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It can be revealed today that the long-standing and highly successful collaboration between Ricardo and Chery Automobile Company Ltd of China, was instrumental in the development of the CVT system launched in the new Chery E5 vehicle.

Delphi Automotive recently updated its training centre in Warwick, U.K. to provide a state-of-the-art learning environment for global customers — including franchise technical staff — as well as support the promotion of its Hartridge test equipment and advanced diagnostics capabilities.

Nick Pascoe, chief executive officer of Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), a UK-based company specialising in cost-effective CO2 reduction measures for the global automotive industry, will address the issue of recruiting professional engineers at the SMMT’s International Automotive Summit today (Tuesday 12 June), which is being held during the Canary Wharf London motorexpo. CPT has been busily recruiting engineers in response to increased d...

Altair Engineering, Inc., announced that the 5th European HTC, held from November 7th – 9th, attracted more than 500 engineers, managers and simulation experts from 25 countries. Among the broad scope of topics, this year’s conference covered lightweight design, composites, optimization, CFD, NVH, crash, and more. The first conference day started with the academic user day and three technology workshops on CFD, NVH, and composites. Following...

Complete solutions from igus – E-Chain, cable and supporting metalwork

Where there is an emphasis on stringent hygiene requirements and ease of cleaning, Rittal’s Hygienic Design (HD) enclosures, with a protection category of IP69K, provide a key element in the design of open processes in the food industry and clean rooms.

New 3D visualisation software for laser profile sensors is now available, which enables users to export captured 3D data to other software. The data can be converted to a 3D bitmap image or exported as a 3D point cloud to any CAD/CAM software application.

Altair Engineering, Inc announced today that MECAPLAST Group, France, one of the leading European automotive suppliers, has extended its use of HyperWorks to optimize its automotive products for weight and performance. Altair’s CAE software family will be used within the Finite Element Analysis Department for the Body Skills Centre of the company, which is working closely with the Design Department and the Test & Validation Laboratory of MECAPL...

A company that designs and build custom test equipment for the manufacturing and research industries has developed a cost saving sub-system that allows eight dynamometer test rigs to share a single calibration unit based on a Digital TorqSense transducer from Sensor Technology Ltd.

NEC Electronics announced today it has expanded the company’s lineup of 16-bit 78K0R microcontrollers (MCUs) to support cost-sensitive automotive applications. Based on NEC Electronics’ fast and efficient 78K0R core, the new 78K0R/Fx3 MCUs are optimized to deliver higher performance and expanded memory options for automotive body electronics applications such as window, seat and door modules; and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVA...