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INSIGHT : PMWE 2020 The exhaust is bespoke, and the WRX anti-lag system is used. A Garrett Motion turbo with integrated wastegate is used with a specific actuator offering double actuating control. In this application, the installation is longitudinal and semi-stressed, and the timing cover is bespoke for that. The dry sump is also bespoke to suit the installation. Maximum power is 600 bhp at 8500 rpm, with maximum torque of 550 Nm (406 lb-ft) from 4500 rpm to 7500 rpm. Barozier notes that is limited by the transmission. Manchester Metrology has announced that it can offer new CT scanning services thanks to its investment in a Wenzel exaCT M workstation. Paul Bulman commented, “Our team has been fully trained and is excited to add this innovative piece of equipment to our expanding range of services.  “The exaCT M unites high X-ray performance and high scan speeds on a small footprint. It has an integrated evaluation unit in a common desk workstation. With a measuring volume of 250 mm in height and 150 mm in diameter, it can be used for measuring and testing technology for small to medium-sized components. It is particularly suitable for non-destructive testing of plastics, light metals, composites and multi-materials.” BrightLoop Converters is promoting its latest DC-DC product line, which is in three different package sizes for motorsport and hypercar applications. Florent Liffran explained that the SP package is 1.9 kW and is designed primarily for single-seaters including Formula One and Formula E, while the MP is a 4.8 kW unit primarily for touring cars and the LP is rated at 9.6 kW and is primarily for hypercars.  The DC-DC converter’s function is to power all the low-voltage electronics, including pumps, lighting and radio. Earlier this year BrightLoop announced a strategic partnership with GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductor producer GaN Systems to develop both AC-DC and DC-DC converter products for motorsport and aerospace applications using the latter’s 650 V GaN transistors. These are incorporated in the latest DC-DC product line, which is around half the size and weight of the company’s first-generation DC-DC converters developed without GaN. Taking the example of the SP, this accepts isolated input voltages of 440 to 950 V DC, and using CAN it offers multi-output configuration of 10-52 V DC, with a continuous output current of 0-105 A (35 A per channel) and a continuous output power of 1900 W (650 W per channel). This liquid-cooled unit has better than 94% efficiency and weighs just 590 g. Recently BrightLoop was confirmed as the sole supplier of DC-DC converters for the ETCR series for all-electric touring cars. News from Italy’s composite and additive manufacturing specialist CRP Technology was that its American partner, CRP USA, has achieved AS9100 Rev D certification for the manufacture of 3D-printed aerospace products from customers’ component design data. Stewart Davis from CRP USA explained that AS9100 is the international quality management system standard for the aviation, space and defence (ASD) industry, and was created by the International Aerospace Quality Group. “AS9100 Rev D (2016) is the most recent version,” he told us. “It specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organisation wishes to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products that meet ASD customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. This signifies CRP USA’s ongoing commitment to meeting and exceeding increasingly stringent industry requirements for aerospace-related products.” Van Der Lee Turbo Systems has developed the VDL E-turbocharger system for new and existing diesel and gasoline engines. Jaap van der Lee told us its modular design uses an externally mounted e-motor/ generator with integrated power electronics, connected to an existing 58 Pipo Moteurs’ new Duratec-based hillclimb engine in the Osella PA 30 T BrightLoop’s new DC-DC product range t