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Big-Time 3D Printing: Building an Excavator, Layer by Layer
3D printing a car is impressive enough; building an excavator, layer by layer, is downright unimaginable. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have not only imagined...
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Boeing and Embraer Take Relationship to Next Level
The hookup between Boeing and Embraer has been played out in public for at least four years, when it was first announced that the two companies would “collaborate on the KC-390 aircraft...
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Testing the Transition to Low-Carbon, Low-Noise, Electric Propulsion
As the industry’s appetite for electric propulsion continues to increase, so too does the need to understand the intricacies of the systems that are needed to make it...
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Engineering Smart Systems for Smart Air Travel, Balancing Human Constraints
There are no shortage of predictions (or, “market outlooks,” as is the phrase) in the aerospace industry. And they are necessary as such predictive data feeds...
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Blaupunkt Renews License Agreement for Infotainment Solutions in India
Car infotainment and audio accessory supplier Blaupunkt has renewed its license agreement for the brand in India. The agreement has been signed between brand holder Global Intellectual Property Development and Blaupunkt India Pvt. Ltd. for a tenure of five years, with an option...
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Mahindra Launches E2o ElectriCity Car in the UK
Mahindra recently made its entry into the UK automotive market with the launch of the e2o electric city car. Designed specifically for easy urban commuting, the Mahindra e2o features several...
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Maiden Flight of First Su-30 MKI with BrahMos Missile Achieved
The first flight of an Su-30 MKI aircraft with a BrahMos missile was successfully achieved at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Airport, Nashik in late June.
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Integration Can Simplify Motor Development Process
Texas Instruments aims to simplify the design process for the growing number of electric motors used in hybrids and in applications like electric power steering. TI recently unveiled a...
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ZF Leverages Indian Operations
ZF has initiated the “Wind of Change” campaign to reinforce its supplier base in the Indian market. In an announcement on ZF India Supplier Day, the company said it aims to reach EUR100 million worth of...
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Bosch's Connectivity Platform Tailored to Indian Market
Bosch has developed a comprehensive connectivity platform that can reduce a vehicle's fuel consumption, foresee when maintenance is needed and display all information on the owner's...
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OEMs and Tier 1s Prepare for China Uncertainty, Disruptions
As headwinds buffet China's economy, automotive OEMs and Tier 1s are expecting many changes in the near term. At the recent Global Automotive Forum in Chongqing, experts predicted...
News Green Design & Manufacturing
China Shifts Focus to 'New Energy' Vehicles
Chinese planners are focusing on "new energy" vehicles (NEV) that don’t rely primarily on internal combustion engines to become a mainstay of its future automotive production and consumption....
News RF & Microwave Electronics
2017 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Is Industry-First
Start of production for the plug-in hybrid Chrysler Pacifica minivan begins in late 2016, marking a milestone as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)’s first mass-produced PHEV and the...
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An X-Plane for Everyone?
Not too, too long ago very few amongst us ever thought we would need a phone that took pictures and video, while more recently, very few amongst us would ever not have a phone with such capabilities. Such...
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BWI Tackles a Mounting Technology Challenge
Some auto manufacturers call it “downsizing," others insist on the term “rightsizing” as they doggedly pursue smaller engine designs that also include cylinder deactivation and stop-start...
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Plasma Process Could Cut Carbon Fiber Costs
Carbon fiber is to composites as steel rebar is to concrete. When a support skeleton of either is embedded inside a solidifying mass of resin or cement, the strong sinews bind everything together...
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Embraer's First E190-E2 Jet Takes off Early
Embraer's E-Jets E2 program took an important step forward with the recent completion of the maiden flight of the E190-E2 from its facility in São José dos Campos. The flight occurred just three...
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The Future of Better Drones Is for the Birds
David Lentink, an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford, has been studying birds in flight with an eye toward applying the tricks birds use to navigate changing conditions in...
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Northrop Grumman Navigates on the Neuron UCAV Demonstrator
Northrop Grumman's subsidiary in Germany, Northrop Grumman LITEF, teamed with Saab Aerosystems to provide the AHRS (attitude and heading reference system) for the Neuron unmanned...
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NASA Takes a Respectable-Sized Step Toward Supersonic Flight
Research on supersonic flight has quietly been infiltrating the desks of a variety of engineering work stations, verified by NASA's recent contract award for the preliminary...
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Fully Automatic Allison TC10 in Peterbilt, Kenworth Chassis
PACCAR and Allison Transmission engineers are working together on an engineering program to release the fully automatic Allison TC10 in Kenworth T680 and T880 and Peterbilt Models...
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Taiwan’s Planners Predict Bullish Growth for Automotive Electronics
Strong global automotive market growth has sparked optimism in Taiwan’s automotive electronic market. Suppliers and government planners predict considerable growth over...
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Pseudo Satellite, Potential Disrupter, Flies on Sunlight
It used to be that the defense sector set the bar for hi-tech electronic developments, which were then adapted, subject to security veto, and then applied to commercial aviation....
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Vistara Deploys SITA AIRCOM and Network Technology
SITA and SITAONAIR have completed the joint implementation of aircraft communications, airline operations, and network connectivity for Vistara, the joint venture between Tata Sons Ltd and...
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Rolls-Royce, Purdue Partner on Jet Engine Design
Rolls-Royce and Purdue University have formed a $33 million jet-engine research and development program to create next-generation aircraft propulsion systems.
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Honeywell Partners with Indian Manufacturer on Low-GWP Auto Refrigerant
Honeywell has entered into a supply agreement and technology license with an Indian manufacturer to produce Honeywell Solstice yf, an automobile refrigerant with a...
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CO2 Air Conditioning Development Comes Alive in Germany
CO2 refrigerant for auto air conditioning, assumed to be a non-starter a few years ago, seems to be live technology once more. The SAE Interior Climate Control Committee (ICCC) has...
News Propulsion
Clutchless Hybrid Transmission Concept for High-Performance Cars
An MIT student-inventor’s clutchless hybrid transmission concept aims to provide high-performance vehicles an energy-saving attitude without compromise.
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Auto A/C Expansion Valves Move to Electronic Control
Automotive air conditioning accounts for just 5% of motoring fuel use, but its overall impact on engineering the motor vehicle package has made it a continuing target for improvement. The...
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