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Caterpillar eyes 3D printing for production parts

2016-04-04

This past November Caterpillar opened its new Additive Manufacturing (AM) Factory at its Tech Center in Mossville, IL, to consolidate and expand its 3D printing activities. AM engineer Brittany Hancock recently gave Off-Highway Engineering a tour of the new facility and discussed the company’s current and future plans regarding the use of 3D printing technology.

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Position-control torque arm system

2016-03-04

A position-control torque arm system from Mountz improves and automates the fastening process while reducing manufacturing costs.

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SAE International debuts AS13006, Process Control Methods aerospace standard

2018-09-14

SAE International in Warrendale, Pa., has published AS13006: Process Control Methods, a new standard with guidance material to support specific aerospace engine applications, with a focus on the practical application of control methods for many different situations, to improve process control, process capability, and product quality, benefiting both the organization applying it and its customers.

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Demand up for composite-grade, high-performance plastics across aerospace, automotive

2018-08-23

Demand for high-performance plastics (HPPs) is up across the aerospace industry, driven by such key trends as growing performance requirements, increased use of additive manufacturing or 3D printing, supply chain globalization, and tightening environmental regulations. Growing passenger traffic coupled with the need to reduce emissions – being accomplished through lightweighting, engine downsizing, and vehicle electrification – present opportunities for HPPs, research analysts at Frost & Sullivan in San Antonio, Texas, explain.

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LED work lighting

2016-03-04

Grote’s BriteZone line of LED work lamps is a price-conscious option for high-quality work lighting.

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Air mobility innovations take center stage at Aerospace Systems and Technology Conference 2018

2018-11-06

Hundreds of aerospace executives, engineers, scientists, and academics are gathering in London this week for Aerospace Systems and Technology Conference (ASTC) 2018 from SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania. Discussions during the three-day industry event center on the theme of innovating air mobility. Aerospace thought leaders are at ASTC discussing current challenges, the latest enabling technologies, and future opportunities, including those related to urban air mobility (UAM) and supersonic aircraft.

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A secure attachment to 3D printing

2017-08-21

Additive manufacturing (AM) is seemingly the cure-all for the manufacture of complex products, but as the potential for AM continues to increase, so too does the cyber target on its back.

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Altair Enlighten Awards: 2017's best mass-cutting innovations

2017-07-31

Chrysler, Toyota, Faurecia and AP&T recognized with the 2017 Altair Enlighten Award for their efforts to reduce vehicle weight.

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GE scanner enhances defect detection for industrial CT

2016-01-02

GE’s proprietary scatter|correct technology enhances defect detection and analysis as well as 3D metrology in mobility sectors including aerospace, automotive, and off-highway. It can be applied to high scattering materials such as steel and aluminum, composites, and multi-material samples.

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Advances in adhesive joining of structure components focus of new book from SAE International

2018-08-16

Adhesive joining of structural components will assume an increasingly important role in designing and manufacturing lightweight structures for aerospace platforms. The latest book from SAE International, Adhesive Joining of Structural Components: New Insights and Technologies explores recent advancements in adhesive bonding, used in the manufacture of primary aircraft fuselage and wing structures since 1945.

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SAE Eye on Engineeringe: Adhesives in Body Construction

2017-06-13

The body of the vehicle you're driving may be held together with more glue than welds.

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Reaching forward and back: 3D printing innovates while breathing life into traditional aero manufacturing

2017-06-10

While 3D printing offers innovative new solutions for the future of aerospace manufacturing, it also enhances traditional aerospace manufacturing processes like investment casting.

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Tesla ready to deliver first Model 3s, projects 20K monthly manufacturing

2017-07-03

Tesla pegs July 28 for the first customer deliveries of its heavily-anticipated $35,000 Model 3 compact sedan.

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Automated Guided Vehicle platform

2017-06-27

Agile1500 Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) platform from Comau features the flexibility to be deployed across a wide range of manufacturing and non-manufacturing scenarios.

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Magneti Marelli opens Indian plant to produce automated manuals

2016-01-07

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Optical liquid silicone rubber

2016-02-02

High-performance optical liquid silicone rubber from Proto Labs is a transparent, flexible material that can replace glass in many optical applications.

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Raytheon invests in advanced, autonomous manufacturing technologies for radar development, testing

2018-08-22

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) in Waltham, Mass., has upped its investment in advanced manufacturing innovations, including automated and autonomous technologies, to support complex radar testing and integration. The company’s new $72 million, 30,000 square-foot facility on its Andover, Mass., campus, is now home to some of the industry's leading innovations, and a historic first, in manufacturing, officials say.

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Unleashing AI in aviation will accelerate move to zero-pilot cargo and passenger aircraft

2018-10-03

Software has transformed every operational asset of everything in life; artificial intelligence (AI) will have as big an impact on life, predicts Mark Roboff, vice president, aerospace and automotive at SparkCognition during the 2018 SAE Aerospace Standards Summit at LMI in McLean, Va.

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Norsk gives Boeing manufacturing edge with first 3D-printed titanium components

2017-04-14

Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be first commercial airplane to fly with FAA-certified, additive-manufactured titanium structural components.

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Parker Aerospace and GKN Aerospace to develop passive cooling solutions for next-generation aircraft engines

2018-08-07

Parker Aerospace and GKN Aerospace sign development agreement for integrated thermal management technologies in next-generation aircraft engines.