Center for Automotive Research (CAR) As the coronavirus crisis continues to disrupt the global economy, North American vehicle sales have dropped sharply, and production has come to nearly a complete stop. Given the complexity of automotive manufacturing, the tremendous capital required to restart production, and the industry’s deep global supply chains, resuming vehicle production in North American will be a complex undertaking that is likely to take place in stages.
Visit https://www.cargroup.org/restarting-automotive-manufacturing-after-the-coronavirus-pandemic-3/ to view the full article online.
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Science Additive manufacturing methodologies for high–melting point metallic materials are being used in the advanced aerospace and biomedical sectors to fabricate high-value and geometrically complex parts in moderate production volumes. One barrier to more widespread applications is the gaps in the understanding of the processes that occur during the layer-by-layer buildup by beam heating and melting of powder or wire layers.
Visit https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6491/583 to view the full article online.
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Production Engineering Solutions The company designs and manufacturers a wide range of complex metal components. It has harnessed the design freedoms of 3D metal printing to deliver bespoke, innovative parts for use in oil and gas, water treatment, pharma, food and beverage and aerospace industries.
Visit https://www.pesmedia.com/croft-additive-manufacturing-made-smarter-11052020/ to view the full article online.
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EurekAlert Cohesion, the ability to keep things together, from the scale of nanoparticles to building sites is inherent to these nanofibrils, which can act as mortar to a nearly infinite type of particles as described in the study.
Visit https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/au-mmf051120.php to view the full article online.
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AGMA has moved many of its courses online including Gearbox Field Inspections: Load Distribution, Lubrication, and Conditioning Monitoring. Gears can fail due to various damage patterns. In this study, the combined influence of shaft misalignments and gear lead crown on load distribution and tooth bending stresses is applied to real world circumstances.
Visit https://www.agma.org/education/online/ to view the full article online.
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Edie Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, has announced a new strategic partnership with auto manufacturer Lotus to give electric vehicle (EV) owners more viability to store electricity and reduce household emissions. The two companies are working together on a new model for EV ownership that will extend to domestic use by making EVs capable of storing energy from households.
Visit https://www.edie.net/news/8/Centrica-and-Lotus-partner-up-to-focus-on-electric-vehicle-energy-storage/ to view the full article online.
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