Engineering
Electric parts push into gasoline powertrains
Fully electric cars are a tiny niche within the auto industry, but every vehicle is getting more electric as producers offer convenience features and look to boost fuel economy.
Category: Engineering
Design decisions, testing, simulation, manufacturing methods, and people.
Engineering
Electronic pressure/transducer switch
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.
Engineering
Oshkosh demonstrates live fire capabilites
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.
Engineering
Nobody gets past security
Auto door lock maker Kiekert AG uses Hexagon Metrology multi-sensor measurement to approve or reject incoming parts from suppliers.
Engineering
Components
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.
Engineering
Cover shots
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.
Engineering
Regulations
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.
Engineering
Laser texturing for automotive interiors
Replacing an analog photochemical process with 3D digital technology offers repeatability, more complex surfaces, higher quality.
Engineering
Product lifecycle management supports modular design
With automotive designers using the same basic designs in dozens of different vehicles, managing the similarities and differences gets tougher.
Engineering
Oshkosh submits JLTV proposal to military
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.
Engineering
Perceptron buys Coord3, Next Metrology
Acquisitions strengthen company's quality parts, software lineup.
Engineering
With the right surface treatment, titanium might work for truck engines
Solar Atmospheres’ heat-treatment of lightweight metal with nitrogen lowers its coefficient of friction without sacrificing hardness.