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Deutz-Fahr tractor debuts industry-first Hella LED light package

2015-07-10

The special-edition Deutz-Fahr 7250 Warrior features the Hella Module 70 LED Generation IV and is claimed to be the first tractor in the market to incorporate this latest-generation LED package.

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Valeo launches remote control defrosting

2015-10-01

The company estimates that its new Remote Clean4U windshield defrosting and cleaning system, shown at IAA Frankfurt for the first time, consumes 28 times less energy than an electric defrosting system.

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Ford GT prototypes "run naked" in public-road testing phase

2015-08-19

The 2017 GT development program has begun testing in southeastern Michigan, with the exotic American supercars running “naked” as they rack up miles amid daily commuter traffic. Automotive Engineering encountered and photographed one of the off-tool prototypes recently.

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NASA pursues coatings that reduce bug debris to improve aerodynamics

2015-09-30

NASA Langley recently tested non-stick wing coatings on Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 757 that could eventually help aircraft become more fuel efficient by reducing insect residue that creates a surprising amount of drag.

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Ford looks to spread Corning’s new lightweight Gorilla Glass beyond the 2017 GT

2016-01-05

Corning's new glazing material delivers more than five times the strength, pound for pound, of conventional auto glass while offering significant mass reduction and improved optics.

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2017 Pacifica is first hybrid minivan, rides on all-new FCA platform

2016-01-11

The clean-sheet Pacifica bristles with innovations, including a plug-in hybrid variant featuring FCA's in-house engineered EVT.

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How Land Rover took the lid off the Evoque

2015-12-17

When Land Rover decided to create a convertible version of the Range Rover Evoque Coupe, it was a serious challenge for the company’s designers and engineers.

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Electronic vision system

2015-12-22

Ficosa has developed an electronic mirror composed of cameras and displays as an alternative to the traditional exterior rearview mirrors of the vehicle.

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Lutz and Fisker introduce new Viper-powered Force 1 supercar

2016-01-21

VLF Automotive, a partnership of industry veterans Bob Lutz and Henrik Fisker and industrialist Gilbert Villarreal, showed Force 1, a Viper-derived sports coupe, and promises delivery for June. Its V10 engine is tuned to deliver 745 hp.

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Lightweighting, safety drive steel development at ArcelorMittal

2014-12-17

At any one time, up to 80 new steel grades are under development at ArcelorMittal. The person responsible for these advanced-development activities is Greg Ludkovsky, Vice President of Global R&D. Ludkovsky spoke with Automotive Engineering this fall at the AM/NS Calvert plant in Alabama, which the company touts as “the world’s most advanced steel finishing facility.”

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Industry invited to participate in AeroTech aerospace and defense technical program

2021-09-14

SAE International is inviting global participation in its AeroTech® aerospace and defense technology conference and exhibition, which is for the first time co-located with ASM International’s AeroMat, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, March 15 through 17, 2022.

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Ensuring Aircraft Safety by Optimizing Ice Protection Systems

2023-01-13

Aircraft that carry crew and/or passengers must pass one or more icing-related standards for certification. Ice protection systems and components play a crucial role in safe aircraft operation. Such systems are usually installed in wings, nacelle intakes, pitot tubes, stabilizers, and propeller and helicopter rotor blades. These safety-critical systems follow a certification requirement per Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 23, 25, 27, 29, and others, for the various types of aircraft and rotorcraft as well as engines.

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Voltaiq, PDF Solutions form partnership to improve EV battery manufacturing

2023-03-09

By detecting and diagnosing problems earlier in manufacturing, Voltaiq and PDF Solutions can reduce the number of recalls and improve the yield of quality battery cells and packs.

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Aerion taps Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio to enable next-generation global transportation networks

2020-02-27

Aerion Supersonic in Reno, Nevada, is developing supersonic aircraft with the help of the Xcelerator portfolio from Siemens Digital Industries Software, with headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and offices worldwide. Siemens Digital Industries Software’s Dale Tutt, vice president of aerospace and defense, will deliver a keynote address at SAE AeroTech 2020 (SAE.org/aerotech) on the rapid development of next-gen platforms and systems.

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Rolls-Royce optimizes maintenance, service, product development with IFS Maintenix, real-time data

2019-08-29

Rolls-Royce officials in London are optimizing maintenance, service, and product development using data gleaned from its Trent aircraft engines in service with airlines, with the help of global enterprise applications company IFS in Linkoping, Sweden. Rolls-Royce employs IFS Maintenix to exchange data with airlines operating its Trent 1000, Trent XWB, and Trent 7000 engines.

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High-strength sheet steel that bends

2014-05-22

Novel nanostructured AHSS sheet is readily cold-formable on existing production systems. NanoSteel, which developed the new AHSS alloys, is working to provide samples for trial by automakers such as General Motors as the new metals near the end of performance trials by domestic and foreign steel mills.

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Ford debuts Mustang convertible and revised Focus

2014-04-22

The company celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Mustang's launch with the introduction of the 2015 convertible and a 50th anniversary special edition at the 2014 New York International Auto Show. Refreshed Focus gets dynamic and electronic improvements.

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Book explores use of aerodynamics in cars, trucks, trains

2014-03-05

SAE International’s “Theory and Applications of Aerodynamics for Ground Vehicles” provides an introduction to ground vehicle aerodynamics and methodically guides the reader through the various aspects of the subject.

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Audi to increase laser-headlamp applications, says technology chief

2014-03-10

The company’s laser-diode high beams have three times the luminosity of LED-type high beams, but don't hit oncoming drivers like a Sci-Fi movie death ray.

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Advanced aerodynamics features applied to Mustang

2014-03-03

Emphasizing aerodynamics more than ever, the resulting design innovations are making the 2015 a Mustang fit for the world’s highways.