By Dan Romanchik, on September 21st, 2005%
LMS Virtual.Lab Motion has just been upgraded with a new solver. The company claims that the new auto-recursive solver is up to 60% faster in solving complex simulation models with long series of linked components and high number of contact points between components. This eliminates the calculation bottleneck for the simulation of the dynamic behavior of . . . → Read More: Sim Software Gets New Solver
By Dan Romanchik, on September 21st, 2005%
The Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems (ASAM) is an auto industry trade group developing standards for data models, interfaces, and syntax specifications for a variety of applications (e.g. testing, evaluation, simulation).
ASAM User Days will be held on October 24-25, 2005 at the Tom Davis General Motors Conference Center, Pontiac, MI. This year, there . . . → Read More: ASAM User Days October 24-25 in Pontiac, MI
By Dan Romanchik, on September 12th, 2005%
The Novi, MI Underwriters Laboratories EMC test lab has added capabilities that support the latest revisions to the Ford, GM and DaimlerChrysler EMC specifications listed below:
Ford ES-XW7T-1A278-AC (October 2003)
DaimlerChrysler DC-10615 (May 2003) and DC-10614 (March 2005)
General Motors GMW3097 (February 2004)
The UL facility in Novi is certified by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) . . . → Read More: Novi Lab Adds EMC Testing Capabilities
By Dan Romanchik, on September 9th, 2005%
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.; Stanford University; and Physical Science Inc. (PSI) have developed the world’s first system to measure in-cylinder gas temperatures and analyze the combustion in ‘real-time’ during engine operation. The new technology is expected to contribute towards developing future generation engines with improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions.
The system uses a semiconductor laser to . . . → Read More: Partnership Develops Real-Time System for Measuring Gas Temperatures
By Dan Romanchik, on September 7th, 2005%
National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), a provider of quality and conformance testing and managed services, amid several recent erroneous news bites, made clear today that it is NOT closing any facility nor has NTS lost any contract. Lloyd Blonder, CFO of National Technical Systems, explained today that the company plans to move its DSL-testing capability in . . . → Read More: NTS Not Moving or Consolidating