Category: Industry Focus Areas

December 4, 2023

Full production has begun on the six Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites at Airbus’ site in Friedrichshafen, Germany, with the arrival of the first satellite Flight Model structure from Beyond Gravity in Zurich. After initial preparation the panels will be […]

November 30, 2023

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced at European Rotors 2023, the delivery of its third Bell 429 to Swiss-based helicopter rescue company, Air Zermatt. “Air Zermatt’s acquisition of a third Bell 429 not only highlights their devotion to […]

November 30, 2023

NASA conducted the third RS-25 engine hot fire in a critical 12-test certification series Nov. 29, demonstrating a key capability necessary for flight of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket during Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond. NASA is […]

November 29, 2023

Output at Mack Trucks’ production facilities reached full capacity in recent days after employees returned to work following six weeks of industrial action, a spokeswoman for the Volvo Group subsidiary confirmed. The truck maker’s facilities started to ramp up Nov. […]

November 28, 2023

A $30 million workforce training center focused on electric vehicle technology will be built in Decatur, Ala. Gov. Kay Ivey made the announcement the morning of Nov. 27. The facility will be located on the campus of the Alabama Robotics […]

November 28, 2023

To what extent does the digitalization of industrial and manufacturing processes (Industry 4.0) improve energy efficiency and thus reduce energy intensity? A team from the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) analyzed developments across 10 industrial manufacturing sectors in China between […]

November 28, 2023

In 2019, Tesla was in the happy position of being a high-volume, premium-priced leader in the global electric vehicle (EV) market. Deliveries of 367,500 cars represented 50% growth over 2018. That included 92,550 of the mid-sized Model 3 cars and […]

November 27, 2023

Ahead of the delayed OPEC+ meeting on Nov. 30, there are indications oil supply is running ahead of demand, highlighting the thorny challenge facing the cartel as it prepares to set output policy for 2024. With futures well down from […]

November 27, 2023

Oshkosh Defense announced today that the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) awarded a production contract for the Medium Equipment Trailer (MET). Oshkosh will partner with Broshuis, B.V to execute the $342 million contract. The five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite […]

November 21, 2023

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling will deploy 20 Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors, said Daimler Truck North America, the truck manufacturer’s parent company. The delivery trucks will be based at the West Coast and Midwest bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola brands’ Downey, […]

November 21, 2023

A prototype of a battery-electric Class 8 truck with an expected range of 500 miles is set to begin its first pilot tests in Florida in the first quarter of 2024, according to vehicle developer Terraline Inc. Fremont, Calif.-based Terraline […]

November 21, 2023

At an upmarket restaurant in the hotpot-loving Chinese city of Chengdu, diners plunge sliced meat and vegetables into cauldrons of spicy, oily broth, largely unaware that their leftovers are set to take on a second life as jet fuel. With […]

November 17, 2023

Section 506J of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires manufacturers of certain devices to tell the FDA in advance if they are permanently ending production of the product or face an interruption that is likely to meaningfully impact […]

November 15, 2023

ExxonMobil recently selected southwest Arkansas for its first phase of North American lithium production—a move the company said demonstrates its “leadership in energy transition.” “Lithium is essential to the energy transition, and ExxonMobil has a leading role to play in […]

November 14, 2023

President Biden is slated to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in San Francisco on Wednesday during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. There is a lot for the two to discuss, from Taiwan to to fentanyl to artificial […]

November 13, 2023

At the gathering, the idea for competition was announced – open to “innovative companies based in Europe” – for a space cargo service. It will see a European commercial provider both deliver supplies to the International Space Station by 2028 […]

November 10, 2023

Acutus developed mapping technology to try to reduce the rate of atrial fibrillation recurrence after patients undergo ablation. The company pitched its non-contact approach to mapping as a better fit for atrial fibrillation and other complex or unstable arrhythmias, but […]

November 9, 2023

Hyliion Holdings Corp. plans to exit the Class 8 electric powertrain business, the company said in a statement Nov. 8, less than a month after beginning a strategic review of its options for the unit. Instead, the Austin, Texas-based original […]

November 8, 2023

The battery cell supply chain is primarily led by Asian players: China accounting for 57%, with South Korea at 25% and Japan at 7% following. In the coming years, there will be a growing need to recycle tons of end-of-life […]

November 7, 2023

Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have completed a major portion of a weld confidence article for the advanced upper stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The hardware was rotated to a horizontal position and […]