Elon Musk: Whos Better? Engineers or Scientists? Engineering TV 2012-09-24 | Elon Musk on who's better: an engineer or a scientist? And why it's easy to start a company if you are an engineer.* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun and educational STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * *#elonmusk #engineers #scientists
Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Clean Power: How Solid State Will Drive the Technology Forward Engineering TV 2024-10-07 | In the search for carbon free or carbon neutral energy sources to replace fossil fuels, hydrogen is a subject of active development. In rocketry, it’s a very high-performance fuel, and when reacted in moderate temperature combustion processes, the primary exhaust gas, water vapor, is harmless.But the highest quality energy in any system is electric current, and fuel cells promise to deliver direct conversion of gaseous hydrogen to electricity. They have been powering spacecraft for over half a century, and there are currently some commercial applications, but technical challenges still need to be overcome before fuel cells can become a power source for popular consumer applications like motor vehicles or home power. Jim Anderton discusses progress in fuel cell technology with Carl Cottuli, Head of Development Engineering at Bloom Energy.* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * * ENGINEERING.COM TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: For the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * *#hydrogencell #zerocarbon #cleanpower #hydrogenpower #BloomEnergy
Blended wing body airliners may be a reality soon Engineering TV 2024-09-27 | Additive manufacturing technology is the key to success in the Ukraine Russia conflict * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community.engineering.com* * *#flyingwing #aviation #JetZero #alaskaairlines #USAF
3d Printing: Ukraines key advantage? Engineering TV 2024-09-24 | Additive manufacturing technology is the key to success in the Ukraine Russia conflict * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community.engineering.com* * *#additivemanufacturing #3dprinting #drones
Additive manufacturing: Ukraines game changer? Engineering TV 2024-09-24 | 3D printing, or additive manufacturing as it’s known in the industry, have revolutionized warfare, as seen in the current Ukraine Russia conflict. The ability to mass-produce first-person view drones in the thousands has created a new battlefield, where traditional doctrines about armor and logistics have been changed forever. Not only do the drones make attacking armies more vulnerable, additive manufacturing allows production to be extensively decentralized, making it much harder for adversaries to degrade production capability. * * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#drones #ukrainewar #3dprinting
Is the Solid State EV Battery on its Way? Engineering TV 2024-09-18 | Factorial and Mercedes-Benz claim to have a solution that could upend the industry.* * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community.engineering.com* * *#EVbatteries #solidstate #Factorialenergy
Is the Solid-State Battery the Solution for EV Range? Engineering TV 2024-09-18 | Battery technology is long been understood as the limiting factor in electric vehicle adoption worldwide. Electric vehicle batteries need to be lower in cost, offer higher energy density, and be faster to charge than current technology allows, and all major automakers are working to achieve this.A new solid-state lithium-based design from Factorial, backed by Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis, promises to increase electric vehicle range by up to 80%, with lower operating temperatures and increased safety. Test cells have already been produced, and factorial has built a full-scale production facility just outside Boston. Widespread implementation should be ready by the end of the decade. * * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#EV #Factorial #Mercedesbenz
Scaled Composites’ Vanguard may be the 21st Century equivalent to the Cold War F-5 Engineering TV 2024-09-16 | The Scaled Composites Vanguard has taken to the air, and like most designs from Northrop Grumman’s experimental division, it’s different. Small, light in weight and powered by a relatively low power jet engine, the aircraft has the look of a miniature stealth fighter plane, and can carry 2000 pounds of ordnance, including two air to air missiles in an enclosed weapons bay. The airplane is clearly designed to have a low radar cross-section, essential for survival in any contested airspace today. For Northrop Grumman, this may be a replay of the company’s low-cost, lightweight fighter concept, a big hit from the early 1960s: the F-5 Freedom Fighter. * * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#ScaledComposites #NorthrupGrumman #Vanguard
Scaled Composites’ Vanguard may be the 21st Century equivalent to the Cold War F-5 Engineering TV 2024-09-13 | Vanguard could be the 21st century Freedom Fighter: low cost and high-performance * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community.engineering.com* * *#ScaledComposites #NorthrupGrumman #Vanguard
