Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth
Nicole Hemsoth
Simulation Tool Boosts Hydrogen Safety
June 8th, 2011
Norwegian firm has been working to minimize the potentially explosive nature of hydrogen leaks.
Making High Performance Computing Accessible and Affordable to Manufacturers
June 8th, 2011
The Rocky Mountain Supercomputer Centers (RMSC) is on a mission to bring high performance computing (HPC) technology to the "missing middle" of the North American manufacturing sector. These are the small- to medium- sized manufacturers (SMMs) that are poised ...
Virgin’s CFD Experiment Loses Momentum
June 7th, 2011
After two disappointing seasons, Virgin Racing parts ways with technical director Nick Wirth.
Innovation: The Assembly Line of the 21st Century
June 6th, 2011
Human history is marked with crucial innovations: moments that resulted in change so significant that they forever altered the way we live our lives. Manufacturing stands on the precipice of a new innovation with as much potential as the ...
Designing a Smart Truck with the Power of Jaguar: A Case Study
June 6th, 2011
Advanced modeling is being used to improve the aerodynamics of long-haul tractor trailers, and in the process save billions of gallons of fuel each year. South Carolina-based BMI Corp. partnered with researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge ...
Hope for the Missing Middle
June 6th, 2011
There are about 300,000 manufacturing companies in the United States. Only 5 percent of the total are big organizations like Boeing, General Motors and Procter & Gamble; the rest are small- to medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs). And the disparity between ...
Why SMMs Balk at Adopting Digital Manufacturing
June 6th, 2011
Despite the fact that the adoption of digital manufacturing modeling and simulation can reduce costs, improve products, shorten time-to-market and, in general, boost a company's competitive capabilities, rapid and whole-hearted adoption by the several hundred thousand small- to medium-sized ...
APIs Enhance 3D Printing Experience
June 3rd, 2011
Feature-rich Web services contribute to 3D printing's growing popularity.
Advanced Modeling Increases Wind Farm’s Potential
May 25th, 2011
Advanced computing resources optimize the site selection of wind farms.
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