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Alternative drive system for Wacker Neuson’s smallest excavator

2015-06-04

At this year’s Intermat, Dieter Freisler, Regional President, Wacker Neuson, emphasized that the company plans in the future to “always have double digit growth,” and that “technology development will be the basis of our growth."

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Connectivity forces business model changes

2015-06-04

As connectivity and eventually autonomous driving become more common, the auto industry may evolve to focus more on car sharing and gaining revenue from connected services. That will require changes in human machine interfaces and business models, according to panelists at SAE World Congress.

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High-strength aluminum powder developed for additive manufacturing in aerospace, automotive

2015-06-04

Metal laser melting has made a successful leap from rapid prototyping to an approved manufacturing technology, and the method is increasingly becoming an option for companies in high-tech industries, according to Toolcraft. And now the German manufacturer has teamed with Airbus APWorks to offer another option for additive manufacturing—the Airbus subsidiary’s Scalmalloy high-performance aluminum powder.

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Haptic feedback is key to Continental’s new anti-distraction touch screen

2015-06-04

The company has put its first complete touch display with haptic feedback into demonstrator vehicles as a prelude to production. The unit is a touch-sensitive 8-in flat screen with an integrated haptic actuator system.

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Gaze-directed headlights could be on horizon

2015-06-04

Motorists may soon be able to point the headlamps of their cars with just their eyes to see better at night.

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Bosch developing new water-injection system for production engines

2015-06-02

The WI system is in pilot development with a Bosch customer. Test results to date show a reduction of fuel consumption at high loads and low rpm (up to 4% improvement on the NEDC cycle); reduction or avoidance of fuel enrichment and lower exhaust-gas temperatures at high loads and high rpm, and improved torque.

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Adjustable angle heads

2015-05-29

BENZ adjustable angle heads help manufacturers to improve their machining and milling operations by enhancing productivity and efficiency.

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The ‘Coming STEM Crisis’ is already here

2015-05-29

Professional engineers must do more to connect with youngsters if the problem of too few qualified technical workers in the United States is to be solved, SAE 2015 World Congress panelists agree.

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OEMs, China are targets of many Taiwanese manufacturers

2015-05-29

Taiwan’s automotive electronics industry is seeing steady growth as companies focus on selling to OEMs and the growing market in mainland China.

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3D-printed parts fly on Airbus A350 XWB and ULA rockets

2015-05-28

Additive manufacturing is making significant headway in aerospace production programs, as evidenced by recent announcements that Airbus and rocket manufacturer United Launch Alliance both are—or soon will be—flying aircraft that incorporate 3D-printed parts enabled by Stratasys.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Mazda's new Miata

2015-05-27

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A bad algorithm: why champion racer lost at Monaco

2015-05-27

Lewis Hamilton, the reigning world champion Formula One racer, dominated the Monaco Grand Prix on May 24, performing flawlessly until a lapse in data transmission and its interpretation by the Mercedes AMG Petronas technical team cost him the victory.

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Fiat demonstrates improved fuel efficiency with low-temperature liquid cooling loop

2015-05-27

A second coolant loop in a Fiat Grande Punto prototype provides liquid cooling of the A/C condenser and turbo intercooler, with potential for including air coolers for engine and transmission oil, power steering fluid and other heat exchangers. Engineers measured a 5% improvement in fuel economy during A/C-on operation during NEDC testing.

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Sikorsky’s S-97 takes successful first flight

2015-05-27

During the May 22 flight, which lasted approximately one hour, Raider pilots took the aircraft through a series of maneuvers designed to test the aircraft’s hover and low-speed capability.

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Global contenders to break the commercial aircraft duopoly

2015-05-27

In the commercial jet market below the 150-seat Airbus and Boeing killing fields, the next biggest sales are in the hands of Canada’s Bombardier and Brazil’s Embraer.

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Growing natural tire rubber in North America

2015-05-27

Efforts to replace tropical rubber trees with a wild desert shrub that grows in Southwestern U.S. and Mexico are just beginning to bear fruit.

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Injecting a sense of urgency to clean up diesels

2015-05-26

RKLAB AG is developing a self-pressurizing fuel injector that uses an electro-hydraulic multiplier to magnify pressure, and high speed, high flow valving to control fuel delivery. It is designed to provide the potential to reduce engine out emissions sufficiently to eliminate the need for aftertreatment.

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Power connector system

2015-05-26

Molex Inc. has introduced the Super Sabre Power Connector System for all high-current applications where flexible wire-to-wire and wire-to-board configurations are required.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Sensors on the Ford GT

2015-05-26

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SAE and IEEE join forces to explore potential IoT standards

2015-05-26

The mobility industry is encouraged to get on board quickly and work with other sectors toward common solutions related to the Internet of Things including increasing vehicle safety and reliability, improving the user experience, and exposing new revenue streams for manufacturers and service providers.