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Rolls-Royce Develops Robots to Crawl Into Jet Engines

October 1, 2018

FARNBOROUGH, England—Rolls-Royce engineers are developing miniature robots that could be used in future jet engine maintenance applications.

Altair Awards Honor Auto Industry Lightweighting Efforts

September 25, 2018

Altair and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) recently announced the winners of the 6th annual Altair Enlighten Award, which honors achievements in vehicle lightweighting.

BMW Uses CT Scans to Improve Quality

September 25, 2018

Computer tomography (CT) has traditionally been used in the healthcare field. But, engineers at BMW recently started to use the technology to improve quality. They use it for prototype development, production and analysis, a first in the automotive industry.

Custom Conveyor Keeps Johnson Controls Moving Forward

Zoe Leduc

September 17, 2018

India is one of the world's fastest-growing economies thanks, in part, to the automotive industry, including suppliers like Johnson Controls. This global conglomerate produces a wide range of components for cars.

Integrated Cameras Detect Defects in Semiconductor Material

Jim Camillo

September 15, 2018

Semiconductor device fabrication is a complex, multistep process involving both photolithographic and chemical techniques.

Leather Embosser Gives Joining Module the Stamp of Approval

Friction Spot Welding to Play Role in Automotive Lightweighting

Jim Camillo

September 14, 2018

As manufacturers expand the use of aluminum, titanium, magnesium and other high-strength, lightweight alloys, interest in alternative joining technologies is increasing.

Leather Embosser Gives Joining Module the Stamp of Approval

Jim Camillo

September 13, 2018

Porsche, Lamborghini and other European luxury vehicle manufacturers build cars that are stunning on the outside.

Crash-Test Dummies Get Older—and Better

Additive manufacturing allows for more realistic, accurate dummies.

Lynn Manning

September 11, 2018

The crash test dummy has become the gold standard for safety testing of automobiles for organizations like the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and other agencies throughout the world.

Quality Products Start With Quality Projects

Jon Quigley

September 10, 2018

Project quality and product quality are different things, but they are inextricably linked—or they should be. It is possible for a project to seem successful and deliver the anticipated result, only to find out later the product is not what was expected.

Industry Prepares for New Refrigerants

The Supreme Court, California state regulation or the Kigali Amendment could end HFCs.

Edward McMenamin

September 8, 2018

The U.S. Court of Appeals stopped the EPA’s ban on high global warming potential HFC refrigerants last year, but that may just be a pause in the switch from HFCs to environmentally friendly replacements.

Governors Urge End to Boeing Strike

Boeing to Lay Off 17,000 Workers Amid Financial Struggles

XPENG AEROHT’s modular flying car “Land Aircraft Carrier, pre-sales slated for year-end.jpg

China Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Facility for Large-Scale Flying Car Production

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