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Behind every great tool
there's a great idea
ON ELECTRONICS
The tool:
KOMET KomTronic® U-Axis system
Modular mechatronic conversion unit
p The Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi device streams
real time data about a car's location and other
functions over a Verizon Wireless network to a
smartphone app.
The idea:
Expanding the capabilities of standard machine tools.
Why it's great:
• Provides an additional axis, allowing for complete
machining of complex parts on a single standard
machine tool.
• High accuracy for internal and external contours, and
parts which are not rotationally symmetrical.
• Same system can be used on several machines and for
diverse machining operations.
Learn more about this and other great ideas.
Go to www.komet.com/greatideas
or scan this QR code.
www.komet.com
800-656-6381
TOOLS PLUS IDEAS
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Delphi, Verizon: Car Meets Cloud
In yet another car meets cloud device, Verizon
Wireless (verizonwireless.com) and Delphi
Automotive (delphi.com) are now selling the
Vehicle Diagnostics By Delphi tool, that let's owners
keep even closer tabs on their ride.
The $250 device (plus activation fee) lets owners
use their smartphone, tablet or computer to track,
locate and unlock their car. The system works with
vehicles starting in the 1996 model year to today.
It provides alerts when the car exits certain "geofences," or pre-selected boundaries, summarizes
all trips from engine start to stop, connects
smartphones to vehicles via fob commands, and
monitors the car's vital health signs.
The system operates through a Delphi smartphone
app that's currently available for Android 2.2 and
above, Apple iOS 5.0 and later, as well on as a
Delphi website. Data transmitted through the Delphi
connectivity system is encrypted when sent over the
Verizon Wireless network.