TRAILER: Digital transformation is the starting point for the manufacturing marathon Engineering TV 2024-09-12 | To achieve success in manufacturing today, professionals must synchronize the application of capital, labor and equipment in a sort of industrial ballet, where the competing requirements of time, cost and speed are calculated and recalculated on a real-time basis. To get great outcomes, manufacturing processes must be planned carefully, and to stay successful, manufacturers most aggregate, analyze and act on multiple data sets generated by manufacturing processes and by the products themselves.Knowing what to do with that data, and how to analyze it to generate actionable insight requires tools as complex as the production equipment itself. Simulation to model what if scenarios is now standard, and artificial intelligence is expected to make rapid inroads in manufacturing, and today everyone is talking about the digital twin. But that twin is not the end goal, it’s actually the starting place.Jim Anderton discusses where manufacturers need to go once they leave that starting line with Mike Buchli, 3DEXPERIENCE WORKS manufacturing expert at Dassault Systèmes. Watch the full interview here: engineering.com/digital-transformation-is-the-starting-point-for-the-manufacturing-marathon #digitaltransformation #manufacturing #digitaltwin
AI can be a game changer for manufacturing, if industry can decide on where to implement it Engineering TV 2024-09-11 | New study says lack of direction a key headwind in manufacturing adoption of AI.* * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community.engineering.com* * *#AI #Manufacturing
Manufacturing AI will struggle without focus Engineering TV 2024-09-11 | Artificial intelligence is not only widely anticipated but is expected to dramatically change the manufacturing landscape worldwide, forever. The promise is huge, but to deliver on that promise, manufacturers need to develop coherent strategies for implementation, and more importantly, understand where the use cases exist for AI implementation. New research from AI software provider IFS suggests that American firms are sceptical of artificial intelligence in its current form. * * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#AI #manufacturing #aiadoption
Manufacturing is reshoring in America. But where will the workers come from? Engineering TV 2024-09-06 | President Biden’s Chips Act promises to do something that is widely regarded as essential for US economic and military security in the 21st century: reestablish control of the manufacturing of critical high-end semiconductors.Billions of dollars have been spent to attract major manufacturers such as Intel and TSMC to new build facilities in the United States, and the facilities are expected to employ the latest in production automation.But semiconductor manufacturing is still labor-intensive, and the labor needed to produce integrated circuits in the single digit nanometer scale is highly skilled and specialized. Are there enough workers with the necessary skills to support this production in America?Engineering.com’s Jim Anderton discussed this critical issue with Dr. Parminder Jassal, CEO of skills-to-jobs marketplace Unmudl. * * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * * ENGINEERING.COM TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: For the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * *#manufacturing #chipsact #laborshortage
Are there too many space launch providers? Engineering TV 2024-09-04 | The market for orbital launch services is considerable, but limited. Is the room for all the players? * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community.engineering.com* * *#NASA #SPACEX #Orbitallaunchproviders
Are there too many space launch providers? Engineering TV 2024-09-04 | Orbital launch services are the key to the commercial development of space. Crude flight gets the headlines, but the vast majority of launches carry communications and Earth resources satellites, and of course, military applications. But are there too many players in the market? Space X is in the low-cost launcher, but their major market is internal, with Starlink. And with the upcoming retirement of the ISS, the market for crewed flight is uncertain. The market may bifurcate into:(1) fewer, heavy launch providers; and(2) multiple small sat launchers with fast reaction capability. * * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#Aviation #AI #autopilot
Can AI fix Aviation? Engineering TV 2024-08-30 | Aviation software has become increasingly complex. AI might be the answer. * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community.engineering.com* * *#AI #aviation #pilots
Can AI fix Aviation, and Boeing? Engineering TV 2024-08-30 | As software controlling everything from video games to jet airliners has become too complex to make completely error proof, the move to increasing flight automation continues to carry risk. No one knows this more than Boeing, but the fundamental problem of systems that are too complex for humans to check means that safety may ultimately be handed over to artificial intelligence. First, for checking human generated code, then permitting the code itself, and finally, the piloting of the airplanes themselves.* * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#Aviation #AI #autopilot
