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ISO unveils ‘world’s first’ drone safety standards

December 5, 2019 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

The International Organisation for Standardisation has launched what are described as the “world’s first” drone standards.

The regulations are the result of a 12-month period of consultation with drone professionals, academics, businesses and the general public.

The final publication of these new international safety and quality Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems is set to have a massive impact on the future growth of the drone industry throughout the world, and, are the product of several years of cooperation and rigorous interrogation from all sectors of society. [Read more…] about ISO unveils ‘world’s first’ drone safety standards

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: air, drone, drones, global, iso, safety, standards, technology

FedEx to test Wing Aviation drone for Walgreens deliveries

September 27, 2019 by David Edwards

Wing Aviation, an Alphabet company, is collaborating with FedEx and pharmaceuticals retailer Walgreens to launch a first-of-its-kind drone delivery service in Christiansburg, Virginia next month.

The pilot program will demonstrate the many benefits of drone delivery to communities by exploring methods to enhance last-mile delivery service, improve access to health care products, and create a new avenue of growth for local businesses.

Drone delivery in the United States has historically been limited to small-scale demonstrations on designated test sites, or extremely short flights along pre-planned, fixed routes – all within the visual line of sight of the drone operator. [Read more…] about FedEx to test Wing Aviation drone for Walgreens deliveries

Filed Under: Features, Transportation Tagged With: air, aviation, christiansburg, convenience, customers, delivery, drone, fedex, local, pilot, products, program, service, virginia, walgreens, wing

Stäubli charging system installed for electric vehicles at Long Beach port

August 8, 2019 by Anna

Stäubli’s Quick Charging Connector (QCC), a rapid charging system for the automatic charging of electric vehicles, have been incorporated in high powers chargers installed by Tritium at the Port of Long Beach, California, USA.

SSA Marine, which manages the terminal at the Port of Long Beach, is transforming 33 diesel-powered tractors by retrofitting them with all-electric drivetrain systems.

Tritium, an Australian company that designs and manufactures fast-charging solutions for electric vehicles, will install its Veefil High Power Chargers (HPCs), type PK 175kW DC to power SSA Marine’s fleet of terminal tractors.

[Read more…] about Stäubli charging system installed for electric vehicles at Long Beach port

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: air, automatic, beach, california, chargers, charging, connector, electric, electric vehicle charging, emissions, environment, freight, high, installed, long, marine, port, power, project, qcc, ssa, ssa marine, staubli, system, terminal, tractors, tritium, vehicles, zanzeff

ThyssenKrupp to provide 155 lifts and 22 escalators to Beijing airport base

July 29, 2019 by Anna

As the sole lift supplier to China Southern Airlines’ new Beijing airport base, Thyssenkrupp Elevator is to deliver 155 elevators and 22 escalators to Beijing Daxing Airport, which is currently under construction.

China Southern Airlines has moved to the new mega airport in the south of Beijing as part of its ‘two-hub’ strategy, alongside its current Guangzhou base.

The plans for the airport facilities were designed by architect Sir Norman Foster, while the hexagonal main terminal was designed by Zara Hadid Architects. At approximately 7.5 million sq. feet, it will be the largest terminal in the world.

[Read more…] about ThyssenKrupp to provide 155 lifts and 22 escalators to Beijing airport base

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: air, aircraft, airlines, airport, base, beijing, beijing daxing airport, biggest, centre, china, company, daxing, designed, elevator, escalators, guangzhou, largest, lift, main, passengers, scale, southern, terminal, thyssenkrupp, thyssenkrupp elevator, traffic

Flying taxis set to take off

May 22, 2019 by Anna

With traffic jams a common occurrence in the world’s cities, frustrated drivers sometimes find themselves looking to the heavens for a little help from above. A few years from now, the skies could in fact offer a tangible solution.

The Boston Consulting Group predicts that people around the world will take 1 billion flights in air taxis in 2030, once sharing services have also established a presence on fixed routes above the ground.

What is more, most of those air taxis will be capable of operating without a pilot.

