ics sensor information with GPS data, which will make it possible to determine the precise position of a vehicle within its lane. At present, the new sensor exists as a concept study for trialing in prototype vehicles. By 2015, the M2XPro will have been developed to the point that the sensor can be used in the first Car2X systems, which includes Car-to-Car and Car-to-Infrastructure communication. The M2XPro can then also be combined with Continen...

新闻  2011/11/17 更新

TRW developing multi-axis acceleration sensors TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. is developing remote acceleration sensors (RAS) offering improved crash sensing performance by detecting impacts from more than one direction simultaneously. Traditional accelerometers used in crash sensing measure acceleration data in one dimension, either longitudinal acceleration (X axis) for front impact detection or lateral acceleration (Y-axis) for side impact dete...

新闻  2011/10/19 更新

Panasonic to supply lithium-ion battery cells for Tesla Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors finalized a supply agreement for automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells. Panasonic's automotive grade lithium-ion battery cells will be used in Tesla's electric sedan, Model S. The agreement supplies Tesla with Panasonic's lithium-ion battery cells to build more than 80,000 vehicles over the next four years. In 2009, Panasonic and Tesla initially en...

新闻  2011/10/11 更新

Honeywell to form joint venture in China Honeywell International Inc. and Sinochem Group of China announced that they have signed an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture in China. The joint venture, to be located in Taicang, Jiangsu Province, will produce HFC-245fa, a non-ozone-depleting rigid foam blowing agent used in insulation for appliances, construction, transportation and other applications. The venture is expected to begin production i...

新闻  2011/10/10 更新

and a 15 percent increase in capacity for the production of 2-Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate (2-EHA) at its Hahnville, Louisiana, U.S. facility. The business also announced that capacity for the production of Crude Acrylic Acid (CAA) at its Bohlen, Germany facility has increased by 25 percent, which will be used for the production of Butyl Acrylate (BA) and Glacial Acrylic Acid (GAA) at the site. In addition, Performance Monomers has capacity expansion pr...

新闻  2011/10/04 更新

ram for Converted EV" within the "Business related to next-generation automobiles" initiative being organized by the Iwata City New Industrial Generation Council (tentative name) to be established in Iwata City in October. A converted EV powered by the In-wheel Motor System developed by NTN will be used as an official Iwata City vehicle, which was manufactured by Tajima Motor Corporation Co., Ltd., as part of a demonstration test on public roads ...

新闻  2011/09/30 更新

l year. Use of unique epoxy material has achieved heat conductivity as high as 5W/m･K. In comparison with conventional metallic substrates, the new material can substantially reduce temperature of the LED package installed on the substrate. It is ideal for use in the area where the LED package is used, as for automobile headlamps. (From a press release on September 27, 2011)...

新闻  2011/09/27 更新

t 60 million USD in a new nitrile rubber (NBR) plant located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, with an initial production capacity of 30,000 metric tons per year in its first phase. The Nanjing plant will create 100 direct jobs and is expected to begin operations by the beginning of 2014. NBR is used in a wide array of industries such as tire, industrial rubber goods, adhesives and sealants. Grupo KUO's wholly owned subsidiary, INSA (Industria...

新闻  2011/09/22 更新

Kongsberg wins contract for manual gear shifter Kongsberg Automotive ASA (KA) announced that it has won a contract with a European OEM for the supply of a manual gear shifter system. The shifters will be used in a range of vans sold in the European market. The contract has a total value of 16 million euros over 6 years, and production will start in 2013 from KA's facility in Vrable, Slovakia. (From a press release on September 20, 2011)...

新闻  2011/09/20 更新

Kongsberg wins contract for automatic gear shifter Kongsberg Automotive (KA) announced that it has won a contract with a Chinese domestic OEM for the supply of an automatic gear shifter system. The shifters will be used in a range of cars in the Chinese market. The contract has a total value of 16 million euros over 6 years, and production will start in September 2011 from KA's facility in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China. (From a press release on S...

