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Mentor Graphics launches natively coupled 1D-3D CFD solution As a result of its January 2012 acquisition of Flowmaster Ltd., Mentor Graphics recently sought to combine the advantages of 1-D Flowmaster and 3-D FloEFD Concurrent CFD into the first commercially available general purpose 1D-3D native CFD solution. Read full story

Aerospace leads in additive manufacturing Read full story

Mentor speeds up vehicle design and development The company's Capital tool suite helps tame the challenges of vehicle electrical platform engineering by increasing data sharing between disciplines and automating the design and validation process. Read full story

Galvanic corrosion modeling for aircraft environments Galvanic corrosion in aircraft is important as it occurs whenever dissimilar metals or certain types of composites are joined or are located close to each other. SICOM, a recent project involving Airbus, EADS, BEASY, and a number of research centers, investigated how the “find it and fix it” approach can be replaced by a more fundamental approach based on computer modeling. Read full story

Aerospace employment conditions for engineers improve; salary gains mixed Employment prospects and salaries have improved for the majority of commercial-vehicle engineers (including those in the off-highway industry) since the end of the global recession, according to the recently released 2012 SAE International Salary Study. Whether one’s salary went up or down depends heavily on where one works. Read full story

Goodrich doesn't get lost in transition from elemental to process-based auditing From its commencement in 1998, the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) has focused on achieving a single certification based on common standards recognized by all members across the global aviation, space, and defense industries. Read full story

A new positioning system for aircraft structural assembly The EcoPositioner is a modular and reconfigurable positioning technology that takes into consideration the positioning task as well as operational conditions and environmental influences. Read full story

Everything’s looking up for aircraft with Internet connections Aircraft companies are racing to give passengers unique abilities to go online for entertainment, information, and business activities in an effort to gain market share and revenue. Read full story

Prognostics to predict remaining useful life poses privacy concerns The increased number of onboard sensors provides opportunity for prognostics that predict future vehicle health. Wireless connectivity increases opportunity to use cloud servers to mine data and provide the computing power. However, privacy issue caused the cancellation of the program for Nissan's Leaf. Read full story