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Electric Motor Testing

dSPACE offers a flexible solution for hardware-in-the-loop testing of electric motors, combining Scalexio architecture with a programmable FPGA board DS2655 and a scalable electronic load. Users can test electric motor...

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Test & Measurement

Data Acquisition

The M300 data acquisition and datalogging system from Rigol Technologies integrates the company’s 6.5-digit multimeter technology into a versatile system mainframe with modules enabling applications from multichannel...

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Electronics & Computers

Distribution Module

Murphy’s PowerCore Intelligent Xpansion power distribution module (PDM) expands CAN bus control networks by replacing traditional relay and fuse boxes with solid-state switches that drive lights, cooling fans, wiper motors, and directional dc motors. Twelve PDM outputs can switch or control 15-A loads and feature built-in...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Piezo Positioner

PI's P-763 XY nanopositioning stage is an affordable addition to the company’s range of piezo stage positioners. The compact P-763 flexure-guided stage has a footprint of less than 3 x 3 in (76 x 76 mm) and a large travel...

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Plasma Cutting

Hypertherm introduces the portable Powermax30 XP plasma cutting system for high-power applications. The Powermax30 XP system is 50% more powerful than its predecessor, but maintains the original’s light weight and small...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

RFID Electronic Immobilizer

Strattec Security’s i-Guard is a radio-frequency identification (RFID) electronic immobilizer system developed for the construction, fleet, and rental equipment industries to prevent equipment theft and to keep...

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Materials

Ultra-Fast Epoxy Resin

Voraforce 5300 resin matrix from Dow Automotive Systems offers 90-s cycle times for resin transfer molding (RTM), making RTM-produced carbon-fiber composites suitable for mass production. According to the company,...

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Executive Viewpoints
Propulsion

Regulations, Consumer Demand Drive Product Development

In the future, emissions aftertreatment systems will be challenged to continually adapt to a number of key trends, including increasingly stringent regulatory requirements, changing...

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Aerospace

Green Cleaning Solvent

Honeywell introduces Solstice performance fluid (PF) with improved cleaning power for metal and plastic parts. Solstice PF effectively cleans oils, greases, and other substances commonly encountered in off-highway, military, and aerospace equipment repair and features a global warming potential (GWP) of 1, which is...

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Coating Process

The Bluestop chrome coating process from Nelson offers protection for chrome-plated exhaust components against discoloration. The multi-step, clear-ceramic coating process features temperature resistance greater than 1000°F...

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Aerospace

Corrosion Inhibitor

Cortec’s EcoLine 3680 is a certified bio-based, biodegradable, ready-to-use temporary coating for multimetal protection. EcoLine 3680 is formulated with renewable raw materials and provides indoor and outdoor multimetal...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Surface Coating

Ultra-short pulsed laser deposition (USPLD) surface coating technology from Picodeon enables creation of porous or dense aluminum oxide (Al2O3) coatings on heat-sensitive substrates in various industrial metallization...

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Material Selection

A dry-tech box from igus is a sample kit designed to help engineers find the right material bearing for an application. The box contains a set of card overlays, which filter the bearing choices by criteria, much like the...

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Energy-Efficient Steels

Ruukki offers Optim and Raex hot-rolled, energy-efficient steels. Optim reduces energy costs for equipment while enabling high-strength performance and is suitable for frame structures on commercial vehicles, mobile...

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Protective Film

Xpel’s Ultimate paint protection film offers clarity and long-term durability to protect vehicles from stone chips, scratches, and abrasions. The invisible urethane film features a clear coat and special elastomeric polymers...

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Toughened Nanocomposite

Zyvex Technologies introduces a second-generation nanocomposite toughened with Arovex HT, a prepreg that improves the durability of carbon-fiber products using carbon nanotubes. Offering fracture toughness with a 200%...

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Propulsion

Proven Solutions to Enhance Customer Value

Frank Manfredi, President of Manfredi & Associates said in a recent interview: “It is hard to imagine that there would be another level of emissions regulations, because if you operated a...

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Propulsion

Industry Seeks Partners with Proven Performance and Reduced Risk

Many OEMs will attest that the repercussions of Tier 4 regulations continue to challenge the tried and true methods of decades-long systems engineering. Large Tier 4 programs...

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Power

Off-Highway Engines: Challenges and Competitive Innovations for Sustainable, Long-Term Growth

The off-highway market is a highly complex environment. The large range of engine applications and requirements, combined with successive rounds...

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Power

Optimizing Cooling and Air Systems for Increased Efficiencies

Off-highway vehicles operate in the harshest environments, performing in dirty conditions, under tremendous loads, over uneven terrain and in extreme temperatures. Final Tier 4...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Intelligence and Integration Will Drive Mobile Technology Forward

When we consider the challenges facing the off-highway industry over the next 20 years, there is an important dynamic underway between the technological issues that our...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Cable and Hoses

Philatron offers corrosion-resistant Stallion ABS power cable and rugged Alaskan Stallion air hoses. Stallion cable was designed without metal, nylon, and plastic for indestructability and uses Xenoy polycarbonate plugs...

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Electronics & Computers

Shunt Resistors

KOA Speer Electronics expands the power shunt resistor line to include the 5-W PSI and 3-W PSE series for higher current applications and large current detecting with a smooth flow. Resistors feature a flat rectangular...

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Aerospace

TPE Diaphragms

Custom diaphragms molded of co-polyester thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) from Minnesota Rubber and Plastics improve tensile strength while preventing the threat of pin-hole seal leaks caused by rubber tear in the weave of...

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Test & Measurement

Calibration Analysis Software

XCal-View software from Renishaw offers improved functionality and flexibility for laser calibration data analysis. XCal-View is compatible with Renishaw’s ML10, XL-80, and XR20-W rotary axis laser calibration...

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Test & Measurement

Conduit System

The Maulflex conduit system from TE Connectivity is a lightweight, flexible, customizable shielded electrical conduit system for rugged environments in ground support test equipment cables. The system protects integrated...

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Test & Measurement

Noise Reduction

Multiquip recently chose Exa to evaluate and reduce noise propagation from its containerized power generators. Exa's aeroacoustic and aerodynamic simulations were used to evaluate and optimize the generator design. Exa products...

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Test & Measurement

General-Purpose Accelerometer

Meggitt Sensing Systems introduces a line of Endevco general-purpose isotron IEPE accelerometers designed to meet the needs of various test applications. Features include hermetical sealing, transducer data sheet...

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Software

Browser Automation

Elysium’s CADfeature 11.3 is a feature-based program for repairing, migrating, and reporting on product engineering data in manufacturing. The version improves creation of master CAD models; enhancements offer a more...

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