B&W makes some of the world's highest-fidelity loudspeakers, and as global competition increases, the company sees an increasing role for electromagnetic simulation to improve design characteristics and shorten design cycles.

A new intelligent design optimisation tool for Vector Fields' electromagnetic modelling and simulation software will automatically find the best solution to a design problem, even if a user specifies several or even competing objectives.

Advanced modelling capabilities in the Opera electromagnetic simulator are helping Magnomatics to bring ground-breaking magnetic power transmission innovations to market.

October 8, 2007 --- The latest release of the well-known electromagnetic simulation tool, Opera, adds sophisticated model parameterisation and scripting capabilities. These facilities make it much simpler to perform 'what if?' investigations, to speed up the virtual prototyping of electromagnetic equipment. Every variant of Vector Fields' new Opera release, version 12, from the lowest-cost 2-dimensional simulation package to the full 3-dimensional modelling suite, benefits from these features. A breakthrough tool for optimisation is also optionally available, which will automatically seek the best solution for single or competing goals.