Design
As
the automotive and heavy-duty engine industries move through the
beginning of the 21st century, there is a greater focus on shifting
engineering efforts from development to design activities.
FEV
is preparing for this trend, in anticipation of industry's
requirements. Through careful implementation of analytical tools,
engineers can obtain dramatic improvements in the time required for the
design and development cycle.
In the early design phases for a new engine family, Computer-Aided
Engineering (CAE) engineers will typically comprise over 50% of the
entire development team. CAE support, in combination with the
benchmarking process, is used to quickly and inexpensively generate an
initial prototype representing the most advanced state of development
possible. Ensuring that the initial prototype is very advanced, the
development time for a new engine family can be reduced significantly.
Whatever your design needs might require; FEV is prepared to quickly
address your specific challenges and provide efficient and cost
effective solutions.
The
engine design process is comprised of several interrelated and diverse
tasks, which accompany every engine development program from the
beginning up to the start of production.
Powertrain
design has seen a reduction in development time, with regard to
requirements for product quality, power output, emission targets,
weight and cost, and intelligent development methodologies from concept
to production.
Reducing
a combustion engine’s development time, weight and production cost,
while increasing its level of quality and specific power requires an
intelligent and all consuming development process from concept to Start
of Production (SOP).
FEV
offers a single cylinder engine program for basic research, testing and
development work for a wide range of engineering areas. It is possible
to configure the FEV systemmotor to operate on gasoline, diesel and
alternative fuels.
FEV evaluates production engines for the potential to reduce manufacturing costs.
FEV
provides transmission engineering services, comprising the complete
development process including the design, CAE, testing and calibration
for transmission design.
FEV offers vehicle integration engineering services that include engine packaging and control system calibration.
The
development of the next generation of internal combustion engines has
to be a compromise between the increased demands for performance,
weight reduction, reliability and lower product costs. This results in
an all-embracing development process from concept to Start of
Production (SOP).
FEV continually invests in internal research and development to generate new ideas and further develop emerging technologies.
The
increasingly competitive global market is placing growing pressure on
the OEM’s and their supply base to shorten development cycles and
reduce costs.
FEV
can offer a full range of hydraulic design capabilities and experiences
to our customers, from concept creation through prototype and
pre-production fabrication.