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“The Grid” promises to be the most advanced electric propulsion laboratory in the aerospace industry

2019-04-08

Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (UTC), has laid out its plans for what is calling “The Grid” – an 25,000-square-foot advanced electric power systems laboratory for designing and testing next-generation, more-electric aircraft technologies for commercial, military, and business aviation.

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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.

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X marks the spot

2018-03-22

LiquidPiston Inc. has developed a new engine that can run on multiple fuels, including diesel, jet fuel, and gasoline. This platform uses an optimized thermodynamic cycle and a new rotary engine architecture and could increases flight endurance over conventional UAV engines by greater than 50%.

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Wire grid polarizers

2014-01-28

High-contrast IR wire grid polarizers from Edmund Optics are suited for broadband infrared applications that require high transmission and contrast, including spectroscopy and thermal imaging.

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Vector signal generator

2014-08-04

The R&S SMW200A high-end vector signal generator from Rohde & Schwarz supports frequencies up to 20 GHz.

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Unique hybrids required

2019-06-08

Power systems expert at Perkins stresses that on-highway electric solutions cannot be directly applied to the more-rugged and varied applications in off-highway.

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Uncovering safer solutions for aircraft corrosion prevention

2015-11-08

AFRL is on the lookout for environmentally safer inorganic coatings solutions that will help protect and extend the life of aluminum landing gear.

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Ultra-compact cable extension sensor

2016-03-07

The POSIWIRE sensor WS21 from ASM Sensors is designed for measuring ranges up to 20,000 mm.

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UTC’s Project 804 hybrid-electric demonstrator may increase regional jet efficiency by 30 percent

2019-04-09

United Technologies Corporation (UTC) is collaborating with its subsidiaries Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace to develop a hybrid-electric X-plane with a hybrid-electric propulsion system efficient enough to make regional flights as practical as bus rides.

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USB output low profile compression load cells

2014-06-03

The LC411-USBH series high-speed USB load cells from Omega connect directly to your computer and offer up to 1000 readings per second.

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USB load cells

2014-08-18

LC411-USBH low-profile compression load cells from Omega enable 1000 readings per second and feature a USB output to connect directly to a computer.

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Three-channel portable data acquisition system

2014-08-13

Model 3340 G-Logger three-channel, portable data acquisition system from Silicon Designs, Inc. (SDI) offers powerful Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analysis and display, as well as real-time acceleration and GPS data collection and viewing, all within the same compact package.

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The next material disruption

2018-04-06

In a recent joint paper by the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) and the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at the University of Manchester, researchers outlined the disruptive impact potential of graphene applications in aerospace. This comes at a time of marked graphene innovation from research teams in Japan and Singapore.

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Test bench for large couplings

2016-05-13

KTR has started up a test bench for large couplings that covers a performance range up to 500,000 N∙m at its headquarters in Rheine.

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Tension/compression load cell

2014-08-04

The Model XLUS88 subminiature, bidirectional tension/compression load cell from tecsis LP operates from 150 g to 1000 lb.

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Temperature indicator with fixed probes

2014-04-01

Palmer Wahl Instrumentation Group’s Wahl DST500-FM temperature indicator with fixed probes is a high-accuracy, wide-range thermometer designed for hazardous locations where accurate and reliable temperature monitoring is critical.

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Temperature control systems

2015-04-27

Julabo introduces two additional highly dynamic temperature control systems: the process circulators Presto A45 and A45t.

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Suspension parameter measuring machine

2014-04-28

AB Dynamics’ updated suspension parameter measuring machine (SPMM), the SPMM5000, is a fixed ground plane kinetics and compliance test machine that measures suspension parameters and characteristics like the SPMM4000 on which it is based.

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Surface microphone

2014-05-30

PCB Piezotronics’ surface microphone for R&D testing features a low-profile design ideal for testing in confined spaces and windy environments.

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Supercritical fluid extractor

2014-05-30

Supercritical Fluid Technologies’ SFT-250 supercritical fluid extractor is designed to perform extractions in supercritical fluid and meets the rigors of the research lab.