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SAE and ISO publish joint automotive cybersecurity standard

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The standard focuses on the fundamentals of cybersecurity including requirements, process and goals in business disciplines including product development, production, operations and maintenance.

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Norwegian shipping industry pursuing battery-powered ships

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Some 120 managers representing the entire maritime cluster gathered at a DNV seminar last week. Additional benefits are related to the reduction in the machinery maintenance cost and in noise and vibrations. In 2015, these will be followed by the world’s largest electric ferry, which will regularly cross Norway’s largest fjord.

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Kandi advances plan for EV rental system pilot in China

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The fully integrated system will allow for monitoring, charging and maintenance of the EVs, parking, an energy supply and an automated mechanism for handling all related transactions. Other features of the system include vehicle locating devices to ensure easy arrivals, departures and safe parking. For example, 0.5

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Volvo Trucks North America optimizes its regional haul models for greater fuel efficiency and payload

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Optimized Volvo VNM 200, VNM 430 mid-roof and VNL 630 models are on display this week in Houston at the National Tank Truck Carriers’ 30th annual Tank Truck Show & Maintenance Seminar. As part of the Optimized Series, Volvo Trucks is also offering a mid-roof design for its VNM 430 and VNL 430 sleepers to provide additional headroom.

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Ford deploying single manufacturing operating system that to support global expansion with improved efficiencies, better capacity utilization

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As Ford brings on new facilities, it is expanding the use of common manufacturing processes and standard systems for tracking material, delivery, maintenance and environmental costs so that new and existing plants are aligned in how they operate. The facilities will increase APA’s capacity to produce 2.9

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The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law

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Equally important, it had to do so continuously for long periods of time, with no costly pauses for repair or maintenance. By chance, months earlier, I had attended a seminar that mentioned blast wavesshock waves produced by a point-source explosion. So the light source had to deliver accurate amounts of energy.

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Video Friday: Swarm Control

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As a result, routine thermal inspections are a major part of predictive maintenance operations, but collecting this valuable information frequently is still a challenge in many facilities. Boston Dynamics ] Robotnik is specialized in the development of industrial robotic applications based in mobile robots and mobile manipulators.

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