modeFRONTIER User Meeting Speakers Announced

ESTECO has stated its lineup of speakers for its 2016 modeFRONTIER International Users’ Meeting, which will run from May 17-18 in Trieste, Italy. This year’s keynoters are Bob Tickel, Mario J. Felice and Stan Przybylinski.

Bob Tickel from Cummins will speak about how over the past 15 years, the company has transitioned from a test-centric to an analysis-centric culture. His presentation will cover the history of Cummins’ analysis-led design (ALD) initiative and highlight how the company developed tools and processes that resulted in improvement of analysis-led design throughout the organization’s various business units.

Mario J. Felice’s talk, titled “Multiphysics Simulation as Applied to the NVH Refinement of Ford Motor Company’s Powertrains,” will focus on the analytical capabilities currently used at Ford Motor Company for the design and development of powertrains and provide insight into the company’s simulation process as well as highlight how Ford applies optimization to drive powertrain design from component to full system level.

“From Validation to Front-End Innovation: An Update on the Global Simulation Market,” by Stan Przybylinski, vice president of Research at CIMdata, will focus on the evolution of the business and practice of simulation to support the product lifecycle, highlighting market results, recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and the new requirements levied by smart, connected products.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.