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High-flow transmission valve

2016-10-10

Nachi America’s automotive hydraulics division has developed a 2-way automatic transmission valve that supports the increased OE demands for large volumes of transmission fluid.

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PLM platform for manufacturing process planning

2016-10-10

Aras Manufacturing Process Planning (MPP) is a new product lifecycle management (PLM) platform-based application from Aras for managing the complex business processes that extend from product development through manufacturing.

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Design simplicity is key to new 48-V systems

2016-10-10

Engineers are ironing out the kinks in 48-V hybrids poised to handle greater in-vehicle power demands.

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Gas-damped auto crash sensor

2016-10-10

The new Endevco model 7264H from Meggitt Sensing Systems is an optimally gas-damped accelerometer for automotive safety testing with target applications that include pedestrian safety, military vehicle and sled testing.

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UPS launches hydraulic-hybrid propulsion into Chicago service

2016-10-07

United Parcel Service has begun converting 50 gasoline delivery trucks with hydraulic hybrid propulsion systems for use in the Chicago area.

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Continental demonstrates new sensing technologies for SAE Level 4 capability

2016-10-06

New braking and cruise control systems and pedestrian-detection sensing are in Continental's product pipeline.

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New Peugeot SUVs jump to modular platform, increase composites use

2016-10-06

Peugeot used the 2016 Paris Show for the public launch of the 3008 and 5008 models, now re-defined as SUVs. Both models use the PSA Efficient Modular Platform 2 (EMP2).

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SIDACtor protection thyristors

2016-10-06

Littelfuse, Inc.’s new series of SIDACtor protection thyristors in DO-214AB (surface-mount) packages are designed to protect low-data-rate interfaces and outdoor data interfaces in general industrial applications.

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2017 Nissan Rogue adds hybrid system with EV-only mode

2016-10-06

Nissan gives its 2017 compact crossover a hybrid-electric powertrain option and electric A/C.

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Heavy-duty LVIT inductive linear position sensors

2016-10-06

Alliance Sensors Group has expanded its sensor product offering with the addition of the LR-27 LVIT (linear variable inductance transducer) Series Inductive Linear Position Sensors.

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Mercedes EQ concept previews 2019 electric SUV

2016-10-06

Mercedes' EV blitz includes new dedicated vehicle architectures and more than $1.5 B invested in global battery production.

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TULIPP project aims to improve ADAS image processing

2016-10-05

An EU consortium aims to tackle the challenges of increasingly complex vision-based systems.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Volkswagen I.D. Concept

2016-10-04

At the recent Paris Motor Show, Volkswagen unveiled its all-electric I.D. concept, a signal of VW's heightened effort to shift from diesel-engine scandal to electric-car competitiveness.

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Nissan unveils 2018 production variable-compression-ratio ICE

2016-10-03

At the Paris Motor Show, the Infiniti brand unveiled the VC-Turbo 2.0-L variable compression ratio engine aimed at replacing Nissan's 3.5-L V6. It is being readied for series production in early 2018.

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I.D. concept heralds VW’s electric Bolt fighter for 2020

2016-09-30

The VW I.D. Concept, with a claimed range of up to 373 mi (600 km) on a single charge, heralds a blitz of new electrified vehicles based on the company’s new MEB modular platform dedicated to battery-electric models.

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Bridging the automotive/consumer electronics product cycle gap

2016-09-29

As vehicle owners begin to move seamlessly between homes, offices, and vehicles, the auto supply chain must focus on how to adopt rapidly changing consumer technologies.

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Automotive influence on off-highway cabs

2016-09-29

Many among the 13 partners that jointly developed the Genius CAB concept are firmly established in the automotive industry, and quite of few of these suppliers note the influence their automotive arms played in their contributions to the project.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: The Ethics of Robot Cars

2016-09-29

As self-driving "robot" vehicles begin to enter the roadways in a few years, the technology's ethical issues are being discussed.

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Aero-slick Land Rover Discovery sheds 1,058 lb, gains features

2016-09-29

Land Rover shifts to an aluminum-intensive body-in-white for its all-new Disco, which also benefits from an aggressive aerodynamic program to trim Cd to .33.

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Rapid overmolding process

2016-09-28

Proto Labs has expanded its rapid injection molding offerings with the launch of its new overmolding process.