Future Vehicle Magazine Feature Claytex – FPC2023
Managing Editor of Future Vehicle magazine, Steve Welch, interviewed Mike Dempsey, Managing Director, and Alessandro Picarelli, engineering Director, of Claytex prior to the Future Propulsion Conference 2023. Better products, faster The past year has seen Claytex complete some high-profile simulation projects in all areas of high performance automotive. Simulation is...
Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine Feature Claytex – Supporting Innovation with Advanced Modelling and Simulation Solutions
A specialist in the modelling and simulation of complete systems, Claytex draws on multiple physics-based systems to provide customers with a clear systems overview. Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine Claytex was founded in 1998 and originally specialised in the use of Dymola for powertrain simulations, particularly in a consultative capacity....
Dymola 2023x Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of Dymola 2023x release are: Additions and improvements in Dymola A number of improvements and additions have been implemented in Dymola 2023x. In particular, Dymola 2023x provides: • Support for FMI 3.0• Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022...
Vehicle Dynamics International Feature Claytex – Recreating reality
Claytex is adopting a holistic approach to the simulation of autonomous vehicles, explains Theodor Ensbury, one of the company’s simulation engineers. Reality is but a construct of millions of interdependent phenomena. As humans, we use five main senses – sight, sound, smell, touch and taste – to observe the...
e-mobility Feature Claytex – The Devil Is In The Detail
A Closer Look at a Multiphysics Fuel Cell Electric Bus Model Much has been made recently about the importance of using virtual models in delivering eMobility. Benefits are often talked about in general and holistic terms; reduction of prototypes, digital twins, model-based design and so forth. As one can...
Future Vehicle Feature Claytex – LCV2022 Show Issue
Steve Welch, editor of ‘future vehicle’ spoke to Claytex MD Mike Dempsey about the launch of our new brand AVSandbox. Test, develop and deploy Vehicle simulation is widely agreed to be the only way OEMs and suppliers can safely demonstrate that autonomous vehicle systems are ready for the road,...
Claytex Launches AVSandbox, Autonomous Vehicle Simulation Solution
Press Release Leamington Spa, UKJune 21st, 2022 Claytex, a TECHNIA Company, and a world-leading consultancy, developer and distributor of modeling and simulation solutions for systems engineering announced today it has launched AVSandbox, an autonomous vehicle simulation solution. AVSandbox is breaking boundaries, enabling automotive manufacturers to test, develop and deploy AV...
Dymola 2023 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of Dymola 2023 release are: Additions and improvements in Dymola Better presentation of timers Improved search of records Model metadata support Support of Markdown for documentation Steady state solver interface Max run time per simulation Nonlinear solver statistics...
e-mobility Feature Claytex – The Hidden Simulation Arms Race
eMobility will only become a reality with advanced simulation tools. Mike Dempsey, Managing Director of Claytex As the world grapples with the challenge of averting permanent climate change, eMobility is a topic that has risen from the fringes of academic research to mainstream technological focus. One could be forgiven...
Future Vehicle Magazine Feature Claytex – FPC2022 Show Issue
Managing Editor of Future Vehicle magazine, Steve Welch, interviewed Mike Dempsey, Managing Director of Claytex prior to the Future Powertrain Conference 2022. Strength in depth Claytex Strengthens TECHNIA in Advanced System and Autonomous Vehicle Simulations. Leamington-based Claytex is the UK’s leading provider of solutions systems for automotive manufacturers, OEMs,...
Claytex Strengthens TECHNIA in Advanced System and Autonomous Vehicle Simulations
Press Release Stockholm & Royal Leamington Spa January 11, 2022 Magnus Falkman (left) TECHNIA, CEO | Mike Dempsey (right) Claytex, MD TECHNIA, the #1 knowledge leaders in PLM and Simulation, announced today that they have acquired Claytex Services Limited, a UK and US leader in advanced simulation with more...
Dymola 2022x Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of Dymola 2022x release are: Additions and improvements in Dymola Visualization of Modelica class hierarchies Steady state solver interface Improvements of plotting Improved warning for unconnected physical connectors Improvement of the explicit Runge-Kutta solver Option to activate parallel Jacobian...
electric & hybrid vehicle technology magazine feature Claytex – Modern EV challenges and solutions
EV manufacturers are turning towards total vehicle simulation technology to assist inefficient development of vehicles. If automotive OEMs can be provided with the information to understand and quantify vehicle designs, as well as conceive and calibrate software before a single prototype is created, then waste is reduced and better designs...
Future Vehicle feature Claytex and two other D-RISK partners – LCV2021 Show Issue
Managing Editor of Future Vehicle magazine, Steve Welch, interviewed Mike Dempsey, Managing Director of Claytex and two other D-RISK partners prior to the LCV2021 exhibition. Safe and Sound Mike Dempsey explains how creating ultra-realistic test scenarios can form the basis of a virtual driving test for autonomous vehicles. Future...
e-mobility Feature Claytex – Summer 2021 – Racing against time
How do we decide which technologies to adopt for our next zero emissions vehicle? Mike Dempsey, Managing Director of Claytex We are living through a technological revolution. The internal combustion engine, at least as we know it, is dead. Every automotive manufacturer is now locked in a race against...
Future of Transport & Mobility 2021 – Raconteur Report – The Times Newspaper
In an increasingly noisy world, the Raconteur Reports published in The Times and The Sunday Times, challenge and inspire decision-makers on the topics that matter, helping them make better business decisions. Covid stopped much of the transport and travel industry in its tracks, so how is the sector responding...
