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The air bearing ATBT from Festo is a new way of transporting flat-panel displays and photovoltaic substrates. The air bearing works with a porous, air-permeable material with a micro porous structure which guarantees an even air flow. The key to the system...
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Festo's version of the delta robot, the EXPT Electric Tripod system, is designed for high-speed-handling of small loads in space. Up to three times quicker than Cartesian systems and requiring less space, it uses Festo's actuator technology instead...
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The CMXR is the core of a complete kinematic system solution: The multi-axis control combines the mechanical system, electrical drive technology and control technology to form a complete motion control product with integrated and standardized interfaces...
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Stan Farnsworth from Novacentrix demos the PulseForge 3100 for the manufacturing of printed electronics. The PulseForge 3100 uses rapid pulses of high-intensity light for high-speed drying, curing, sintering or annealing of high temperature materials...
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The PulseForge family of tools sinter or anneal thin-film materials in only milliseconds, and are able to do so on a wide variety of substrates, including low temperature, flexible materials. The use of PulseForge tools can save time and money, and enable...
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Sam Johnson, Chief Industrial Engineer and one of the driving forces behind Lightning Hybrids, gives us a glimpse into the colorful origins of this Loveland, Colorado company to round out our coverage on Engineering TV. This is a true example of an entrepreneurial...
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Designing for a 5-Axis Router can be a complex process - Ken Netzel, Senior Engineer - Body Design and Fabrication at Lightning Hybrids, describes his work on the LH4 vehicle and the LH3 they are designing for the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE challenge...
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Diversified Machine Systems (DMS) is a builder of precision 3 & 5-axis CNC routers, as well as custom engineered machine tool solutions. Lightning Hybrids uses a 5-Axis CNC Router from DMS to fabricate molds and parts for their LH4 and LH3 vehicles...
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CEO Dan Johnson describes the various plugs and molds they've created for fabricating the carbon fiber bodies on the LH4 and LH3 vehicles. They have partnered with EBS Carbon in Boulder, CO, to create their unique composite car bodies. Lightning Hybrids...
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Jude Hueber reveals the process at Lightning Hybrids for designing and fabricating their LH4 and LH3 vehicles in-house, from the drivetrain and the body panels, to their own custom designed circuitry. Lightning Hybrids is an automotive research and manufacturing...
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Dan Johnson from Lightning Hybrids discusses their original design for the international Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE competition. They have an aggressive plan to win with their unique patent-pending biodiesel-hydraulic hybrid vehicle that...
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Engineering TV continues its in-depth coverage of Lightning Hybrids as Dan Johnson digs deeper into their hydraulic drivetrain design. He also addresses some questions about safety as well as how the weight of the system compares to an electric-hybrid...
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Jude Hueber, Lightning Hybrids Senior Engineer - Powertrain, Controls and Chassis - describes why they chose a parallel hydraulic system in their design. Depending on how the electrical controls are arranged, a parallel system can serve to lessen the...
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Dan Johnson continues his detailing of the hydraulic drivetrain used in the Lightning Hybrids vehicles. The 2010 and 2011 versions of the LH3 and LH4 will showcase a 90 HP Diesel/BioDiesel engine currently rated at 90 MPG in Europe, mated in parallel...
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Dan Johnson, Lightning Hybrids CEO and Co-Founder, walks us through the hydraulic drivetrain used in their LH4 and LH3 models. Their parallel hydraulic hybrid system is similar to many of the electric hybrid vehicles on the market today wherein a conventional...