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Schaeffler acquires precision gearbox maker Melior Motion 

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Schaeffler, a billion-dollar German company which supplies bearings and other components to the automotive and aerospace industries, has signed an agreement to acquire all of the shares of Melior Motion.

The acquisition of this supplier of precision gearboxes for robotics and other applications in automation expands the robotics portfolio of the Schaeffler Group’s industrial division.

As automation of simple, repetitive tasks as well as complex mounting and manufacturing processes is progressing rapidly, Schaeffler’s industrial division is expanding its position as a supplier for robotics components and systems. [Read more…] about Schaeffler acquires precision gearbox maker Melior Motion 

Applied Automation Technologies wins software contract with leading aircraft manufacturer

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Applied Automation Technologies has secured what it describes as “a major software contract” with a leading North American aircraft manufacturer.

The agreement involves the integration of AAT’s CAPPSNC software to directly interface with controllers on large CNC machines to provide dimensional metrology data for CMM reports, adaptive work offsets, and adaptive tool offsets for 3-5 axis closed-loop manufacturing.

Ray Karadayi, president and CEO of Applied Automation Technologies, says: “This CAPPSNC software is truly Factory 4.0 smart manufacturing technology because it is using metrology information throughout the manufacturing process for adaptive control.” [Read more…] about Applied Automation Technologies wins software contract with leading aircraft manufacturer

Seurat Technologies raises $21 million to decarbonize manufacturing

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Seurat Technologies, the 3D metal printing leader that is making manufacturing better for people and the planet, today announced it has closed a $21 million Series B extension with investments from new investors Xerox Ventures and SIP Global Partners.

Seurat’s latest funding has participation from previous investors including Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund, True Ventures, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, and Maniv Mobility, bringing total funding for Seurat to $79 million.

Manufacturing is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to 22 percent of emissions in the US, which excludes the impact of shipping parts around the world. [Read more…] about Seurat Technologies raises $21 million to decarbonize manufacturing

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Innoscience launches ‘world’s largest’ dedicated gallium-nitride chip operation

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Innoscience Technology, the company founded to create a global energy ecosystem based on high performance, low-cost Gallium-Nitride-on-Silicon (GaN-on-Si) power solutions, has officially launched its international operations in the USA and Europe.

Headquartered in Suzhou, China, Innoscience is now poised to support customers through the addition of design and sales support facilities in Santa Clara, California, and Leuven, Belgium.

Founded in December 2015, Innoscience is already the largest Integrated Device Manufacture (IDM) that is fully focused on GaN technology. [Read more…] about Innoscience launches ‘world’s largest’ dedicated gallium-nitride chip operation

Abu Dhabi scientists discover new ‘metamaterial shapes’ that promise safer shielding

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It is well known that adding a layer of padding behind a hard surface can shield things inside from shocks and vibrations.

Engineers call this a sandwich core since it consists of multiple layers of different materials sandwiched together.

The sandwich cores are used in helmets, body armour, and to protect vehicles from impacts, blasts, and crashes. [Read more…] about Abu Dhabi scientists discover new ‘metamaterial shapes’ that promise safer shielding

Premio and Intel to strengthen US semiconductor manufacturing resources amid global chip shortage

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Premio, a provider of rugged edge and embedded computing technology, has unveiled its strategic plans to bring “American-made” manufacturing to the forefront. 

With focus on US facilities, capabilities, and talent, Premio is committed, alongside Intel, to easing supply chain issues and strengthening the country’s semiconductor manufacturing resources for long term benefit.

In the latest episode of “Made in America”, a video series covering companies manufacturing and assembling their products in the US, Premio and Intel examine how manufacturers can and should localize production to reduce extended time-to-market and avoid being at the mercy of all types of international disruptions. [Read more…] about Premio and Intel to strengthen US semiconductor manufacturing resources amid global chip shortage

Zero CO2 emissions ‘spaceplane’ parts to be manufactured in Sydney

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Aerospace engineering startup Hypersonix Launch Systems has signed a Master Research Collaboration Agreement (MRCA) with the University of Sydney to research and manufacture the components of a zero emissions, hypersonic spaceplane – a launch vehicle capable of deploying small satellites into low earth orbit (LEO).

Named Delta Velos, the vehicle will be powered by four green hydrogen-fuelled scramjet engines, enabling carbon neutral propulsion.

It will also include the world’s first 3-D printed fixed geometry (no moving parts) scramjet engine in Australia, completed under the Australian Commercialisation grant awarded to Hypersonix in August 2020. [Read more…] about Zero CO2 emissions ‘spaceplane’ parts to be manufactured in Sydney

Banning the sale of fossil-fuel cars benefits the climate when replaced by electric cars

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If a ban were introduced on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a great reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.

That is the finding of new research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, looking at emissions from the entire life cycle – from manufacture of electric cars and batteries, to electricity used for operation.

However, the total effect of a phasing out of fossil-fuelled cars will not be felt until the middle of the century – and how the batteries are manufactured will affect the extent of the benefit. [Read more…] about Banning the sale of fossil-fuel cars benefits the climate when replaced by electric cars

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Using waste heat to power an environmentally sustainable future

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In his most recent published research, appearing in Applied Thermal Engineering, City, University of London’s Dr Martin White explores a novel organic Rankine cycle system, based on a two-phase expansion through numerical simulations of the system.

His paper, Cycle and turbine optimisation for an ORC operating with two-phase expansion, considers the use of modern fluids whose properties could help to mitigate concerns around turbine damage, whilst allowing the benefits of two-phase expansion to be realised.

Waste heat from a range of industries, ranging from iron and steel to food and drink, is currently ejected into the environment. Thus, the recovery of this wasted energy could have a significant role in reducing the environmental footprint of the manufacturing sector and help to ensure future manufacturing practices are sustainable. [Read more…] about Using waste heat to power an environmentally sustainable future

Richard King Mellon Foundation awards Carnegie Mellon $150 million to support science research

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Carnegie Mellon University and the Richard King Mellon Foundation have announced that the two long-time partners will together make a transformational investment in science and technology leadership at the university; in a more vibrant future for the Hazelwood neighborhood; and in Pittsburgh’s ongoing economic renaissance.

The Foundation has approved a $150 million grant to CMU – the largest single grant in the Foundation’s 74-year history. The first $75 million is the lead gift for a new cutting-edge science building on the CMU campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

The second $75 million will seed a new robotics innovation center and an institute focused on advanced materials and manufacturing at Hazelwood Green – a former riverside steel mill site that will attract the jobs and industries of the new economy, while enabling development of a true mixed-use destination that will be a positive and inclusive part of Hazelwood. [Read more…] about Richard King Mellon Foundation awards Carnegie Mellon $150 million to support science research