Powertrain Innovation Special Edition 2021 Feature Claytex – Digital Twins
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen demand for simulation go stratospheric, says Claytex’s Managing Director Mike Dempsey. “People are turning to simulation more than they ever have done. It’s not as easy to go and take a car out and do some tests on the public road or around a...
Dymola 2022 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of Dymola 2022 release are: Additions and improvements in Dymola Support for Modelica Language Specification 3.5 Cross-compilation for Linux on Windows Improvements of plotting Better support for including translation settings and output settings in scripting Setting maximum run...
Vehicle Dynamics International magazine feature Claytex – EV thermal management
Claytex has taken a historic approach to working with a major UK-based OEM to address some complex system architecture and controller design issues around EV thermal management. Optimising the thermal management of an EV is a complex multi-physics problem. Particularly in cold climates during a cold start, occupants of...
Claytex, Winner of 2020 T-TRIG Government Funded Project
The Department for Transport’s Office for Science will be supporting 23 research and innovation projects through the 2020 Transport-Technology Research and Innovation Grants Programme (T-TRIG). This programme, delivered by the Connected Places Catapult, is now in its seventh year and since 2014 has provided £6m of grants to support...
We invite you to be involved in helping to shape the future of mobility!
We are excited to announce the commencement of a new opportunity for the public to be actively involved in shaping the future of automated vehicles (AVs). As part of the Innovate-UK and CCAV funded D-Risk project, all members of the public can share their opinions of how automated vehicles...
Dymola 2021x Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2021x release are: Editing and user interface Select which signals to hide and expose when importing FMU Routing connections around components On popular request: dark mode Simulation Equation dependency graph for simulation analysis Static...
Future Vehicle Feature Claytex – LCV2020 Show Issue
Managing Editor of Future Vehicle magazine, Steve Welch, interviewed Mike Dempsey, Managing Director of Claytex prior to the virtual LCV2020 exhibition. Synchronized sensors Simulation will play a key role in proving the reliability and trustworthiness for testing autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems. The commercial development and market adoption of autonomous vehicles...
e-mobility technology international feature Claytex – Virtual Testing of ADAS & AV Systems
e-mobility technology international feature Claytex in the autumn 2020 issue of their magazine; Virtual Testing of ADAS & AV Systems. Edge Case Simulations Cars today are delivered with a plethora of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) such as lane keeping assistance, adaptive cruise control, automated emergency braking and much...
e-mobility technology international feature Claytex – Virtualising Durability
e-mobility technology international feature Claytex in the summer 2020 issue of their magazine; Virtualising Durability – The Final Test of Zero Prototype Vehicle Development. Many OEMs, including Jaguar Land-Rover (JLR), Mazda and Renault, have stated that their goal is to achieve zero (or near zero) prototype vehicle production. To...
Dymola 2021 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2021 release are: New user interface The model tabs have been moved to the top of the model window. Plotting capabilities have been generalised to allow a matrix of plots in each window, and to provide...
Vehicle Dynamics International magazine feature Claytex – NASCAR Simulation
“2022 will see huge changes in NASCAR, with the launch of the Next Generation racecar. Simulation specialist, Claytex, has responded quickly to create and test models that will enable teams to be competitive.“ Project Engineers at Claytex were interviewed for the May 2020 issue of the ‘Vehicle Dynamics International’...
electric & hybrid vehicle technology international magazine feature Claytex – A safe future
As vehicle complexity increases, the need for more physical testing can be negated by the use of careful and efficient modelling and simulation. Managing Director of Claytex, Mike Dempsey, was interviewed for the January 2020 issue of the ‘electric & hybrid vehicle technology international’ magazine discussing the time and cost saving...
Reqtify 2020x Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Reqtify; Reqtify 2020x is a new release for Reqtify product line containing new features, new interfaces and enhancements, interface updates and fixes. New Features Rule Checker A rule checker window is now available in Reqtify. It enables you to navigate across...
Dymola 2020x Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2020x release are: New user interface The user interface of Dymola has been modernized to the benefit of both novice and experienced users. The new interface provides easier access to all operations and has been re-grouped to...
TaaS Technology Feature Claytex – How to build a virtual driving test for Autonomous Vehicles
TaaS Technology feature Claytex in the 6th issue of their magazine; How to build a virtual driving test for Autonomous Vehicles (AVs). Before we let autonomous vehicles run without safety drivers, we need to be able to prove that the AI is safe enough. This simple statement raises a...
Future Vehicle Feature Claytex – LCV2019 Show Issue
Managing Editor of Future Vehicle magazine, Steve Welch, interviewed Mike Dempsey, Managing Director of Claytex prior to the LCV2019 exhibition. Streets ahead Claytex, experts in the provision of modelling and simulation expertise to the transport industry, has continued to develop its business in the connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV)...
Dymola 2020 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2020 release are: Simulation and experimentation Dymola 2020, simulation of parameter sweeps runs on multiple processor cores by default. This can for simple models lead to up to 20x faster simulation on standard computer hardware, without any special...
TaaS Technology Feature Claytex – Modern vehicles, modern challenges
TaaS magazine feature Claytex in their December 2018 issue; Modern vehicles, modern challenges. “Vehicles are getting ever more complex, with subsystems becoming increasingly interdependent and the system dynamics wider than ever before. Modern vehicles now interact with their surroundings, reacting and responding to changes in the immediate environment. This...
