McLaren Automotive has developed a world-first application of a composites manufacturing method from the aerospace industry, scaled for volume supercar manufacturing including the W1. The Automated Rapid Tape (ART) production method produces carbon fibre structures that can be optimised to be lighter, stiffer and stronger via advanced structural optimisation
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The annual Altair Enlighten Award is given in recognition of sustainability and vehicle lightweighting advancements in the automotive industry. The window for submissions is now open, across seven categories
Gordon Murray Group (GMG) is leading a new consortium project working to create a new vehicle monocoque architecture that is 25% lighter and stronger than comparable structures, and 50% less carbon intensive to manufacture
The VDI Awards recognise excellence across the dynamics sector, from development tools and test facilities, to specialist technologies, to complete vehicles and the teams that create them. Take a look at 2024’s finalists and winners, as chosen by the international judging panel
The December 2024 issue of Vehicle Dynamics International magazine is now available online! The issue is packed full of dynamics developments and the latest technologies, with a special focus on steering, NVH, lightweighting and the winners of the 2024 VDI Awards
Dymag Technologies, a manufacturer of lightweight automotive wheels, has developed the HALO-X carbon hybrid performance…
McLaren Automotive has collaborated with California-based industrial digital manufacturing company, Divergent Technologies, to design and…
The nomination phase for the 2024 VDI Awards is open! There have been many winners over the 16 years that the awards have been running, from OEMs to suppliers and engineers, which have enjoyed the industry recognition, media coverage and marketing opportunities that the awards bring. Don’t miss out: send a nomination!
Altair, a specialist in computational intelligence, has announced its involvement in the £5.8 million Performance Integrated…
Altair, a company working in computational intelligence for simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics and AI, has crowned the winners of its 2024 Enlighten Awards, which recognise sustainability and lightweighting advancements in the automotive sector