Register Today for 6th MIRA Vehicle Aerodynamics Conference

MIRA's 6th International Vehicle Aerodynamics Conference aims to be at the forefront of developments in aerodynamic thinking by providing an opportunity for aerodynamicists from different backgrounds to come together to share findings, explore new ideas a...

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10 September 2006

MIRA's Heavy Vehicle Semi-anechoic EMC Chamber Opening & Free Technology Seminars

To mark the event we are holding a series of free seminars on the 4th July followed by the official opening of the new test facility. We are delighted to welcome Major General Alan Sharman the Director General of the Defence Manufacturers association to o...

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12 May 2006

Lindleys Goes Wi-Fi

Customers and staff at MIRA can now take advantage of a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) internet access point. Located in Lindleys restaurant, the connection allows full internet access whilst "on the run". The system provides users with the benefits of high...

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12 April 2006

The 6th MIRA International Vehicle Aerodynamics Conference will be held on 25-26 October 2006. Register today...

Optimising vehicle aerodynamic design for real-world driving conditions remains the prime objective of vehicle aerodynamicists. This applies whether the vehicle is an F1 racing car or a lightweight ultra fuel-efficient new concept. Striving towards this ...

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30 January 2006

One Week To Go Before Automotive Electronics Conference

The first Advanced Automotive Electronics one-day conference and exhibition is due to be held at the prestigious RBS Williams F1 Conference Centre on 25th January 2006. The event is supported by SAE UK and MIRA, and is being billed as 'must attend' techno...

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17 January 2006

MIRA's Engineers put to the Test at Autosport International 2006

Some of MIRA's specialist engineers were on hand at Autosport 2006 to help teams from all types of racing get a flying start to this year's race season. On our stand this year our specialists in aerodynamics, vehicle dynamics and safety answered questi...

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9 January 2006

MIRA Wins Top Employer Award

MIRA has won the Warwickshire Employer of Choice Award 2005 in the 'Corporate' category. The awards were announced this week at a ceremony at the Warwick Hilton following an application and judging process organised by Warwickshire County Council. M...

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6 December 2005

Announcing MIRA's New Shanghai Office

MIRA's new facility was formally opened by Mr. Gu Xiang Hua, Vice Secretary General of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The office provides a base for a highly capable and experienced 4-member team putting them within easy reach of the ma...

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24 November 2005

MIRA's 60th Anniversary Dinner

To kick off our celebrations marking sixty years of providing vehicle engineering services we are holding a special 60th anniversary dinner on the evening of Wednesday 7th December 2005. Join us at what promises to be an exciting event not to mention a...

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23 November 2005

ADVANCED VEHICLE ENGINEERING (Free Technical Seminar)

This free seminar will focus on the use of advanced modelling techniques and new methodologies, showing how these can help accelerate development timescales and create better products. It includes real case studies to demonstrate how the newest methods a...

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15 November 2005

V.I.P. Tour of MIRA

In collaboration with the 2005 BBC Children In Need appeal we are offering a V.I.P. Tour of MIRA's Nuneaton facilities to the local member of the public with the highest bid. You will be collected by our Chauffer and brought to MIRA in a prestige vehic...

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9 November 2005

EMC UK 2005

MIRA are proud to announce plans for their new EMC chamber at the EMC UK 2005 exhibition. Not only will the 3-D model of the chamber be on display at stand 21, but also the Electronic Sub-Assembly (ESA) guidelines will be a large talking point too. Ex...

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4 October 2005

6th International Conference on Materials for Lean Weight Vehicles

Lean Weight Vehicles 6 will be held on 7-8 December at the International Manufacturing Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. As well as MIRA's materials specialists, the organising committee includes representatives from Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover...

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4 October 2005

Tacheback's on us

9 volunteers are participating in the event by binning their razors and going for a full on Mexican mooey. Growth rate has developed throughout September and there are a few hairy faces around the site. Participants either feel like they have been d...

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27 September 2005

Diversity continues for MIRA's portfolio

Dunlop Oil & Marine required climatic robustness and flexibility testing at temperatures equivalent to Siberia (-35°C). Currently the hoses used in Siberia are extremely rigid, causing difficulty for ships to connect to the oil supply installation. A sp...

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2 September 2005

More than just vehicle testing...

The history behind this; in the summer of 2004, MIRA were approached by the BBC to assist in the filming of a Triceratops (in a sufficient sized area) to illustrate the impact of Dino's skull with a hefty object. In this instance, we used a composite con...

