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Truck OEMs Invested in Infrastructure
Truck manufacturers have not sat idly by as charging infrastructure continues to lag behind the growing availability of battery-electric commercial vehicles. Take for example Daimler Truck North...
Technology Report Software
SkillReal Says Inexpensive Camera and AI Add up to Faster, Better Inspections
A company says that its digital twin alignment system, incorporating a sophisticated AI algorithm and an off-the-shelf camera, has the potential to...
News Design
Toyota Scores the Top Spot Again in 2024 OEM-Supplier Survey
Toyota has locked down the top ranking in the 24th annual North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index (WRI) for the 14th consecutive year. This...
Articles Power
How Intelligent Battery Management Drives EV Buyer Confidence
Battery management systems are poised to become a key competitive differentiator in an EV market that is seeking to grow and thrive on a global level. And by tapping into smarter BMS, automotive manufacturers are future-proofing their resources by embracing, even anticipating, trends in EV battery design. Read on to learn more.
Technology Report Manufacturing & Prototyping
WCX 2024: Traditional OEMs Vs. Startups: Report to Cite Strengths, Weaknesses
An SAE white paper on the different engineering approaches taken by traditional automakers and recent arrivals indicates that each category is remarkably...
Supplier Eye Manufacturing & Prototyping
We've Been Here Before
For a couple of decades, virtually every global original equipment manufacturer spent significant capital and attention raising their sales/production profile in China. It became the world’s largest light...
News AR/AI
WCX 2024: Two Approaches to Mobility Engineering
A few years ago, traditional automotive companies basically shrugged their shoulders at EV newcomers. But traditionalist viewpoints are changing. “They’re learning from each other...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Fuel Cell Production Spurs Supplier Opportunities
The head of General Motors’ global fuel-cell business is bullish about ongoing opportunities for suppliers in the emerging hydrogen-power space, as GM and partner Honda Motor Co. began...
News Connectivity
Porsche Study: Europe Missing out on Tooling Battery Gigafactories
A study examining the prospects for supplying manufacturing tooling for the scores of EV battery “gigafactories” scheduled to be built worldwide found there are...
Technical Innovation Energy
Daimler and Linde Announce Liquid-Hydrogen Refueling Technology
Daimler Truck and Linde Engineering recently announced sLH2, a jointly developed refueling technology for subcooled liquid hydrogen. The companies claim that subcooled...
Supplier Eye Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Keys to Success
Much has been written about the extraordinary vehicle production and market environment of the past four years in North America and beyond. The plethora of negative impacts from COVID, chip availability, scarcity of...
News Regulations/Standards
Kymco’s New Ionex BMU, BaaS Will Boost Electric Scooter Adoption
Taiwanese powersport company Kymco believes we have finally entered the time of the EV. During the 2023 International Motorcycle and Accessories Exhibition (EICMA) held...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Axial Flux E-Motor Maker Progresses Toward Mobility, Alters Cooling Design
SAE Media first introduced readers to Infinitum in last year’s roundup of e-motor developments. (LINK) The company claims it made a 50% smaller and lighter...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Daimler Truck and Torc Intensify Pursuit of Autonomous Trucks
Several autonomous-truck startups faltered in 2023. Another blow to the sector came in December, when TuSimple laid off about 150 employees, or 75% of its U.S. workforce, as...
News Energy
SAE Completes Next Step to Standardize Tesla-Developed EV Charging Connector
SAE International announced on December 19 that it has released the Technical Information Report (TIR) for the SAE J3400 standard covering development and...
Supplier Eye Power
The Supplier Capacity Dilemma at the Heart of the ICE-To-EV Transition
In the end, the transition from ICE to EV is about more than new technologies and processes. Suppliers need to be keenly aware of the risks assumed as BEV capacity is added. Being on the right program from a volume perspective is critical to supplier viability.
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How Business Networks Can Help Stabilize the A&D Supply Chain
If the disruptions of the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that supply chain issues can’t be solved in a vacuum by an individual company, however much leverage that company may wield in the marketplace. These days, it takes a village to keep supply chains humming along.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
How Distributed Metal Additive Manufacturing Can Add a Surge to Military Supplier Strategies
By embracing advanced metal additive manufacturing, ammunition and systems manufacturers can enhance their responsiveness to changing demands and better secure their supply chains against potential threats.
News Connectivity
Clarios Sees Low-Voltage Electricals as Vital in EV, AV Future
In an increasingly electrified world, there’s still a need for 12-volt batteries and a low-voltage electrical architecture in vehicles. Clarios, which provides the...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
'Scaling' EVs Won’t Come Easy
Regular readers of Supplier Eye will note that this author tries to outline the positives and the negatives of supplier strategies. It’s a moving target. A recent deluge of negative headlines with...
News Regulations/Standards
Cummins Spools up New Turbo Tech
Cummins Inc. and Holset Turbocharger announced several technical revisions to their Series 850 turbocharger. The Series 850 turbo is intended for customers with high-horsepower engines ranging from 15-L...
News Communications
Managing the Evolution of the EV Charging Standard
SAE International announced in late June, 2023, that it intended to standardize the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard (NACS) EV charging connector for North America. SAE...
INSIDER Materials
Solid-State EV Batteries Project to Low Penetration in 2030
Although the automotive industry sees solid-state batteries as the next game-changer for EV driving range, performance and safety, the technology is projected to penetrate the...
INSIDER Energy
Leaders Optimistic North America Lithium Supply Gap Can be Eliminated
At the Battery Show North America, a panel of leaders addressed North America’s lithium supply challenges, and talked about signs that aggressive movement from...
News Energy
2023 Battery Show North America Opens as Automakers, Suppliers Intensify Battery Investments
As the world’s major auto markets begin an inexorable shift to EVs and hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), any discussion of the engineering...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Tenneco Opens Engineering, Simulation Center in Poland
Suspension- and powertrain-components specialist Tenneco recently opened a new 9,600 sq.m (103,334-sq.ft.) European engineering center at Gliwice in Poland to serve its European...
Supplier Eye Propulsion
Moons Aligning
So far this decade, our industry has been heavily impacted by an endless stream of calamities. When impacted in isolation, dealing with a pandemic, weather disasters, supply- chain disruptions, ICE-to-BEV transition...
News Green Design & Manufacturing
Altair Honors Innovations in Automotive Lightweighting and Sustainability
Toyota and its segment-first IsoDynamic Performance Seat were big winners in this year’s Altair Enlighten Awards, honored during an awards ceremony at the 2023...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Qualification of Multi-Channel Direction Finding Radar Receivers in The Lab
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace selected a radar test setup from Rohde & Schwarz based on the R&S SMW200A vector signal generator for multi-channel phase-coherent radar signal generation.
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EA-37B Compass Call: The US Air Force's New Electronic Attack Aircraft
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Archer Delivers First Midnight eVTOL to US Air Force
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Modern Commercial Jets Create Longer Living Contrails Than Older Aircraft,...
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Accelerating Time to Market: Tackling NVH Challenges in Electric Vehicles
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Space Communications and Navigation Summit 2024
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Utilizing Model-Based Systems Engineering for Vehicle Development
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Meeting the Challenges of Software-Defined Vehicles With...
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Automotive Hardware Security Modules: Functionality, Design, and...