Automotive Testing Technology International Feature Claytex – No more prototypes
Chris Pickering interviewed Alessandro Picarelli, Engineering Director of Claytex, for a special article he wrote for the November 2018 issue of the Automotive Testing Technology International Magazine; No more prototypes. “Some of the biggest advances in recent years have actually come in the interaction between models running at different...
Race Tech Magazine Feature Claytex – Why our Heads are in the Cloud!
How and when will top-tier simulation tools filter down to mid-tier professional series and even through to grassroots-level? William Kimberley, Editor of Race Tech Magazine, says a forthcoming cloud-based simulation suite offers a few clues. WHY OUR HEADS ARE IN THE CLOUD! As competition in mid-tier professional race series continues...
Reqtify 2019 FD01 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Reqtify; Reqtify 2019 FD01 is a new release for Reqtify product line containing new features, new interfaces and enhancements, interface updates and fixes. New Features File Format: Reqtify files (.rqtf, .types, .filters) are now saved in XML by default. The old INI format...
Dymola 2019 FD01 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2019 FD01 release are: Simulation and experimentation A new user interface for sweeping parameters, making it easy to experiment with different parameter settings and plot curves or surfaces to visualize the result. Saving start values after initialization and selection...
Inside Silverstone™ – Managing Director of Claytex was interviewed for the Regional Podcast
Inside Silverstone™, a business podcast managed by Chris Broome of Longhurst, has been interviewing the creative and innovative members of the Silverstone Technology Cluster. Silverstone Technology Cluster is a not-for-profit organisation supporting the growth of the high-tech cluster and attracting investment to the region. Claytex Services Limited joined the cluster...
New sensor models to help autonomous cars to ‘see’ road ahead more clearly
UK-based Claytex, the international consultancy specialising in modelling and simulation, is developing a new generation of sensor models to improve the validation of autonomous vehicle (AV) systems. The new models will help eliminate tragic accidents such as the recent fatality involving an AV and a pedestrian pushing a bicycle...
CIOReview Present 10 Most Promising Dassault Systèmes Solution Providers – 2018
CIOReview, a published magazine for technology solutions, have announced Claytex as one of the 10 Most Promising Dassault Systèmes Solution Providers of 2018. To help CIOs navigate through the list of Dassault Systemes solution providers, their distinguished selection panel, comprising CEOs, CIOs, VCs, industry analysts and editorial board of Education...
Dymola 2019 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2019 release are: Modelling Easily capture parameters of existing components to create new models. Improved use of display units in the diagram layer and in plots reduces model ambiguity. Simulation More robust and efficient...
Racecar Engineering Feature Claytex – Engine Modelling
Gemma Hatton, Deputy Editor of Racecar Engineering Magazine, interviewed Mike Dempsey, Managing Director, and Alessandro Picarelli, Chief Engineer of Claytex on the topic of engine modelling. Engine Modelling Zooming out from in-cylinder simulation, there are many other areas of an engine that need to be modelled, such as the...
Energy Engineering Feature Claytex – FPC2018 – Show Issue
Energy Engineering Editor, Steve Welch, interviewed Managing Director of Claytex prior to the Future Powertrain Conference 2018 to learn more about how simulation can help autonomous vehicle manufacturers resolve system related challenges. Meeting the challenge Simulation will be particularly significant in the validation of autonomous vehicles because of the...
Claytex on Technology for Transport TV Programme – Sky Digital
Claytex were invited by the Executive TV team to participate in a TV programme on Technology for Transport which will be broadcast on SKY Digital Channel 189. The programme explores the challenges facing the automotive industry today and discusses the realities of moving into an electric-powered, autonomous future. The participants...
Energy Engineering Feature Claytex – FPC2018 Show Preview
Energy Engineering magazine, the media partner of FPC2018 feature Claytex in the show preview issue of their magazine. energy engineering magazine – Future Powertrain Cconference 2018 – Show Preview Issue Systems engineering and simulation After the successful launch of ‘Vehicle Systems Modelling and Analysis’ libraries or VeSyMA, in May...
Claytex Sponsor the UK Intelligent Engineering Forum 2018
Claytex are delighted to announce that we will return to the UK Intelligent Engineering Forum 2018 (UKIEF) as a partner for the third time on 25th April 2018. A unique annual event, the UK intelligent Engineering Forum combines the very latest engineering software, inspirational speakers and implementation experts. Its objective is to deliver...
Race Tech Magazine Feature Claytex – Late Model Dirt Racing
William Kimberley, Editor of Race Tech Magazine, reports on an experiment to discover the usefulness of simulation in Late Model Dirt racing. BIG GAINS WITHOUT A BIG BUDGET For years, top tier race teams have used various levels of simulation tools to help improve their racing programmes. From basic...
Dymola 2018 FD01 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2018 FD01 release are: Modelling and Simulation Dymola is now only available in 64 bit version but it can still use both 32 and 64 bit C compilers A number of new free...
Claytex and CAE Tech have entered into a partnership
Claytex and CAE Tech have entered into a partnership for the development of a new Modelica Library for modelling and simulating hydraulic systems called the FluidPower Library. The library has been designed to allow users to arbitrarily connect components to build up their hydraulic circuit and includes an extensive range...
New Library Release – VeSyMA and Fluid Power Library
Claytex are pleased to announce the release of the 2017.3 version of our Modelica libraries. This release includes updates to the complete VeSyMA suite of solutions and the introduction of the Fluid Power Library. These libraries are available for Dymola 2018 and have already been tested with Dymola 2018...
