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Flexible high-temperature hose

2017-07-14

Conti Excelsus from ContiTech (Louisville, KY) is an extremely flexible high-temperature hose with external reinforcement for truck and off-highway applications.

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Flexible, modular robo-EV

2015-09-02

What happens when a team of software and robotics "nerds" from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence design a self-driving electric microcar?

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Flexible, ‘invisible’ assembly lines gain popularity

2014-12-16

Interest in automated guided vehicles to convey product from one station to another on the plant floor assembly line continues to grow as manufacturers look for greater flexibility, scalability, and sustainability in their operations, says RedViking.

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Flight propulsion goes electric

2015-06-12

Small, electrically driven propellers spaced along wing leading-edges could benefit both small and medium-size aircraft

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Flight vision system for rotary-wing aircraft

2015-07-23

The system is based on Elbit’s ClearVision EFVS for fixed-wing platforms and provides helicopter pilots with increased situational awareness.

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Flux gains safety certification for Li-ion forklift battery packs

2016-02-09

Flux Power plans to begin shipping the first UL 2271-listed lithium solution for electric trucks in Q2 2016.

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Flying cars—really!—at Jan. 22 SAE Silicon Valley Meetup

2018-01-17

Ralph Panhuyzen discussed the eVTOL Concept at SAE International's Silicon Valley Meetup in San Jose

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Flying probe technology and high frequency testing

2016-08-26

The push toward miniaturization in the electronics industry has left designers little or no room for test points, and the expansion of high frequency technologies has resulted in a growing need for test equipment that has the capability to verify these types of very small circuits.

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Flywheel hybrids offer new efficiency potential

2014-09-08

For hybrids to reach future emissions and fuel consumption targets, the balance of power between the ICE and electric motor will change radically, ushering in energy harvesting flywheel opportunities, Torotrak Director Jon Hilton believes.

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Flywheel pump couplings

2017-05-12

To minimize harmful reaction forces while tolerating high temperatures, CENTA Corp. has developed a new series of couplings to optimize diesel-driven construction machinery.

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Foam-fill simulation of polyurethane systems

2016-09-06

BASF offers an additional service for polyurethane (PU) systems in automotive interiors.

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Focus RS: Ford and GKN create an AWD masterpiece

2016-05-14

GKN's clever Twinster AWD overspeeds the rear wheels by 2%, enabling sharper turn-in and making controlled drifts easy to execute.

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Focus for 2017: Cyber, connected-car, EV charging, vehicle autonomy

2016-12-05

Launching in the January 2017 Automotive Engineering, the new SAE Standards News department aims to update readers on the extensive activity in the SAE Ground Vehicle Standards development arena.

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Focus on alternative powertrain technologies for ICPC 2015

2015-02-23

Dr.-Ing. Marko Dekena, Executive Vice President, Global Business Development, Sales and International Operations Powertrain Systems, AVL, recently spoke with SAE Off-Highway Engineering about some of the strategic and technical issues likely to be discussed at this year’s event.

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Fokker uses ZwickRoell creep testing machines to test for hydrogen embrittlement on landing gear components

2018-10-17

Aerospace manufacturers walk a metaphorical balance beam to continually develop and produce stronger, more efficient materials and components, while addressing all potential failure modes. This is true for safety-critical aircraft components like landing gear systems. Fokker Landing Gear B.V./GKN Aerospace recently equipped its mechanical laboratory with three creep testing machines to verify its manufacturing process control of zinc-plated bolts for aircraft landing gear systems.

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Follow the chemistry to better CFD combustion simulations

2017-01-04

For internal-combustion CFD to accurately predict real-world engine behavior, it must precisely account for real chemical kinetics, according to ANSYS' Bill Kulp.

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Following the autonomous funding timeline

2021-06-29

Following the autonomous funding timeline

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For Aptiv more EVs mean more profit with SVA

2021-07-15

For Aptiv more EVs mean more profit with SVA

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For bonding dissimilar materials, adhesives can be a sticking point—or lack of it

2019-03-25

Adhesives specialist Intertronics’ Managing Director stresses holistic view when specifying the joining job to be done.

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For future vehicles, communication equals trust

2017-08-17

For autonomy to be accepted, automated vehicles need to relay human-like trust "cues."