18/12/2020 | written by Enrico Nobile Complexity, combination and collaboration: the three "Cs" of product development in the post-COVID era We knew in advance that this edition of the ESTECO Users’ Meeting was going to be different, due to Trieste being selected as the European City of Science 2020. But as all know now, the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak changed everything and our event has thus undergone massive reorganization. Nevertheless, the ESTECO UM2020 success exceeded all expectations with more than 50 speakers, 300 online attendees and 60 onsite participants. The leitmotiv of this year’s talks might be summarized with the triple c, “CCC”: complexity, combination, and collaboration.
25/06/2019 | written by Roel Van De Velde Aerospace, tear down these walls The aircraft we board today are almost identical to the ones we boarded fifty years ago. Yes, they are quieter, more fuel-efficient and may make use of new materials, but in essence, nothing has changed. The latest iteration of a popular airliner has folding wingtips but the basic idea was first patented over 100 years ago. One could ask: Has the industry lost its mojo?
29/04/2019 | written by Carlo Poloni Key ingredients of effective decision making in the era of collaborative engineering Engineers of any specialization have always been used to make decisions on quantitative attributes and the same should happen today. However, the overwhelming availability of data coming from different sources either from numerical models, measurements or operational data logs may introduce the risk of losing control.