Energy Engineering Feature Claytex, LCV2017 Show Issue
Perfecting performance A comprehensive suite of solutions that enables the modelling, simulation, and testing of vehicles in a virtual environment Digital simulation and modelling are playing an increasingly significant role in technology development in the automotive industry. The sophistication of such tools allow companies to work more and more...
Energy Engineering Magazine Feature Claytex – LCV2017 Show Preview
Energy Engineering Magazine, in their 10th Low Carbon Vehicle Special Edition – show preview – feature Claytex. Simulation and virtual testing of the complete vehicle Virtual testing delivers cost reduction and accelerates development by addressing the challenging systems integration tasks arising from increased complexity. The increasing levels of automation...
Claytex Featured: Raconteur, Future of Transport – The Times, 31st July 2017
DRIVING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TRANSPORT A recent announcement from Volvo has committed them to making only hybrid or electric cars from 2019 and almost every automotive manufacturer has declared their intention to have fully autonomous cars available in the next three to five years. These trends present some huge...
Reqtify 2018 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Reqtify. Reqtify is an interactive requirement traceability and impact analysis tool which can trace requirements from system, programme and project levels to the entire levels of your software or hardware component development lifecycle. Reqtify can interface with requirement-related...
Claytex featured in the Race Tech Magazine’s 200th Issue Special
Claytex’s new VeSyMA platform has been featured in the Race Tech Magazine’s 200th Issue Special. New platform for Vehicle Systems Modelling and Analysis BUILDING on the Modelica solutions that it has developed over the past 10 years, Claytex, the systems engineering specialist, has created VeSyMA. This is a new...
Dymola 2018 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2018 release are: Modelling and simulation Support for creating template models from existing models. Such refactoring of models is facilitated by Dymola suggesting suitable base classes and replaceable components. Enhancement to analyse...
VeSyMA – Vehicle Systems Modelling and Analysis
Building on the Modelica solutions we have developed over the past 10 years, Claytex has created VeSyMA. This is a new platform for Vehicle Systems Modelling and Analysis created using Modelica and available for Dymola. It is built on the open standard VehicleInterfaces model architecture from the Modelica Association...
Claytex selected as one of the ‘Top 10 Exhibitors’ of LCV2016
Business and Industry Today Claytex are proud for our second year selection as one of the ‘Top 10 Exhibitors’ of the Low Carbon Vehicle Show in 2016. Business and Industry Today Publication – Issue 312 At the LCV 2016, Claytex showcased how rFpro and Dymola can be used to support...
Dymola 2017 FD01 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2017 FD01 release are: Modelling and simulation Editor to configure variable selections, which enables smaller result files and easy plotting of key signals. Commands history gives better overview of previous commands and...
Claytex Featured in the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International – Time saver
Claytex has been featured in the January 2017 issue of the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International magazine. Time saver Dymola is a multi-domain, physical modeling and simulation tool used to simulate the complete EV system, says Mike Dempsey, managing director of Claytex. It can be coupled to rFpro...
Claytex Sponsor the UK Intelligent Engineering Forum (UKIEF) 2017
Claytex are delighted to announce that we will return to the UKIEF as a Platinum partner on 5th April 2017. As well as exhibiting our latest Intelligent Engineering solutions, Claytex will be presenting the ‘Real Experience’ of using our products and services. Claytex are international distributors of Dassault Systèmes portfolio of Systems Engineering...
Energy Engineering Magazine – Claytex help their clients to make the most of complex simulation tools
Role model Alistair Welch learns how Claytex is helping its clients to make the most of complex simulation tools. Claytex are specialists in helping clients to get the most out of Dymola – the Dassault Systèmes physical modeling and simulation tool for the design of complex engineering systems. Dymola,...
Claytex Featured in the Energy Engineering Magazine – LCV2016 Show Preview Issue
Complete vehicle system simulation Claytex has been featured in the LCV2016 Show Preview Issue of the Energy Engineering Magazine. Using physical modelling tools to simulate the complete vehicle leads to a better understanding of the system behaviour enabling system level optimisation. As the complexity of today’s vehicles increases due...
Oxford Brookes University showcase their Formula Club-E project
Oxford Brookes University showcase their Formula Club-E project at the “Test Drive The Future” event organised by Oxford Council as part of the Low Carbon Oxford week. Oxford Brookes University (OBU), in partnership with one of the world’s largest racing car manufacturers, Dallara Automobili, is developing a mid-range electric...
Dymola 2017 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2017 release are: Modelling and simulation Enhanced search and diagram filtering capabilities that makes model navigation easier. Support for model version management using GIT and direct checkout from GitHub. Simulation results are...
Claytex Presented at the Rail Industry Association’s ‘Unlocking Innovation Scheme’ Event – 15 June 2016
The 21st century railway faces significant economic, environmental and engineering challenges. The industry has to move quickly and decisively to meet these challenges and turn good, innovative ideas into positive business benefits that will ultimately lead to a better railway and boost exports for UK suppliers. Mike Dempsey, Managing...
Claytex supports Oxford Brookes University to design the future of electric racing with Dallara Automobili
Oxford Brookes University (OBU), in partnership with one of the world’s largest racing car manufacturers, Dallara Automobili, is developing a mid-range electric racecar that features the latest technology, yet is fundamentally simple and provides an exciting racing experience for both drivers and spectators. Claytex’s close relationship with Dallara helps...