Blended wing body: the future of air transportation? Engineering TV 2024-08-28 | For the 100 years or so of air transport, the form factor of airplanes has been essentially consistent: a fuselage, usually cylindrical, with attached wings and tail. While relatively simple to build, with a good strength to weight ratio, aerodynamically, this form factor is not the most efficient. Eliminating the fuselage and building the aircraft as a flying wing has long been recognized as a path to greater efficiency and performance, and since the late 1940s, multiple flying wing designs have been proposed. Very few have made it into hardware, but a form of hybrid concept, called the blended wing body, appears to be a practical way to reduce drag, and consequently fuel burn, and commercial aircraft.* * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#JetZero #BlendedWingBody #aviationindustry
Boeing’s, and NASA’s Dilemma With Starliner Engineering TV 2024-08-27 | NASA and Boeing have a bigger problem than engineering on Starliner: politics.* * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community.engineering.com* * *#nasa #boeing #starliner
Boeing’s, and NASA’s Dilemma With Starliner Engineering TV 2024-08-23 | There is plenty of talk in the mainstream media about the technical issues with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, but the real engineering issue is not rooted in pressure vessels, valves or lines. It’s management. Starliner has launched previously to the international Space Station uncrewed, so the capability for fully autonomous flight exists at Boeing. The current flight was configured for human piloting, so the obvious option for Williams and Wilmore, which is to bring them back with a SpaceX capsule, may become necessary if NASA and Boeing can’t reconfigure Starliner to work around the thruster issues. The zero risk option? Fly the astronauts back by SpaceX, then fly Starliner back empty, fix the issues, and launch it again. If Starliner returns unharmed, the decision will look like an abundance of caution, but all concerned will come out looking good.* * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#NASA #boeingstarliner #internationalspacestation
Hyperscale Defense Manufacturing in a Five Million Square Foot Plant Engineering TV 2024-08-21 | If successful, Anduril’s new facility may become the prototype for a paradigm shift in armaments design, development, manufacturing and procurement. Swarms of low cost, AI driven and fully autonomous drone weapon systems in the air, on the ground and into the sea, may replace the crewed, highly capable but costly armoured vehicles, aircraft and submarines. Part of conflict in Ukraine may have shown us the way wars will be fought in the future. * * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#Anduril #Arsenal1 #Manufacturing
How additive manufacturing is impacting the automotive industry Engineering TV 2024-08-20 | At this year’s industrial additive manufacturing event in Los Angeles, automotive applications were strongly represented by equipment manufacturers, material suppliers and software vendors.There is a definite emphasis on mass customization, with many experts predicting that additive manufacturing will be the key to profitable production of shorter runs of more specialized products, often based on a common automotive platform. Specialty autos that were formally contracted out for completion, such as Roush and Shelby Mustangs, may move in-house as additive manufacturing technology and capability for short runs, without added costs. Watch the extended version on engineering.com TV: engineering.com/how-additive-manufacturing-is-impacting-the-automotive-industry-from-large-players-to-custom-shops* * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#automotiveindustry #additivemanufacturing #3dprinting
Additive manufacturing applications in aerospace explode Engineering TV 2024-08-20 | At RAPID/TCT Los Angeles, additive machine builders, material suppliers, and service vendors gathered to demonstrate the breadth and depth of 3D printing technology. Materials and methods are growing exponentially, and many of them have direct application to the aerospace industry. New materials, including composites, are ready for new roles in fuselage, wing and empennage applications, while durable new alloys decrease weight from the fan to the hot section of gas turbines. But even commodity resins are now in focus, as low cost, disposable drone swarms appear to be the next major step forward in combat aviation.Watch the extended version on engineering.com TV: engineering.com/additive-applications-in-aerospace-explode* * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#aerospace #additivemanufacturing #3dprinting
