SOUTHFIELD, MI—Denso Corp. and Honeywell International Inc. have formed a new alliance that is developing electric propulsion units to meet new aerospace needs.
TAUNTON, MA—NASA’s “Ingenuity” autonomous helicopter that is flying above the surface of Mars is powered by six micromotors produced by Maxon Precision Motors Inc.
BEDFORD, England—A new seven-member consortium has been formed to create a next-generation, all-electric propulsion module to enhance aircraft performance.
AUBURN HILLS, MI—Stellantis is collaborating with Archer, a startup air taxi company that is developing an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Manufacturers increasingly rely on mobile and stationary technologies to obtain worker- and machine- performance data that optimizes plant productivity
With wearable devices increasingly being used on the assembly line, it's definitely time to update the old expression that 'What you wear says a lot about you.' A more appropriate thing for manufacturers to now say about their assembly line workers is, 'What you wear tells us a lot about your productivity.'
During the first five decades of commercial aviation, aircraft design changed dramatically. However, that hasn’t been the case over the last 50 years. Despite major developments in materials, the basic shape of commercial aircraft has remained relatively the same since the 1960s.
Whenever anyone mentions hybrid-electric vehicles today, most people automatically think of cars, buses and trucks. But, up in the sky, the technology is also getting a lot of attention from aerospace engineers. That’s because electric systems are greener, lighter, quieter and more energy-efficient than traditional alternatives.