Wired It has been three years since Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard completed an around-the-world journey in Solar Impulse 2, the sun-powered plane that could stay aloft for days at a time. Now Borschberg has started a new company called H55, and created a new aircraft to flip that equation around. H55’s first plane has room for two and can stay aloft for just about 90 minutes.
Visit https://www.wired.com/story/aviation-pioneer-goes-all-electric-planes/ to view the full article online.
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Pittsburgh Business Times Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday the awarding of 26 grants to several schools across the state, including three in the Pittsburgh region. The grants are part of the Manufacturing PA initiative, and are intended to spur the development of technology that will be used in the manufacturing sector. Through the program, students and universities are paired with local manufacturers.
Visit https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2019/06/24/cmu-pitt-receive-state-grants-for-new.html to view the full article online.
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Learn how to improve gear designs and gain new insights into concepts presented through illustrations and demonstrations. Explore all factors that go into good gear design from life cycle, load, torque, tooth, optimization, and evaluating consequences.
Visit https://www.agma.org/education/advanced-courses/detailed-gear-design/ to view the full article online.
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Today’s Motor Vehicles Rockwell Automation’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Innovation Center will develop new design and manufacturing tools to support the burgeoning industry. Partners include robotics producer Fanuc, automation systems provider and battery assembly system designer Eagle Technologies, and manufacturing cell integrator and producer Hirata.
Visit https://www.todaysmotorvehicles.com/video/rockwell-automation-innovation-center-silicon-valley/ to view the full article online.
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Engineering 360 A partnership between SW/TCH Maritime and Global Gate Zero Emission Marine will expedite the launch of the first zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell ferry, according to reports. The 84-passenger ferry, dubbed the “Water Go Round,” which is currently under construction at the Bay Ship & Yacht shipyard in Alameda, California, will begin transporting commuters across San Francisco Bay once construction is completed in September and the ferry undergoes a three-month long proof of concept trial in the Fall.
Visit https://insights.globalspec.com/article/12067/zero-emission-ferry-to-debut-this-fall-in-san-francisco to view the full article online.
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Aerospace Manufacturing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Bombardier have entered into an agreement, whereby MHI will acquire Bombardier’s regional jet program for a cash consideration of $550 million USD, payable to Bombardier upon closing, and the assumption by MHI of liabilities amounting to approximately $200 million USD. This acquisition is complementary to MHI’s commercial aircraft business, in particular the development of the Mitsubishi SpaceJet commercial aircraft family unveiled at the recent Paris Airshow.
Visit https://www.aero-mag.com/mitsubishi-heavy-industries-buys-crj-programme-from-bombardier/ to view the full article online.
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PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance The transformation of the US manufacturing economy from 1947 to 2016 is characterized by major declines in employment in favor of major increases in production capability – a loss of 3 million jobs but a boost of $4 trillion in economic output. New research from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) in partnership with JPMorgan Chase & Co. details how the industry migrated from a hotbed in the Northeast to hubs in the Midwest and Southeast in the early 2000s. The Way We Were: The Changing Geography of US Manufacturing from 1940 to 2016 reveals that Indiana and Wisconsin are the only states where manufacturing remains the largest source of employment today.
Visit https://finance.yahoo.com/news/manufacturing-remains-largest-employer-only-043000152.html to view the full article online.
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AGMA inaugural Motion + Power Technology Conference provides 16 speakers in two tracks Business and Emerging Technology. The conference fee is only $295. We recommend you register early. Speakers for this conference will include two Market Info speakers: Chloe Parkins, Fluid Power Specialist for Oxford Economics will present Economic Outlook and Trends within the Industrial Fluid Power Market; and Casey Selecman, Director – Advisory Services, IHS Markit will present The Evolution of the Automotive Powertrain.
Visit https://motionpowerexpo.com/mpt-conference/ to view the full article online.
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New Atlas Details were scant when Lightyear first revealed plans to build a solar-powered electric car back in 2017, apart from a claimed 800 km range per charge. Last night the company took the wraps off the pre-production prototype, with 725 km (450 mi) of WLTP range, a high price tag and plans to deliver the vehicle in 2021.
Visit https://newatlas.com/lightyear-one-prototype-reveal/60294/ to view the full article online.
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Manufacturing.net More than 200 years ago, German philosopher Immanuel Kant described virtual reality as a reality that exists in our minds and is distinct from the external physical world. Nowadays we use the term differently, but the concept of virtual reality still retains Kant’s idea of a world that isn’t tangible, but that our mind can clearly perceive.
Visit https://www.manufacturing.net/blog/2019/06/virtual-and-augmented-reality-manufacturing to view the full article online.
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Learn how to design and apply bevel gears systems from the initial concept through manufacturing and quality control and on to assembly, installation and maintenance. Engage in a practical hands-on guide to the bevel gear design, manufacture, quality control, assembly, installation rating, lubrication and, most especially, application.
Visit https://www.agma.org/education/advanced-courses/2019-bevel-gear-system-design/ to view the full article online.
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