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Liberté, égalité, batterie: France’s revolutionary role in battery technologies
“A new industrial revolution”. If I told you that’s how French President François Hollande recently described a form of technology, what would you think he was talking about — Robots, planes or perhaps driverless cars? In fact, Monsieur Hollande was referring to a new lithium battery plant. ByMichele Windsor, direct sales and marketing manager,Accutronics
Inauguration of X-ray and CT system at Renault Sport Formula OneTeam
The producer of X-ray and CT systems for industrial applications and the Renault Sport Formula One Team,YXLON, have announced the successful start of their technical partnership. YXLON has provided its proven Y.MU2000-D X-ray system as a premium version which includes the Variofocus X-ray tube, High-Dynamic Radioscopy (HDR) as well as Computed Tomography (CT).
Ficosa opens new plant in Brazil
Ficosa is reinforcing its presence in Brazil with a plant in Jandira, in the São Paulo metropolitan area. With a total surface area of 13,000 m² and 273 workers, the factory will manufacture rear-view mirrors, control and command systems (brakes, gear shifts and cables), underhood solutions and electronic systems for automobiles.
Record number of applications for engineering career in Formula One
A three-month global search for the best up-and-coming engineering talent has yielded a record number of entries for the INFINITI Engineering Academy. From the applications received, only the top 70 engineering students will go through to one of the seven regional finals (USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe incl. Russia, United Arab Emirates, China and Asia–Pacific).
Former F1 Chief Engineer appointed IMechE President
Jon Hilton CEng FIMechE from Northamptonshire has become the 131st President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He commented: “I am delighted to be taking on this role and in my year as President I want to concentrate on developing professional engineers, as well as encouraging those who have already chosen engineering as a career to make the most of their choice.
Hydrogen dual-fuel bin lorries hit the roads in the UK
A company championing the use of ultra-low emission hydrogen fuelled vehicles, has delivered the world’s first hydrogen dual-fuel bin lorries to Fife Council in Scotland. The lorries are converted to run on dual hydrogen/diesel fuels, and will deliver reduced carbon emissions as well as improving air quality for the local community. The new bin lorries are planned for use in densely populated urban areas, where improving air quality is a hu...
Businesses to implement next gen in-vehicle networks
Spirent Communications has announced that its Automotive Ethernet BroadR-Reach Conformance and Performance test solution has been selected by Renault. It will be used to help develop next gen in-vehicle networks that provide drivers and passengers with the multiple benefits of connected cars.
Belfast sends a DeLorean 'Back to the Future'
Tomorrow, 21st October 2015, will be the exact date that Marty McFly visited in a modified DeLorean in the second of the Back to the Future movies. While we are still waiting for flying cars, Mr. Fusion and Jaws 19 (this time it's really really personal), we now have hoverboards and something that even Robert Zemeckis didn't imagine would exist in 2015: an electric DeLorean.
Inverters help energy storage to support EV rapid charging
A major project to create a modular energy storage system that reduces the barriers to installing EV rapid chargers is making use of inverter technology supplied by Parker. The project is spearheaded by Future Transport Systems and its subsidiary Connected Energy, a market leader in energy storage technologies. Along with Parker, it involves a European automotive OEM giant, Renault and Ricardo, a global strategic, technical and environmental cons...
8th European Altair Technology Conference Update
Altair announced today that the 8th European Altair Technology Conference (ATC), planned for September 29th - October 1st, 2015 at the Cité des Sciences in Paris, France will be relocated to the "Cité de la Musique", due to a fire related, temporary shutdown of the originally planned conference facility until the middle of October. The new location is situated in the same area of Paris, La Villette and just a 10 minute walk from the...