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Electrified Forklifts Go Big
Early in 2018, Hoist Liftruck Manufacturing will begin delivery of what it terms the “Next Generation of Hoist Electric Vehicles.” These include its TE-Series, PE-Series, Neptune Electric Series and FR-E...
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ZED Connect Brings Mobile-Based ELD to Improve Safety and Service
One of the most-pressing topics for the trucking industry this year has been the new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) rule requiring the use of...
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Expert INSIDER: How Mehdi Khorrami Uses Simulation to Address Aircraft Noise
NASA’s Mehdi Khorrami explains how he uses high-performance computing to handle one of the FAA’s biggest complaints: aircraft noise.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Quality Control for Additive Manufacturing Parts Using Non-Destructive Testing
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is growing in importance as a fabrication process for the space industry, enabling weight and cost savings through optimized designs for...
Articles Materials
Developing a Conformal Coating Process for Aerospace Applications
Conformal coatings protect electronic circuits from harsh environments via a chemical film that “conforms” to a circuit board’s topography. These coatings protect against...
Articles Aerospace
Designing With MIL-STD-1553B Components
The interconnected backbone of a MIL-STD-1553B vehicle depends on the electrical and mechanical reliability of the components, the design, and the installation. With the vast array of MIL-STD-1553B...
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New Products & Services
Metric-Sized Metal Shapes Parker Steel Company (Maumee, OH) offers metric-sized metals suitable for applications where presized metric parts are needed. Parker Steel’s cold-finished carbon steel, alloyed and...
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Identifying and Isolating Signals Using Radio Frequency Photonics
A single antenna can be used for both transmission and reception. To accomplish this, the transmission must be isolated from the reception. In Figure 1, a radio frequency...
Application Briefs Defense
Joint Effects Targeting System
U.S. Army Operational Test CommandFort Hood, TX254-287-9993www.otc.army.mil Forward observers, experts in directing artillery and mortar fire onto enemy targets, have been testing a new piece of targeting...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Using Thermoplastic Composites for Aerospace Applications
Recent advancements in composite production and processing are making thermoplastics a viable option in a wider array of aerospace applications.
Briefs Materials
High Temperature Graphene-Peek Adhesive
Joining of composites can be a challenging issue. If adhesives are used, the joints are permanent and cannot be undone. If they need to be undone, inserts are often used and these inserts increase cost...
Application Briefs Defense
Gun-Mounted Rangefinder
Optics 1, Inc. (Safran)Bedford, NH603-296-0469www.optics1.com Optics 1, Inc. (Safran) recently announced that its Integrated Compact Ultralight Gun-mounted Rangefinder (ICUGR) has been selected by the United States...
Briefs Aerospace
Bioinspired Surface Treatments for Improved Decontamination: Commercial Products
In January 2015, the Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) began an effort to evaluate and develop top-coat type...
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Boundary-Scan Test Hardware Interface JTAG Technologies (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) announced the immediate release of a new JTAG/boundary-scan test hardware interface product compatible with the MAC Panel mass interconnect...
Articles Defense
Improving the Surface Finish of Additive Manufactured Parts
South West Metal Finishing has been working on an additive manufacturing surface treatment process for the last three years and believes it could be the future choice of aircraft...
Application Briefs Medical
Enterprise Imaging System
Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc.Stamford, CT1-800-872-3854www.fujifilmhealthcare.com Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., was recently awarded a new 10-year contract with a maximum value of $768 million as part...
Briefs Aerospace
Processing and Characterization of Lightweight Syntactic Materials
Conventional composite materials, in which a matrix material is reinforced by particulates, whiskers, and/or continuous fibers, have long been of interest as potential materials...
Briefs Materials
Mechanical Characterization and Finite Element Implementation of the Soft Materials Used in a Novel Anthropometric Test Device for Simulating Underbody Blast Loading
Anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) have been used in automotive safety...
Briefs Aerospace
Stress-Corrosion Cracking and Corrosion Fatigue Impact of IZ-C17+Zinc-Nickel on 4340 Steel
The protection of cathodic metallic materials used for aircraft components, like 4340, Aermet 100, and PH 13-8 corrosion-resistant steel, is critical to...
Articles Aerospace
High-Reliability Capacitors
Maintaining technological superiority remains critical for national defense forces. Many face informal adversaries that are adept at harnessing today’s sophisticated civilian technologies, like mobiles, M2M...
Articles Defense
WIAMan
The newest crash test dummy in development is actually a blast test dummy. WIAMan (Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin) is a ground-breaking anthropomorphic test device (ATD) being developed by the U.S. Army. It’s the first test dummy...
Application Briefs Defense
3D Printed Aircraft Parts
Stratasys Direct ManufacturingValencia, CA1-888-311-1017www.stratasysdirect.com Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd., was recently chosen by Airbus to produce 3D printed polymer parts for use...
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Caterpillar Launches First-Ever UTV
Built from the ground up in response to customer and dealer feedback, Caterpillar’s first-ever utility vehicle (UTV) models will be available in summer 2018 in both a gasoline (Cat CUV82) and...
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Sensors Detect Aircraft Damage as it Occurs
The Army developed and tested networked acoustic emission sensors that can detect airframe damage on conceptual composite UH-60 Black Hawk rotorcraft. The sensing method can be used to reliably...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA Unveils the Future of Science Drones
NASA scientists now have use of two agency-developed unmanned aerial systems that some say represent the future for drone aircraft. The drones purposely were designed for scientific investigations...
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Lincoln’s Tech-Rich 2019 Nautilus Replaces MKX Crossover
The 2019 Nautilus crossover is something of a watershed for Ford’s upscale Lincoln brand, ushering a return to model names rather than alphanumeric designations, introducing of a...
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Hybrid Propulsion to Get Closer with the E-Fan X
Over the last decade there have been numerous studies and research programs—government and industry-funded—as well as work in universities, aerospace academies, and other science-based...
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Microvision Aquires Luminar, Plans Relationship Restoration, Multi-industry Push
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A Next Generation Helmet System for Navy Pilots
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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CES 2026: Bosch is Ready to Bring AI to Your (Likely ICE-powered) Vehicle
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Unmanned Systems
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
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Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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