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NOTABLE One of the consequences of downsized, turbocharged engines is that there is a whole lot of heat being generated in the engine bay. So materials being used to produce components for under-the-hood applications need to exhibit both flame retardance and thermal stability. Teknor Apex ( teknorapex.com ) has developed two new glass-filled nylon compounds for applications injection molded engine covers, Chemlon 904-13 GVNH and 204-13. According to the company a difference between these materials and others is that in order to achieve the same level of flame retardance, the conventional halogenated compounds through the use of high levels of flame retardant and synergistic filler materials. These materials make it more difficult to process and tend to yield poor surfaces. (If you look at the engine cover of a new vehicle, the quality of the surface finish is paramount.) The new compounds are said to be 15 percent less dense than the con- ventional materials, yield a smooth surface and can be processed for parts with long flow paths or thin walls. ON to MARS As cameras are becoming increasingly important to provide vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), developing systems switching up lenses, images sensors, image signal processors and communications equip- ment have become the norm. So to facilitate this, ON Semiconductor ( onsemi.com ) has developed what it calls "MARS"—Modular Automotive Reference System—for system and software developers. Explains Ross Jatou, general manager and vice president of Automotive Solutions Div. of Image Sensor Group at ON Semiconductor, "As image sensing proliferates in automotive appli- cations, MARS will provide system and software developers tasked with turning concepts into reliable working applications with a valuable platform to simplify and speed proof of concept and development, and offer the scalability to get ideas from the lab to on-vehicle testing in real-world conditions. The flexibility of MARS accelerates the component selection process by making the constituent sensors and co-proces- sors totally interchangeable. The platform avoids the need to construct a multitude of custom boards to house different sensors for evaluation reducing engineering effort and shortening project times." MARS supports several commonly used communication standards (e.g., GMSL, FPD-Link, LVDS, MIPI, Ethernet), which enables direct inter- facing with existing vehicle electronic control units (ECUs). Polyamides Good in the Heat muratec-usa.com/MW120 866.680.1203 A REDESIGNED CUSTOMER FAVORITE • Newly designed single or twin independent gantry robots reduce load/unload time • Great for tight tolerance requirements or hard turning applications • Up to 1.5x tool life improvement over our standard model • X-Axis box guideway for ultimate rigidity • Two-piece turret coupling for improved accuracy THE MW120GEX OFFERS HIGHER ACCURACY AND RIGIDITY PERFORMANCE THAN THE STANDARD TWIN SPINDLE TURNING CENTER AND, THANKS TO ITS NEW COMPOSITE GANTRY, A FASTER PROCESSING SPEED. This upgraded spindle and turret design provides a high-surface finish that can eliminate grinding for even the most precise work pieces. It's the machine you know, but with higher precision, higher accuracy and higher productivity. TO IMPACT YOUR BOTTOM LINE OPTIMIZE YOUR PROCESSING TIME. 18 GEAR