2013 VI-GRADE USERS CONFERENCE

150 engineers, managers, and simulation experts from more than 80 companies and research centers gathered from all over the world to discuss the latest simulation trends and to exchange their experience with other users of the VI-grade technology during the event that took place on April 10th – 11th, 2013 in Marburg, Germany.

The event, characterized by the motto “When fast is not enough, get it in real-time”, offered the participants a very comprehensive agenda, featuring 30 presentations from customers and partners, 4 workshops dedicated to the latest technology in advanced system simulation in the automotive, railway, motorcycle and powertrain/engine industries and a workshop dedicated to the newly released 2013 version of the popular Adams software.

The event, rated “very good” to “excellent” by 88% of the participants, also hosted, for the first time in a CAE users conference,  a very interesting podium discussion dedicated to the future evolution of simulation-driven and test-driven engineering disciplines, which saw the interaction of engineering managers and simulation experts from Audi, Cosin, Ferrari, FEV, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft and Multimatic, moderated by the passionate vehicle dynamicist Giorgio Stirano.