Boeing addresses quality control allegations, buys back Spirit AeroSystems Engineering TV 2024-07-30 | Boeing has reacquired their former subsidiary, Spirit AeroSystems, in any $8.3 billion debt plus equity deal. Spirit, maker of 737 fuselage assemblies for the 737 Max program, has been implicated in the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout incidents that caused an emergency depressurization at altitude.The repurchase of some 737 manufacturing assets brings the major part of that program’s supply chain back under direct Boeing control, including quality procedures. Spirit AeroSystems also operated foreign plants building components for Boeing’s major competitor, Airbus. In a separate agreement, Airbus will acquire assets building for their programs, effectively re-shoring major Airbus component production to Europe. With the disappearance of spirit, a major Tier 1 supplier to the commercial aircraft industry, the global major air-frame duopoly now has fewer points of engineering commonality.* * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#Boeing #SpiritAerosystems #Airbus
Why the Future of Gas Turbines Lies in 3D Printing Engineering TV 2024-07-17 | Additive manufacturing has been the hottest topic in part making for years, offering unprecedented design flexibility for engineers. Hollow parts, parts with complex internal support structures, and three-dimensional compound curvature that would be impossible to machine are all available with 3D printing, and the aerospace industry is all in with this technology. But what about the tough applications, in propulsion?Donald Godfrey, gas turbine veteran with decades of experience at companies like Rolls-Royce and Honeywell, is Global Director of Business Development for Aviation and Defense with SLM Solutions and Is a global expert who has written a textbook on the subject.Engineering.com’s Jim Anderton spoke with him in Los Angeles at the recent RAPID-TCT conference about the challenges and advantages of using additive technology in gas turbine applications. * * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#aerospace #additivemanufacturing #gasturbine
The Facetmobile: Why Didnt it Ever Take Off? Engineering TV 2024-07-11 | Barnaby Wainfan designed a radically different lifting body light aircraft over 30 years ago, that exhibited superior performance in almost every metric: speed, lifting capacity, interior volume, stall performance and centre of gravity tolerance. It’s also cheap and easy to build. His designs are much talked about at the annual Oshkosh fly in for aviation enthusiasts, yet major aircraft manufacturers seem to be allergic to his innovations. Despite advantages in almost every metric relevant to light aircraft design, the industry appears wedded to conventional wings and fuselage design.* * * *ABOUT END OF THE LINE:*Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.* * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:*Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community. engineering.com* * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#wainfan #lightaircraft #aviation
3D Printing: When Does This Technology Deliver on Its Promise? Engineering TV 2024-07-09 | Very few technologies in manufacturing have ever offered as much as 3D printing. Additive manufacturing is revolutionary in the way that computer numerical controlled machining was 50 years ago, and for some high-value industries, it’s a standard production tool. But it’s been around for over 25 years in usable forms, and in the high-volume mass production consumer goods that we all use, additive manufacturing has yet to emerge as a production process. Jim Anderson spoke with industry leader Glynn Fletcher at the recent RAPID/TCT additive show in the Los Angeles about the challenge and future of additive as a production technology. * * * *ABOUT END OF THE LINE:*Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.* * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:*Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community. engineering.com* * * *STEM GAMES:*Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * * *ENGINEERING.COM TV:*Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * *#additivemanufacturing #industrial3dprinting #manufacturing
TRAILER: The Future of Engineering is in the Cloud: Powering Innovators with Cloud-Based Simulation Engineering TV 2024-07-09 | The future is built largely by engineers and designers with the talent and skill to take an idea and turn it into the products and services that enhance life for all of us. Great ideas come from individuals and from gigantic corporations, but the ability to take insight and turn it into marketable products confers a significant advantage on larger corporations. Scale matters, and the meme of the long hours and high stress world of the startup is based in reality.But does it have to be? What if individuals and small firms had access to the same powerful engineering tools used by multinational corporations, and were freed from the constraints of limited capital and a modest headcount? That’s the promise of cloud connected engineering software, which has implications far beyond simply remote work. Joining engineering.com on this episode of The Engineering Roundtable are four experts to discuss he implications of these power tools:PANELISTS: Robin Persiaux, R&D Design engineer, ACWA RoboticsSusan Coleman, Director of Academic and Startup Programs, AnsysMark Birch, Global Startup Advocate, Amazon Web ServicesJJ Jones, Global Cloud Business Development Manager, AnsysWatch the full interview here: engineering.com/resources/the-future-of-engineering-is-in-the-cloud-powering-innovators-with-cloud-based-simulation#cloudcomputing #simulation #ansys #aws
