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Webasto engine-off cooling keeps off-highway cabins comfortable

2015-10-12

Webasto Polar Cab TS uses patented thermal storage technology to provide greater comfort for off-highway equipment operators, while reducing idle time and saving fuel.

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SAE standards point way to service of R-1234yf systems

2016-02-29

Three SAE standards are to be incorporated in EPA regulations, including refrigerant identification, built-in or via USB on hand-held units, incorporated in requirements for recovery/recycle/recharge equipment. There's also a standard for testing internal heat exchangers in development.

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TRB turns composites focus to aerospace sector

2015-10-12

TRB Lightweight Structures recently released an aerospace-grade lightweight honeycomb composite panel designed for interior applications, expanding the application areas for its range of composite flat panels. Recent investments for manufacturing composites include the procurement of a new 3- x 1.5-m autoclave system.

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Polycarbonate film grade

2015-09-29

Covestro’s Makrofol SR906 is a polycarbonate film that offers good scratch and weathering resistance, making it suitable for use in automotive instrument panels.

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The need for reliable engine-off cabin cooling in off-highway machinery

2016-05-13

Increasingly stringent anti-idling laws continue to exert pressure on the off-highway industry to minimize the release of CO2 emissions and diesel particulate matter into the environment, notes Webasto's Don Kanneth.

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SABIC showcases customizable sheet, 3D seat for aircraft interiors

2015-11-06

Lightweighting and design customization are focus areas for SABIC's new material solutions for aircraft cabins.

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Prodrive process 'clips' carbon-composite costs by up to 40%

2014-03-24

The technology organization has developed an innovative process to help reduce the cost of composite component use. Features normally added in a separate operation, such as clips and inserts for threaded fasteners, can now be molded directly onto the back of high-quality composite panels, producing a more cost-effective part than a conventional bonded assembly.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Haptic feedback displays

2015-06-09

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Northrop Grumman to modernize Black Hawk cockpit for U.S. Army

2014-08-20

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New cockpit concept from Visteon

2014-05-19

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Johnson Controls to create world's largest interiors company with Chinese firm

2014-05-19

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Kia announces new interior features for 3rd-gen Sorento

2014-08-05

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Stain-resistant, antimicrobial fabric coating

2014-04-24

Johnson Controls’ FreshPer4mance coating for fabrics repels dirt and liquid from automotive seats and protects passengers from microbes and static.

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Active seatbelt retractor

2014-03-27

TRW Automotive's second-generation active control retractor system (ACR2) has started production on the 2014 Cadillac CTS.

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Creating Chrysler 200's interior identity

2014-04-01

The 2015 Chrysler 200 midsize sedan's floating center console design with pass-through storage area may have staying power beyond this Chrysler Group-first application.

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Tilt mount

2014-03-31

Southco expands its tilt display mount (T Series) product line with the AV-D25 mount basic that provides proven tilt positioning and offers a solution for moving heavy panels and displays.

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Display platform

2014-03-31

Maximatecc introduces the CCpilot VC product platform featuring an efficient ARM core, advanced software platform and readable 5-in (127-mm) display.

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First operational use of Aurora’s AACUS system

2018-05-24

Last week, Aurora Flight Sciences’s Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) achieved a major operational milestone when it successfully delivered cargo to US Marines in the Integrated Training Exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in California.

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The eVTOL disruption goes viral

2018-06-05

Even at the early stages of this new era of urban air mobility, there is already a scramble amongst well-known aerospace giants, as well as start-ups, to develop and evaluate the civil VTOL market. And this all starts with air-taxi concepts.

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Boeing flies a 737 Max 7 with MCAS software update

2019-04-04

Chicago-based Boeing recently completed a “demo flight” of a 737 MAX 7 narrow-body airliner equipped with updated Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) software.