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Rapid vs. Traditional Manufacturing Whitepaper The plastic injection molding industry and its manufacturing processes have evolved through the years. Gain an understanding of the differences between the rapid and traditional manufacturing processes and how each directly influences and impacts the outcome of parts, costs and speed to market. Get the Xcentric Rapid vs. Traditional Manufacturing guide.
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Rapid vs. Traditional Manufacturing Harvard researchers build first laser radio transmitter -- step toward ultra-high-speed Wi-Fi Breakthrough in new material to harness solar power could transform energy Scary! SwRI engineers come up with ways to trick vehicle object detection systems Some de-icers used on U.S. roadways and bridges may be causing significant hidden damage |
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1/4 Ton Of Refrigeration This small, stainless steel Vortex Tube produces 1/4 ton of refrigeration and has no moving parts to wear out. Temperatures range from minus 50 to +250 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooling applications include electronic controls, machining operations, heat seals, welding operations, hot melts and more.
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| New compound coaxial attack helicopter design for U.S. Army unveiled | |
It's always neat to see helicopter design and tech evolve, and AVX Aircraft and L3 Technologies do not disappoint. The companies have partnered to compete for Phase 1 of the U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype program competition -- and their helicopter has wings.
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Ford Ranger gets tough with special VelociRaptor treatment Who knew a little 2019 Ford Ranger could look so intimidating? The creative geniuses at Hennessey Performance Engineering did. Known for taking vehicles "from mild to wild," the famous upgrades shop has created a 500-unit special edition VelociRaptor Ranger that looks as big and bad as its high-end Raptor sibling. It's got solid power upgrades too.
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Metal foam stops .50-caliber rounds -- as good as solid steel at half the weight Researchers from NC State have demonstrated that vehicle armor using composite metal foam (CMF) can stop ball and armor-piercing .50-caliber rounds as well as conventional steel armor can -- even though it weighs less than half as much. This means vehicle designers could develop lighter military vehicles without sacrificing safety or could improve protection without making vehicles heavier.
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Most expensive new car: Latest Bugatti is one-off homage to past If Batman drove a Bugatti, it would probably look like the new "La Voiture Noire," a one-off creation made for a single, discerning, and very rich collector. The inspiration comes directly from a particularly exotic and rare 1936 Bugatti that mysteriously disappeared. Interesting stories and designs that could be right out of a comic book!
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New kind of shape-shifting airplane wing A team of MIT and NASA engineers has built and tested a radically new kind of airplane wing, assembled from hundreds of tiny identical pieces. The wing can change shape to control the plane's flight, and could provide a significant boost in aircraft production, flight, and maintenance efficiency.
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Fastest Camaro ever is made for the track The fastest, most track-capable Camaro ever -- the 2019 Camaro ZL1 1LE -- will offer a special 10-speed automatic transmission. During development, Chevy engineers pushed the limits of the transmission design to be more than one-half second faster than the standard manual on General Motors' 2.9-mile Milford Road Course.
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Harvard/MIT engineers reinvent piston using soft materials A team of roboticists has developed a new way to design pistons that replaces their conventional rigid elements with compressible structures inside a membrane made of soft materials. The resulting "tension pistons" generate more than three times the force of comparable conventional pistons, eliminate much of the friction, and are strikingly more energy efficient.
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Scientists weld glass and metal together Scientists from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland have welded glass and metal together using an ultra-fast laser system. They consider the feat to be a breakthrough for the manufacturing industry. The new process could have direct applications in the aerospace, defense, optical technology, and even healthcare fields.
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Top Product: 3M Glass Bubbles enable first-ever, ultra-lightweight sheet molded composites with Class A paintable surfaces for automotive manufacturers 3M recently introduced Glass Bubbles S32HS to help OEMs achieve up to a 40 percent weight reduction of composite parts. This innovation makes sheet molded composites (SMCs) an attractive option in automotive design.
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Top Product: Allite Super Magnesium Weighing 33 percent less than aluminum, while also being stiffer and stronger pound for pound, the new Allite Super Magnesium alloy has shown its mettle in classified defense and aerospace applications. Now it's available for wider use. This material is less expensive than carbon fiber and has the lowest carbon footprint of any structural material throughout the value chain. Industry applications include home improvement, sporting goods, aerospace, automotive, biking, and beyond. Three alloy variants are available to suit welding, forming/forging, or casting. These alloys feature excellent shock-absorption properties, good electromagnetic shielding performance, good heat dissipation, and recyclability. Allite is based in Dayton, OH.
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Top Product: Carbon composite bellows springs for lightweighting and more The Carbon Composite Bellows Spring (CCBS) from MW Industries is a system of carbon fiber elements that combine to work as a high-performance, lightweight, and design-flexible compression spring meant to replace conventional coil springs or metallic Belleville disc springs. It offers value through unique dynamic characteristics and unparalleled in-the-field design flexibility. A functional spring is made from several individual elements, paired in sets and joined to make a stack. The spring rate of the stack is determined by the number of elements, the base rate of each element, and their series or parallel orientation in the stack. Applications include motorsports, aerospace, outdoor recreation, general industry, and high-performance activities.
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One-armin' the '52 Fetzenflieger with Porsche factory racing engine There have been a lot of racing legends throughout the history of motor sport, but none can quite compare to Austrian driver (and mechanical engineer) Otto Mathé, who, despite having only one functional arm, not only drove to victory in each of the 20 races he entered in 1952, but also built his own cars exclusively featuring Porsche engines. In the mid-1950s, he became well known for building, driving, and winning in an unusual vehicle dubbed the "Fetzenflieger."
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Air-rifle trigger assembly gets coiled spring pins When engineers at SPIROL evaluated the trigger assembly for a client's air-rifle product, they thought they could do better in terms of part count, assembly time, and assembly steps. Their solution was to replace 15 components (five pins and 10 retaining E-rings) with five self-retaining Coiled Pins. Learn how they did it -- and helped to automate production along the way. Read the SPIROL application note.
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How a camera auto-focus lens uses a special spring Ultrasonic motors are small motors, some measured in millimeters, that are being used in a variety of applications including the auto-focus feature on a camera lens, side mirrors, surgical equipment, and robots. Learn how a single-turn closed wave spring is used to maintain the necessary pressure against the motor stator in a camera, and why it is a better choice in this application over coil or washer-type springs. Read the Rotor Clip application note.
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| Insider look: New Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet cockpit | |
| Boeing's F/A-18 program recently unveiled its Super Hornet large-area display, the Advanced Cockpit System (ACS), in its Flight Simulation Lab facility in St. Louis. The ACS increases situational awareness for pilots and is a next-generation Block III capability. View the video and read about this new technology.
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