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EOS and MTU advance quality measures for metal-based additive manufacturing

2015-02-10

EOS and MTU Aero Engines are cooperating to apply new quality-assurance technology to direct metal laser sintering. The strategic partnership is expected to help advance EOS’ existing control and monitoring processes and further promote product quality in AM series production.

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Adjustable angle heads

2015-05-29

BENZ adjustable angle heads help manufacturers to improve their machining and milling operations by enhancing productivity and efficiency.

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Cadillac CT6 to use advanced mixed-material and manufacturing approach

2015-02-09

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Shelby Cobra puts sporty face on 3-D printing technology

2015-01-16

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) had its latest 3-D printing technology at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, showing off a replica of a classic Shelby Cobra made via the rapidly propagating technology.

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Rugged COTS enclosure

2015-01-20

The air-cooled 3U nine-slot D2D chassis from Curtiss-Wright comes in a 3/4 ATR tall long format.

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Old is new in powertrain laser welding

2015-02-19

While the newer fiber laser and solid-state lasers offer distinct advantages, it is not time to close the book on the venerable CO2 laser, especially for high-volume, precision powertrain components. An attachment from Advanced Nozzles eliminates expensive helium, making the cost-benefit ratio even better for precision CO2 welding applications.

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Walk-in oven

2015-01-20

The No. 1031 is a 650°F electrically heated walk-in oven from Grieve, currently used at a customer location for curing composite components.

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IAV using 3D printed pistons for engine testing

2018-04-10

Engineering services specialist IAV is using 3D printed parts to shorten engine development timelines.

SAE International

2018-03-27

With successes in the 50-shp class gas turbine engine class for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), UAV Turbines has reached an agreement with the U.S. Army’s Reliable Advanced Small Power Systems (RASPS) program to design, manufacture and test a 200 shp class advanced technology turbine engine.

IAV debuts new tools to speed engine development

2018-04-11

IAV is focused on increasing the rate of engine development.

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NanoSteel confident its new AHSS is ready for volume production

2016-07-18

In concert with partner AK Steel, NanoSteel has finally brought its new sheet steel to the production threshold as the industry gobbles high-strength, lighter weight alloys at an increasing rate.

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Big-time 3D printing: building an excavator, layer by layer

2016-08-02

3D printing a car is impressive enough; building an excavator, layer by layer, is downright unimaginable. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have not only imagined it, they plan to execute it next spring at ConExpo/Con-Agg in Las Vegas with a live demonstration.

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3D Systems unveils next-gen high-production additive metal solution

2017-11-08

Aerospace manufacturers and operators—large and small—require solutions that shorten product development; maintenance, repair, and overhaul cycles; and lower fuel costs through lightweighting.

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Designing composite engine cowling for improved heat resistance

2018-02-05

Thermal imaging data obtained from a FLIR high-performance camera shows that the expected turbine output temperature is approximately 285°C when the helicopter is in forward flight. However, during hover operations a steady state temperature of about 343°C will be reached.

Breaking bonds

2018-03-07

For the past decade, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at Wright-Patterson Airforce Base—in conjunction with Boeing and LSP Technologies—has been developing a process called laser bond inspection (LBI), a nondestructive testing (NDT) methodology for inspecting composite structure bonds. This process, combined with bond process control, is an enabling technology to transition lightweight primary bonded composite structures.

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Faster, lighter, stronger: Aerospace composites join together advanced materials

2018-02-14

Boeing and Airbus forecast a worldwide demand for up to 40,000 new aircraft over the next two decades. With a 10-year production backlog and new aircrafts increasingly counting on lightweight composites, manufacturing companies are developing advanced sandwich-structure composite solutions to fill the production gap.

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Roush to support the aerospace industry with the king of metal 3D printers

2018-02-27

The Michigan-based product developer is the first service supplier in North America to install the Concept Laser Xline 2000R, the largest powderbed metal additive manufacturing system of its kind.

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Uber, Toyota suspend AV testing after Arizona fatality

2018-03-20

The first-ever accident in which a pedestrian was killed by an autonomously piloted vehicle prompts Uber and Toyota to suspend public testing of full-autonomous technology.

Danfoss employs ADCs to accelerate product development

2018-02-20

The supplier works closely with off-highway OEMs throughout the development process, testing and demonstrating machines packed with new technology features.

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Soft tests for autonomous vehicles

2018-03-15

Statistics may point to human fallibility being the cause of almost all road accidents, but the switch to a connected robotic environment must ultimately deliver every nano-second of every day on the promise of a guaranteed near-total safety highway environment. Today’s grudging acceptance by the global public of the inevitability of deaths and injuries on the road will not continue in a driverless environment.