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New test programme approach enables cost-saving early in the development process

Accelerated whole-life testing made possible through advanced analysis of data from limited field trialsLeamington Spa, UK, 04 February 2016 – Automotive engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), has overcome one of the biggest challenges facing companies developing new products for completely new applications; devising a realistic test programme to validate a product early in its development, in order to avoid costly revisions later. Taking accelerometer data from prototype field trials, DSD configured a comprehensive vibration test programme to provide accelerated life testing

Research by UK consultancy could reduce weight of vehicle transmissions

Growing pressure to reduce vehicle CO2 emissions means lighter solutions must be foundLeamington Spa, UK, 10th December 2014 – new research by UK automotive engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), suggests the next breakthrough in CO2 emissions reduction will come from more aggressive weight reduction in major powertrain components. Extensive analysis by the company has identified both near-term and medium-term solutions for the manufacture of items such as transmission casings using advanced composite materials, but favours modern hybrid materials over conventional carbon

UK engineering consultancy to reveal transmission efficiency developments at CTI Symposium

DSD will share its cutting edge research into transmission efficiency and clutch technology during two presentations at the international conferenceLeamington Spa, UK, 14th November 2014 – UK automotive engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), will present two technical papers at the 13th annual CTI Symposium in Berlin from 8-11 Dec. The first, entitled ‘Lubrication Efficiency’, describes how a new approach to transmission design can provide dramatic efficiency improvements, reducing vehicle CO2 emissions with minimal or no additional cost. The second, entitled ‘Design Methods

Leading UK transmission consultancy relocates to larger site to enable continued growth

DSD’s investment in the new facility allows design, assembly and test activities to be co-located at the Midlands HQ, providing immediate efficiency benefitsLeamington Spa, UK, 27th October 2014 – specialist engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), has begun the process of moving into its new 20,000 sq ft technical facility in Leamington Spa, UK, strategically located close to several major customers and key suppliers in the Midlands. The company will celebrate the formal opening of the site in Q4. “Combining our UK activities at a single location will be a massive benefit to

OEMs find new approach to reducing warranty issues

Specialist consultancies are the key to helping OEMs and Tier Ones target savings of EUR100s per vehicleSoutham, UK, 1st July 2014 – Recent experience by transmission and driveline engineering company Drive System Design (DSD) suggests that OEMs are typically losing 3 to 5 percent of vehicle total costs to warranty issues, equivalent to EUR200-1000 per vehicle. As timescales for model introduction shrink and global platform sharing becomes more widespread, the impact of warranty cost is becoming more significant while the variety of experience gained by individual engineering departments is

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