[Read more…] about Flying taxis set to take off

Filed Under: News Tagged With: air, bosch, cities, flights, flying, flying taxi, market, sensor, sensors, set, taxis, vehicles, years

Lilium launches air taxi. Flying cars could take to the skies next

May 16, 2019 by Sam Francis

Flying cars have been around a long time, but only as test vehicles, often engineered and built by tinkerers who may have been seen as somewhat eccentric for even dreaming up such a machine.

But in the past couple of years, these “eccentric tinkerers” have been usurped by corporate bigwigs who maybe see a big market for the technology.

In the most recent development, a German company called Lilium has completed a successful test flight with its all-electric flying car.

[Read more…] about Lilium launches air taxi. Flying cars could take to the skies next

Filed Under: Features, Promoted, Transportation Tagged With: air, aircraft, audi, car, cities, flight, flying, jet, lilium, people, prototype, skies, taxi, taxis, test

Boeing 737 crash could lead to planes being fitted with thousands of additional sensors

April 15, 2019 by Sam Francis

On the 10th of March this year, a Boeing 737 plane crashed in Ethiopia, killing all 157 on board. 

Investigators have released their early findings into another accident involving a 737 operated by Indonesia’s Lion Air, in October last year, and they suggest the cause was “an erroneous angle-of-attack sensor”.

An angle-of-attack sensor is usually positioned to the side of the plane’s nose and detects oncoming air flow, to which it adjusts and sends back data to the plane’s computer system.  [Read more…] about Boeing 737 crash could lead to planes being fitted with thousands of additional sensors

Filed Under: Design, Features Tagged With: 737, air, aircraft, angle of attack sensor, angle-of-attack, autopilot, boeing, crash, data, flight, mcas, plane, sensor, sensors, system, will

SPX Flow claims technical breakthrough which saves 30 per cent energy

February 10, 2017 by Mark Allinson

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SPX Flow claims it has made a technological breakthrough with its new refrigerated air dryer which will enable electricity savings of 30 per cent for robotics and automation applications 

SPX Flow has launched a new refrigerated compressed air dryer which it claims can save up to 30 per cent on energy costs. 

The Flex Series lowers air system power costs and improves productivity by matching power consumption to compressed air demand. In a typical manufacturing facility utilizing automation and robotics, up to 30 per cent of electricity can be consumed for generating and treating compressed air.

To reduce total cost of operation and qualify for utility company incentive programs, proper air treatment equipment selection and application is required, says the company.

SPX says this is a breakthrough in compressed air drying technology.  [Read more…] about SPX Flow claims technical breakthrough which saves 30 per cent energy

Filed Under: Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: air, compressed, dryer, energy, flex, flow, heat, material, pcm, refrigerated, series, spx

Gast launches new ‘lubefree’ air motors

January 13, 2017 by Mark Allinson

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Gast, a designer and manufacturer of precision air products and member of IDEX Corporation, has launched new LubeFree options for their AM series air motors that utilize a proprietary vane material that provides versatility, allowing users the options to oil or not oil the motor.

This new LubeFree option has expanded Gast’s range of 2AM, 4AM and 6AM Series air motors and affords operators the flexibility to modify their maintenance schedules or save money by eliminating oil, lubricator components and system maintenance.

Existing 2AM, 4AM and 6AM Series motors – which are used in a vast number of applications including chemical, paint and sanitary mixing, pump drive, material handling, and other industrial and remote applications – can be upgraded and retrofitted using a new LubeFree vane kit.  [Read more…] about Gast launches new ‘lubefree’ air motors

Filed Under: News Tagged With: air, gast, lubefree, maintenance, motor, motors, oil, oil-less, vane

Airships: Ready to fly high again after a century of suspicion

October 17, 2016 by Mark Allinson

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The Hindenburg disaster, in which a massive German airship caught fire while landing in the US, resulting in the deaths of 36 people, occurred in 1937, but even today it’s remembered and thought of as the reason why airships never took to the skies in large numbers. 

The powerful images of the accident left many who viewed them with the impression that airships were dangerous, partly because they were filled with gas lighter than air.

But whereas the Hindenburg was filled with a flammable gas, modern airships are not – they haven’t been for many decades.  [Read more…] about Airships: Ready to fly high again after a century of suspicion

Filed Under: Features, News Tagged With: air, aircraft, airship, airships, cargo, hybrid, lockheed, martin, ship, solar

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