Ford Motor is formulating and testing new foam and plastic components using carbon dioxide as feedstock. Researchers expect to see the new biomaterials in Ford production vehicles within five years. Formulated with up to 50 percent ...
Japanese automotive test systems firm Horiba has acquired the vehicle engineering, research and product testing business of UK-based Mira, extending its portfolio to next generation mobility. The new entity, henceforth known as Horiba ...
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In a little more than two weeks, the first Future of Tire Technology conference and exhibition will be held Oct. 28-30, 2013, at the Omni Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. The three-day event will be hosted by Smithers Rapra Inc. All the sessions ...
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US-based rechargeable batteries manufacturer PowerGenix has obtained approval of the China National Laboratory's Tianjin Automotive Test Center for using its Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries in micro-hybrid vehicles. The approval follows ...
Tags: Nickel-Zinc Batteries, Vehicles
Evana Automation Specialists, subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI), has secured an automotive test and assembly supply contract from the Tier 1 automotive supplier in the US. Under the order, the company will supply a ...
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced its intention to acquire Dynamotive Ltd to expand its service offering in low and medium voltage drives and motors. Coalville, UK–based Dynamotive designs, ...
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ABB announced it is acquiring privately owned Dynamotive Ltd.(Coalville,U.K.)to expand its service offering in low-and medium-voltage drives and motors.Dynamotive designs,commissions and upgrades systems of drives,controls and motors for ...
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The top ten companies in the air and water monitoring market had 2012 revenues of $4.4 billion representing 21 percent of the $21 billion market. This ranking analysis has just been posted to the McIlvaine report, Air & Water Pollution ...
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What's it like coming to work at an office that has a 327-acre automotive test facility pictured just outside your window? We'll, it's pretty cool. We have the largest and most sophisticated independent automobile testing center devoted ...
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