EV sales growth flattens. Time for hybrids to shine? Engineering TV 2024-06-25 | Sales growth in electric vehicles, led by Tesla and BYD has long suggested the end of gasoline and diesel fuel in the transportation sector. While fuel cells are a viable clean option, lower costs in battery production have made pure electric vehicles the sales leader in green transportation. But can the momentum of early adopters be maintained? Market surveys suggest that EV sales growth is flattening, as MSRP’s and a lack of public charging infrastructure dampen demand. * * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#EVs #hybridcars #automotiveindustry
Tailgates were better in the 1970s Engineering TV 2024-06-21 | Before there were SUVs, there were station wagons, and millions of families loved the fake wood panelling, roof rack, but importantly, a comfortable ride with plenty of hauling capacity.In the age before the SUV, this was a hotly contested market for the Detroit Three. Ford claimed to own this segment, and a major selling feature was their innovative two-way tailgate, which flipped down like a pickup truck, or could open like a car door, courtesy of a very clever hinge and latch arrangement. And how did General Motors respond? With a system so clever and useful, that the gimmick laden tailgates of today’s SUV’s and light trucks don’t even come close.* * * *ABOUT END OF THE LINE:*Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.* * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:*Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community. engineering.com* * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#automotiveengineering #1970scars #tailgate
Touchless scanning for metrology is easier to use than ever Engineering TV 2024-06-19 | There are significant changes in how quality control is conducted, especially in the automotive sector. Traditional touch-probing methods have evolved into the use of handheld scanners, which allow for faster, more accurate and more efficient measurement of complex geometries directly on the shop floor. * * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#metrology #3dscanning #qualitycontrol
Japanese automakers caught in safety certification scandal Engineering TV 2024-06-14 | In a shocking and wide-ranging scandal, Toyota, Mazda, Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha have been implicated in the falsification of crashworthiness data and engine power testing by the Japanese government.* * * engineering.com TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/category/watch/the-engineering-roundtableFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/category/watch/manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/games* * *#automotiveindustry #japan #falsification
When will we get to ride into suborbital space? Engineering TV 2024-06-11 | The dream of every space enthusiast everywhere has been that spaceships would be, Starliners - craft that you could climb into, buckle up, and fly into orbit, a little like the way we use jets and airports. Fuel the vehicle, light the engines and go.This may happen someday, but not anytime soon. * * * *ABOUT END OF THE LINE:*Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.* * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:*Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community. engineering.com* * * *STEM GAMES:*Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * * *ENGINEERING.COM TV:*Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/viewAll?category=roundtablesFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * *#nasa #boeingstarliner #spacetravel
Human spaceflight: Boeing in orbit, Sierra Space moves forward Engineering TV 2024-06-07 | Boeing’s entry into NASA’s commercial crew program for the International Space Station, has suffered multiple technical delays, but has launched with two astronauts. The test flight is critical both for Boeing and for NASA, who need a backup system to guarantee crew access to orbit with two redundant systems. The fourth system besides NASA, Boeing and SpaceX, is the Sierra Space Dream Chaser lifting body vehicle. An uncrewed cargo version is now at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for testing and will be launched by a ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket. Soon, there may be four separate ways to lift humans into orbit from US soil. * * * ENGINEERING.COM TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: For the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * *#NASA #Starliner #SierraSpace
