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EV motor development is on the move
2022-02-18
With EVs on the path to high-volume market penetration, automaker and supplier traction-motor production strategies come into focus.
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Breakthroughs in 3D-printing give way for promising textile lithium battery technology
2019-05-28
At the convergence of 3D-printing and lithium battery technology, Hong Kong researchers develop a promising textile-based, foldable battery that may find its way onto IoT-connected fabrics within automotive, aerospace, and medical industries.
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Where key EV minerals come from
2022-03-03
EV production relies on imports from China, Chile, Argentina, Norway, Gabon and Canada.
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ZF debuts ADAS deal and flexible inverter tech at CES 2022
2022-01-14
ZF debuts ADAS deal and flexible inverter tech at CES 2022
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Suppliers battle a new set of ILLs
2021-11-29
Suppliers battle a new set of ILLs
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Lidar sensors at CES 2022
2022-01-12
Lidar sensors at CES 2022
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will acquire Bombardier’s regional jet program
2019-06-26
Under the definitive agreement – signed at Le Bourget during the 53rd International Paris Air Show – MHI will acquire maintenance, support, refurbishment, marketing, and sales activities for all Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) family of aircraft.
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Can the Air Force reach a 24-hour launch window?
2019-06-13
In a “sources sought” notice titled Rapid Space Launch Initiative, the service is reaching out to American space launch companies to identify technical risks and challenges and develop demonstrations that would result in a launch within 24 hours of a “call up,” versus weeks or months.
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Quality management experts provide guidance on AS9100 standard
2021-11-04
Quality management professionals across the global aerospace and defense community are convening for one hour – Wednesday, October 27th, starting at 10 am Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) – to discuss the AS9100 international standard. Register to take part in the free AeroTech webinar, hosted by SAE International and Tektronix, designed to help manufacturers, contractors, and subcontractors throughout the global aviation, space, and defense supply chain keep pace with and meet the requirements of AS9100 international quality management system standard.
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EOS releases four new metal materials for series additive manufacturing
2019-05-28
EOS StainlessSteel CX, EOS Aluminium AlF357, EOS Titanium Ti64 Grade 5, and EOS Titanium Ti64 Grade 23 have been tailored to suit a broad array of applications, ranging from automotive, medical, and aerospace applications.
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Aerospace composites experts will meet in Wichita this month, focusing on validating repairs techniques
2019-06-12
The meeting will include updates from members of the Composite Materials Handbook Substantiation of Bonded Repairs (SoBR) working group who have been continuing development of SAE International Commercial Aircraft Composite Repair Committee standardization efforts.
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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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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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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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Retuning lubricants for EV duty
2021-10-28
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Fokker uses ZwickRoell creep testing machines to test for hydrogen embrittlement on landing gear components
2018-10-17
Aerospace manufacturers walk a metaphorical balance beam to continually develop and produce stronger, more efficient materials and components, while addressing all potential failure modes. This is true for safety-critical aircraft components like landing gear systems. Fokker Landing Gear B.V./GKN Aerospace recently equipped its mechanical laboratory with three creep testing machines to verify its manufacturing process control of zinc-plated bolts for aircraft landing gear systems.
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Latest Enterprise Resource Planning tool from Locatory aimed at revolutionizing airline MRO
2018-11-20
Created as a component of Locatory’s Sensus Aero product line, Sensus MRO uses a unique, module-based system designed around the best practices in aircraft lean operations to make MRO processes more efficient with less human effort.
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German air traffic controllers shift to completely remote operations at Saarbrücken Airport
2018-12-05
To provide efficient workforce coverage and lower airport operating costs, German air navigation provider DFS will shift all Saarbrücken, Erfurt, and Dresden air traffic operations to the DFS Remote Tower Control Center in Leipzig.
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The lumpy transition to vehicle electrification
2022-05-10
As the industry plows ahead toward vehicle electrification, the short-to-mid-term future is uncharted territory at virtually every level.
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Zwick Roell provides flexible materials testing over a wide temperature range
2018-10-19
To enable the tests required for development work to be performed with maximum efficiency, the Zwick Roell Group (ZwickRoell) – a global supplier of materials testing machines based out of Ulm, Germany – developed a materials testing machine that can be equipped with both a temperature chamber and a high-temperature furnace.
