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Lesswire’s Wi4Upro is an updated long-term evolution (LTE) Wi-Fi router with built-in media server for high-speed Internet and entertainment in vehicles. The slender Wi4U offers a solution for coach companies, public...
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Adjustable Angle Heads
New adjustable angle heads from BENZ help manufacturers improve their machining and milling operations by enhancing productivity and efficiency. Available in small to large custom sizes, BENZ adjustable angle heads are engineered for use in general manufacturing and light production operations where the machines need to...
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Rugged Panel-Mount Indicators
VCC’s series of IP67- and NEMA 6P-rated panel-mount indicators are designed with a wide viewable angle that delivers bright visibility even in direct sunlight. Used in outdoor applications including electric...
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Serial Flash Products
Integrated Silicon Solution offers full production of automotive-grade serial NOR flash products supporting long-term, reliable operation in harsh environments. Products are available in 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 Mb...
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Projected-Capacitive Touch Panel
Tianma NLT America is introducing a new touch screen technology developed by NLT Technologies, Ltd. The new 8.4-in XGA is an amorphous-silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) module with...
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Simulation-Driven Design
Exa Corp. has launched an upgrade to its results generation, analysis, and reporting program, PowerINSIGHT, which allows users to optimize product performance early in the development process by automating the analysis...
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Comprehensive CAD Program
Delcam will launch in May the 2015 R2 version of its PowerSHAPE Pro software, which includes new options for reverse engineering as well as improvements to speed up and simplify the editing of product designs to make...
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Specialty Adhesives
Three new adhesives from Dow Automotive Systems offer environmental benefits when bonding elastomeric materials to metal, engineering plastics, or other elastomers. Megum 5386, Thixon P-21, and Thixon 526 bonding agents are...
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Ohio State's ‘Bullet’ EV Has a Short Range, but Could Surpass 400 Mph
There were several electric vehicles (EVs) on display at the New York International Auto Show, but one of them is 38 ft (11.6 m) long, and weighs 8000 lb (3630 kg)....
Technology Report Design
Bentley Develops W12 Cylinder Deactivation
Luxury car manufacturers around the world are devising multiple solutions for improving fuel economy and emissions while maintaining the high-performance multi-cylinder engines their customers have...
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Xerox Eyes DSRC for Vehicle Infrastructure Support
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) hasn’t yet issued a mandate for dedicated short range communications (DSRC), but many companies are planning for the...
Technology Report Electronics & Computers
Cars Look Inside Themselves
Rear- and forward-facing cameras have made big inroads, but cameras that monitor interiors haven’t seen much acceptance. That may change, driven partially by the shift to semi-autonomous driving.
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Honda Enters Burgeoning Subcompact SUV Fray
Size creep in the compact crossover segment has seen Honda’s CR-V outgrow some of its original target customers. So, as it did when the Fit slid into the product lineup beneath the Civic, Honda...
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Unstoppable Formula-SAE Team Leader Earns Rumbaugh Award
An uncertain product development budget didn’t derail the Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU)’s Formula SAE team from scoring the school’s highest overall finish in...
Technology Report Automotive
Dana Reveals 'Dual-Range Disconnect' 6x4-6x2 Tandem Concept
Many technologies that improve the fuel efficiency of heavy trucks were announced at the recent Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, KY, one such innovation being a...
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Mercedes-Benz Replaces M-Class with GLE, Adds Plug-In Hybrid
The new Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV, introduced at the 2015 New York Auto Show and scheduled for market in late summer, could be regarded as just a major "refresh" of the M-Class. Four...
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Democratizing Hybrid Technologies
Would you buy a new plug-in hybrid car if the price was 75% less than retail? If so, then hop a plane to Amsterdam because the Dutch have a deal for you.
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Sheet Molding Composite
Tough Class A (TCA) Ultra Lite from Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) is a 1.2 specific gravity (SPg) sheet molding composite formulation that provides engineers the ability to design with a lower...
Global Vehicles Automotive
Ferrari Massages 458 to Create 488 GTB
Ferrari engineers have further refined the 458 Italia model with a new turbocharged and downsized engine and revised aerodynamics to create the 488 GTB.
Product Briefs Materials
Low-Emissions Binder for Composites
BASF offers low-emissions Acrodur Power 2750 X binder for lightweight automotive composites with integrated functions. Designed for the production of natural-fiber composites for applications such as...
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Audio Transceiver with Automotive Audio Bus
The AD2410 transceiver from Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) is the first in a family of devices that enables ADI’s new automotive audio bus (A²B), which significantly reduces the weight of existing...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Real-Time Control Accelerator
C2000 Piccolo F2807x multipoint control units (MCUs) from Texas Instruments improve execution speeds of control tasks in hybrid-electric and electric vehicles. Analog and control peripherals integrate control...
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Evora 400 Becomes Most Powerful Production Lotus Ever
Lotus regards its Evora 400, to be unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show this week, as virtually a new model.
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Automakers See Possibilities, Limits for Gesture Controls
Volkswagen made its first ever appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, in January 2015. In a display of Vegas-style razzle-dazzle, the German automaker unveiled the...
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Most Luxurious Range Rover Introduced
A high-performance vehicle with two-tone paint may sound like something out of the 1960s U.S., an era of some wretched excess. The SVAutobiography featured at the 2015 New York Auto Show by Land Rover is a high-end Range Rover variant (about $200,000), and has a high-output V8. It's produced at the company's...
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Road Rules, a San Francisco Start-Up, Explores World of Car APIs
A smart phone is obviously just a phone. However, its usefulness is infinitely expanded because third-party software developers make a mind-boggling array of mobile...
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HMI’s Simple Challenge: Control Everything Possible Without Any Difficulty
Car buyers who select vehicles with an abundant array of features and functions have a simple request for automakers. They want a human-machine interface that lets...
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ExxonMobil Predicts Heavy Reliance on Petroleum
There’s been a push to wean vehicles from petroleum, but fossil fuels will continue to power the transportation field for the next few decades, according to the ExxonMobil researcher who...
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