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Several World Firsts Highlight Volvo XC90 (Video)
Volvo Cars on Aug. 26 unveiled the redesigned XC90 for the 2015 model year as part of what the company says is a $11 billion investment program that includes a new platform for the XC90 and...
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Bosch Adding Engineers, Expanding Tech Center
By doubling the size of its current U.S. technical center, Bosch lays the foundation for adding another 200 specialists to its Michigan workforce.
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New SAE International Standards Enhance Ambulance Safety
With the recent publishing of four technical reports, SAE International now offers a series of recommended practices designed to enhance overall ambulance safety in several areas,...
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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Telsa Model S Troubles
Tesla Motors is learning that making trouble-free autos is no easy task. In this week's SAE Eye on Engineering, Senior Editor Lindsay Brooke looks at the American electric car maker...
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Composites Design Optimization for Automated Fiber Placement
Complex composites structures are becoming more common, especially in aeronautics. Composites preforms can now be manufactured by automated processes, such as automated fiber...
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Autodesk Moves Full STEAM Ahead with Its Commitment to Education
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education has been a hot topic in education for many years. But recently, others are joining the movement to promote...
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Semiconductor Maker Infineon Buys Rival International Rectifier
Infineon Technologies AG will buy International Rectifier Corp. under a definitive agreement announced Aug. 20. The acquisition combines two semiconductor companies with...
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KUKA Aerospace Announces Everett, WA, Facility
KUKA Aerospace, a developer of automated manufacturing systems for aircraft manufacturing and assembly, is locating its first U.S. facility outside of Michigan in Everett, WA. The 29,000-ft²...
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Boeing, South African Airways to Turn New Tobacco Plant into Jet Fuel
Boeing, South African Airways (SAA), and SkyNRG are collaborating to make sustainable aviation biofuel from a new type of tobacco plant. This initiative broadens...
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New SAE Standard Focuses on Manufacturing Management
A soon-to-be-published SAE International standard, AS6500, is designed to encourage suppliers and OEMs to put more focus on manufacturability during the early phases of a product’s life...
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Powertrain Sensors Add Functions, Help Reduce Wiring
Sensors have become central elements in powertrains as designers add functions from stop-start to double clutches. More stringent fuel efficiency and emissions requirements are driving...
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NHTSA Seeks Answers as It Plans to Mandate V2V Technologies
The U.S. NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) is seeking information and insights from automotive and related industries as it moves to mandate certain...
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New Continental Unit to Focus on ITS
A former player on Google's self-driving car project has been named head of a new Continental unit that will focus on intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Based in Silicon Valley, Seval Oz will lead...
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Inside Continental's New Aluminum Turbocharger
Designed for use in smaller engines, Continental’s new turbocharger featuring an industry-first aluminum turbine housing enters production on BMW’s 1.5 L three-cylinder, 134 hp (100 kW)...
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Isuzu Takes High-Level Approach to T4F Solutions
Depending on which off-highway engine manufacturer you’re talking to, it is either an advantage that its teams of engineers design specifically and solely for the off-highway industry, or it is an advantage that its teams of engineers design for both the on- and off-highway industries. In this...
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New Axial-Piston Engine Aimed at Range Extenders, Military Applications
Anyone who attended an SAE Congress back in the day may have come upon a booth featuring an unconventional engine prototype that had been built by a doggedly determined...
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The Science of Eliminating EV “Whine Cellars”
“Established standards for transmission and driveline NVH are not sufficient for EV and hybrid applications,” says Mark Findlay, Managing Director of DSD (Drive System Design), a...
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SAE Releases Mobility Engineering Professional Salary Study
SAE International recently released its biennial engineering salary study and online interactive salary calculator.
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Brothers Win Eaton's Top Innovation Awards for Advanced Technologies
A pair of brothers, who are both employees at Eaton and SAE International members, have each won Eaton’s “Gamechanger” Award—the company’s highest recognition...
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New Materials for Power Electronics Key in Lowering Cost of Plug-Ins
As alternatives to silicon (Si), use of wide-bandgap materials (WBGs) such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) for power electronics in electric vehicles...
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Sportier TLX All About Proportion and Performance
Proportion is one of three “P”s that Honda R&D engineers and designers focused on when developing the all-new 2015 Acura TLX, the other two being prestige and...
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Chrysler Creates Vehicle-Safety Unit
Chrysler Group on Aug. 12 announced creation of a vehicle safety and compliance office, and appointed the former Senior Vice President-Engineering, Scot Kunselman (SAE Member, 1985), to the post....
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Johnson Controls Opens Crash Test Facility for Seat Safety
Johnson Controls has opened a new crash test facility at its automotive seating headquarters in Plymouth, MI. One of the highlights of the facility is a Seattle Safety ServoSled...
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Formulating a Winning Motor Oil
Paul Bastien (SAE Member, 1990), Senior Research Engineer and Product Development Specialist for Shell Global Solutions (U.S.) Inc., is part of a team of scientists and technicians responsible for passenger...
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Tata Technologies Researchers Use CFD to Predict Cavitation in Liquid Ring Pumps
Liquid ring pumps are used in aircraft fuel systems in conjunction with main impeller pumps. These pumps are used for priming the pump system as well as to...
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JLR Sheds Light on R&D Projects in Advanced HMI, Automated Driving
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has tugged hard on its veil of technology secrecy to reveal a raft of R&D projects that are part of the automaker's recently announced $3.5B...
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From Road to Racecar: A Five-Door, Front-Wheel-Drive SEAT
The new-generation Spanish SEAT Leon Cupra 280 is a very rapid family car. The 280 nomenclature represents its output in PS (206 kW), sufficient to take this 1395-kg (3075-lb) (curb...
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Honda's New 8-Speed DCT Uses a Torque Converter
Dual-clutch transmissions—essentially two parallel gearboxes that hand off power from one to the other, and do it more efficiently and quicker than either planetary automatics or...
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VW Deploys MQB Strategy on New Golf and GTI amid Launch Issues
Volkswagen recently introduced its Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) to the U.S. market, with the introduction of the 2015 Golf and GTI. MQB is at the heart of VW Group's...
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