Benchmark Magazine

Benchmark is the international magazine for engineering designers and analysts. Published quarterly by NAFEMS, it includes articles from all areas of engineering simulation throughout the globe. Articles span all areas of simulation, encompassing all industries from aerospace to biomedical engineering.

You can access a selection of issues below. This will be updated on a regular basis.

January 2022

• NAFEMS World Congress 2021 The Importance of People,
• Balancing Interior Environmental Quality and HVAC Energy Efficiency using 1D and 3D Simulation,
• Integration of Driving Physical Properties into the Development of a Virtual Test Field for Highly Automated Vehicle Systems,
• User-Centric Traceability for Simulation-Informed Decisions,
• Magnetic Latches and Fixtures: A Unique Multiphysics Solution.

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October 2021

• Augmenting CAE with Machine Learning: Finding the Right Recipe for Better Product Design,
• Graph and Heuristic-based Topology Optimisation of Crash-Loaded Structures: A Successful Example of Joint Pre-Competitive Industrial Research,
• Launching Optimized High-Power Consolidated Millimetre-Wave RF Filters to Space
• Uncertainty Quantification of Engineering Simulations: A Framework for Decision Making and Risk Reduction,
• Prediction of Clogging of Detergent in Dispenser using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation: An experimental Study
• Four Steps Towards Process Automation,

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July 2021

• Assessing Dominant Environmental Considerations in Manufacturing,
• Planning for Simulation Governance and Management - Ensuring Simulation is an Asset, not a Liability,
• The Evolution of Additive Manufacturing Simulation - From Deformation Predictions to Multiscale and Multiphysics Simulation,
• Surrogate Model Based Safety Performance Assessment of Integrated Vehicle Safety Systems - Connecting and Accelerating Simulation Domains,
• Computing Platforms for Engineering Simulation - 2015 vs 2020,
• Smart Material Database Enrichment Using a Mixed Approach - Combining Data Science with Experimental Data and Virtual Testing,
• AI, Data Driven Models & Machine Learning - How Will Advanced Technologies Shape Future Simulation Processes,
• Generative Design Powered by Additive Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence.

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April 2021

• Simulation of a Sustainable Civilization: The Circular Economy,
• Sustainability & Simulation,
• Shift towards Electric Vehicles: What does it mean for Simulation?
• Simulation in the Automotive Industry: Creating the Next Generation Vehicle,
• FEA Puzzler: How Confident Are You?
• Designing for Sustainability with CAE Simulation,
• Safe and Economical Simulation for the Built Environment,
• Design for Environmental Excellence: Life Cycle Assessment of Hybrid Composite Structures,
• Raptor Titanium Sharpening their Claws through Reverse Engineering.

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