Claytex Featured in the Racecar Engineering Formula 1 2016 Digital Magazine
Complete vehicle system simulation Claytex has been featured in the Racecar Engineering Formula 1 2016 digital magazine. Using physical modelling tools to simulate the complete vehicle leads to a better understanding of the system behaviour enabling system level optimisation. As the complexity of today’s vehicles increases due to hybridisation,...
Claytex has been chosen as one of the ‘Top 10’ Exhibitors of Low Carbon Vehicle Event 2015
Business and Industry Today Journalists of the Business and Industry Today have chosen Claytex as one of the ‘Top 10’ Exhibitors of the Low Carbon Vehicle Event 2015. Business and Industry Today Publication – Issue 299 At the LCV2015, Claytex attracted a lot of attention towards our exhibition stand as...
Claytex featured in the electric & hybrid vehicle technology international magazine
Full vehicle simulation Claytex has been featured in the January 2016 issue of the electric & hybrid vehicle technology international magazine. Using physical modelling tools to simulate the complete vehicle leads to a better understanding of the system behaviour enabling system level optimisation. As the complexity of today’s vehicles...
Reqtify 2016 FD01 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Reqtify. The key highlights of the Reqtify 2016 FD01 release are: Introduction of a new feature for annotating projects and the naming of derived requirements New interfaces to Apache OpenOffice Calc, PikeTec TPT, Collabnet TeamForge and PTC Integrity...
Dymola 2016 FD01 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2016 FD01 release are: Modelling and simulation Support for the Scientific Data Format (SDF), using the portable HDF5 storage format, makes simulation results easy to process in other tools. Additionally, user-defined post-processing...
FMI Blockset for Simulink 2015.1 Now Available
A new version of the FMI Blockset for Simulink is now available. The key enhancements in this release are: Full support for FMI 2.0 Model Exchange standard Improved support for the FMI 1.0 and 2.0 Co-simulation standard Added support for network license borrowing through the Claytex License Manager Tested with...
Racecar Engineering Interview Managing Director of Claytex – Defence Engineering: How to go hybrid
‘An HED combat vehicle does not exist as yet, but we have all the components ready so we could implement it into a vehicle now.’ Racecar Engineering interviewed Managing Director of Claytex to find out how the defence industry can take a leaf out of Formula 1’s book when...
Energy Engineering Magazine Interview Managing Director of Claytex – Competitive Edge
Modelling and simulation throughout the design cycle Steve Welch, Managing Editor of Energy Engineering Magazine, interviewed Mike Dempsey, Managing Director of Claytex. Mike Dempsey explains that Claytex customers will typically use modelling and simulation throughout the design cycle. “With physical modelling even at the concept stage you can look...
Reqtify 2016 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Reqtify. The key highlights of the Reqtify 2016 release are: – New interfaces to ENOVIA Generic Connector, PTC Integrity, Redmine, ZIP file and EDIF (Electronic Design Interchange Format) – Updated interfaces to ENOVIA, ENOVIA Requirements, CATIA Functional &...
RaceTech Magazine Editor, William Kimberley, Features Claytex – Dymola
Optimising the parts others cannot reach William Kimberley, Editorial Director of RaceTech Magazine, features Claytex – Dymola. A powerful simulation tool facilitated a project to investigate the benefits of ancillary hybridisation on LMP1 -H cars. With the new LMP1 -H regulations that were introduced into the world Endurance Championship...
Dymola 2016 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2016 release are: Open multiple models in the editor with tabbed windows Drag and drop in the package browser to easily restructure libraries Multiple vertical axes in plot windows Plot variable dependencies...
Reqtify 2015 FD01 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Reqtify. The key highlights of the Reqtify 2015 FD01 release are: – New interfaces to SCADE, Jama, Xored Q7 and Cadence vManager – Updates to the Tagger and ENOVIA Project Management plugins – Updated interfaces to CATIA, IBM...
Race Tech Magazine Interviews Managing Director of Claytex
THE HOLISTIC APPROACH Chris Pickering, Deputy Editor at RaceTech Magazine, speaks to Mike Dempsey, Managing Director of Claytex. Systems engineering has become a vital tool in modern motorsport. Simulation. It’s a world that conjures up images of finite element analysis and computational fluid Dynamics; long hours spent delving into...
Claytex and rFpro Extend Partnership
Claytex and rFpro have extended their partnership with Claytex becoming a reseller of rFpro solutions and the introduction of a new solution for Dymola. New Partnership Claytex has become a reseller of rFpro software. This new partnership enables Claytex to provide our customers with a high level of service...
Dymola 2015 FD01 Available
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2015 FD01 release are: Full support for FMI 2.0 Multi-core support enabling 2-3 times faster simulation for certain kinds of models Integration with Java, Python and Javascript Available for Windows 7,...
Autosport International Interviews Managing Director of Claytex
SIMULATION, NOT ESTIMATION One of the biggest shifts within motorsport during Autosport International’s history has been the emergence and reliance on simulation solutions, fuelled by the rapid development of technology and increasing testing restrictions. Autosport International caught up with Mike Dempsey, Managing Director of Claytex, to find out more....
Claytex Joins The MathWorks Connections Programme
Claytex has become a member of The MathWorks Connections Programme. Claytex’s FMI Blockset for Simulink® enables FMI compliant models to be imported and run in Simulink using co-simulation. MathWorks is the world’s leading developer of technical computing software for engineers and scientists. The MathWorks Connections Programme is available to...
