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Are You Innovating for NVH?

I’ll never forget the experience, as a kid, of lifting the massive steel hood of my father’s 1971 Dodge Monaco and seeing nothing but V8 engine and a few rubber hoses. The vast compartment was so uncluttered, I...

Miniature Triaxial ICP Accelerometer

PCB Piezotronics, Inc.’s (Depew, NY) family of miniature triaxial ICP accelerometers, Models 356A43, 356A44 and 356A45, are small (0.4 x 0.4 x 0.75 in/10.2 x 10.2 x 19.05 mm), lightweight (4.2 g/0.15 oz)...

Self-Healing, Diamond-Like Coating to Revolutionize Car Engines

Argonne National Laboratory scientists have discovered a revolutionary diamond-like film that is generated by the heat and pressure of an automotive engine. The ultra-durable,...

NASA Tests Prepare Space Launch System for Liftoff

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) may experience ground wind gusts of up to 70 mph as it sits on the launch pad before and during liftoff for future missions. Understanding how...

Lightweight Artificial Hair Sensors Could Enable “Fly by Feel”

The Air Force Research Laboratory was inspired by the hairs on bats and crickets in creation of artificial hair sensors that could assess the external environment and change...

3D-Printed, Implanted Ovaries Produce Healthy Offspring for Infertile Mice

With the objective of restoring fertility and hormone production in women who have undergone cancer treatments, Northwestern University biomedical engineers have...

High-Speed Hydraulic Logic Valves

Sun Hydraulics Corp.’s (Sarasota, FL) solenoid-operated digital logic valve (DLV) paves the way for smaller, highly reliable solutions in demanding mobile applications where size, weight, speed and power...

Commercial Vehicles to Become the Ultimate ‘Sensor’

“This industry is well ahead of passenger vehicle in what it does in the connected space and in telematics. Working in both industries, it’s very interesting to see what customers...

'Synthetic Sensors' Project to Bring IoT Capabilities to All Appliances

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Future Interfaces Group are exploring a general-purpose sensing approach, wherein a single highly capable sensor-board can...

Custom Coupler

The Specialty Manufacturing Co.’s (St. Paul, MN) SafeWay Hydraulics engineers were engaged to examine the company’s single zerk hydraulic system design for its overall function and manufacturability. After design review and...

PolyJet 3D Technology

Now offered as part of Proto Labs' (Maple Plain, MN) industrial 3D printing services, PolyJet technology provides product designers and engineers with the ability to manufacture elastomeric and overmolded prototypes...

Demand Grows for Electrified Off-Highway Machines

Hydraulic hybrids are very much a part of the alternative drivetrain equation, notes Chris Mays, Commercial Vehicle – Senior Technical Specialist, Corporate Advanced Engineering at...

Rod Ends

QA1 (Lakeville, MN) offers a variety of rod ends to fit every need, including applications for motorsports, off-road, construction, agriculture and other industrial markets. The company delivers the strength, durability and...

Standalone Vision System

The In-Sight 7000 series from Cognex Corp. (Natick, MA) is a suite of ultra-rugged, highly modular standalone vision systems. The second-generation In-Sight 7000 series represents what the company says is a...

New Generation Orbital X Motors

Danfoss Power Solutions’ (Ames, IA) new generation Orbital X motors increase flexibility in use, improve application performance and reduce total cost of ownership for OEMs. Two new modular platforms will...

The Future of Off-Highway Drivelines

When you think of Cummins and its 100-year history, you think of its expertise in diesel engine technology. This tradition continues with its latest Stage V engines, which will continue to develop and be...

Will fog displays improve design processes?

Today’s lead INSIDER story addressed a new kind of 3D visualization: a shape-shifting fog display. Researcher and co-creator Diego Martinez said the technology enables new ways to collaborate, but...

Product of the Month

Spectrum Instrumentation Corp. (Hackensack, NJ) introduced the DN6.44x, a range of 12 high-speed, 14-, and 16-bit LXI-based digitizers with up to 24 fully synchronized channels. The 16 bit ADC models offers sampling rates...

Mechatronics Technology Offers Improvements in Performance and Efficiency

As a company founded on innovation, Dana Inc. has been a technology leader since Clarence Spicer invented the encased universal joint in 1904 and changed the...

Laminated Metal

Laminated metal designed to reduce vibrations and noise transmission in metal constructions, internal combustion engines, vehicle bodies, washing machines and office machines, dB Engineering Inc.’s (Mansfield, TX) Noiseless...

Gas Springs

Industrial damping technology specialist ACE Controls Inc.’s (Farmington Hills, MI) new GS-Line gas springs and dampers come in custom lengths and pressures for ideal performance in demanding applications. Available in UV-cured...

Continental Brings Head-Up Displays to Commercial Vehicles

Leveraging the technology and expertise from the company’s automotive business, Continental engineers have developed a head-up display (HUD) specifically for commercial vehicles...

Compact Hydraulics Configuration Tool

CHoose, Bosch Rexroth’s (Charlotte, NC) compact hydraulics configuration tool, allows users to realize virtually any hydraulic circuit solution. By incorporating Bosch Rexroth’s cartridge and compact...

INSIDE STORY: Zeus Industrial Products, Inc.

To find out more about how the use of LCP monofilament in catheter braiding is expected to support the development of advanced surgical procedures — in cardiology and beyond — MDB recently spoke with Zeus researchers Bruce Anneaux, PhD, corporate director of research and development, and Zahidul Wahab, PhD, senior research engineer.

A First: 3D-Printed, Squishy Four-Legged Robot Can Climb Over Obstacles

Mechanical engineers from the University of California San Diego say they have created the first soft robot that can walk on rough surfaces, like sand and pebbles. Their...

Flywheel Pump Couplings

To minimize harmful reaction forces while tolerating high temperatures, CENTA Corp. (Aurora, IL) has developed a new series of couplings to optimize diesel-driven construction machinery. CENTAFLEX-KF, with a torque...

Fan Drive Systems

Multi-Wing America (Burton, OH) is a single-source provider for fan and fan clutch systems. The viscous clutches are either electronically-controlled or air-sensing via bi-metal sensor. These fan-drive systems are suitable...

Fabricating Devices in the Fourth Dimension

Scientists use the term 4D printing to refer to the simple production of objects that can transform their shape at different times. Researchers have now taken this approach a major step further by...