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11 August 2005

ASCAR - Team Westec close in on the championship lead with pole position & race win

Michael Vergers excelled himself, winning in his NEC / Aspire / XN120 Team West-Tec Chevrolet at Rockingham on 6th and 7th August 2005. But as any motorsport insider will testify, the hard work in the closed season is what drives on-track success when the...

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8 August 2005

CAN Seminar

Current vehicle systems use a serial bus - Control Area Network (CAN), to communicate vital control and status information relating to engine, transmission, brakes and more. Much of this information is used for the collection of long-term statistical dat...

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7 June 2005

Wondering what their secret is?

Team Halfords, run by Team Dynamics, have had a storming start to this season's BTCC. Apart from having two very talented drivers, backed by a great support team, their success has been aided by MIRA's high-performance engineering expertise....

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1 June 2005

Materials for Lean Weight Vehicles 6 - Call for Papers

Lean Weight Vehicles 6 will be held at the International Manufacturing Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. As well as MIRA, the organising committee includes representatives from Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Visteon, Warwick Manufacturing Centre, a...

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26 May 2005

Central news demonstrates speed safety on MIRA's Proving Ground

Central TV's newsroom approached MIRA this morning, to record a vehicle driving at 159 mph in a safe environment. This followed today's court case involving a Shropshire police officer who allegedly filmed himself on the M54 at a speed of 159 mph. The ...

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18 May 2005

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology Transfer Centre launched

Are you an SME based in the West Midlands? If so, then HEVTTC could be of benefit to your company. It is a new initiative to help SMEs in the West Midlands area maximise the business opportunities that the growing HEV market sector is creating. And the be...

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11 May 2005

MIRA Stand No. 5206 in Hall 5

As well as our component and vehicle testing engineering services, we will be displaying our latest developments in integrated durability engineering, called simply the "virtual proving ground". Another exciting project on display is our x-structure chas...

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4 May 2005

MIRA Congratulates Team Halfords as Historic Victory Hat-trick Gives Eaves Championship Lead in BTCC.

Clearly the pre-season aero, chassis and safety work by MIRA has generated a serious on-track advantage. Team Halfords' Integras have claimed five out of six of the race victories. 2003 champion Yvan Muller is the only other driver to have stood on the w...

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2 May 2005

MIRA on '5th Gear' (May 9th)

A 30mph target vehicle (c-sector family car) was t-boned by a SUV travelling at 60mph, on MIRA's Highway And Vehicle Open-air Crash (HAVOC) site. The test was designed to provide the viewers with shocking high speed footage - and is far outside of any ...

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29 April 2005

Congratulations to Team Dynamics on an excellent start to BTCC

British Touring Car Championship contenders "Team Halfords" are runaway leaders after the first round of the season at Donnington Park. Pre-season design and development here at MIRA had already signalled the potential of the all-new Honda Integra's....

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13 April 2005

Transport Minister Visits MIRA

The visit acted to update the Minister on the recent technological advances which impact on vehicle safety, emissions and fuel economy. Innovative new prototypes including a MIRA/MG 'performance' hybrid MG TF were on display. A vehicle, equipped wit...

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21 March 2005

Blood Donation Milestone

With 100 new donors now signed up, the scheme is really making a difference. Donations at the bloodmobile are not restricted to MIRA staff. MIRA's numerous on-site customers have also made valuable donations. Without this support it would have taken ...

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31 January 2005

MIRA's 10th anniversary at Autosport 13th - 16th January 2005

Throughout the 4-day exhibition, MIRA experts will be available to discuss any racing/engineering issues such as CFD, aerodynamics, vehicle dynamics, FIA roll-cage approval...and the list goes on....

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10 December 2004

Find out all about MIRA's Virtual Proving Ground at Autosport 2005

In conjunction with the MIA, MIRA will be holding a free to attend workshop on: 'The MIRA Virtual Test Track' At the Autosport International Show, NEC Birmingham on Thursday 13/1/05 at 9:00am in concourse suite 28 Acquiring accurate road load data fo...

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9 December 2004

MIRA and ARC to exhibit at PRI show in Indianapolis

MIRA and our US motorsport allies, ARC, will be sharing a stand at the world's largest motorsport show, The Performance Racing Industries Show in Indianapolis. You'll find our exhibition stand (booth Nos. 8532-8535) alongside the MIA exhibits in the Sa...

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13 October 2004

Engineering Seminar Receives Rave Reviews

MIRA's seminar "Developing Components & Systems to Win Business and Reduce Costs" held on 16th June at our Quatro Park site in Basildon brought many of the demands facing our industry into sharp focus. The combination of live demonstrations, exclusive pr...

