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PROFLOW range extended to support Land Rover and VAG Group vehicles
Two new part numbers have been added to Mark Water Pumps’ PROFLOW range of automotive water pumps, boosting support for modern Land Rover and VAG Group applications. As a major water pump supplier to OEMs, users can be confident of a component that offers a long service life and OEM levels of performance.
Two winning innovation communities in manufacturing and urban mobility
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)has announced the winning teams that will set up Innovation Communities: EIT Manufacturingand EIT Urban Mobility. These two pan-European partnerships bring together leading organisations from business, education, research and the public sector to tackle challenges through innovation and contribute to sustainable growth and job creation across Europe.
Automotive automation: 1.2m jobs at risk - could yours be next?
According to research from MoneySuperMarket, human drivers on the road could soon become obsolete.Driverless vehicles are growing in capability and popular among firms that traditionally employ large numbers of drivers, including food delivery and bus companies.Automation of driving jobscould trigger large-scale redundancies by as early as 2020.
Future transport solution with autonomous EVs
Volvo Trucks has presented a new transport solution consisting of autonomous electric commercial vehicles that can contribute to more efficient, safer and cleaner transportation. The long-term goal is to offer companies that need continuous transport services between fixed hubs a complement to today’s offerings.Growing world population and increasing urbanisation are leading to significant challenges to solve environmental issues such as co...
The future of EVs on show in Silicon Valley
Many new electric vehicles were on display at the IDTechEx Show on 14th-15th November in Santa Clara, California. However, that was the tip of the iceberg. The event had a hidden message - the future enabling technologies for electric vehicles (EVs), from buses to cars to mining vehicles.
Accelerating the development of autonomous vehicles
Global computer technology company, NVIDIA has announced rFpro as a software partner at the GPU Technology Conference Japan 2018. rFpro will provide the virtual environment used to develop autonomous vehicles (AV) in NVIDIA DRIVE Sim and NVIDIA DRIVE Constellation.
Southco re-brand takes a customer centred approach
With a recent re-brand under its belt, Electronic Specifier recently attended the Southco European Headquarters, in Worcester for the company’s ‘Get to know me’ event where it officially launched its new brand initiative.The day began with a speech from Richard Pearman, General Manager in Europe who explained Southco, now a global company with 100,000 customers and products started off locally. With manufacturing plants all over...
Lighting manufacturer uses CT for quality control
Heavy duty industrial lighting manufacturer Nordic Lights has used Computed Tomography (CT) to avoid the expense of destructive testing and to eliminate critical measurement errors caused by powder spraying for part preparation.
Keep on trucking with zero carbon hydrogen fuel
Hydrogen fuel pioneer, ULEMCo will hit the roads later this year with a converted VOLVO FH16 vehicle that uses a combustion engine powered entirely by zero carbon hydrogen fuel.
Driver support systems take safety to the next level
Better traffic safety and enhanced working environment for drivers are expected as Volvo Trucks has introduced its new driver support systems to assist steering of heavy trucks.