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Sensors and sensibility

Sensors and sensibility

The companies building tomorrow’s autonomous vehicle sensors are looking to go beyond current radar and camera limitations to identify obstacles and eliminate car crashes, greatly improving the safety of automated driving systems.
Nathan Eddy
September 11, 2020
The most important criterion for autonomous vehicles is safety. To ensure this, a completely safe perception of the surrounding environment must be the first step.
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Autonomous vehicle opportunities and challenges

Autonomous vehicle opportunities and challenges

Recent industry developments are looking to save lives, reduce injuries, and spread mobility equitably, but education—of developers and consumers—is one important element to AV technology development and adoption.
John Challen
September 10, 2020
This year kicked off where 2018 finished when a huge number of developments were announced in autonomous and connected vehicles. The biggest platform for these reveals, demonstrations, and announcements was the CES 2019 Show in Las Vegas, which saw an unprecedented amount of automotive applications being showcased and a glimpse given to a world that is fast becoming a reality.
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Driven by data

Driven by data

The twin technologies of big data and machine technology will have to work together in order to propel autonomous vehicle development forward, and industry players from automakers to chipmakers are gearing up for a long and winding road.
September 10, 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have become vital tools for the production of next-generation automated vehicles, particularly because of the need to recognize and react to the nearly infinite number of scenarios encountered on real-world roads.
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Applying Lean Tactics in the Factory of the Future

Applying Lean Tactics in the Factory of the Future

Thomas Brown Andreas Hassold
September 9, 2020
Today's assembly plants are undergoing a major evolution, as Industry 4.0 technology is rapidly being adopted across many industries.
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Clinching for Electrical Assemblies

Clinching for Electrical Assemblies

The Tox Joining process can be used to make durable, electrically conductive connections in electrical products.
Troy Waldherr
September 4, 2020
Since its introduction to automotive manufacturing in the mid-1980s, the Tox clinching process has captured hundreds of different applications.
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Five Things: Tractor Manufacturing

Five Things: Tractor Manufacturing

John Sprovieri
August 10, 2020
Fifteen years ago, Deere & Co. engineers mostly used 3D printing to make prototypes of plastic parts.
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Motor Manufacturer Opens State-of-the-Art NVH Testing Lab

Motor Manufacturer Opens State-of-the-Art NVH Testing Lab

Mercury Marine builds world-class NVH testing lab at its Wisconsin assembly plant.
Peter G. Lynde
August 5, 2020
One of the best things about fishing is that it’s so peaceful. Alone on the water, you can hear the eerie call of a loon, the distant splash of a breaching bass, or the honking of a passing flock of geese.
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Reading Codes on the Assembly Line

Reading Codes on the Assembly Line

Many assembly operations begin with the scanning of a 1D or 2D bar code.
John Sprovieri
August 4, 2020
any assembly operations begin with the scanning of a 1D or 2D bar code. The code might tell an assembler what parts to install and how to install them.
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Loctite 243 is a medium-strength threadlocker that performs well on 0.25- to 0.75-inch-wide fasteners in high-vibration envi-ronments, such as motors.  Photo courtesy Henkel Corp.

Securing Bolted Joints With Threadlockers

Whether pre-applied or applied on the assembly line, threadlockers keep fasteners tight, and immune to vibration and failure
Jim Camillo
August 4, 2020

Lubricity is more than a just a cool word. It is the slipperiness needed on a fastener to achieve controlled torque during assembly. A wide variety of lubricants are specifically designed for this purpose, ranging from beeswax polish and anti-seize grease, to silicone spray.


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Shining a New Light on Solar Module Assembly

Shining a New Light on Solar Module Assembly

Domestic manufacturing is heating up around the United States.
Austin Weber
Austin Weber
August 3, 2020
After several decades of on-again, off-again growth spurts, solar energy is maturing in the United States.
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