Brace Blog: automotive news and backgrounds.

Concept realization of an 4x4 Vehicle's Transfer case - Thesis assignment

Oct. 24, 2014
Marcel Romijn

BRACE Automotive recently started a demonstrator project in cooperation with a thesis student of the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Goal is to demonstrate the capabilities of BRACE in gears, bearings and housing design of a transmission. The demonstrator product will be a transfer case for a 4x4 vehicle that ...

BRACE involvement in Special Interest Group: OBD for Heavy-Duty Diesel

Oct. 16, 2014
Marcel Romijn

For some time BRACE has been involved in an global industry group that focuses on diagnostic topics surrounding the non-road and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles. The group recently launched a new website including a forum.

BRACE presented on OBD architecture at CTI Heavy-Duty Diesel Diagnostics conference 2014

Oct. 9, 2014

This week BRACE was present in Nuremberg, Germany at the CTI conference on Heavy-Duty Duty Diesel Diagnostics. Besides a BRACE booth also a presentation was given on practical experiences in OBD architecture for these Heavy-duty vehicles for on- and off-highway.

Meet BRACE Automotive at the "Automotive Carrièredag" October 7th 2014 at the HAN Automotive in Arhem

Sept. 26, 2014
Marcel Romijn

The major automotive engineering bachelor's in the Netherlands (Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Hogeschool van Rotterdam en Fontys) are organizing a Careerday in Arnhem. BRACE will be present with a booth and will give presentations to 1st year students and 4th year students.

Brandfort go-karting challenge

Sept. 12, 2014
Marcel Romijn

Colleagues of ACE Ingenieurs- & Adviesbureau, BDF Talent and BRACE Automotive competed for the Brandfort Go-Karting Cup again on Thursday 11th of September 2014.

safety recalls

Aug. 13, 2014
Marcel Romijn

A hot-topic in the automotive industry in the last 5 to 10 years has been the phenomenon of safety recalls. Car manufacturers ask their customers to come back with their cars for repairs or modifications. In many cases it concerns design flaws that could impact safety. Many examples exist even ...

Hybrid, HEV, PHEV - SUV's with CO2 emissions of only 60g/km!

July 23, 2014
Marcel Romijn

Recently Volvo announced a version of the to be released XC90 full-size SUV that would, thanks to Plug-in Hybrid technology achieve a CO2 emissions level of only 60g/km. A good moment therefore to capture the highlights of hybrid technologies in a blog article.

BRACE participation at the 3rd International Conference „Heavy-Duty Diesel Diagnostics“ on the 9th of October 2014 in Nuremberg, Germany.

July 16, 2014
Marcel Romijn

At the upcoming conference focusing on diagnostics for Heavy-duty trucks and Off-highway machines BRACE will be one of the presenters and in addition BRACE will have an exhibition boot at the conference location.