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How does virtual testing accelerate automotive vehicle development?

A CIMdata commentary on new ways of working in vehicle development and manufacturing with more sustainable, efficient, and safe practices from a PLM perspective

Reach it, load it, and install it. Turn it, use it, or remove it.

Validating human interaction with future products for assembly, maintenance, or operation tasks

Discover Volvo Group Trucks Technology's journey towards Collaborative Virtual Workspaces

Interacting with Volvo’s latest all-electric truck as a 1-to1 scale model featuring all its 12 000 parts to validate new designs, assembly, and maintenance processes in Virtual Reality

Highlights From ESI Live 2021

A Global Digital Event Talking Mission Zero and How to Get Sustainability Right, Digitally

Deploying the Hybrid Twin to Aid the Automotive Industry’s Digital Transformation

A reliable solution to create a truly smart EV cabin

Ray Tracing Simulation Software: A Saving Grace for the Aerospace Industry

How to accurately predict exterior noise levels for launchpad acoustics

Empower Automakers to Engineer and Manufacture Multi-Material Assemblies with Confidence

Virtual Prototyping represents an end-to-end approach for early validation of material and design choices, manufacturing and assembly process strategy, with significant benefits over the complete body development cycle.

Simulation Reigns Supreme in Reducing Model Preparation Time by 50%

Virtual Prototyping helps manufacturers ensure the safety, driveability, and durability of their vehicles – under all road and driving conditions – using water flow management simulations.

Highlights from ESI Live 2020 – Our Global Digital Event for Industry Transformation

A recap of an open, global forum for exceptional times.

Dirisolar Reclaims the Sky with Its Ecological Airship

An aircraft for cargo and passenger use with unlimited flight time, 100% carbon-free flights, and 90% of components made from recycled material... Where do we sign up?

Return to Your Office with Confidence: Validation of the Safety of Workspaces

When our colleagues in India became concerned about going back to the office after COVID lockdowns were easing up, we decided what better use of our expertise than to reassure the worried minds of our fellow team members? Keep reading to find out how safe each space in your office place is.

Get on the 'Fast Track' to Winning Back Your Railway Business

The COVID-19 pandemic has done a good job of derailing our plans as we knew them for 2020. Read this blog to see how Virtual Prototyping gets you 'back on track' and start winning back your business.

Driving Change for Vehicle Emission Policies

The WLTP emissions testing standard is falling short, leaving OEMs with a logistical nightmare unless regulators include simulation in this new regime. In this post, we explain how ESI is working with industry leaders to overhaul the WLTP, reduce emissions, and futureproof the automotive industry.

Combating Springback with Virtual Prototyping Makes Cutting-Edge Materials Possible for Kirchhoff Polska

New, lighter materials not only bring about great advances and better products, but also new problems. Read on to see how Kirchhoff Polska transformed their die design and forming process with simulation.

Aircraft Interior Design Just Got More Challenging

Packed planes are good for business and the environment (more people on one airplane means fewer planes in the air). But in the midst of a global pandemic, cramming people on-board raises new challenges for engineers designing and analyzing aircraft interiors.