新闻  2011/09/20 更新

d Sensors GmbH. Autoliv is acquiring an exclusive license to ASTYX 77 GHz Digital Beamforming (DBF) Long Range Radar (LRR) technology (hardware and algorithms). This technology will feature Full Speed Adaptive Cruise Control (SPACC) and Emergency Braking (EB). Autoliv's own 24GHz radar is primarily used for Blind Spot Detection (BSD), Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) and Collision Mitigation by Braking (CMbB). (From a press release on September 13...

新闻  2011/09/13 更新

firm based in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.. The sale affects Cummins' Kuss Filtration business in Findlay, Ohio, and the Filtration business at Bloomer, Wisconsin; and Kuss operations in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Shanghai, China. Kuss, the Bloomer plant and the other facilities produce filtration products used in gasoline applications, including in-tank fuel filters. (From a press release on September 8, 2011)...

新闻  2011/09/08 更新

MANN+HUMMEL develops new plastic timing case cover MANN+HUMMEL GmbH developed a new timing case cover in plastic which is cheaper than metal, is lighter and can be designed with a complex shape. This enables the integration of different functional parts into one system, in this case engine bearing, oil filter and oil cooler. This functional integration reduces the amount of material used and therefore lowers weight. (From a press release on Septe...

新闻  2011/09/02 更新

Kongsberg wins contract for gear shifter Kongsberg Automotive ASA (KA) announced that it has received a nomination from a European OEM for the supply of a "shift by wire" gear shifter system. The shifters will be used in a range of environmentally friendly small cars. The contract has a total value of 34 million euros over 7 years, and production will start in the second quarter of 2014 from KA's facility in Vrable, Slovakia. (From a press relea...

新闻  2011/08/26 更新

lastic resin. Sorona(R) EP polymers contain between 20% and 37% renewably sourced material (by weight) derived from plant sugar. Developed in close collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation, Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd. and Howa Plastics Co., Ltd., the parts made from Sorona(R) EP polymers are used on the instrument-panel air-conditioning system outlet. (From a press release on August 24, 2011)...

新闻  2011/08/25 更新

Fengfan to procure capital through issuing unquoted shares Fengfan Co., Ltd. decided at a board meeting held on August 16, 2011 that it will raise capital through issuing unquoted shares. The fund, which will be less than 1.06 billion yuan, will be used for constructing production lines to produce 5 million maintenance-free, sealed lead acid batteries and 4 million AGM (absorbed glass mat) batteries a year. (From an announcement by the compan...

新闻  2011/08/18 更新

ZF to supply shock absorbers for Toyota Lexus IS F ZF Friedrichshafen AG announced that it will supply its MT 45/13 monotube shock absorbers for the Toyota Lexus IS F mid-size sports sedan. ZF shock absorbers will be used at the front and rear axles. As of August 2011, the IS F leaves the assembly line of the Lexus plant in Tahara, Aichi prefecture, Japan with ZF monotube shock absorbers. About 2,500 vehicles are produced there per year. (From a ...

新闻  2011/08/15 更新

Continental develops new fixed-type caliper brake Continental AG has developed a new fixed-type caliper brake for medium-sized passenger cars. Compared with the fist-caliper brakes widely used at present, this new design can save up to 1.5 kg per wheel. The new aluminum monobloc brake caliper is fundamentally much more robust in terms of brake squeal – previously a known problem with fixed calipers. The new fixed-type caliper is primarily desig...

新闻  2011/08/15 更新

Federal-Mogul develops new piston ring coating Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed the new piston ring coating CarboGlide(R), which delivers a direct improvement in fuel economy and CO2 emissions by reducing ring friction by up to 20 percent as compared to nitride or other commonly used coatings. CarboGlide's high wear resistance will withstand an engine's full operational life. The coating was developed at its technical center in Burscheid, ...

新闻  2011/08/08 更新

adiene styrene (MBS) based additives. The expansion is expected to be fully operational during the fourth quarter of 2011. The facility will increase Dow's capacity for MBS-based additives by 10,000 tons per year. Dow Plastics Additives manufactures PARALOID(TM) EXL additives for engineering resins used in consumer durables and transportation applications at the Grangemouth site. (From a press release on August 4, 2011)...

新闻  2011/08/04 更新