct on-going market research and coalesce an emerging global VR community.
article/heavyweights-form-virtual-reality-association-to-promote-best-practicesSiemens Steps Up Industry 4.0 Vision With Mentor Graphics Acquisition
Siemens is broadening its software portfolio in an effort to conquer what it sees as the next big frontier: the industrial digital enterprise.
article/siemens-steps-up-industry-4-0-vision-with-mentor-graphics-acquisitionEngineers: The New Data Economy Wants You!
Big Data analytics is bound for mainstream engineering, promising to have a dramatic impact on how products are designed, manufactured and serviced.
article/engineers-the-new-data-economy-wants-youArena Aims for Product Development Hole-in-One
Arena Solutions has expanded its cloud PLM platform with new requirements and defect tracking capabilities, attempting to create what it calls a holistic product development platform.
article/arena-aims-for-product-development-hole-in-oneTest bed To Be Ground Zero for IIoT Predictive Maintenance Applications
Using the test bed technology from NI, IBM and SparkCognition, organizations would gain proactive intelligence into possible component failures before they happen.
article/test-bed-to-be-ground-zero-for-iiot-predictive-maintenance-applicationsSelf-Driving Cars Test Traditional Procedures
Current physical and virtual test and simulation methods can’t cover all of the possible scenarios for autonomous vehicles, opening the door to safety gaps.
article/self-driving-cars-test-traditional-proceduresSurvey Finds Engineering Organizations Stymied By Implicit Bias
“The Climate Control: Gender and Racial Bias in Engineering” study found that women and people of color were more likely than white men to feel like they had to prove themselves to gain equal levels of respect and recognition as their colleagues.
article/survey-finds-engineering-organizations-stymied-by-implicit-biasVirtual Test and Simulation Driving Force Behind New Land Rover Discovery
The latest SUV model was the result of over 1,000 simulations, accounting for 12 million hours of CPU time, run over the course of the vehicle’s development.
article/virtual-test-and-simulation-driving-force-behind-new-land-rover-discoverySiemens Schools Students on Simulation and Digital Design
Integrate Embedded Software
Increasing product complexity and limited resources are leading to an uptick in the use of embedded software development services.
article/integrate-embedded-softwareFed Gives Green Light to Driverless Cars
The mandate called on the states to come up with a uniform set of policies.
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