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High-Strength Steels
SSAB has launched Strenx, a new high-strength structural steel product brand that offers an extensive portfolio of high-strength steels designed for sectors where structural strength and weight savings are key competitive factors, especially in the lifting, handling, and transportation industry, where product is lifted and...
Product Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Low-Alloy Steel for Injection Molding
Product designers and engineers can now get injection-molded low-alloy steel prototypes and low-volume production parts at rapid manufacturer Proto Labs, Inc., to complement the company’s existing...
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GM Prognostics Use 4G for Data Acquisition, Cloud Analysis
“How much longer will it last?” is a common question that motorists in for repairs ask service technicians. And although a “best guess” may be fine for deciding when to...
Product Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Squeeze-Handle Actuator
Southco introduces the AC-50 squeeze handle actuator, featuring a squeeze-to-operate actuation and a curved design for mounting on rounded, tubular surfaces. The AC-50’s durable, corrosion-resistant construction was...
Product Briefs Design
Variable Frequency Drive
The EFC 3600 variable frequency drive from Bosch Rexroth offers a solution for efficient process control application, improved through integrated controllers and an eight-step sequence control system. The...
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Top Speed on Mars: 0.1 Mph
The six-wheeled Curiosity rover exploring Mars’ surface gets its instructions from a lead driver working inside the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.
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High-Speed Entertainment
Lesswire’s Wi4Upro is an updated long-term evolution (LTE) Wi-Fi router with built-in media server for high-speed Internet and entertainment in vehicles. The slender Wi4U offers a solution for coach companies, public...
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NanoSteel Powder Alloys Advance 3-D Printing of High-Hardness Parts
NanoSteel has expanded its additive manufacturing (AM) material capabilities to support metal 3-D printing of complex high-hardness parts and the ability to customize...
Product Briefs Automotive
Adjustable Angle Heads
New adjustable angle heads from BENZ help manufacturers improve their machining and milling operations by enhancing productivity and efficiency. Available in small to large custom sizes, BENZ adjustable angle heads are engineered for use in general manufacturing and light production operations where the machines need to...
Product Briefs Defense
Multi-Display Controller Board
The CC10S multi-display controller board from MEN Micro is based on a Freescale ARM i.MX 6 Series processor. The board provides full HD resolution to LCD TFT panel PCs from 7 to 15 in. The combination of powerful...
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Rugged Panel-Mount Indicators
VCC’s series of IP67- and NEMA 6P-rated panel-mount indicators are designed with a wide viewable angle that delivers bright visibility even in direct sunlight. Used in outdoor applications including electric...
Executive Viewpoints Power
Unearthing the Solutions: The Road Ahead
The industrial engine market has the potential to total more than 15 million units by 2018, with an increase in demand projected across the globe which, coupled with increased environmental...
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Serial Flash Products
Integrated Silicon Solution offers full production of automotive-grade serial NOR flash products supporting long-term, reliable operation in harsh environments. Products are available in 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 Mb...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Projected-Capacitive Touch Panel
Tianma NLT America is introducing a new touch screen technology developed by NLT Technologies, Ltd. The new 8.4-in XGA is an amorphous-silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) module with...
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Simulation-Driven Design
Exa Corp. has launched an upgrade to its results generation, analysis, and reporting program, PowerINSIGHT, which allows users to optimize product performance early in the development process by automating the analysis...
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Comprehensive CAD Program
Delcam will launch in May the 2015 R2 version of its PowerSHAPE Pro software, which includes new options for reverse engineering as well as improvements to speed up and simplify the editing of product designs to make...
Product Briefs Materials
Nano-Coating for Corrosion Protection
Daubert Chemical’s next-generation Nox-Rust 1290HP, to be launched by the specialty coatings and adhesives manufacturer at the SAE 2015 World Congress in Detroit, uses nanoscale chemistry to boost...
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Specialty Adhesives
Three new adhesives from Dow Automotive Systems offer environmental benefits when bonding elastomeric materials to metal, engineering plastics, or other elastomers. Megum 5386, Thixon P-21, and Thixon 526 bonding agents are...
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Diesel with PFF
At the bottom of FPT Industrial’s range, the customizable 2.2-L R22 engine, developed in partnership with VM Motori, features common rail fuel injection and a fixed geometry turbocharger with aftercooler and wastegate valve....
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Tube Fitting for CNG Apps
The Tube Fittings Division of Parker Hannifin Corp. has expanded its Seal-Lok O-ring face seal tube fitting line to provide alternative-fuel application compatibility. Seal-Lok for compressed natural gas (CNG)...
Executive Viewpoints Unmanned Systems
Building Blocks Toward Collaborative Innovation
Global trends of population growth, the consequent infrastructure replacement and expansion, and the basic need to feed people, combined with ever-increasing environmental concerns and...
Executive Viewpoints Power
The Good, the Bad, and the Biodiesel
With the cost of fossil fuels continuing to rise as the quantity is depleted, there is a strong driver for continued investment in renewable fuel sources. One such approach is the use of plant-based...
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Making the Revolution--Driver Assistance Systems
The mobility technology world is abuzz with the wild explosion of technology infusion—driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicles, connected vehicles, security, infotainment,...
Executive Viewpoints Propulsion
Confidence Comes Free with New-Technology Training Programs
Around the world, manufacturers are innovating at a breakneck pace. From 3D printers and smart watches to delivery drones and self-driving vehicles, I often find myself wondering,...
Executive Viewpoints Propulsion
What’s an IOPU and Why Should You Care?
Once upon a time, in the not too distant past, installing a diesel engine into a piece of equipment was a relatively straightforward exercise. One simply needed to find a location with an adequate...
Executive Viewpoints Transportation
Enabling the Future of Harvesting Through Flexible HIL Testing
It seems as though everywhere you turn today, you see a car commercial showing off new features and capabilities that brings us one step closer to the Holy Grail goal of...
Executive Viewpoints Propulsion
Innovation Is at the Core of Engine Design
A new era in high horsepower (HHP) engine technology began on January 1, 2015, the official start date of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tier 4 Final emissions regulations for...
Technology Report Design
Bentley Develops W12 Cylinder Deactivation
Luxury car manufacturers around the world are devising multiple solutions for improving fuel economy and emissions while maintaining the high-performance multi-cylinder engines their customers have...
Product Briefs Propulsion
Severe-Duty Transmissions
Allison Transmission Holdings' new 9832 Oil Field Series model offers 3200 hp (2386 kW) for pressure pumping in tough environments. The 9832 OFS was specifically built to deliver continuous torque and maximum...
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