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Industrial CT Scanning
To control quality of parts during the manufacturing process, JG&A Metrology Center offers industrial CT scanning focused on 3-D internal part inspection services using industrial computed tomography equipment....
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Enabling High-Strength Composites to Reach Their Full Potential
The use of composite materials for construction of aerospace components began in the early eighties and is now the material of choice for commercial and military airframe...
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Vetting a Better NASCAR Window Net Mounting System
First required by NASCAR in 1970, the driver’s window safety net has continually evolved and improved, playing an important role in protecting racecar drivers from injury. Originally used...
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Hyundai Trials Lightweight Construction Techniques with Intrado Concept
Intrado, according to Hyundai, is the area on the underside of an airplane’s wing where lift is created. So it is assumed that the construction of a modern aircraft...
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Open-Source Race Team Looks for Public's Help to Develop Le Mans Entry
Billing itself as the "first-ever open-source race team," Perrinn myTeam is inviting students, professional engineers, and others to contribute and share data for...
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Designing Quieter Aircraft Via Acoustic Simulation
Greater fuel efficiency and low emission requirements have grown into such an urgent imperative in aircraft design that it often overshadows an equally significant factor in air...
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McLaren Upgrades 12C with 650S Performance Variant
With 25% different components on the car, the McLaren 650S is obviously very much like its 12C sibling (the 12C continues as McLaren’s entry model), but the new parts confer a distinctly...
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Car Sticker Not a Good Indicator of Telematics Performance, Study Says
DGE, a unit of FEV North America Inc., believes it is the first company to attempt to apply objective benchmarking of vehicle infotainment/telematics systems. There is...
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FlexRay, Ethernet Vie for Role as Safety Systems Share Data
Changes in networking are likely to occur as safety systems are linked together to further reduce accidents and pave the way for autonomous driving. Many developers feel that the...
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Kia Pushes Energy-Density Frontier with Soul EV Battery
Kia Motors Corp. is using what it maintains is a 360-V lithium-ion battery pack of “class-leading” energy density (200 W·h/kg) in the 2015 Soul EV to give it range of about 200 km...
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Ford Moving Some Truck Assembly from Mexico to U.S.
Ford is investing $168 million to retool its Ohio Assembly Plant near Cleveland for production of its MY2016 F-650/F-750 medium-duty trucks. Mexico is home to production of the current...
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Automotive Venting Solutions
Donaldson’s Automotive Venting Solutions, which offer a variety of materials and configurations to meet the needs of automotive system suppliers, will be displayed at the SAE 2014 World Congress April 8-10 in...
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Batteries That Don’t Burn
The lithium-ion battery fires in Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and Tesla’s Model S electric car highlight the safety hazard inherent in the vehicular use of this energy-storage technology. The fact is, the liquid...
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New SAE Book on Engine Emissions and Testing Equipment
With the subject of engine emissions expected to be at the forefront of environmental regulations and consumers’ concerns for years to come, understanding the fundamental principles of...
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Next Steps for Fuel Cell Technology
“No company in the automotive industry yet has the processes and designs to ramp up production of fuel-cell electric vehicles [FCEV] to 100,000 units per year by 2025," noted fuel-cell technology...
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Functional Rapid Prototype Parts
Most rapid prototype parts are brittle or turn limp in warm water, and can only take engineers so far during development. Synergeering Group says it has developed a way for rapid prototype parts to be...
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Urban Concept Vehicle
The ishare urban concept vehicle by Applus IDIADA is designed as a demonstrator of the company’s vehicle development capabilities. The ishare will be displayed (Booth 923) at the SAE 2014 World Congress April 8-10 in...
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Porsche Ties Sportscar Label to Its New Macan SUV
When is an SUV not just an SUV? When it’s a sportscar SUV, according to Porsche's description of its new Macan. Some media information from the company qualifies this rather confusing...
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Integrated and Open Development Platform (IODP)
AVL will feature its Integrated and Open Development Platform (IODP) at the SAE 2014 World Congress April 8-10 in Detroit. The IODP is a toolchain that consists of a combination of engineering...
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Supplier Makes the Case for Stamped-Aluminum Electronic-Module Case
Average vehicle weight has increased at a rate of 1.2% annually over the past three decades, with the only exception being a slight reduction during the late 1970s in...
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Book Explores Use of Aerodynamics in Cars, Trucks, Trains
SAE International’s “Theory and Applications of Aerodynamics for Ground Vehicles” provides an introduction to ground vehicle aerodynamics and methodically guides the reader...
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GM’s Nitz Gets New Dual Role of EV and Transmission Engineering Director
Transmission-engineering management is gaining strategic clout within OEMs as new transmissions increasingly become a key technology for meeting new vehicle CO2 and...
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TRW Steering-Wheel Concept Supports Automated Driving
TRW Automotive's steering-wheel concept being shown at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show supports semi and fully automated driving via several multifunctional features including hands on/off...
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Army Researchers Inspire Commercial Rifle Fire Control Systems
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory go about their business every day working on projects to help better serve the military and its members who protect our country....
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Advanced Aerodynamics Features Applied to Mustang
Spending twice as much in aerodynamics development compared to previous Mustangs resulted in innovations such as front-wheel aero curtains and active grille shutters. Showing how important...
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JLR’s Gaylard Offers Insights on Aerodynamics
One of the subject areas garnering the most attention at the SAE 2014 World Congress is aerodynamics because of its effect on vehicle efficiency through drag reduction and the potential for...
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EPA Finalizes Tier 3 Program for Lower Vehicle Emissions and Low-Sulfur Gasoline
U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy today signed off the Tier 3 rule that mandates lower levels of pollutant emissions from light- and heavy-duty vehicles...
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Nissan Rearview Mirror Doubles as Rearview LCD Monitor
At the Geneva International Motor Show this week, Nissan is introducing a rearview mirror that incorporates an LCD monitor. When put into the market, the unit will enable drivers to...
Technical Innovation Transportation
Caterpillar Equipment Gets Smarter for Productivity Results
While “connectivity” has become an important part of the nomenclature as of late to both the automotive and on- and off-highway heavy-duty industries, it could be argued that...
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