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Bigger than the London Eye: [br]SKF wins contract for Caesars Las Vegas High Roller wheel Renishaw introduces metals additive manufacturing systems designed for rapid material changeover |
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Have you checked out our Motion Control Products section lately? You can find lots of cool new solutions in the Designfax Motion Control section, like the world's most compact drive with integrated motion controller, the BX4 range, from MICROMO.
See this and more in the Designfax Motion Control section.
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| Plastic parts can now be injection molded with steel cord reinforcement BASF and two international partners are working on perfecting thermoplastic components that are reinforced with steel cord fabrics and mass-produced by injection molding. The technology could be a real game-changer for lightweighting vehicles.
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| New front overlap crash test challenges luxe vehicle segment The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has a new, small overlap frontal crash test, and the luxe automobile segment has not fared well with it.
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| Can a smart hand router rival big CNC machines? A self-correcting handheld-router system created by students at MIT precisely follows a digital plan with minimal guidance from a user. The students may have come up with a new system that manufacturers of large CNC systems can learn from.
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| Wheels: CAM software makes classic racing engines go faster A leading U.K. engine manufacturer for classic motorcycles says 4-axis machining driven by Edgecam toolpaths helps him produce faster engines and win more races.
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Mike Likes: Learn all about retaining ring installation and removal Smalley has put together some great new videos and corresponding information pages for manual and automated spiral ring installation and removal. Learn some new tips and tricks for low- or high-volume assembly. You can also download the comprehensive "Introduction to Spiral Retaining Ring Installation and Removal" brochure. The no-registration brochure is really worth the download.
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| Engineer's Toolbox: 15 pancake motors move humanoid robotic hand The German Aerospace Centre (DRL) has developed a robotic hand that features flat drives (pancake motors) fitted into each of the five fingers.
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| Rice researchers develop spray-on battery materials Scientists at Rice University have developed a lithium-ion battery that can be painted on virtually any surface. The technique could turn any surface into a lithium-ion battery and can be combined with solar-cell production.
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| More than 8 million cars expected to have stop-start systems by 2017 The stop-start system, a technology that shuts off a vehicle's engine when stopped in traffic, is now making its way to the U.S. from overseas where such systems are already in common use.
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| Swimwear simulation helps U.S. athletes increase speed, win gold Competitive swimmers this summer have been streamlining performance thanks to Speedo's revolutionary Fastskin Racing System, which was designed using engineering simulation software from ANSYS and tested in the pool by Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte.
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| Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action |
| While you're at it, print me a speaker system to go | |
| A professor at Germany's Chemnitz University has been developing printable-electronics technology that is transforming electronics into novel paper-based products, like functioning, printed loud speakers or even solar cells.
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