Tesla backs away from the giant “gigacasted” chassis Engineering TV 2024-06-06 | The invention of gigantic diecasting machines has made it possible for Tesla to cast front and rear subframe assemblies as a single unit. But the predicted move to a single large diecast chassis for the upcoming small vehicle project appears to have been abandoned, according to a recent Reuters report. * * * *ABOUT END OF THE LINE:*Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.* * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:*Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community. engineering.com* * * *STEM GAMES:*Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * * *ENGINEERING.COM TV:*Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/viewAll?category=roundtablesFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * *#tesla #gigacasting #chassis
Next Gen cars in NASCAR: Something Gained, Something Lost Engineering TV 2024-05-30 | Technical innovation in NASCAR has been a feature of the sport since its inception in 1949. Finding a competitive edge meant pushing rules to their limits and beyond, making mechanics as much the stars of the sport is drivers. Today’s next-generation NASCAR cup series cars however, are factory built, largely interchangeable and are no longer fabricated by race teams themselves. Similar cars means very close racing, creating a grand spectacle for fans. For many, putting the sport primarily into the hands of the drivers is a step forward, but for fans that love the engineering side of the sport, something has been lost. Great builders like Holman & Moody, Petty Engineering, Banjo Matthews and Cotton Owens will be missed. * * * *ABOUT END OF THE LINE:*Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.* * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:*Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community. engineering.com* * * *STEM GAMES:*Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * * *ENGINEERING.COM TV:*Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/viewAll?category=roundtablesFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * *#nascar #nextgen #automotiveengineering
Volvo’s Autonomous, Production Ready Class 8 Truck Rolls Out Engineering TV 2024-05-28 | Volvo Autonomous Solutions has unveiled Volvo’s first-ever production ready autonomous truck at the recent ACT Expo in Las Vegas. The Volvo VNL Autonomous combines Volvo’s commercial vehicle expertise with autonomous driving technology from Aurora to create a purpose-designed and purpose-built autonomous truck that will be able to operate on line haul routes across the United States. * * * ENGINEERING.COM TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: For the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * *#volvo #autonmousvehicles #truckingindustry
The EV market is in trouble. And it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Engineering TV 2024-05-24 | If you follow the electric vehicle market anywhere in the world today, it’s pretty much bad news these days. That’s especially true in America, where slowing production and layoffs at Tesla, Ford and GM are the inevitable result of dramatically softening sales.The demand for lower-priced vehicles is high, but with current technology, so is the EV MSRP.* * * *ABOUT END OF THE LINE:*Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.* * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:*Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community. engineering.com* * * *STEM GAMES:*Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * * *ENGINEERING.COM TV:*Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/viewAll?category=roundtablesFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * *#ev #automotive
A new, massive V-16 for possibly the world’s most exotic sports car Engineering TV 2024-05-22 | Bugatti, the maker of ultra high-performance cars is making what may be the last hypercar internal combustion engine: a monstrous V16 that is expected to generate over thousand horsepower. The car it will power may challenge the current hypercar speed record, which is over 300 mph. * * * ENGINEERING.COM TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: For the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * *#bugatti #v16engine #hypercar
Robots are about actuators, not AI Engineering TV 2024-05-16 | Everyone wants the universal household robot. According to Jim Anderton, for widespread adoption, they are going to have to have a price point that allows monthly financing or lease payments that are roughly similar to a car, suggesting that manufacturers will need to retail units in the neighbourhood of $ 40,000 to get widescale uptake. If designed properly, the machines could be durable enough to carry a residual value, creating a secondary market for used equipment, to allow monthly payments that could be affordable for the majority of households.To achieve this, the robot makers are going to have to stop thinking like NASA, and rethink things like titanium and carbon fiber. Commodity plastic resins, utility grade aluminum alloys and critically, affordable batteries will be the way forward. * * * *ABOUT END OF THE LINE:*Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.* * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:*Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community. engineering.com* * * *STEM GAMES:*Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * * *ENGINEERING.COM TV:*Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/viewAll?category=roundtablesFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * *#robots #AI #automation
