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Software Tool Monitors Supply Chain
To accommodate the dynamic global economy where suppliers must work in close partnership with their customers throughout the supply chain, BorgWarner’s Supplier Performance Monitor (SPM) system optimizes...
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Ford Solar Hybrid Concept Recharges Off-Grid
One of the more noteworthy cars to debut at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was Ford’s C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a version of its compact plug-in hybrid vehicle that can...
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Boeing Selects Site for New 777X Composite Wing Center
Boeing has selected its Everett, WA, site as the location for a new composite wing center for the 777X program. Boeing evaluated criteria that were designed to find the wing fabrication...
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Ball Aerospace Awarded Contract for Ion Velocity Meter
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been awarded a $5.8 million contract from the Defense Weather System Directorate at the Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles, CA,...
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Airbus and COMAC to Cooperate on Sustainable Air Transport Growth
Airbus and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a mutual understanding on new air traffic management concepts and...
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GKN Aerospace-Led Project Automates Assembly of Aircraft Wing Structures
GKN Aerospace is leading a project under the Structures Technology Maturity (STeM) program that aims to automate the assembly of aircraft structures with the goal of...
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Aluminum Sheet Capacity in N.A. to Increase
Constellium N.V. and UACJ Corp. recently announced their intention to form a joint venture for production of aluminum automotive sheet for body-in-white (BIW) applications. The companies plan to...
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Vehicle Dependability Takes Hit
In a recent report, owners of MY2011 vehicles reported a higher rate of problems than did owners of MY2010 vehicles in a similar report a year ago. Lexus had the best overall score for the third year in a row...
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Maintenance Tools for Improved Engine Bearing Performance
Of all industrial sectors, aircraft engine manufacturing and maintenance have possibly the most stringent requirements and specifications for rolling bearings and related components....
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Aurora Wins DARPA VTOL X-Plane Program Contract
Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a Phase I contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) X-Plane program. Aurora’s innovative...
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Transparent Display System Could Provide Heads-Up Data
Transparent displays have a variety of potential applications — such as the ability to see navigation or dashboard information while looking through the windshield of a car or plane, or...
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Launching the Fastest Plane of the Future
It's a sci-fi concept that's at the center of a 25-year exploratory project: building a hypersonic aircraft that takes off from the runway and doesn't need a rest, inspection or repair after it lands...
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Virtual Reality Immerses Passengers in "See-Through" Cabin
In the VR-Hyperspace project, Fraunhofer IAO has teamed up with eight partners from six European countries to investigate how flight journeys can be made into a more pleasant experience...
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Hella and Vahle Co-Developing Wireless Charging for Electrified Vehicles
Two Germany-based suppliers are co-developing wireless electrified vehicle charging in which the principle of inductive power transfer moves energy through an air gap...
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Hot for Powertrain
Are you looking for deep and valuable powertrain knowledge that only comes from top-level technical presentations and insider-quality networking? Then point your GPS towards North America’s “Motor City” next month...
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Delphi and Hyundai GDCI Program Aims to Top Diesel Efficiency
Can a gasoline-fueled passenger-car engine achieve diesel levels of efficiency and torque, with lower emissions and cost—in real-world operation? Delphi and Hyundai are close...
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Battery Guru: Future of 18650 Cells Unclear Beyond Tesla S
Despite Tesla Motors’ proven success with 18650-type Li-ion cells in its Model S, the industry’s best-known EV battery analyst isn’t betting that other automakers will adopt...
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Bringing Nissan’s Future into Focus
The daughter of a pair of psychologists, Rachel Nguyen took her natural inclination for psychology and combined it with a personal interest in consumer research and cross-functional teaming to pursue a...
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Hyundai Creates Environment to Explore 'New Possibilities' at SAE World Congress
“Whether we’re talking about eco-friendly technologies, safety, or the connectivity of vehicles, we can achieve success if we collaborate to create new...
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In-Sight Software
Cognex Corp.’s In-Sight Explorer 4.9 software offers an expanded set of inspection tools and an enhanced Cognex Connect communications suite that features the iQ Sensor Solution network (iQSS). This latest version of...
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Active Tilting System Modeled for Three-Wheeled City Vehicle
Megacities were in mind when a team of researchers from the University of Waterloo undertook a study on an active tilting system for a three-wheeled personal vehicle.
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Kia Soul EV Unveiled in Chicago
As a latecomer to the all-electric vehicle segment in the U.S., the 2015 Kia Soul EV’s auto show introduction follows the market launch of the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Spark EV, Ford Focus Electric, Toyota...
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Forming a Strong Bond Between Materials
Lightweighting in automotive design is currently a major trend. This initiative is driven by the need to improve the fuel efficiency of vehicles to meet stricter upcoming regulations. Even so, the...
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Hard Chrome Process
The ANKOR Hydraulics hard chrome process from Enthone delivers corrosion resistance while offering a more sustainable alternative to other high-efficiency, etch-free hard chrome processes for hydraulics/fluid power applications. The process, which imparts pore-free chrome deposits on steel, eliminates failures related to...
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Integrated Servo Motor
Designed for battery-powered and low-voltage applications, the MAC402 from JVL is the V dc version of the MAC400 400-W integrated servo motor. The supply range for the MAC402 is 12 to 48 V dc, and full power of 400 W...
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Nano Circular Connector
TE Connectivity’s CeeLok FAS-T nano circular connector is a nano-miniature, rugged I/O connector capable of meeting 10 gigabit Ethernet performance. The proven, noise-canceling contact configuration minimizes...
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Volvo CE’s Road to the Future
As Vice President of Product Platforms for Volvo Construction Equipment, Alan Berger (SAE member, 2013) is responsible for the life-cycle management of the product line, its profitability, commercial performance,...
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PEEK Wear Compounds
The LUVOCOM 8000 series of PEEK wear compounds from Lehvoss North America incorporates proprietary additives that further elevate the wear resistance of PEEK compounds. Though it is well known that in thermoplastic...
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Inline Caster
Hamilton Standard custom engineered an all-stainless inline caster for a major aerospace supplier. The aerospace company ordered two of these special casters designed for a clean room environment and each with a carrying...
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