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GM Plans $1.2 billion Investment at Indiana Truck Plant
General Motors (GM) plans to invest $1.2 billion in new technology for a plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., which produces full-sized pick-up trucks.
Standard Supports Additive Manufacturing Lab Studies
A proposed new ASTM International standard—WK49230, Guide for Conducting Round Robin Studies for Additive Manufacturing—will focus on how to plan and conduct an interlaboratory study involving additive manufacturing processes or materials.
Underwater Robots Able to “Think” for Themselves
A project developed by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is giving underwater robots more “cognitive” capabilities.
Engineering Software for Vehicle Design Applications
A fundamental and never-ending challenge in automobile development is to achieve sufficient resilience to withstand the rigors of on-road use without incurring a weight penalty that might degrade both performance and fuel consumption.
IHS Partners with ECIA to Deliver Authorized Distributor Inventory, Price and Availability on Datasheets360.com
IHS Engineering360 Media Solutions has partnered with the Electronic Components Industry Association to help authorized distributors provide current price and availability information to their target audience on Datasheets360.com.
Devising Effective Control Strategies: A Case Study
Creating a stable process often depends on selecting the best process variables to help regulate a critical element of a larger system, as with this lime kiln.
New Apple Watch Has Lowest Ratio of Hardware Costs to Retail Price, IHS Teardown Reveals
The new Apple Watch has the lowest hardware costs compared to retail price of any Apple phone, on the order of 24% of the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
GM Canada Expands Connected Car Engineering Center
GM Canada is expanding its engineering center in Oshawa, Ont.
Engineering Design Tools That Reshape the Profession
With rising pressure to innovate products and refine processes faster than ever before but without sacrificing quality, engineers face steep challenges in the work they perform.
Software Predicts In-flight Coaxial Jet Noise
Cyrus Chinoy and Willie Bryce discuss details around the ESDU 14014 software package that estimates the change in coaxial jet noise spectrum levels when moving from static to flight conditions.
Westinghouse Receives Approval for Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Testing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved Westinghouse's approach for testing its small modular reactor (SMR) design. Approval is a step toward design certification and will reduce the time needed to license the Westinghouse SMR, the company says.
Collaborative Robots Play Nice on the Plant Floor
Designed to safely share the same workspace as humans, a new class of industrial robots known as collaborative robots is targeting manufacturing applications that once were considered too low-volume or low-tech for robotic automation.
Oxford Performance Launches 3D Printing Technology for Aerospace Parts
Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) launched two grades of 3D printing technology—OXFAB-N and OXFAB-ESD—and says this technology will improve how aircraft and industrial components are manufactured.
Project Management Tips for Engineering and Construction: Part 4, Software Project Management
All projects need to be managed, but software projects present particular challenges due to the intangible nature of the deliverables, which are typically lines of code. Unlike construction and many other projects a rough estimate of progress can’t be measured at a glance, making the project schedule especially difficult to monitor. Although software projects have important differences from more conventional undertakings, the official definition according to the Project Management Institute remains the same: “A project is defined as temporary in that it has a defined beginning and end in time, and therefore defined scope and resources.
Design Innovations Led to a Compact, Simple-to-Use Medical Defibrillator
You've seen those live-saving defibrillators in offices, shopping malls and even homes, standing at the ready for immediate use in case of a medical emergency.
UK Offers £10m Prize for Battery Innovation
The UK government is launching a nationwide competition to find the next innovation in batteries. The £10 million ($15.46 million) prize will be awarded to a single UK-based consortium that demonstrates the idea for a commercially viable battery pack for the next generation of ultra-low emission vehicles and is ready for production and integration into cars and other road vehicles.
Software Simulates Component Fatigue
Altair HyperWorks simulation users can now analyze frequency-based fatigue and do random response post-processing with a new download, CAEfatigue Vibrations, as reported at Engineering.com.
Curbing Aircraft Emissions Through Engineering Innovation
The economic and environmental effects of aircraft emissions are considerable, and reducing emissions is the subject of research at numerous companies and organizations around the world. If commercial aviation were a country, it would rank seventh in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to a recent report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).
Clutch-less Drive Attracts Auto Part Companies to India
As automated manual transmission’s (AMT) popularity in India has grown, new technology may be able to lower the cost of those vehicles. Robert Bosch, an auto components maker, and UK-based Drive System Design are two companies considering options to bring more affordable drive systems to the Indian market.
Swiber Wins $310m Contract for Offshore Natural Gas Field Work
Swiber Holdings Limited, an offshore construction and support services company based in Singapore, has won its second-largest contract; a $310 million engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract from an unidentified national South Asian oil company.