Energy Engineering Magazine Interviews Claytex – LCV 2014 Show Issue
Steve Welch, Managing Editor of Energy Engineering Magazine interviews Mike Dempsey, Managing Director of Claytex. The low carbon vehicle market thrives on innovation and inspiration. Low Carbon Vehicle Engineering asked Claytex what differentiates their offering from the market. Full story can be accessed via: LCVengineering_Claytex Interview Low Carbon Vehicle...
Energy Engineering Magazine – Issue 54, 2014
Claytex has been featured in the Energy Engineering magazine – LCV 2014, showcase for innovation. Modelling technology helps to create next generation of low carbon vehicles. A low carbon future requires a fundamental reassessment of how companies approach vehicle engineering – from advanced battery and motor technology for efficient...
Claytex Achieves Dassault Systèmes Certified Education Partner Status
We are pleased to announce that Claytex has achieved Dassault Systèmes Certified Education Partner Status. As a Dassault Systèmes Certified Education Partner, we are uniquely positioned to help develop expertise on the latest Systems Engineering Solutions by providing certified instructor led classroom training, online training, and facilitated mixed learning...
Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International Magazine – July 2014
Claytex has been featured in the July 2014 issue of the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International Magazine. STRIVING FOR ACCURACY “If you talk to any OEM they will agree that powertrain testing will increasingly be done virtually. For many years there has been the dream of eliminating the...
Dymola 2015 Released
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. The key highlights of the Dymola 2015 release are: Standardisation and Integration Dymola is fully Modelica compliant and tested against the official Modelica test suite. Tool chain integration is easier and more powerful than ever. Using the...
Dymola 2014 FD01 Released
Dassault Systemes have announced the availability of a new version of Dymola. This new release features the following major enhancements: Support for the new version of the Modelica Standard library, version 3.2.1 Full compliance with the Modelica language 3.2 passing all the tests in the Modelica compliance suite developed...
We’re recruiting and looking for engineers to join our team
Claytex are seeking a number of project and senior project engineers to join our team. You will be working on a wide range of projects with clients that include Automotive OEM’s, Formula 1 and NASCAR teams and their suppliers. Our work focuses on the development of Modelica and FMI...
Claytex are Exhibiting at the DSEI Event 10-13/09/13, Excel Centre, London
Claytex will be at stand N9-491, within the MIA “Motorsport to Defence” area, and will be showcasing how modelling and simulation with Dymola can reduce R & D costs within the Defence industry. DSEI is the world’s largest fully integrated defence and security exhibition that brings together the entire...
Claytex will be Exhibiting at LCV 2013, 4 & 5/09/13, Millbrook Proving Ground
Claytex will be exhibiting on stand C2-52 at LCV2013 at Millbrook Proving Ground and look forward to your visit. LCV is run by Cenex, the UK’s first centre of excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies with assistance from Supporting Partners including the Technology Strategy Board, the Department...
Dymola 2014 Released
We are happy to announce that Dymola 2014 is now available and existing customers can download this latest release. Major New Features of Dymola 2014 Model Editing and Navigation SMART Connect – Greatly Simplifies graphical model composition Search for component by name in the graphical editor Simulation, Plotting, and...
Claytex will be at the Model-Driven Development Days on the 24/25th April, 2013, Klokgebouw Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Claytex will be exhibiting and presenting at the Model-Driven Development Day, a two-day seminar on model-driven development. We will be showing the capabilities of Dymola, and presenting how to model the 2014 F1 car. Please come and talk to us about any of your modelling and simulation needs. For...
Claytex at the Niche Vehicle Symposium, Gaydon, 19/3/13
Claytex will be exhibiting at the Niche Vehicle Symposium on the 19/03/13 at the Gaydon Heritage Centre. The event will once again see niche vehicle manufacturers, specialist technology and supply chain companies come together to discuss the development of low volume vehicles and the key factors that are affecting...
Claytex will be Exhibiting at the7th MIA International LCR Conference on the 09/01/13
World experts in energy-efficient, high-performance solutions assemble for the 7th Low Carbon Conference & Innovation Showcase on 9 January 2013 at the NEC, Birmingham. Claytex will be presenting models for simulating the new 2014 F1 car, and how Dymola can make a difference in your modelling / simulation research...
Dymola 2013 FD01 Released
We are happy to announce that Dymola 2013 FD01 is now available. This new release of Dymola includes the following enhancements: Model editing and navigation Quick access to favourite models and create your own collection of models from different sources. Extend the user interface with custom menus and toolbars....
What’s New in Reqtify 2012-2a
Reqtify is a requirement engineering tool, which allows requirements to be captured from any source to perform traceability and impact analysis across the entire project lifecycle. The latest Reqtify release includes a number of new features and interfaces, as well as updates and fixes. Some of the highlights are: Graphical...
Claytex are Exhibiting at the Integrated Powertrain Engineering Fuel Economy Congress, 28th – 29th November 2012, Mayfair, London.
Clearly, with aggressive emissions targets and rising fuel prices, it is now more important than ever for automakers to develop a clear, integrated powertrain strategy for cost effectively achieving fuel economy and reducing emissions. But where can the biggest gains be made to optimise overall efficiency of the powertrain?...
