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The winds of change
By Jonathan Newell, Editor
3-5 /// Testing for future transport Millbrook expands its dynamic and climatic
testing facilities at home and abroad to meet future automotive demands
7 /// Linear encoders immune to shock
A new range of linear encoders are isolated from the effects of shock and vibration
8 /// Asteroid bound satellite starts testing The spacecraft destined to explore the Psyche asteroid starts extensive build and test programme
10 /// Wire rope isolators keep ship equipment safe
Shock and vibration isolation on board seafaring vessels gains strength with wire rope isolation
12-13 /// Testing lifts off for UK space industry Key players in UK space environmental testing tell Jonathan Newell how the industry is meeting the challenges of future space technology requirements
14 /// Vibration facility supports race-to-space
Large force dual-shaker vibration test facility opens to support US aviation, defence and space industry as the race for dominance gathers momentum
16 /// Climatic facility drives down travel Hypobaric and climatic testing facility in the UK reduces global travel requirements for real driving emissions testing
17 /// Laser light takes the strain Miniature accelerometer deploys light instead of mechanical strain
19 /// Company guide
A guide to climatic and vibration testing-related suppliers
21-23 /// Vibration and monitoring newsround A selection of new products and applications relating to climatic and vibration testing
28 /// Electric trucks face snow & ice Daimler throws harsh weather at its latest battery electric truck prototypes
32-33 /// Crash test progress leaves industry behind
Automotive testing makes progress in some sectors of the automotive industry as approval bodies stay ahead of the game
36 /// Back Page: cobots spread their influence
The role of collaborative robots is expanding with new applications, smarter cobots and dual-role machinery
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veryone will have noticed that things have been getting a little weird recently and I’m not just talking about the obvious. One of the weirdest (and technologically wonderful) things that has
happened lately is the flight of a drone 128 million miles away on a planet that has an atmosphere 100 times thinner than Earth’s with
37 per cent of our gravity, at a temperature of -63˚C and with a con- trol signal latency of anywhere between five and 20 minutes. Quite simply, it is an achievement that should amaze everyone. I was also amazed in a different way when I saw a report from the IMechE, which recommends a return to sail power in the ship- ping industry to meet climate change targets. According to the re- port, fitting sails to cargo ships and sailing more slowly could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry by up to 40 per cent or possibly more as technologies improve. Of course, reading deeper into the background, the report isn’t
advocating a retrograde step into the days of the Onedin Line, but rather to use advanced technology to enable modern vessels to harness the power of the wind using retrofitted modern sail struc- tures. Slowing down climate change is a massive technology driver and
we can already see the benefits of advancements in science and technology in this area. Roll back the clock by a few decades and the vision of a future with car battery chargers in the local super- market car park or large offshore wind farms would have been as weird as it is now commonplace. It is the avant-garde approach to technological change that will yield the benefits in big enough chunks to have an impact on global warming. Putting sails on container vessels may at first sound a ridiculous idea but could provide the innovative spark needed to make it happen. Everyone has seen the effects of global change on the daily lives
of every individual during the pandemic and climate change is the next big thing on the agenda to grapple with. And it is going to need similar big thinking and international cooperation to make the changes needed early enough rather than waiting until the ship has sailed. C&VT
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