e-Xstream announced on the 4th of April 2011 the release of Digimat 4.1.2, a nonlinear multi-scale material & structure modeling platform focused on bringing new insight into composite material simulation.
The latest JEC Europe has clearly shown the expansion of composites in Automotive. Car manufacturers have no choice but to lighten their vehicles to cope with the new CO2 emmission regulations. And, Composites are naturally materials of choice for such a task. Here are some of the recent announcements in this field.