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Cummins in Production with 'Simplified' Tier 4 Final Engines
Cummins is in production with the Tier 4 Final versions of its four-cylinder QSF2.8, QSF3.8, and QSB4.5 engines will that offer a "simplified technology approach" focused on...
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Dana Rexroth Completes Validation Testing on R2 HVT
Engineers at Dana Rexroth Transmission Systems have completed final validation testing of the R2 hydromechanical variable transmission (HVT), with the start of production expected in 2015...
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Swing Energy Recuperation for Hydraulic Excavators
Following the trend of passenger vehicles, an increasing volume of research is being devoted to improving fuel efficiency and emissions of off-highway vehicles. Among off-highway vehicles,...
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Case N Series Goes Tier 4 Final
Case Construction Equipment's new 580N EP, a lower-power version of the company’s 580N backhoe, is geared toward contractors just getting started and the rental market, with lower owning and operating costs...
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Automatic Collision Avoidance Added to Inspection Software
While Delcam’s PowerINSPECT has included collision detection for some time to warn users when there was a possibility of any collision between the probe and the item being...
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Counterfeit Electronic Parts: Manufacture of and Avoidance
If a counterfeit electronic part is installed in critical technology such as aircraft, spacecraft, or missiles, the consequences can be quite drastic. The equipment or the product...
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Kia Reveals Electric AWD Trail'ster Concept
The Trail’ster concept interprets the Kia Soul as an electric all-wheel-drive compact CUV.
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X-Ray Testing for Large Composites
Anyone who has a CT (computed tomography) scan at the hospital or medical clinic knows that fitting into the tight x-ray scanning bed is a problem for large or tall patients. The same goes for many large...
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Racing to Solve the Lubrication Challenges of Stop/start-Equipped Engines
“There is a direct parallel between the lubricant requirements of stop-start systems and those of electrically powered motorsport vehicles,” observed Martyn Mann,...
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NASA Embraces CFD to Replace Cancelled Flight Tests
NASA has expanded its use of Exa's PowerFLOW software for the simulation of concepts to reduce aircraft noise within NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) project.
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GM's Production 2017 Bolt EV to Offer +200-Mi Range at $30K Price
The race to develop and volume-produce a battery-electric vehicle that is capable of at least 200 mi (322 km) driving range and is priced at $30,000 (after incentives) has...
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Redesigned, Re-Engineered 2016 Honda Pilot
From its panoramic roof to its platform, the third-generation Honda Pilot is vastly different from its predecessor.
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Ford’s Top EV Engineer Advocates More Inclusive Charging Tech
Making electrified vehicles mainstream across all segments, while facing significant cost challenges, ever-tightening regulations, and an often fickle consumer, will continue...
News Test & Measurement
F-35 Gets Cold Treatment in Step Toward IOC Remedy
Since it first became an active cold-weather testing facility in 1947, the 96th Test Wing's McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base, FL, there have been a wide variety of...
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Audi Lightens New Generation Q7
Audi’s technical development boss, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, describes the new-generation Q7 SUV as representing a statement of the company’s competence as he lists succinctly the salient points of its...
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Lower-Cost Lidar Is Key to Self-Driving Future
Advances in automotive technology over the past century can be marked by distinct innovations. The list includes production firsts for the electric self-starter (1914), automatic transmission...
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EOS and MTU Advance Quality Measures for Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing
EOS and MTU Aero Engines have partnered to develop quality-assurance measures for metal engine components using additive manufacturing (AM), signing a framework...
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Cadillac CT6 to Use Advanced Mixed-Material and Manufacturing Approach
Cadillac's new CT6, set for release in the fourth quarter of 2015, will be built with various types of advanced and lightweight materials and manufactured using a...
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Jeep's B-Segment Renegade: U.S. Developed, Built in Italy
The 2015 Renegade is the first Jeep to be imported into North America, but the Italian-built B-segment SUV represents a domestic engineering and design execution. Yes, its platform,...
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Simulation Software
AVX has released a new version of its SpiCalci simulation software, an engineering tool that calculates performance characteristics and parameters for its switch mode power supply (SMPS) capacitors. Featuring new products,...
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Magnetic Field Lines Made Visible in 3-D and Real Time
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute have developed a high-resolution magnetic line camera to measure magnetic fields in real time, which is particularly useful for quality assurance...
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MIT Provides Yeast a Different Environment for Ethanol Tolerance
Ethanol and other alcohols can disrupt yeast cell membranes, eventually killing the cells. In research funded by the MIT Energy Initiative and the U.S. Department of Energy, researchers at MIT and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research found that adding potassium and...
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'Reman' Engine Market Steady, but Complexity Challenges Production Efficiency
High-tech design causes time to remanufacture engines to nearly triple and adds to cost, while used engines remain a competitive factor. However, Purdue University data shows remanufacturing is far more energy efficient than installing a new powerplant. Read more at...
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Going Off-Road With Hard-Carbon Lithium-Ion Battery Technology
EnerDel’s second-generation Mobile Hybrid Power System (MHPS) was delivered in May to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Research and Development Center in Champaign, IL. It...
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Smaller Lidars Could Allow UAVs to Conduct Underwater Scans
Bathymetric lidars—devices that employ powerful lasers to scan beneath the water's surface—are currently used primarily to map coastal waters. At nearly 600 lb, the systems are...
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Nanoparticle Networking Could Lead to Fast-Charging Batteries
A new electrode design for lithium-ion batteries has been shown to potentially reduce the charging time from hours to minutes by replacing the conventional graphite electrode...
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Dassault Aviation Rolls Out, Preps Falcon 8X for First Flight
In December Dassault Aviation rolled out its ultra-long-range Falcon 8X, the company’s latest addition to its Falcon business jet family.
News Power
Caterpillar Adds to Its Paver Family
Several features of Caterpillar's new F-Series pavers help improve fuel economy. Engine performance is aided by the 167 kw (225 hp) Cat C7.1 ACERT engine, which meets European Stage IV and U.S. EPA Tier...
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Airbus Launches A321neo with ‘True Transatlantic Capability’
Airbus was able to announce in mid-January that it has officially launched its A321neo with a 97-t maximum takeoff weight, having secured the first commitment from Air Lease...
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