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12 July 2004

Developing Components & Systems to Win Business and Reduce Costs

FREE SEMINAR 16th JUNE 2004 MIRA Quatro Park, Paycocke Road, Basildon, Essex SS14 3GH The seminar is aimed at component suppliers, Tier 1 and 2's for automotive, rail and aerospace applications. The topics...

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18 May 2004

Visit MIRA at Automotive Testing Expo 2004

MIRA will again be present at Automotive Testing Expo 2004, being held 25-27 May at the Messe Stuttgart, Germany. MIRA's stand is in the same location as last year, stand number 7029 (in Hall 7). MIRA's test services are some of the most comprehensi...

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18 May 2004

MIRA helps SAVE-U project improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists

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17 May 2004

MIRA and MG debut 'Hybrid Performance Development' at key motorsport event

An exciting new technology concept was unveiled on October 22, at the Motorsport Industry Association's 'Clean Racing Conference', by Rob Oldaker, product development director, MG Rover Group and John Wood, managing director, MIRA. The 'Hybrid Performan...

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17 May 2004

MIRA Maximises Presence at CV Show 2004

New for this year MIRA are using their enhanced presence at the show to promote tailored work packages, designed to fit neatly with the specialised demands of the commercial vehicle market. OEMs can draw upon the experience and intelligent design skill...

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17 May 2004

MIRA one stop solution for R&TTE Directive and automotive legislation compliance

MIRA offers a compliance service to ensure conformity of SRDs to R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, concerned with the RF spectrum management issues and the fitness for purposes as a radio product, with the road safety issues and the effects on the vehicle covere...

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20 April 2004

Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA)

A research project into the impact of ISA technology on driver behaviour is currently underway and is being carried out by MIRA and the Institute of Transport Studies at Leeds University and sponsored by the UK Department for Transport. Further informatio...

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20 April 2004

ISO 17025 ACCREDITATION FOR MIRA QUATRO PARK

MIRA's Quatro Park testing venue is one of the first test and development centres of its kind to be awarded ISO 17025 (BS EN ISO/IEC 17025) accreditation for its range of test services offered to clients across a wide range of industries.MIRA Quatro Park ...

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6 November 2003

Automotive Bluetooth - A New Venture

MIRA Ltd, the independent research and development organisation for the global automotive industry, is pleased to announce our co-operation with 7 layers UK, who are the premier technology company that offer BluetoothTM test and qualification.The venture ...

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6 November 2003

Take a test drive around the new MIRA website

The new MIRA website has undergone the sort of stringent re-design one would expect of a company dedicated to the continuous improvement of the world's automotive products. www.mira.co.uk now offers engineers and designers the world over a user-friendly ...

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6 November 2003

MIRA Maximises Presence at CV Show 2003

This year we will be using our enhanced presence to promote the world beating MIRA CWTtwo - The UK's only commercially available large climatic wind tunnel. Conceived specifically to offer off-road, commercial vehicle and trailer manufacturers a high tech...

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6 November 2003

ISO 17025 Accreditation for MIRA's Brake Testing Facility

The awarding of ISO 17025 to MIRA's brake testing facility by UKAS comes on top of NSAI's appointment of MIRA as an automotive Technical Service for brake testing and greatly increases MIRA's growing portfolio of approved legislative test services. Thi...

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14 October 2003

3rd Exhaust Emissions Seminar

MIRA HOST EMISSIONS SEMINAR WITH FOCUS ON ENGINE MANAGEMENT ISSUES "The trends in engine management system development are now clear with ever more demanding emissions control requirements. Calibration must keep pace with these changes, and the lot of...

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14 October 2003

MIRA organise Rail Vehicle Crashworthiness Conference

MIRA has joined forces with the Rail Safety and Standards Board (who until recently were known as Railway Safety) to host a conference focused on recent changes in rail vehicle crashworthiness requirements and standards from a UK and European perspective....

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22 August 2003

MIRA REACH STAGE TWO WITH CWTtwo

MIRA heralded stage two of the development of its' CWTtwo facility, with newly elected IMechE President, John MacDougall, digging the first sod at their Nuneaton headquarters on 24th June 2002. Commenting on the start of stage two of CWTtwo Mr MacDougall...

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21 July 2003

TestingExpo2003 - An Intense Exhibition Experience

Paul Atkin, General Manager of Sales and Marketing is delighted with the response to the company's presence at TestingExpo2003 exhibition, held in Stuttgart last week (3-5 June)....

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21 July 2003

MIRA - New Technology book

The 2003 edition of MIRA's 'New Technology' book will be published in June.You will be able to access all the articles on-line, and you can still gain on-line access to New Technology 2002 ...

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10 April 2003