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Blurring the lines between OEM and aftermarket parts
The acceptance of replacement parts suppliers for engines used in the power generation market has evolved significantly over the past few decades. The consistent quality, availability, coverage and warranty of products from branded aftermarket suppliers now are increasingly rivaling those of their OEM counterparts.
29 companies worldwide have submit entries for Enlighten award
Nominations are now closed forAltair’s5thEnlighten Award. After the review and screening, 29 nominations qualified as finalists for the judges’ review, with four submissions in the full vehicle category, 15 in the module category and ten in this year’s new enabling technology category.
Automated systems contribute to safer rubbish collection
Together with Swedish waste management company Renova,Volvo Trucks is currently testing and researching how automated vehicles can contribute to safer, more efficient refuse handling and create a better working environment for drivers. The automated systems being tested are in principle the same as those fitted to the autonomous Volvo truck operating in the Kristineberg Mine in northern Sweden since autumn 2016.
Safety report focuses on vulnerable road users
A new 2017 Traffic Safety Report from Volvo Trucks has found that although the number of serious road accidents involving trucks is dropping, the safety of vulnerable road users’ needs to be improved - and there are still far too few truck drivers using their seat belts.
Elon Musk drives early release of Tesla Model 3 electric car
The first Tesla Model 3 electric car for the masses should come off the assembly line on Friday with the first deliveries in late July, the company's CEO said.CEO Elon Musk, in several Twitter messages early Monday, said the new car passed all government regulatory requirements for production to begin two weeks ahead of schedule. The company plans to hold a party to hand over the first 30 Model 3s to customers on July 28th, Musk wrote in a tweet.
Intelligent safety system reduces risk of traffic accidents
Considerable demands are being imposed on drivers of both commercial vehicles and cars as a result of more vehicles on the roads, a faster traffic flow and a distracting stream of information. On the other hand, there have never been more opportunities for the person behind the wheel to drive more safely than there is today. The active safety systems found in many modern cars and trucks make it far easier to avoid incidents and accidents than eve...
Frost & Sullivan recognises Inova with Award
Based on its recent analysis of the automotive ambient lighting LED controller IC industry, Frost & Sullivan recognises Inova Semiconductors with the 2017 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Leadership. Inova’s Automotive Pixel Link (APIX) platform has proven extremely popular among original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier I suppliers for meeting their demand for high-resolution in-car video applications.
'Productive4.0' launched for connected production
The largest European research initiative to date in the field of Industry 4.0, ‘Productive4.0’ has been launched at Infineon Technologies in Dresden.Coordinated by Infineon Technologies AG, more than 100 partners from 19 European countries will work on digitising and networking industry.
Productive4.0: Microelectronics for connected production
“Productive4.0”, the largest European research initiative to date in the field of Industry 4.0, has been launched at Infineon Technologies in Dresden. Coordinated by Infineon, more than 100 partners from 19 European countries will work on digitising and networking industry. Involved in the project are partners such as BMW, Bosch, Philips, Thales, NXP, STM, SAP, ABB, Volvo and Ericsson, and leading institutes such as the Karlsruhe Inst...
Four-year additive manufacturing project results to be unveiled
At an exclusive event taking place on 7th June at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry,the results of a four year European-wide €18m project into additive manufacturing will be unveiled.The AMAZE project (Additive Manufacturing Aiming Towards Zero Waste & Efficient Production of High-Tech Metal Products), has involved 26 leading companies and institutions in industry, research and academia collaborating on what is the la...