Engineering
Optimizing gear material extends broaching tool life
Instead of changing tool materials, TimkenSteel provided a customer with different alloys and methods to extend the life of expensive broaching tools.
Author: Robert Schoenberger
Manufacturing
Laser welding differential housings, ring gears
Eliminating mechanical fasteners can lower weight and improve torque transmission in powertrain parts.
Vehicle Tech
Green muscle from the Buckeyes
The Ohio State University’s students are converting a Chevrolet Camaro into a plug-in hybrid with attitude as part of the EcoCAR 3 challenge.
Manufacturing
IoT inspires automotive design
Tata Consultancy Services’ Dr. Satya Ramaswamy discusses how connecting car components to data networks will change transportation.
Industry
North American International Auto Show 2016 New and notable
Top designers from General Motors, Acura, Lincoln, and Chrysler discuss their latest offerings.
Manufacturing
Designing empty space
Changing customer tastes and vehicle technologies are freeing interior space in critical areas of many new cars.
Industry
Taking a victory lap
Auto sales finally got back above pre-recession levels in 2014 with August sales reaching a seven-year high. After six long years, sales levels have matched 2007’s pace. More importantly, several research groups expect 2015 continue to grow. Today’s Motor Vehicles allows marketers direct access to this healthy industry with continued growth.
Manufacturing
Hot-formed aluminum parts
The Schuler Group has developed a serial manufacturing system for forming alloyed aluminum grades that automakers have avoided because of poor formability.
Manufacturing
Biometrics for driver safety systems
Nevada’s Olea Sensor Networks has developed seatbelt-mountable heart-rate monitors that could power future advanced safety systems.
Vehicle Tech
Ford partnering for van-based ride-sharing service in Kansas City
City transit authority, tech company Bridj, Ford working to expand mass transit.
Manufacturing
January auto sales fall slightly, sales rate increases
Fewer selling days create mismatched results.
Engineering
Metal hardening technique for custom blanks
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, have developed a metal treating technology to create sheet metal blanks with varying thickness and hardness.