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How Elemental uses ParaPy to shape the future of airship transport
Opportunity Elemental is a start-up that aims to develop a zero-emission transport ecosystem through sustainable airships. To design these airships, Elemental initially developed an application to perform airship sizing based on top-level requirements. This initial sizing loop was based on a combination of empirical relations and handbook methods. However, the designers at Elemental have come up
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Knowledge Based Engineering Competition 2020
The Challenge Every year since 2017 ParaPy has hosted the Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) Challenge. The four best student teams from Gianfranco la Rocca’s KBE class at TU Delft are invited to compete for the first place and obtain the title of KBE Challenge winner. They pitch and present their parametric design application that they
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We asked the Vattenfall Solar Team if ParaPy helped their car design process. Here’s what they had to say.
The Vattenfall Solar Team has been taking advantage of the ParaPy platform to design the optimal aerodynamic shape for their solar cars since the Nuna9 in 2017. We interviewed Max van der Waals, Aerodynamics Engineer for the latest solar car NunaX, about the impact the ParaPy platform has had on their design process. What is so challenging about designing a new Nuna car every year? Every other year the Bridgestone
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How MTC designs a scale model of an innovative building skeleton in a matter of minutes
Opportunity The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) performs R&D on innovations that still have to bridge the gap between academia and industry. One such innovation is a type of concrete reinforcement: steel sheets instead of the traditional rebars. A potential application for sheet-reinforced concrete is the construction of buildings. That is why MTC wanted to be able to design and analyze the concrete skeleton (floor slabs and columns) for buildings of any shape and size. Already familiar with the power of the ParaPy platform from earlier
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How the Nuon Solar Team won the World Solar Challenge with thousands of solar cars
DELFT, 12 October 2017 – This morning, the Nuon Solar Team of the Delft University of Technology won the World Solar Challenge in Australia for the seventh time. Thanks to automation of the design process, a completely new concept of the solar car was made. Because of this, Nuna was lighter, faster and more sustainable
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In the ever-competitive world of fashion, standing out from the crowd is no easy feat. Recently, we had the pleasure of working with a promising fashion brand, Intimissemi, who were struggling to gain traction in a crowded marketplace. Their goal? To establish themselves as a brand synonymous sustainable practices and capture the hearts (and wallets)
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The influencer marketing landscape is constantly evolving. While it was once a shiny new tactic, some may wonder if its effectiveness is waning. But fear not, brand strategists! Influencer marketing remains a powerful tool, especially when approached with a focus on authenticity and strategic partnerships. Let’s explore why influencer marketing is still worth considering in