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NEWS | E UREKA!
Record-breaking tractor
RICARDO DEVELOPED THE
engine for a JCB tractor, which
Guy Martin powered to a Guinness
world speed record with a top
speed of 135.191mph.
While engineering a JCB
Fastrac agricultural tractor,
normally weighing around 8.5
tonnes, to achieve speeds of
over 100mph was something
of an unusual challenge, it was
not without precedent. Much
of the same Ricardo team was
responsible in 2006 for the
development of the two 750hp
engines and supporting systems
of the JCB Dieselmax Land Speed
Record car.
Ricardo used cutting edge
digitalisation methods to
maximise performance, value
and efficiency. These included
using virtual reality for design
reviews and creating a ‘virtual
wind tunnel’ to help the engineers
to collaborate remotely on
aerodynamic optimisation.
The engine’s record-breaking
performance was achieved by
incorporating technologies
such as advanced control, highpressure
common-rail fuel
injection and advanced boosting
systems, which are essential for
low emissions, high fuel efficiency
and high power-density engines.
“I would like to congratulate
JCB, Guy Martin and the team
on the fantastic achievement of
the tractor world speed record,”
said Stephen Dyke, MD of Ricardo
Automotive & Industrial. “It was
great to have a leading role in this
project with the team at JCB and
our fellow engineering partners.”
AUTODESK/ANSYS PARTNERSHIP
AUTODESK AND ANSYS have
partnered to allow seamless
interoperability between their
products.
“Product ideation and quality
is a team sport which can be
hampered by engineering silos,”
said Shane Emswiler, SVP and
general manager at ANSYS. “This
partnership dramatically improves
workflows between our tools.”
As engineers use Fusion 360,
their results are automatically
like generative design, speeding
“Our relationship with ANSYS
available in ANSYS Mechanical
time to market and enabling
connects our two companies’
for further refinement and
multiple engineering teams to
complementary technologies
validation. This is designed to
work together.
and skills to strengthen our joint
improve efficiency in manual
Greg Fallon, vice president
value proposition, drive expansion
processes and can combine to
of business strategy and
across more value chains and
enhance automated processes,
marketing at Autodesk, said:
unlock value for customers.”
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