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T/CCI Opens New Advanced Testing Center

The new testing facility provides more efficient and versatile capabilities compared to wind tunnels and other testing solutions.

Siemens Partners with EOS North America to Improve 3D Printing

Siemens Digital Industries Software (formerly Siemens PLM Software)

Combining Siemens’ AM software with EOS machines will aid industrializing additive manufacturing for larger-scale production.

The integration of NX AM software with EOS’ job and process management software EOSPRINT 2 enables users to generate EOS build files directly in NX, defining material, exposure sets, and beam offset values, among other variables.

Volvo Says Semiconductor Shortage Impacting Truck Production

Volvo Group Global

Volvo will implement stop days across its global truck manufacturing operations, and anticipates impacts to other business areas as well.

Global semiconductor chip shortages are impacting Volvo's truck production.

Equipment Manufacturers Support New Effort to Reform Section 232 Tariffs

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

"Preventing the misuse of Section 232 tariffs as a blunt negotiating tactic is crucial to both our national and economic security," says AEM President Dennis Slater.

Tariffs on steel and aluminum have increased material costs for many heavy equipment manufacturers.

Metalformers More Optimistic but Concerns Continue Over Lead Times

Precision Metalforming Association (PMA)

Sixty percent of respondents to PMA's March Business Conditions Report said lead times for materials have increased compared to the previous 3 months.

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Freudenberg Expands Material Testing for Batteries

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies - NOK

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies now offers performance and compatibility evaluations of the rubber, elastomers and thermoplastics used in lithium-ion batteries.

Freudenberg's new Isolation and Containment Chamber allows the company to safely conduct exposure testing on materials that come in contact with aggressive lithium electrolytic solutions.

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Design & Engineering Insights: CM Labs Human-in-the-Loop Simulations Aid Design of Operator Controls

CM Labs Simulations Inc.

OEMs can use this simulation technology to test operator interface designs and get immediate feedback to make any necessary improvements.

Cm Labs

Siemens Digital Industries Software Simcenter STAR-CCM+

Siemens Digital Industries Software (formerly Siemens PLM Software)

Siemens' Simcenter STAR-CCM+ CFD software can now better model the complexity of today’s products through electromagnetic simulations.

Siemens Simcenter Star Ccm+

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JCB Modifies Excavators to Support Landmine Clearance

JCB has modified four machines and developed a new armored tracked excavator to help clear minefields in Afghanistan.

A JCB 457ZX wheeled loading shovel has been modified to aid with the clearing of minefields.

New FEV Test Facility Provides Environmental Testing of Electric Powertrain Components

FEV North America Inc.

FEV's new eDLP features 15 stations which cover all common environmental tests, and offers virtual presentations of test findings.

At FEV's eDLP, 15 stations in approximately 27,000 sq-ft. cover all common environmental tests for high-voltage batteries, electronic and other vehicle components.

EU and U.S. Temporarily Suspend Tariffs

U.S. President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to a 4-month suspension on tariffs that have been placed on various goods exported to the two regions.

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Automated Systems

Volvo Autonomous Solutions Partners with Foretellix to Test and Validate Autonomous Vehicles

Volvo Group Global

The companies aim to create a solution capable of large scale simulations and big data analysis which will help reduce autonomous vehicle development costs and time to market.

Volvo Autonomous Solutions

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