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Honda and GM pioneer new fuel-cell manufacturing venture

2017-01-30
After three years of co-developing a new-generation fuel cell stack aimed at light vehicles, military, aerospace and other applications, Honda and GM have announced the establishment of Fuel Cell System Manufacturing LLC—the industry’s first joint venture for fuel-cell production.
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Sportier TLX all about proportion and performance

2014-08-12
Replacing the TSX and TL models, the all-new 2015 TLX is positioned at the heart of the Acura sedan lineup, boasting two advanced new powertrains, including a “world’s first” eight-speed DCT with torque converter, and next-generation handling technologies.
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Insert molding

2017-03-16
Proto Labs Inc. (Maple Plain, MN) now offers insert molding service, expanding on the company’s rapid injection molding offerings.
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3D printer

2017-01-31
Methods 3D introduces the 3D Systems' ProX SLS 500 Selective Laser Sintering production 3D printer featuring fast speeds, high print resolution and a range of engineered composite materials.
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Ashok Leyland develops bimetal brake drum to improve heat dissipation, reduce weight

2014-08-15
To achieve weight savings in vehicles, OEMs and component suppliers are increasingly using ultra-high-strength steel, aluminum, magnesium, plastics, and composites. One strategy is to develop components using a multi-material concept. Ashok Leyland researchers used this approach when developing a bimetal brake drum with cast-iron inner ring and aluminum outer shell.
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Fingerprint-free coatings

2017-02-13
NBD Nanotechnologies features a new coating solution that renders fingerprints invisible on metal and glass surfaces.
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Lucid Motors’ David Moseley: EV or ICE, “It is all physics”

2017-02-14
Lucid Motors' Director, Powertrain, CAE Crash & Safety, discusses the not-really-so-different aspects of EV and internal-combustion engineering, why a powertrain’s still just a powertrain and why he ponied up his own money for a deposit on Lucid’s Air electric luxury sedan.
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Boom aims to conquer Concorde by 2023

2017-01-26
Colorado-based Boom Technology’s “Baby Boom” XB-1 supersonic demonstrator—a one-third scale stepping stone to a supersonic 40-seat passenger airliner—will make its first test flight late-2017. Although currently under construction, the XB-1 is described as “the first independently developed supersonic jet and history’s fastest civil aircraft.”
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Proliferating electrification and performance

2017-03-20
Ford Powertrain boss Bob Fascetti previews the WCX Leadership panel discussion, "How, What and IF You Will Drive in the Next Decade," slated for 9:15am April 6 at Detroit's Cobo Hall.
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