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NASA high-temp materials, coatings enhance commercial products

2019-05-20

NASA officials are announcing the availability of eight disruptive NASA materials and coatings technologies ready for commercialization. NASA officials are looking for companies interested in using the organization’s high-temperature materials and coatings, including those designed to withstand high temperatures, to improve existing products or introduce new ones.

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Global automakers in Canada want an industry impact assessment before shifting to a single North American emission standard

2019-06-27

While GAC member companies have led the industry in introducing alternative propulsion technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the GAC supports “de-carbonizing” transportation, the organization says that there has been no modelling done to gauge the impact on the Canadian automotive sector.

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Dr. Rahul Razdan leads SAE EDGE Research Report series on automated vehicle test, validation

2019-06-14

SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, has named Dr. Rahul Razdan as editor of a new series of SAE EDGE™ Research Reports on automated vehicle test and validation. Groundbreaking new SAE EDGE Research Reports illuminate key issues in emerging and unsettled areas of interest to the mobility engineering industry, help to inform current decision-making and future strategy, and provide a structured framework and methodical approach for thinking about and working with rapidly shifting technologies.

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Siemens Digital Industries Software debuts, focuses on delivering digital future of industry today

2019-09-09

Siemens PLM Software has transformed into Siemens Digital Industries Software, reaffirming its focus on enabling digital industries and merging virtual and real worlds in software, hardware, design, and manufacturing. “Every industry we serve – from aerospace and automotive to electronic design – is transforming,” Siemens PLM Software officials in Plano, Texas, acknowledge. Siemens PLM Software, too, is undergoing a transformation, having just changed its name to Siemens Digital Industries Software.

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Rancho Cordova business park hosts self-driving Olli shuttle

2019-08-12

Olli – Phoenix-based Local Motors’ self-driving shuttle – is currently in use at a major business park in Rancho Cordova, California for its first business use pilot program. According to Local Motors, the 12-passenger autonomous vehicle is the world's first to be co-created at distributed microfactories using additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing) techniques.

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Look behind-the-scenes at Acura’s Performance Manufacturing Center, home of the Acura NSX

2019-07-31

Acura’s latest video gives a look into what it takes to manufacture the second generation Acura NSX hybrid supercar at its Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Marysville, Ohio.

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Virtual factories accelerate collaboration, advance technologies

2019-08-26

The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM), a non-profit consortium based in Prince George County, Virginia, uses a 3D visualization lab to expand beyond the walls of its 62,000-square-foot brick and mortar facility and deliver a collaborative development for researchers in industry, academia, and government.

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Custom-designed and special tooling

2016-08-31

In addition to Heimatec's standard tooling line, the company offers custom-designed and special tooling service.

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EPA to lighten Obama-era vehicle emissions standards

2018-04-03

In reviewing Obama-era vehicle-emissions standards dictated aggressive fuel-economy standards for the years 2022-2025, the U.S. EPA said that in light of current market conditions and consumer preferences, the regulations should be revised.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: GM's welding breakthrough

2016-05-25

The auto industry's crusade to reduce vehicle weight is creating clever new manufacturing techniques.

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NASA picks Lockheed to build low-boom X-plane

2018-05-09

In April, NASA took another major step toward reintroducing supersonic flight with an award to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company to design, build, and test a supersonic aircraft to reduce sonic boom.

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Small-diameter springs and rings

2016-04-20

New advances in manufacturing have allowed Smalley engineers to design and manufacture wave springs and retaining rings as small as 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter.

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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.

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GM prepping industry-first steel-to-aluminum welding process

2016-05-20

General Motors intends to transform materials-joining technology with a new multi-patented process for spot-welding steel to aluminum

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JAXA and Toyota partner, focus on future lunar mobility

2019-03-13

Officials at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corp. in Tokyo have taken a first step toward collaborating on international space exploration, having agreed to accelerate their ongoing joint study of a manned, pressurized rover powered by fuel cell technologies to enable lunar mobility.

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ZF Friedrichshafen AG expands China, Asia-Pacific headquarters

2014-07-29

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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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Plasma polymerization deposition systems

2017-02-13

The PD Series Plasma Deposition Systems family from Nordson MARCH uses plasma polymerization to deposit thin films uniformly during precision manufacturing and assembly processes to change the surface characteristics of a substrate.

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Advancing 3D-printed NdFeB magnets

2017-02-06

Magnet Applications, a Bunting Magnetics Co., has made a technological advance in 3D-printed neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnets.