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RF Inductors

Gowanda Electronics (Gowanda, NY) has announced military approval for four thru-hole RF inductor series: MLRF10M, MLRF15M, MLRF18M, and MLRF17S. The wire-wound, molded, thru-hole RF inductors meet the military’s Qualified Product...

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Defense

Power Supply Boards

ADL Embedded Solutions (San Diego, CA) has announced a 150W ADLPS104ISO-150 power supply board. The technology, designed for -40°C to +85°C operation, provides ATX voltages in a stackable PCI/104-Express form factor. The...

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Aerospace

Accelerometers

Meggitt Sensing Systems (Irvine, CA), a Meggitt group division, has extended its set of Endevco-brand Isotron accelerometers. Features include multiple sensitivity options; wide-band frequency response; signal ground isolation...

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Aerospace

Switches

VadaTech (Henderson, NV) offers 40G/10G Layer 3 managed switches for AdvancedTCA (ATCA). Designers can choose throughput levels: 320G, 480G, or 640G. Each slot runs either 40G or 10G. The ATCA switch provides two ports of 40GbE/10GbE...

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Defense

Air Data Computer

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (Ashburn, VA) has introduced the Air Data Computer Module (ADCM). Designed and manufactured by Defense Solutions’ Avionics & Electronics business unit, the ADCM provides aircraft avionics...

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Design

Steel Red-hot for Weight Reduction

For safety, performance, and weight reduction, steel remains the top performer among light-weight materials, but the chase for better fuel economy is putting increased pressure on this perennially popular...

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Robotics, Automation & Control

Compact Active Vibration Control System

This innovation consists of an analog controller, diamond-shaped patch actuator, and point sensors (such as accelerometers). The actuator is designed to couple to the flexural response of the structure in the same manner as a group of point sensors. This results in a co-located transducer pair. The signals...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Tesla and Panasonic Expand Cooperation on Battery Cells

Panasonic will handle the cell-making activity at Tesla's coming battery manufacturing facility dubbed the Gigafactory, the two companies announced July 31. Panasonic already supplies...

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Electronics & Computers

Next-Generation Infotainment System Envisioned by Mitsubishi Electric

Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America has developed a demonstration vehicle that uses Ethernet as the audio-video bridging architecture to enable any media on any...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Cybersecurity Gets Input from Students, Others

Finding ways to prevent cyber attacks on vehicles has the attention of the global automotive industry as well as a few high school and college students.

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Defense

Noncontact Laser Scanner

Hexagon Metrology’s Leica T-Scan 5 handheld system for laser trackers is said to operate more than 15 times faster than the previous model. The unit is ideal for noncontact laser scanning for CAD-to-part inspections...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

New Effort Launched for Better Vehicle-To-Grid Integration

The Electric Power Research Institute has announced a collaboration with 8 automakers and 15 utilities to develop and demonstrate an open grid integration platform for plug-in...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Strut Integrated Isolator

For fuselage-mounted equipment, ITT’s strut integrated isolator technology incorporates a fail-safe elastomeric cartridge directly in a strut, eliminating the need for separate elastomeric mounts. The isolator...

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Materials

Cornell Wins Iron Team Award as Baja SAE Series Concludes (Video)

Each year, SAE International sponsors the Collegiate Design Series (CDS), a series of competitions around the country where teams of student engineers are given a chance to...

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Software

Using CAE to Assess Whining Noise of Electric Powertrains

Engine sound is a characteristic feature of passenger cars, and the well-balanced adaption to vehicle design and driving dynamics is a must for premium cars. The noise and sound of...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

ZF Friedrichshafen AG Expands China, Asia-Pacific Headquarters

The company will expand its space for offices, laboratories, and test benches to 54,000 m² (581,000 ft²), an increase from the current 11,000 m² (118,000 ft²).

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Transportation

JLR's All-New 2015 Modular Engines Feature Roller-Bearing Cams, Balance Shaft

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) recently unveiled fundamental details of its all-new turbocharged modular gasoline and diesel engine range designed for high levels of...

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Software

No Shortcuts for Verifying, Validating Aerospace System Designs

Product designs are increasingly being tested multiple times as they move forward, not just when versions are completed. Verifying the integrity of designs and ensuring that...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Multi-Screen Infotainment System for Multiple Content Streams

FLEXConnect audio-video bridging system from Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc. is a next generation in-vehicle infotainment system that provides flexibility for multiple...

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Software

Pratt & Whitney Enlists IBM to Capture Value of Big Data

Pratt & Whitney is teaming with IBM to enhance the engine fleet management and health solutions Pratt & Whitney offers to customers. Pratt & Whitney, with IBM's help, will...

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Defense

Lockheed Martin to Open Space Technology Office in U.K.

Lockheed Martin is opening a space technology office in Great Britain to explore partnership opportunities with U.K. businesses and universities to support the U.K.'s goal of...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Ford's New 2.7-L EcoBoost V6 Designed for Lighter Aluminum F-150

A 2.7-L gasoline engine in a full-size Ford F-150 pickup? Fuel economy is important, with challenging regulatory-dictated improvements to be met—but who would want to buy...

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Propulsion

2015 Ford Edge Boasts New 2.0-L EcoBoost Engine

Ford Executive Vice President of Marketing Jim Farley says he knows what happened to the once-popular personal luxury coupe market in the US: those drivers are now buying crossover SUVs like...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

ZF Forms Chinese JV for Tractor Steering Axles

ZF Friedrichshafen AG has formed a joint venture with YTO, a leading manufacturer of construction and agricultural machines, on the production of tractor steering axles for vehicles from 25 to...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Hydrogen Fueling Protocol Spelled out in New SAE International J2601 Standard

SAE International recently published J2601 “Fueling Protocols for Light Duty Gaseous Hydrogen Surface Vehicles,” the light-duty hydrogen-fueling protocol that...

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Propulsion

Nanotechnology Reduces Friction in the "Film Industry"

Automotive lubricants are under attack, besieged not only by advancing requirements to reduce friction losses across many aspects of the powertrain but also by the impact of associated...

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