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Komatsu launches expansion to hydraulic mining excavator portfolio with PC9000
Additional features of the PC9000 include a larger bucket, higher digging forces and other features that improve cycle time.
New sensor tech measures oxygen content of breath
The 26 mm device can be added to a breathing mask or ventilator using a T-connector and could potentially serve as a replacement for current technology used to measure blood oxygen levels.
A cue from the condor tweaks wind turbine design
Wind turbine blade tip retrofits inspired by the condor wing were designed to decrease total drag and enhance wind system performance.
FPT Industrial inaugurates its customer service academy in Turin
The new 30,000 sq ft customer service area comprises a training center for theoretical and practical diagnostics, for both classroom-based and remote courses, and a state-of-the-art diagnostics lab.
Piaggio Fast Forward presents Kilo, the revolutionary robot with smart following technology
The bot has a payload of up to 130 kg and uses 4D radar imaging and innovative sensors to follow the operator and move autonomously.
Stockwell Elastomerics launches new website
The revamped website offers a new design and navigation to better present the company's services to engineers and designers.
Finland-based roastery debuts "world's first AI coffee"
To accomplish this, the researchers fed descriptions of all of Kafffa’s coffee types and flavors to the AI model, instructing it to develop a new blend.
Battery recycling tech debuts in the US
The facility is projected to produce 2 metric tons/day of battery-grade precursor cathode active material.
Rosenberg D-series: New design for backward-curved fan housing boosts efficiency, reduces HVAC noise
The guide housing reduces fan noise by up to 4 dB, making it an excellent choice for air handling units.
Comau introduces MI.RA/OnePicker, a new and fully automated intelligent piece picking solution
Vision-based piece picking autonomously grasps randomly placed heterogeneous objects.
Biometric dog collar shows promise as an early warning system for earthquakes
The biometric dog collar reportedly measures pulse, heart-rate variability, temperature and respiration, while also verifying a dog’s stress level as that real-time data gets sent to PetPace.
Truck scans city streets for geothermal energy
Urban Vibro Trucks are geared for use on city streets to explore and detect the potential for geothermal energy below.
The Keypanion app puts wireless access in the palm of your hand
The wireless access control solution enables a simple plug and play system and allows users to share digital keys and manage equipment access from their phone.
WALTER Surface Technologies unveils the new Super Singles Variable retrofit welding lens
The range of visible light increases when looking through the welding lens, providing users with a more defined view of their work area and helping to improve weld quality and reduce rework.
Design experiments versus running them
One of the more challenging aspects of becoming an engineer is learning how to design and implement experiments versus simply running experiments as designed.
Using AI to distinguish good potatoes from the bad
To ensure the quality of sweet potatoes, humans in the lab subject them to rounds of time-consuming assessments to sort out undesirable batches according to characteristics including firmness, sweetness and appearance, among other qualities.
Fly ash eyed for increasing Kentucky oil, natural gas production
The CAER team is reportedly using ash fracking to target oil and natural gas wells that have either been abandoned or are no longer in operation.
Automating agriculture
Follow along with GlobalSpec for a rundown of some of those automation solutions happening down on the farm.
New GO spray coating promises to improve the antiviral protection of face masks
The researchers selected graphene oxide (GO) — with its antiviral properties and ability to render viruses non-infectious while prohibiting viral replication and propagation — to develop the coating for biodegradable face masks.
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Learn about the transformative power of Smalley's space-saving Wave Springs.