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A New ‘Works’ Is in the Works
This week, Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (UTC), announced the establishment of GatorWorks, a newly formed prototyping arm that will focus on the rapid and agile development...
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Additive Manufacturing Adoption Up, Growing Rapidly in Aerospace
The 3D printing materials market will experience high double-digit growth in the aerospace industry through 2024, as manufacturers of aircraft and spacecraft vehicles and...
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ONERA and DLR Shake up the Airbus BelugaXL Cargo Aircraft
The first five Airbus BelugaXL aircraft are slated to enter service in 2019. But, to reach that milestone, an exhaustive schedule of test and certification work must be completed.
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Scientists Join Effort to 3D Print Parts for U.S. Navy
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are lending their expertise in metal additive manufacturing to a new collaboration aimed at 3D printing critical replacement...
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New Device Detects Damage to Body Armor
Cardiff University’s School of Engineering joined forces with California-headquartered Microsemi to develop A-Ultra – a lightweight handheld system that uses ultrasound to spot damage to personal...
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Army Develops Dual Pulse Rocket Motor to Support Warfighter
A team at the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Center, Aviation and Missile, has been working to develop a new dual pulse rocket motor incorporating insensitive...
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Equipmake's 'Cool' Motor Technology
There is a subdued hum in the emerging world of the EV: the sound of several types of electric motor vying for top podium position within the industry.
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New Osram IREDs Enhance Vehicle Vision, less Harmful to Human Eyes
As a compliment to cameras, LIDAR and radar, a new family of Infrared LEDs (IREDs) can expand the vision of SAE Level 4 and 5 autonomous vehicles without harming human eyes.
News Green Design & Manufacturing
Eaton Goes Internal with Its Next-Generation EGR Solution
Eaton’s Internal Exhaust Gas Recirculation (iEGR) solution production-debuts in the 2020MY as a next-generation technology providing near-instantaneous heating of the selective...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Driver Out, Testing In: AVs Bring New Transmission and Driveline Engineering Challenges, Opportunities
Drawing up a specification for a transmission or driveline may be relatively routine for a conventional vehicle, but for an autonomous...
News Electronics & Computers
Chassis Brakes International Debuts First NA-Produced Products
One of the world’s largest producers of automotive brakes and calipers debuts its first North American manufactured products in 2018.
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SAE International Issues First Technical Standards for Aerospace Additive Manufacturing
The Aerospace Material Specification committee on Additive Manufacturing (AMS-AM) at SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, has released its first...
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2018 Porsche 718 Boxster
For enthusiast users of high performance sports cars, cylinders count. But when the counting stops at four, it can be a figure of disappointment for many who have become accustomed to the sound of six or eight. In...
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Martinrea's New Tech Center Focuses on Subframe Innovation
A new North American technical center is the product development centerpiece for Martinrea’s new mixed-material vehicle subframes currently under development.
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Ford Gives 2019 Raptor Smarter Shocks, New Trail Control Electronics
Electronically controlled shocks and a new Trail Control system that automatically adjusts power and braking at each wheel lead the 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor’s suspension...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
OEM Sourcing Trends Show More Program Discipline Needed
The drive by OEMs to get the best parts price is always in play, yet an industry study finds no correlation between an automaker’s pricing pressure and good OEM-supplier working...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
A State-Of-The-Art Coordinate Measurement Instrument
The next generation of civil aircraft are intended to achieve greater fuel efficiency, with natural laminar flow wings. They will also have to be built more quickly and at reduced cost,...
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As Early Autonomy Questions Roil the Industry, Toyota Hews to Driver-Enhancement Philosophy
At a recent industry conference, Toyota’s lead for autonomous driving research said the company will continue to focus on a strategy of driver...
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Daimler Shows It's Serious About Electric and Automated Truck Development
The recent flurry of electric truck reveals continues, this time in the Pacific Northwest at Daimler Trucks North America's (DTNA) headquarters in Portland, Oregon....
News Propulsion
Porsche Names First-Ever Electric Car: ‘Taycan’
In a somehow-ironic decision on a day Porsche chose to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its 911 sports car, Porsche also announced the official name of its first-ever battery-electric...
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AFRL Demos Advanced Multipurpose Robotics for Aerospace
Engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) Manufacturing Technologies Division successfully demonstrated the capabilities of a new multi-purpose maintenance and...
News Automotive
The EVTOL Disruption Goes Viral
(This article is part two in a series by Richard Gardner. To read part one, please click here). Even at the early stages of this new era of urban air mobility, there is already a scramble amongst well-known...
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Automated Process Prints Aircraft Parts
Copper cables run through the fuselage of aircrafts. They transmit electrical signals for temperature-measuring sensors, LEDs in ceilings, or electronic connections in seats. During their...
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Maintenance-Free Engines Power Deep-Space Science
There are no gas stations in deep space, so engines must be reliable for the long haul. NASA has successfully operated a free-piston Stirling engine for more than 110,000 hours of cumulative...
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Non-Contact Method Measures Aircraft Internal Stresses
Scientists have developed a non-contact method of internal voltage control in polymer composites, making it possible to assess the degree of internal damage during the operation of aircraft...
Technical Innovation Propulsion
MTU Training Facility Helps Keep Complex Engines up and Running
Today’s commercial engines are more reliable, fuel efficient, and powerful than ever. However, capability means complexity.
News Transportation
Bobcat Launches R Series Mini Excavators at Intermat
Bobcat, a division of the Doosan Group, has launched the R Series range of 2-4 tonne mini excavators at the Intermat exhibition in Paris in April. The machines are said to deliver...
News Energy
Schneider Continues Zero-Emission Goal at Nikola
The demand for zero-emission transportation continues to rise around the world as countries like Germany and China begin to examine the prospect of banning internal-combustion-engine vehicle...
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Navistar's Latest SuperTruck Features Emerson's Electric HVAC
An innovative Emerson electric HVAC system provides more cooling capacity than the prior 48-volt system on Navistar’s CatalIST high-efficiency demonstration commercial truck.
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