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NASA Takes a Respectable-Sized Step Toward Supersonic Flight
Research on supersonic flight has quietly been infiltrating the desks of a variety of engineering work stations, verified by NASA's recent contract award for the preliminary...
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Pride in Engineering the World’s Most Popular Electrified Vehicle
Kazuaki Shingo’s background is in mechanical engineering and internal combustion engines—making him a perfect candidate to develop the world’s most popular electrified...
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Royal Navy Uses Pilotless Aircraft to Navigate Through Ice
A tiny pilotless aircraft, built by the University of Southampton, launched from the Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship HMS Protector for the first time to assist with navigating...
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NASA and FAA Demonstrate Wireless Communication with Aircraft
For the first time ever, a team of engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center conveyed aviation data -- including route options and weather information -- to an airplane over a...
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Brembo Brake-By-Wire Will Be Production-Ready Before 2020
The potential market for an electric wheel-braking system is apparent to automotive engineers, but none is now in vehicle production. Such a system adds a level of precision to...
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Additive for Fluoropolymer Coatings
Carbodeon has developed a new additive for fluoropolymer coatings, based on its uDiamond NanoDiamond technology. It targets solvent-based coatings used across multiple industries including automotive,...
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GM Prepping Industry-First Steel-To-Aluminum Welding Process
General Motors is poised to pull the trigger on a potentially game-changing manufacturing process to spot weld steel to aluminum. In the first production application for the...
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Brightness Enhancement Film
American Polarizers Inc. (API) (Reading, PA) has expanded its product offering with 3M Vikuiti™ Brightness Enhancement Films (3M BEF). A single 3M BEF sheet increases the brightness of backlit LCD displays by up to...
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Medium-Pressure Axial Piston Pump
Liebherr-Components recently introduced its newly developed LH30VO axial piston pump of swash plate design. The medium-pressure pump complements the existing product portfolio in the range of 280-bar...
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International Truck Offers Over-The-Air Programming for 2017 Cummins Engines
Building on the introduction of over-the-air (OTA) programming for its proprietary engines, International Truck is now offering OTA programming for Cummins...
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Fully Automatic Allison TC10 in Peterbilt, Kenworth Chassis
PACCAR and Allison Transmission engineers are working together on an engineering program to release the fully automatic Allison TC10 in Kenworth T680 and T880 and Peterbilt Models...
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Engine Oil Drain Valve
The new, patent-pending Fumoto SX-series of engine oil drain valves is comprised of two fully integrated parts: the through bolt and oil-flow control body. The SX can rotate 360°, which allows orientation to achieve a...
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Low-Pressure Carburizing Furnace
Ponar Wadowice S.A. signed a contract for the May 2016 delivery of a Seco/Warwick CaseMaster Evolution (CME) low-pressure carburizing (LPC) furnace, the first such furnace purchased by the company. Ponar...
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Hydraulic Position and Motion Control Systems
Power-Packer’s custom hydraulic position and motion control solutions include systems for tilting, latching, leveling and stabilizing. A line of hydraulic stabilization legs ranges from...
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Stabilizer Cylinders
RAM mechanical locking stabilizer cylinders assist operators in positioning equipment at a desired location and height faster and more accurately than traditional manual jacking and blocking methods. Integration of RAM...
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Wear-Resistant Pumps
Duechting Pumpen’s WRX single-stage centrifugal pumps were developed for the transportation of abrasive materials and are suited for use in dredgers and other applications in the mining and processing of gravel and sand....
Product Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Maintenance-Free Bearings
Aurora Bearing offers maintenance-free PTFE lined alternatives to fractured race and light series spherical bearings used in hydraulic cylinders in both metric and inch dimension series. The bearings are best used in...
Product Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Laser Scanner
The new version of the MetraSCAN 3D laser scanner from Creaform is 12 times faster than the previous version and can tackle black, multicolored, and shiny surfaces with metrology accuracy for applications directly on the shop...
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Fastener Tightening Compound
VibraTite VC3 from ND Industries is designed for use on internal and external threads of virtually any material or finish. Fasteners with VC3 preapplied by ND Industries arrive dry to the touch and ready for...
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Second Time a Charm for Honda’s Unibody Ridgeline Pickup?
Although its best-ever sales year was barely more than 50,000 units and many critics questioned the buying public’s desire for a midsize pickup based on a unibody structure...
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The Race to Engineer Robotic Personal Mobility
In her year-end LinkedIn post last December, GM CEO Mary Barra predicted that “2016 and beyond will be pivotal in terms of how people around the world will get from Point A to Point B…Game...
Global Vehicles Transportation
Focus RS: Ford and GKN Create an AWD Masterpiece
If an international TV quiz show had the new Ford Focus RS as one of its subjects, Tyrone Johnson would have all the answers.
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Enhanced Traceability for Asset Management
PcVue’s human-machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) technology is integrated with InformaTrac’s InformaTrac Pro software to provide enhanced traceability for...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Metal-Plate Current Sense Resistor
The TLRH3AP current sense resistor from KOA Speer features up to a 5 W power rating in a 2512 package. The metal-plate resistor is designed for current detection. It provides good dimensional accuracy and low...
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Cables for Extreme Environments
Cables from the Lapp Group operate in extreme environments such as high and low temperatures, exposed to aggressive substances and in areas with space and weight issues. Applications include industrial ovens,...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Vehicle Control Modules
VCMS II, the next generation of vehicle control and power modules from InPower, are fully programmable to provide maximum control, flexibility and value, whether part of a networked system or as stand-alone units. They can be configured to operate a range of auxiliary vehicle equipment, such as fans, compressors, lighting,...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Touchless Variable Gap Sensor
The two-piece magnetic Hall-effect variable gap sensor from PIHER Sensors and Controls S.A. maintains stable electrical output and specified linearity on mobile shafts, despite radial and axial movement. The...
Product Briefs Propulsion
Narrow-Depth Axial Fan
Multi-Wing’s PMAX3 narrow-depth axial fan is engineered for applications with restricted space that require high static pressure. Featuring a new blade root design, PMAX3 has a minimum axial deflection and is ideal for...
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Automatic Tensioners
Dayco’s automatic tensioners are developed specifically for the extreme demands of the heavy-duty industrial market and have been validated on numerous industrial and commercial vehicle applications. The belt tensioners,...
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