An Aviation First as AI-Powered F-16 Dogfights Human Pilots Engineering TV 2024-05-15 | The creation of a carbon free energy infrastructure by 2050 is a widely sought goal for Western economies, and America is no exception. Achieving both green energy production and grid distribution at scale, however, is a problem almost impossible to resolve in only 25 years with current technology. Argonne National Laboratory has published a report which presents a roadmap toward a clean energy future, driven by artificial intelligence. According to the laboratory, the key will be to harness very large data sets from laboratories, government, and the private sector, to enable AI systems to develop new materials, new technologies and deployment strategies using established techniques such as the digital twin. If regulators will accept artificial intelligence results at face value, timelines for certification of new technologies could be compressed by at least 20%.* * * ENGINEERING.COM TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: For the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * *#f16 #ai #autonomousaviation
Only Three Technologies Matter Now. Here’s Why. Engineering TV 2024-05-10 | The 20th century was defined by engineering. Mass production of consumer goods, atomic energy, and the development of computer data processing built the world we know today.In the 21st century, three technologies will define the future: controlled nuclear fusion, artificial intelligence, and a specific class of robot: humanoid, general purpose, electrically actuated robots that operate without code, and function the way humans do. The impact of these technologies is impossible to predict with certainty, but the latter two innovations, AI and humanoid robotics, will change the nature of work in ways that current makers of industrial SCARA robots can’t imagine. * * * *ABOUT END OF THE LINE:*Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.* * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:*Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community. engineering.com* * * *STEM GAMES:*Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * * *ENGINEERING.COM TV:*Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/viewAll?category=roundtablesFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * *#fusion #AI #robots
How AI Can Solve the Green Energy Challenge Engineering TV 2024-05-07 | The creation of a carbon free energy infrastructure by 2050 is a widely sought goal for Western economies, and America is no exception. Achieving both green energy production and grid distribution at scale, however, is a problem almost impossible to resolve in only 25 years with current technology. Argonne National Laboratory has published a report which presents a roadmap toward a clean energy future, driven by artificial intelligence. According to the laboratory, the key will be to harness very large data sets from laboratories, government, and the private sector, to enable AI systems to develop new materials, new technologies and deployment strategies using established techniques such as the digital twin. If regulators will accept artificial intelligence results at face value, timelines for certification of new technologies could be compressed by at least 20%.* * * ENGINEERING.COM TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: For the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * *#ai #energy #energyinfrastructure
Irans slow moving drones Engineering TV 2024-05-02 | Iran launched a mass drone attack on Israel, with some of the slowest flying offensive aerial vehicles deployed since the Zeppelin raids of World War I. The result was the loss of the majority of the drones, with very little damage inflicted on targets. But the attack served a useful political purpose for Tehran, and it suggests that massed attacks of low cost drones against sophisticated defence systems can be stopped, but ironically, may also be useful politically for the attacking nation, even if the attacks fail. * * * *ABOUT END OF THE LINE:*Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.* * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:*Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community. engineering.com* * * *STEM GAMES:*Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * * *ENGINEERING.COM TV:*Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/viewAll?category=roundtablesFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * *#drones #iran
Nuclear Fusion Moves Closer to Commercial Power Production Engineering TV 2024-05-01 | Longview Fusion Energy Systems Inc., has signed a memorandum of understanding with civil engineering giant Fluor to build a commercial pilot plant for grid electricity generation, using Longview’s solid-state laser driven, inertial confinement technology. * * * ENGINEERING.COM TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: For the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * *#fusion #energy #nuclearfusion