Claytex are Exhibiting at the Sustainable Vehicle Technologies, 14-15 November, 2012 Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon
Join us at this innovative conference to examine the latest advances in vehicle technology with a view towards understanding the consequences of carbon dioxide reduction over the entire vehicle lifecycle. The comprehensive industry-focused programme also analyses environmental pollution and goals for delivering low carbon vehicles and includes speakers from...
Claytex are Exhibiting at the Advanced Engineering Show 2012, 7th – 8th November, NEC.
Claytex will be exhibiting on stand 414 at the Advanced Engineering show on the 7th – 8th November, 2012, at the NEC in Birmingham. Come and visit with us to discuss how using Dymola can advance the modelling and simulation within your research and development phase, and bring products...
Simulating the 2014 Formula 1 car
In 2014, the Formula 1 technical regulations changed and they introduced a small capacity V6 turbocharged engine with energy recovery systems (ERS). The ERS consists of two electric motor-generators: one is attached to the turbocharger shaft; and the second is attached to the crankshaft. The power rating and energy...
New FMI Blockset for Simulink released
Claytex are pleased to announce the release of a new FMI Blockset for Simulink. This provides support for the Functional Mock-up Interface Co-Simulation standard in Simulink. It enables FMI compliant models to be imported in to Simulink and provides an editor to configure the co-simulation and parameters in the...
Claytex will be exhibiting at the MIA Nissan event 12th July 2012
Held at the Nissan Technology Centre, there will be an exhibition and demos from Claytex surrounding Dymola and Reqtify products. If you will be attending, please visit us to see the latest developments in Multi Body Design, Requirements Management, and Motorsport applications. . Nissan challenges conventional boundaries – from...
Claytex will be exhibiting at the MIA Showcase Exhibition of Capability at Ford Dunton Technical Centre 4th October 2012
Claytex will be exhibiting at this special one off event, and presenting to the Ford engineers the benefits of Dymola multi domain simulation software, and how it can help optimise the automotive design process. Areas covered include Powertrains, Suspension systems, Engines technology, and Hybrid / Low Carbon vehicles. We...
Dymola 2013 released
We are happy to announce that Dymola 2013 is now available and can be downloaded from the update site. Customers with active support and maintenance are eligible to receive this update and should contact Claytex Technical Support for the details. The key highlights of this release are listed below...
Visit Claytex at the Model-Driven Development Day 2012 Wednesday, 9 May
Visit Claytex on stand 19 at the Model-Driven Development Day 2012 Wednesday, 9 May, 1931 Congrescentrum Brabanthallen ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. The MDDay focuses on high-end engineering with high-level tooling. This event offers various in-depth presentation sessions on finite elements, multi-body dynamics, multi-physics development methods and simulation as well as...
Claytex will be Exhibiting at the Smart Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Power Conference, NEC Birmingham, 29th March 2012
Claytex will be exhibiting at the Smart Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Power Conference, which is the 8th International Conference, Exhibition & Partnering on the 29th March 2012 at the Gallery Suite, NEC, Birmingham. 2012 will be a critical year in taking the future hydrogen economy forward. There will be...
Claytex will be Exhibiting at SERT@GVC 2012 – UK Trade and Investment Event
SERT@GVC 2012 Date: Wednesday 21 March and Thursday 22 March 2012 Venue: Henry Ford College, Loughborough INNOVATION POLICY AND ACTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY Come and discuss your modelling and simulation requirements with Claytex, and see how it can reduce cost and increase sustainable process for mobility.
Modelica Association releases an updated language specification
The Modelica Association has announced the release of the Modelica language specification 3.2 Revision 1. The improved specification text is available from the Modelica Association website in the documents page or directly here in pdf format. Modelica Version 3.2 Revision 1 defines exactly the same language as Version 3.2....
Claytex will be exhibiting at the Instrumentation, Analysis, and Testing Exhibition – Silverstone on stand No. 8, 06/03/12
Claytex will be exhibition at the Instrumentation, Analysis and Testing Exhibition on stand 8 at Silverstone on the 06/03/12. Please come and discuss how Dymola physical modeling and simulation software will aid your engineering process. Find out how physical modeling and simulation can reduce the time and cost of...
Dymola 2012 FD01 Released
Dassault Systemes have announced the release of Dymola 2012 FD01. This release includes the following enhancements: Greatly improved plotting capabilities offers easier to use and more flexible analysis of simulation results Improvements in graphical editor to make common operations faster More flexible composition of FMI simulation units with support...
Modelica Buildings Library Updated
The Modelica Buildings library is a free open-source library from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for the dynamic simulation of building energy and control systems. The library contains models for air-based HVAC systems, water-based heating systems, controls, heat transfer among rooms and the outside, and multizone airflow, including natural ventilation...
Saab: New-generation aircraft benefits from model-based system engineering
Saab delivers world-leading products, services and solutions for military defence and civil security worldwide. Its Gripen fighter is the first of a new generation, multi-role fighter aircraft that is the most complex and advanced plane Saab has ever built. The fighter is equipped with the latest technology, enabling it...
Dymola 2012 released
Dassault Systemes have announced the release of Dymola 2012. This release includes the following enhancements: Enhanced model inspection to see inherited components Improved plotting with more options for customising the appearance Export to FMI for co-simulation (exports simulation module with integrated numerical solver) Support for Modelica 3.2 and Modelica...
Dymola modelling technology helps to create next generation of low carbon vehicles
WMG, formerly Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick, is using Dymola modelling technology to help develop the next generation of low carbon vehicles. The programme, part of the £29 million West Midlands-based Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project (LCVTP), is an advanced research project which will ensure Britain’s...
