Market trends and business perspectives
by Sam Francis
Electric cars lost their image of being flimsy, slow and perhaps slightly embarrassing a long time ago.
The public’s priorities have changed. A lot of people, especially the younger generations, consider looking after the environment more important than roaring down the freeway in a fantastic muscle car.
The second option sounds good though.
[Read more…] about Top 20 electric vehicle charging station companies
by Anna
For the production of miniaturised electrical systems, such as those used in the automotive industry, solder material must meet extremely high requirements.
In response, Heraeus Electronics has developed its new solder paste Microbond SMT650, which it says guarantees consistently high surface resistance.
The combination of the new F650 flux system with the Innolot metal alloy increases reliability and prevents electrochemical migration even under the most extreme environmental conditions.
[Read more…] about New solder paste enables further miniaturisation in automotive electronicsby Mai Tao
Super Micro Computer, one of the world’s largest server manufacturers, has decided to avoid using components manufactured in China, according to a report on Nikkei.
Nikkei reports that Super Micro has instructed its suppliers to move production out of China.
Super Micro says the move is a consequence of the trade dispute between the US and China, in which security concerns raised by the US have also affected other Chinese companies such as Huawei.
[Read more…] about Super Micro to avoid Chinese components amid US-China trade warby Anna
Bosch is entering the market for mobile fuel cells and paving the way for the breakthrough of this technology in trucks and cars.
A crucial component is the stack. As the core of the fuel cell, is converts hydrogen into electrical energy.
To further improve and manufacture these stacks, Bosch has now formed an alliance with Powercell Sweden AB, the Swedish manufacturer of fuel-cell stacks.
[Read more…] about Bosch to cooperate in large-scale production of fuel cells for trucks and carsARC Specialties says it has solved the challenge of creating repeatable full penetration pipe welds by combining artificial intelligence, advanced sensors, and the UR5 collaborative robot from Universal Robots. (See video below.)
The “unique” Artificial Intelligence Pipe Welding System debuts at ARC Specialties’ booth 705 at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, May 6-9.
The toughest welds to make are full penetration, single sided, V butt, pipe welds.
[Read more…] about ARC Specialties selects Universal Robots for new AI-based pipe-welding systemConnected Signals, a provider of predictive real-time traffic signal information, has launched its Signal Priority System product suite for smart cities.
SPS is a proprietary vehicle-to-infrastructure technology that is a cloud-based, centralized system connecting vehicles to traffic signals, and providing prioritization of buses, pedestrians, emergency vehicles, and others.
Connected Signals says this fresh approach capitalizes on existing traffic management infrastructure and cellular data, rather than requiring dedicated roadside equipment.
[Read more…] about Connected Signals launches cloud-based vehicle-to-infrastructure systemby Anna
On 1 June, Hitachi is to establish a new corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, Hitachi Ventures Fund, and unit, Hitachi Ventures GmbH (HVG), whose responsibility will be to identify and acquire equity interests in fast-growing innovative start-ups globally.
HVG will hire top external talents with experience and capability on CVC activities to invest to and collaborate with start-ups globally.
Stefan Gabriel, former president of 3M New Ventures, is to be CEO of HVG. The unit will start life with $150M.
[Read more…] about Hitachi establishes venture capital fund for start-up partnersRobotics and Automation News was established in May, 2015, and is now one of the most widely-read websites in its category.
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