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Materials data for design and simulation

2014-03-10

Granta Design second-generation MI:Materials Gateway integration technology provides traceable access to materials data and applications within CAD, CAE, and PLM software.

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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.

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Inline caster

2014-02-14

Hamilton Standard custom engineered an all-stainless inline caster for a major aerospace supplier.

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Touchscreen concepts, thin-foam seats among interiors topics at SAE Congress

2014-02-26

Technical sessions focused on interiors at the SAE 2014 World Congress span the designated technology areas, including electronics, materials, and safety/testing. One example in the electronics area, to take place April 8 at 9:30 a.m., covers multi-media systems. As part of the discussion, Takata researchers will present new touchscreen concepts such as a smart display surface that could benefit steering-wheel design.

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Car sticker not a good indicator of telematics performance, study says

2014-03-10

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Elastomeric static seal

2014-03-07

Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies offers a new elastomeric static seal as part of a global effort from its gaskets division.

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Axial piston pumps

2014-02-19

Hawe Hydraulics plans to show a variety of axial piston pumps at ConExpo/IFPE 2014, including the new V60N-130 pump type that is a member of the well-established V60N series. The company claims that the V60N-130 pump, in particular, sets new standards in terms of life cycle, efficiency, and control accuracy.

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High-efficiency compression-ignition engine technology

2014-03-11

Aramco Services Co. (ASC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco), Saudi Aramco, and Saudi Aramco’s European subsidiary Aramco Overseas Co. (AOC), continues to develop a high-efficiency compression-ignition engine technology designed to use less processed fuels and will feature the technology at the SAE 2014 World Congress April 8-10 in Detroit.

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Creating Chrysler 200's interior identity

2014-04-01

The 2015 Chrysler 200 midsize sedan's floating center console design with pass-through storage area may have staying power beyond this Chrysler Group-first application.

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Color multi-material 3-D printer

2014-03-10

The Objet500 Connex3 color multi-material 3-D printer from Stratasys is the first and only 3-D printer to combine colors with multi-material 3-D printing, according to the company.

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Enabling high-strength composites to reach their full potential

2014-03-10

The continued use of composite materials in aerospace has revealed other challenges that need to be addressed while the solutions to material and manufacturing cost are reduced. Before the widespread use of the material in transportation vehicles can be realized, safety challenges surrounding the material must be addressed.

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Sales of light-duty natural-gas vehicles to reach 40 million by 2023, forecaster says

2014-02-26

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Airbus and COMAC to cooperate on sustainable air transport growth

2014-02-24

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Vetting a better NASCAR window net mounting system

2014-03-10

Engineers at NASCAR's Research & Development Center in Concord, NC, recently performed three separate window net and window net mounting tests and used them to design an improved window net mounting system for the 2013 season.

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Aluminum sheet capacity in N.A. to increase

2014-02-24

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Heavy transport trailer

2014-03-18

The TII Group manufactures heavy transport vehicles for the heavy load and road transport sector including the Scheuerle InterCombi highway trailer.

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New angle on Mercedes-Benz’ S-Class Coupe

2014-03-03

The new model's Active Curve Tilting Function (ACTF) is arguably the automotive equivalent of a high-speed “kneedown” motorcyclist leaning a machine into a bend.

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Inside Zytek’s new EV propulsion system

2014-03-24

The modular, torque-dense motor revs to 15,000 rpm, weighs only 13 kg, features new-generation power control and offers ample systems-engineering and vehicle packaging opportunities.

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Stainless steel seals and adapters

2014-03-18

Machined from round stock, Brennan Industries' flange adapters are hot-piercing bent for the desired angle and do not have braze and weld points.

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FlexRay, Ethernet vie for role as safety systems share data

2014-03-10

Changes in networking are likely to occur as safety systems are linked together to further reduce accidents and pave the way for autonomous driving. Many developers feel that the bandwidth of CAN (Controller Area Network) systems won’t meet emerging demands, so they’re moving toward Ethernet and FlexRay.