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Four-Quadrant Voltage Drop Simulator
EM Test now offers the VDS 200Q Series, a four-quadrant voltage drop simulator that can source and sink current using a programmed voltage in both positive and negative polarities. The amplifier generates dips and drops, short interruptions, and voltage variations to simulate a wide range of phenomena occurring...
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CNC Marking Tool
A new generation of BZ-Marker marking tools from Markator makes it possible to easily change the marking pin by using pliers to pull it out; it is no longer necessary to send the marking tool to the manufacturer to change the pin. The BZ-Marker is suitable for CNC machining centers to generate a durable marking on many different...
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High-Temp Fluorosilicone Elastomers
Dow Corning unveiled a significant enhancement to its Silastic fluorosilicone rubber (FSR) portfolio at the SAE 2015 World Congress, developing a more heat-resistant FSR technology for applications in which...
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Fiat Demonstrates Improved Fuel Efficiency with Low-Temperature Liquid Cooling Loop
The concept of a second water-cooling loop—adding a low-temperature radiator (LTR) and water cooling to replace air-cooling of the A/C condenser, turbo...
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Strain Measurement
Instron offers the AVE 2 second-generation advanced video extensometer, using patented measurement technology in an accurate noncontacting strain measurement device that conforms to rigorous testing standards. The fully integrated device adapts to the normal fluctuations of environmental conditions and can be adapted to any...
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Direct Part Marking Replaces Labels, Saves Supplier $1 Million
A major Tier 1 automotive supplier was required by its customers to mark each of a family of plastic body panels that it produced with a 2D Data Matrix bar code. In the past,...
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Future ICEs: What Comes After 2025?
Vehicle engineers and planners have been breathing a bit easier lately, generally confident that the industry will meet the upcoming U.S. CAFE and Euro 6 vehicle CO2 regulations without excessive...
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Plotting the Vehicle Autonomy Revolution
Larry Burns has spent much of his 40-year career peering far beyond the horizon in search of future-mobility solutions. As General Motors’ Vice President of Research & Development and...
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It’s ‘Do-or-Die Time’ to Plan for Open Platforms
Prof. Ola Henfridsson has a curt warning for the European motor industry: “It must accept that cars have to become open platforms for digital technology.”
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Automotive HMIs Aren’t Just for Driving Any More
Most autonomous driving discussions focus on the sensors that inform vehicle controls and the techniques those controls will use to make decisions and take action. But as autonomous...
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To Serve and Protect
Automotive security concerns have rapidly evolved from physical equipment like door locks to cybersecurity concerns for connected vehicles. Developers are now deploying encryption, standards, and other techniques in...
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Electro-Hydraulic Steering Unit
Concentric AB’s new electro-hydraulic steering (EHS) unit, designed primarily for servo steering applications in trucks, buses, and off-highway applications, offers system power savings through its variable...
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Compact Tire-Pressure Monitoring
Freescale Semiconductor’s FXTH87 tire-pressure monitoring system family provides low-power consumption, extended battery life, and functional integration in a compact, 0.3-g (0.01-oz), 7 x 7 x 2.2-mm (0.28 x...
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Current Sense Resistor
KOA Speer Electronics introduced the new SLN3 molded current sense resistor, featuring a 3-W power rating in 4528 size. The SLN3 is a molded resin resistor that provides excellent dimensional accuracy, mountability, and...
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Growing Natural Tire Rubber in North America
Despite ongoing advances in polymer chemistry and biochemistry, natural rubber made from rubber trees continues to be crucial to the global tire industry. This is because synthetic rubber often...
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Power Connector System
Molex Inc. has introduced the Super Sabre Power Connector System for all high-current applications where flexible wire-to-wire and wire-to-board configurations are required. Delivering 34.0 A per blade in a 7.50-mm pitch...
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SAE and IEEE Join Forces to Explore Potential IoT Standards
SAE International and IEEE are jointly exploring a standards framework related to the rapidly emerging Internet of Things (IoT)—the billions of interconnected “smart” devices...
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Aluminum Frame Rails, New Alloy Castings from Alcoa Help Cut 2500 Lb from Tractor-Trailers
A custom tractor-trailer technology demonstrator built by Alcoa is outfitted with various current and “soon-to-be-available” aluminum solutions...
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2016 Camaro: GM Unleashes Its Lighter, Faster Mustang Competitor
During the early phase of 2016 Chevrolet Camaro development, Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser one day found himself in a meeting with a group of GM Powertrain engineers he’d...
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3D Printers
Old World Labs introduces two 3D printers in its MC Series, delivering precision and accuracy with improved resolution. The MC-1 and MC-2 are available through a service plan subscription, allowing users to upgrade the hardware as...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Electromechanical Joining System
Kistler offers a joining system comprising maXYmos numeric control (NC), the IndraDrive servo amplifier, and NC joining modules monitors and controls. Featuring an intuitive touch screen, the system integrates...
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Image Sensor
Melexis introduces the MLX75421 Blackbird third-generation automotive image sensor. The high dynamic range (HDR) sensor features on-chip functional safety (ASIL) support for applications including automatic emergency braking,...
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Johnson Controls Invests in LTU Research Lab
The newly named Johnson Controls Vehicle Engineering Systems Laboratory recognizes the supplier’s investment in a Lawrence Technological University (LTU) lab that will serve as a vital link to...
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New Technology for Exhausting Jobs
As the Chief Technologist for Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies (FECT) in North America, Andy Pontius leads a product development team of 35 technical specialists. They are the application link for...
Product Briefs Aerospace
Nanotube Additive
Zyvex Technologies announces the Zyvex Nanotube Technology (ZNT) product family. Available online, ZNT is a polymer-modified carbon nanotube additive for a range of host matrices including epoxies, elastomers, thermoplastics,...
Technology Report Propulsion
Audi Evolves the Miller Cycle in Its New 2.0-L Spark-Ignition Engine
Audi’s next generation A4 due later this year will be the first model to receive a new 2.0-L engine that takes gasoline spark-ignition technology a step further towards...
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Cadillac Pursues Aluminum/steel Mix for New CT6 Luxury Sedan
Next fall, Cadillac’s new top-of-the-line model, the CT6 sedan, rolls out of General Motors’ big Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant and onto dealership sales floors nationwide...
Articles Transportation
Balancing GDI Fuel Economy and Emissions
Increasing concerns about airborne soot, or particulate matter (PM), are translating into vehicle emissions regulations. One of the more stringent of these, the Euro 6c, is scheduled to phase-in...
Articles Imaging
Cameras Look to Go the Distance
Forward-looking cameras are quickly becoming standard features on cars, improving safety and convenience. Engineering teams are burning the midnight oil to improve distance capabilities and safety while...
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