This white paper covers why using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology in wireless battery management systems (BMS) communications offers great advantages. In this paper NXP explains the benefits of wireless communications such as higher energy density, easier pack assembly and second life options. It explains how UWB works and its advantages over narrow-band technology in battery pack environments. And finally, it explains NXP’s UWB wireless BMS full solution, its benefits and how it is protocol level compatible with NXP’s wired BMS solution.

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Powering the future of mobility requires sophisticated solutions, and NXP’s Power Management Integrated Circuits (PMICs) are at the forefront of enabling software-defined vehicles (SDVs). NXP’s latest innovations enhance efficiency, safety, and design simplicity for automotive manufacturers.

Discover the key benefits of NXP PMICs:

• Power Efficiency: Advanced low power modes to minimize energy consumption.
• Functional Safety: Built-in safety mechanisms meeting ASIL B or D standards.
• Simplified Architecture: Reduce complexity and component count with the ByLink System Power Platform.

Scalable PMIC solutions also support the growing demands of electrification and autonomous driving, paving the way for streamlined designs and faster time-to-market. Explore how this power management technology is driving a greener, smarter future in the automotive world.

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Production of everything from prototypes to end-use parts is faster, cheaper, easier to use, and more accessible than subtractive manufacturing methods — which are more complicated and expensive to operate. Investing in additive manufacturing can greatly improve efficiency and agility while minimizing supply chain risk, while its automated processes reduce the need for specialized labor. 3D printing is also efficient: you build only what you need to, and nothing more.

Additive manufacturing has seen widespread use due to these benefits. 3D printing technologies have continued to move forward and several key advancements have been made in recent years. Today, AM solutions are more reliable and effective than ever before. They have a wider range of capabilities and potential applications, and can print parts that address specialized needs.

So, what are these improvements, how do they translate into concrete benefits for manufacturers, and why is now the time for businesses to invest in additive manufacturing? Read this white paper to learn directly from resident engineers and technical experts at Markforged.

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As the high-tech electronics value chain continues to optimize manufacturing to get better, faster and cheaper, there is a paradigm shift emerging. Adopting new technology in the quest for efficiency gains must not be burdensome or constraining for the production team, but rather should adapt to the unique environment, workflows and cross-functional collaboration that fosters speed and creativity.

A manufacturing execution system (MES) that has broad and deep functionality yet provides a flexible user experience promises to bring an entirely new level of agility and productivity to the shop floor. The enabling technology for this shift is a low-code, multi-experience development environment that augments the core MES.

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The high-tech electronics value chain is constantly striving for new efficiency gains. Manufacturers need operational systems that support them to perfectly match their processes, stay in sync as they rapidly change and expand the footprint of digital innovation. A manufacturing execution system (MES) that has broad and deep functionality yet provides a flexible user experience promises to bring an entirely new level of agility and productivity to the shop floor and beyond.

Siemens is championing personalized and adaptable MES by integrating its industry-leading, Opcenter Execution, with its low-code, multi-experience development environment, Mendix. This unique offering delivers rapid personalization, configurable workflows and seamless / easy cross-domain connectivity of systems and data for high-tech industries.

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The manufacturing industry is constantly seeking efficiency gains to succeed in the market. Manufacturers expect the operational systems that support them to perfectly match their processes, stay in sync as they rapidly change, and expand the footprint of digital innovation. A manufacturing execution system (MES) that has broad and deep functionality yet provides a flexible, user-driven experience promises to bring an entirely new level of agility and productivity to the shop floor and beyond.

Siemens is championing personalized and adaptable MES by integrating its industry-leading MES for discrete and process manufacturing, Opcenter Execution, with its low-code, multi-experience development environment, Mendix. This unique offering delivers rapid personalization, configurable workflows and seamless / easy cross-domain connectivity of systems and data to meet the needs of today’s manufacturing value chain.

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In the race toward better, faster, cheaper manufacturing, a new paradigm has emerged. Rather than having the production team adapt to new technologies, manufacturing companies today are seeking powerful technologies that adapt to the needs of their team. A manufacturing execution system (MES) that offers rich functionality and a flexible user experience promises to bring an entirely new level of agility and productivity to your shop floor.

This white paper describes and then applies the novel capabilities of Siemens’ adaptable MES to illustrate issues on manufacturing floors and also to extended connections across dependent processes and systems. The goal is to prompt innovative thinking about your specific operations. Your manufacturing initiatives, powered by and implemented on Siemens’ low code-embedded adaptable MES environment, promise to spark new business vitality both today and into the future.

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The Ansys SimAI cloud-enabled generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform combines the predictive accuracy of Ansys simulation with the speed of generative AI. Because of the software’s versatile underlying neural networks, it can extend to many types of simulation, including structural applications.

This white paper shows how the SimAI cloud-based software applies to highly nonlinear, transient structural simulations, such as automobile crashes, and includes:

• Vehicle kinematics and deformation
• Forces acting upon the vehicle
• How it interacts with its environment
• How understanding the changing and rapid sequence of events helps predict outcomes

These simulations can reduce the potential for occupant injuries and the severity of vehicle damage and help understand the crash’s overall dynamics. Ultimately, this leads to safer automotive design.

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In this white paper, we show how Ansys SimAI, the latest generation of generative artificial intelligence (deep learning) applied to 3D physical fields, can be used to improve ship hull designs.

First, we build a generic AI model with the SimAI platform, exploiting the full 3D information from computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to assess the performance of new hull designs in a few seconds. A validation is then carried out against CFD results, including volume, surface, evolution curves, and coefficients. Once validated, the AI model is then used to quickly infer new solutions for efficient design iterations.

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Efficiency drives the automotive industry, with manufacturers constantly looking for ways to reduce production time and costs while improving vehicle quality and repairability. Electrification is ramping up the pressure even further, forcing automotive engineers to walk a tightrope between convention and innovation. This white paper will help you find your balance.

By combining automation, new workflows and new approaches to vehicle design, modular design enables automakers to enhance manufacturability, repairability and serviceability simultaneously. Read Modular Design for Mobility to learn:

• What modular design means for automotive engineering.
• The difference between modular design and traditional design approaches.
• How modular design can benefit electric vehicle engineering.
• Tips for getting started and succeeding with modular design.

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