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Matlab Finds New Playground in Simulation Tools

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/playground.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" border="0" />It’s no secret that going virtual to engineer and test new cars, planes or even consumer products saves money, particularly if ...Full Article

Looking to the Future as the Assembly Line Turns 100

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/fordassembly.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="64" border="0" />One hundred years after the birth of Ford’s assembly line, it’s not hard to mark just how much innovation came from ...Full Article

Ford Asks ORNL to Take a Look Under the Hood

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Ford_enginecooling.png" alt="" width="95" height="68" border="0" />Since the Obama Administration mandated that new cars average 35.5 miles per gallon (mpg) by 2016 and 54.5 mpg by 2025, ...Full Article

Ford Unveils Freeform Tool for Rapid Prototyping

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/fordf3t.png" alt="" width="95" height="52" border="0" />If we look back at some of the growing trends in manufacturing innovation, from additive manufacturing to virtual reality tools like ...Full Article

Robots Take the Keys at Ford’s New Test Track

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/fordtruckrobot.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />When it comes to testing a new line of trucks, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that automakers such as Ford ...Full Article

ORNL Kicks off Clean Energy Initiative with New Carbon Fiber Facility

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/cftf.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" />In his 2013 State of the Union Address, President Obama cited clean energy technology and advanced manufacturing as the foundation upon which ...Full Article

The Dawn of Virtual Factories

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/virtualfactory.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" />From long-distance communication to virtual business meetings, the evolution of digital connectedness has not only saved business untold funds and resources, they ...Full Article

Obama’s Take on the State of Manufacturing

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/obamasotu.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" />In his State of the Union Address Tuesday night, President Obama announced that he plans to use his executive powers to launch ...Full Article

Automakers Crowdsource In-Car Apps

<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/infotainment.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" />While automakers may guard their trade secrets behind a labyrinth of vaulted doors, they have opened the infotainment for public viewing and even tweaking. ...Full Article

Ford Creates First Silicon Valley Presence with New Research Lab to Drive Innovation in Personal Mobility

New lab will support Ford's vision that its future is not just about building cars but about creating uncompromised personal mobility experiences for people around the world.Full Article