Kollmorgen showed off Virginia Tech's Battery-Operated Land Transportation (BOLT) all-electric motorcycle. The bike is powered by Kollmorgen's AKM 74 AC permanent magnet motor and an 80V Gen6 drive. The VT Bolt hits a top speed of more than 100mph using a 7.5kWh battery.
Chuck--This looks like a terrific show. 43,000 + has to exceed their expectations. In just about every place I have worked over the years, packaging has been somewhat of an afterthought. At GE Appliances (Roper Corporation) we did have a packaging engineer but that was only one of his responsibilities. In the appliance industry a good number of the DOA problems have been due to transportation issues and not relegated to product design. Great post and thank you for showing it.
Packaging engineers must be a quiet bunch, bobjengr. In popular culture, there's nary a mention of packaging engineers. You wouldn't know they exist if there were no trade journals. Yet, here we have 43,000 engineers showing up for Pack Expo.
By experimenting with the photovoltaic reaction in solar cells, researchers at MIT have made a breakthrough in energy efficiency that significantly pushes the boundaries of current commercial cells on the market.
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A quick look into the merger of two powerhouse 3D printing OEMs and the new leader in rapid prototyping solutions, Stratasys. The industrial revolution is now led by 3D printing and engineers are given the opportunity to fully maximize their design capabilities, reduce their time-to-market and functionally test prototypes cheaper, faster and easier. Bruce Bradshaw, Director of Marketing in North America, will explore the large product offering and variety of materials that will help CAD designers articulate their product design with actual, physical prototypes. This broadcast will dive deep into technical information including application specific stories from real world customers and their experiences with 3D printing. 3D Printing is
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