Dymola 7.4 FD01 Released
Dassault Systemes have announced the release of Dymola 7.4 FD01 and it is available now for all current customers to download and upgrade to. This is a Functional Development of the previous Dymola 7.4 release and includes the following enhancements: Modelica 3.2 is now supported Modelica Standard Library 3.2...
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes to Deploy Dassault Systèmes V6 Solution
McLaren Racing, the operating arm of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team, and Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, are pleased to announce a new partnership to further enhance racing car development efficiency. The agreement sees McLaren...
Jaguar Land Rover and Dassault Systemes Agree New Strategic Partnership
Jaguar Land Rover to deploy Version 6 (V6) of Dassault Systèmes platform Velizy, France, February 23, 2011 – Jaguar Land Rover and Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, have today entered a strategic partnership that formalises future cooperation...
Engines Library Released
Claytex have released a brand new Modelica Library for Engine modelling. The Engines library is capable of modelling both Spark Ignition and Compression Ignition engines and is split into two variants with different levels of fidelity. The Mean Value version of the Engines library predicts the cycle averaged intake...
Ceres Power – Improving energy supply efficiency with Dymola
Ceres Power is a world leading alternative energy company based in the UK developing fuel cell technology for use in small scale CHP products for the residential sector and in energy security applications. Ceres Power is developing a highly efficient, cost-effective domestic combined heat and power (CHP) unit that...
Tetra Pak use Dymola to optimize their processing solutions
Tetra Pak is the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company. Optimizing its processing solutions is vital as Tetra Pak wants to avoid production downtime and inefficiencies for its customers. Tetra Pak chose Dymola, which is based on the open Modelica modelling language, to optimize equipment configuration. “We...
F1 talk revs up audience at Dassault Systemes European Customer Forum
Claytex MD Mike Dempsey has explained some of the mysteries behind Formula 1 car design and performance to an audience at the 2010 Dassault Systemes European Customer Forum. The presentation, Applications of Multi-Physics Modeling for Systems Development in Formula 1, underlined why most F1 teams rely on Dymola. Leading...
Modelica Standard Library 3.2 released
The Modelica Standard Library 3.2 has been released on 25 October 2010. It is available from here together with the detailed release notes. This library forms the basis of most models of Dymola. It’s not yet compatible with Dymola 7.4, but it will be included in the next release...
Traditional R&D is dead
Here’s a link to a short video. It’s actually an advert, but it’s so full of interesting ideas about R&D it’s worth sharing. many executives see R&D as the last unmanaged business function: they write cheques and pray for results. But it doesn’t have to be that way simulation produces a...
New case study: How Swedish power station designer Solvina uses Dymola
Here’s a new case study from Dassault Systèmes about Dymola. Solvina is a Swedish technical consulting company and a leading supplier of energy system design, system integration and control engineering for the power and process industry. Challenge Solvina needed to develop efficient control strategies for its customers’ power plants to...
University researchers use Dymola to model the real world driver behaviour of hybrid vehicles, and to help reduce their environmental impact
Researchers at the University of Warwick are undertaking a three-year research project to investigate the impact of real world driver behaviour on CO2 emissions and energy use of vehicles. It’s the first time a single modelling framework will be developed for all hybrid vehicle architectures which will link individual...
rFactor Pro supports Dymola for driver-in-the-loop simulation
Motor racing is one of the world’s most fast-moving businesses – and its engineers have to be equally dynamic. Race car designers often change vehicle details minute by minute, so how do engineers keep up? The answer is state-of-the-art simulation. rFactor Pro is a high fidelity vehicle simulator with...
Modelica 3.2 is released
Modelica 3.2, a new version of the Modelica modelling language was released on 24 March 2010. It comes with some interesting developments including homotopy, functions as formal inputs, improved operator overloading, Unicode support, access to protect intellectual property, improved support of object libraries plus a few other improvements. The...
Dymola: Real-time Simulation of a Vehicle Door Locking Mechanism on a Hardware-in-the-Loop Platform
You can get hold of a latest paper from SAE, which was presented by its authors at the SAE 2010 World Congress on 16 April 2010. The paper about an automotive side door latch release mechanism which has been modelled for the locking and unlocking vehicle functionality in Dymola....
Dymola gets rated top in survey on vehicle simulation tools
Dymola has come out on top in a recent ICCT report prepared by Ricardo. The report which looked at vehicle simulation tools can be found at http://www.theicct.org/evaluation-vehicle-simulation-tools. The report evaluated 19 tools: 40% were based on MatLab/Simulink and the remaining were based on the Modelica language or C/C++ or...
Five fold savings in on-site time for Test Rig company
Dymola offers business life-changing results Dymola modelling and simulation tools are changing the fortunes of west-midlands based aerospace control systems and test rig company RTC Electronics as part of a scheme called the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) run by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), a partnership between business and...
Dymola success story: Optimising process control
Sweden’s Optimation helps companies to optimize their manufacturing processes via its expertise in control technology, dynamic simulation, and production processes. Thanks to Dymola, Optimation’s customers have a precise idea of the way a process controller should be programmed before proceeding with physical modifications or installations. The full story can...
Dymola 7.4 is released to customers
Dassault Systemes has announced the release of Dymola 7.4 and it is available now for download from the Dymola website. Dymola 7.4 features a number of new libraries and enhancements. For full details please see the release notes that are included in the installation: Support for FMI (Functional Mock-up...