TRAILER: Additive Manufacturing for Mass Production Applications Engineering TV 2024-04-17 | Additive manufacturing, sometimes called 3D printing, isn’t what you think it is. For part making with extreme complexity and impossible to fabricate features like enclosed volumes, it’s unequaled, and surprisingly to many, it’s been around for decades. Why does it feel so new? Mainly because the technology of additive is still evolving, with multiple, radically different operating principles, each with advantages and disadvantages. Whatever the technology, additive is now legitimate mass production tool, and aligning machine capability, heart costing and return on investment is critical.Joining engineering.com on this episode of The Engineering Roundtable are four experts to discuss advanced additive as a production tool as well as the financial considerations when adopting additive for volume production.Watch the full interview here: engineering.com/story/additive-for-mass-production-applications-the-outlook-for-the-future#additivemanufacturing #3dprinting #massproduction
Fuel Agnostic Engines: The Death of Diesel Fuel? Engineering TV 2024-04-12 | Venerable diesel engine builder Cummins has introduced a fuel agnostic heavy truck engine that uses an interesting modular design to create a single internal combustion powerplant capable of operating on diesel fuel, biodiesel, and gaseous fuels such as hydrogen, biogas or natural gas. Nonetheless, the fuel infrastructure will be dominated by kerosene type liquid fuels for the foreseeable future. * * * ENGINEERING.COM TV:Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: For the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * * STEM GAMES:Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * *#dieselengine #cummins #truckingindustry
Ukrainian Airplane Drones Engineering TV 2024-04-11 | Ukrainian improvisation in the war against Russia reaches another level, now using Ukrainian-made light sport aircraft, the Aeroprakt A-22* * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community.engineering.com* * *#ukrainedrone #aeroprakt #ukrainerussiawar
TRAILER: New Tech Makes Additive Pay Engineering TV 2024-04-11 | Additive manufacturing has been described as the best way to make parts that can’t be made in any other way. While it’s true that additive is absolutely unequaled as a part making technology for highly complex shapes with undercuts and enclosed volumes, there are an increasing number of applications where additive is the preferred tech for parts that could be machined or formed. A common factor between additive and all other forms of manufacturing technology however, is the need for profitability. Making great parts is not the same thing as making great parts pay, and new technologies are available that give engineers unprecedented flexibility to make lighter parts, with less material, and do so at lower unit cost. Jeff Blank, president and chief operating officer of Evolve Additive Solutions spoke with engineering.com’s Jim Anderton to discuss the implications of additive as a production technology. Watch the full interview here: engineering.com/story/new-tech-makes-additive-pay#additivemanufacturing #3dprinting #evolveadditivesolutions
TRAILER: Better, Integrated PLM for Industry Engineering TV 2024-04-10 | Dassault ENOVIA CEO Stéphane Declée on how advanced PLM makes product development faster and more profitable.Watch the full interview here: engineering.com/story/better-integrated-plm-for-industry#plm #enovia #dassaultsystèmes
MacGyvering Drones: Ukraine Converts Light Aircraft into Missiles Engineering TV 2024-04-09 | A Ukrainian made production light sport aircraft, the Aeroprakt A-22, appears to have been the platform for a drone attack on a Russian factory in Tataristan, only 800 miles behind the lines and deep inside Russia. While hardly a high-performance platform for drone conversion, these are light sport aircraft has several advantages. The aircraft is cheap and simple, and uses mechanical flight controls that are relatively easy to automate. It uses no special materials and a commercially available engine, and in flight, is indistinguishable to radar from aircraft and helicopters. The attack was highly successful, and it’s likely that more will be seen on the battlefield in the future * * * *ABOUT END OF THE LINE:*Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.* * * *JOIN ENGINEERING.COM:*Easy, free. Join and get access to more stories, videos, white papers, research reports made for the engineering professional. Customize your profile to follow topics you care about and engage with the global engineering community. engineering.com* * * *STEM GAMES:*Play some fun engineering-based STEM games on engineering.com:engineering.com/resources/games* * * *ENGINEERING.COM TV:*Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV: Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/viewAll?category=roundtablesFor the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-futureFor the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future* * *#drones #ukrainerussiawar #aeroprakt
