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Compact High-Shock 6DOF Sensor
The 6DX PRO for gathering kinematic data for research and engineering validation was designed by DTS specifically for occupant dynamics and human injury assessment. DTS claims the 6DX PRO is the smallest,...
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Spot Welding of Non-Ferrous Metals
Coldwater Machine’s new SpotMeld system, available from its Solid State Joining Center, is based on Refill Friction Stir Spot Weld (RFSSW) technology. The system enables spot welding of aluminum (1000-7000...
Product Briefs Materials
Light-Metal Shot Blasting
Walther Trowal’s new continuous feed tumblast machines have been specially adapted for gentle shot blasting of light metals like die-cast and forged aluminum and magnesium components. (Pictured is a forged...
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Software Toolkit for HMI Development
Elektrobit (EB) has released EB Guide 6, a software toolkit that allows automakers, Tier 1 suppliers, and developers to design and develop sophisticated, customized human-machine interface (HMI) systems....
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Automakers Vie for Le Mans with Different Solutions
Rulesmakers at the Automobile Club de l’Oest, the sanctioning group that conducts the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race, issued rules that took effect in 2014 mandating that...
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Comau Enters the Small-Robot Segment with Racer3
Small robots are beginning to handle tasks inside automotive production facilities that require human-like dexterity.
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Hyundai Enhances NVH with 2016 Tucson’s Re-Engineered Suspension—including ‘World First’ Dual-Member Damper Housing
No area of the third-generation Tucson crossover utility vehicle was left untouched by Hyundai engineers, but...
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Ford Researches 'Intelligent' Lighting Systems
Ford is developing a camera-based advanced technology lighting system that can automatically widen dipped beams at road junctions and roundabouts. The company is also researching infrared...
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DEF Filters
Clean Solutions, a division of Donaldson Co., has introduced a convenient, effective solution to deliver clean diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to protect selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems on vehicles and equipment. The...
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Conveyor Coating System
mycon GmbH recently implemented and commissioned the first coating device that it fully developed during the past several years, for a large industrial company in Ostwestfalen-Lippe. The customer’s inquiry led to the...
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Ford Tests Cylinder Deactivation on Its 1.0-L EcoBoost Triple
If the words “Ford Mondeo powered by 1.0-L 3-cylinder EcoBoost engine” sound a bit incongruent, now consider that the company is researching cylinder deactivation for its...
Global Vehicles Transportation
Lighter Volvo XC90 Is Engineered for "Premium Cool"
Håkan Ivarsson, Volvo Car Corp.’s Technical Programs’ Director, stood next to the all-new XC90 during the car's global introduction and said: “This car represents the future of...
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Battling the High Cost of EV Batteries
Today’s electrochemical battery is like a latter-day philosopher’s stone—just insert and inanimate objects spring to life. Nothing else in our technological arsenal can compare.
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Low-Thermal-Expansion Epoxy
EpoxySet Inc. has released the EB-315 low-thermal-expansion epoxy as part of its line of low-expansion/thermally conductive products. The versatile material can be used as an adhesive or encapsulant for...
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Jaguar Design Director on the Shape of Things to Come
Ian Callum admits that he was petrified when he joined Jaguar. He knew it was no longer the company he had admired since he was a kid—no longer dynamic, modern, youthful: “I thought,...
Q&A Transportation
Mitsubishi's U.S. Teams More Involved with Vehicle Development
At the beginning of 2015, Nathan Berg assumed the title of Senior Manager for Long-Range Product Planning at Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA). In this newly created...
Technology Report Electronics & Computers
Mitsubishi Electric Shows New FLEXConnect Technologies
Hand gesture transfer of information from the center console screen to the head-up display or instrument cluster display is a featured capability in a Mitsubishi Electric demonstration...
Technology Report Software
Accelerated Testing of Embedded Software Code Leverages AUTOSAR and Virtual Validation
The use of the AUTOSAR standard is well known for its business benefits, but it also presents many improvements for the software engineering side of the...
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Road-Surface Modeling Aims to Support Autonomous Driving
Some chief executives are enthusiastically fond of stating that their companies already possess much of the technology that would, in theory, allow them to introduce autonomous...
Technology Update Manufacturing & Prototyping
High-Strength Aluminum Powder Developed for Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace, Automotive
Metal laser melting has made a successful leap from rapid prototyping to an approved manufacturing technology, and the method is increasingly becoming...
Technology Report Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Bosch Developing New Water-Injection System for Production Engines
Bosch powertrain engineers are re-investigating a technology proven in fighter aircraft engines 70 years ago to increase the efficiency of future gasoline engines for...
Global Vehicles Transportation
Cadillac ATS-V Bulks up for Track Duty
In developing the Cadillac ATS-V high-performance variant, General Motors’ engineers were faced with an unfamiliar problem; a base car that was a little too light.
Articles Transportation
Chipping in to Get More From Battery Packs
Electrified vehicle designers are pushing semiconductor technologies to help them extend ranges and reduce the weight of battery packs. Power semiconductor improvements are helping powertrain...
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Additive-Manufacturing Database
The Senvol Database is a searchable database for industrial 3-D printing machines and materials. Users can search by over 30 fields, including machine build size, material type, and tensile strength. A design...
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Supercharging Advances with Clutches
For boosting an engine, exhaust gas turbochargers offer efficiency in scavenging waste heat and converting it for more power. Their problem is that they often lack advantage in low-speed conditions...
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Ford Focuses on Cameras
Ford Motor Co. is beefing up its use of cameras and expanding their roles. Imagers can help drivers peer around corners and help back up trailers in addition to basic functions like lane keeping.
Product Briefs Test & Measurement
Four-Quadrant Voltage Drop Simulator
EM Test now offers the VDS 200Q Series, a four-quadrant voltage drop simulator that can source and sink current using a programmed voltage in both positive and negative polarities. The amplifier generates dips and drops, short interruptions, and voltage variations to simulate a wide range of phenomena occurring...
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