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Clipped to the Drawing Board by jackson Browne
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INUS Technology, Inc. , the developer of Rapidform 3D scanning software, today announced that it will feature its latest inspection software applications at the 19th Design Engineering & Manufacturing Solutions Expo (DMS) in Tokyo, Japan, June 25 - 27, 2008. At the event, INUS Technology will officially launch Rapidform XOV2/Verifier. The company will also highlight its newly-released SolidWorks add-in, InspectWorks.
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Monday 23 June, 2008 10:19 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Susan Decker
WASHINGTON -- I hate driving . I hate it even more now that I can't afford it.
With gasoline topping $4 a gallon in many places, there's no shortage of advice from the financial experts: Try carpooling, biking or walking. Eat out less. Stop shopping. Carefully choose your brand and type of gasoline because some are more cost-efficient. Or get rid of your car.
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Monday 23 June, 2008 09:25 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by George Tan
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Summertime is high season for convertibles . With spring's first peek preview of the warm weather to come, the demand for motoring’s open-air class again begins to soar. And then it’s off and away, the face in the warm glow of the sun and hair tousled by a soft breeze, yellow rapeseed fields racing by – all brought to a sudden end by an April shower! Blessed are those who need only press a button, as in the case of the current BMW 3 Series convertible, whose steel fold-down top rolls back up and closes in just 22 seconds. To be sure, steel may not sound like a lightweight material, and a hardtop does, of course, weigh more than a soft top. It goes to show, nevertheless, that steel is holding its own as a modern car-making material.
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Monday 23 June, 2008 08:17 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dave Ellery
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and China Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC) signed on Saturday, June 21, 2008 in Jeddah, a strategic cooperation agreement to expand the scope of partnership at Tianjin industrial complex, China, currently under construction.
The agreement signed during the visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is designed to expand the heads of agreement (HOA) signed by the two companies on Jan 31, 2008, whereby SABIC will have 50% of the Tianjin complex joint venture together with a feasibility for adding a new product (polycarbonates) by using raw materials produced at the complex based on SABIC Innovative Plastics technology.
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Monday 23 June, 2008 06:15 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Rose Shah
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Bangalore, IT major Citrix Systems will invest $200 million (Rs 8.5 billion) to expand its research and development (R&D) operations in India, a top company official said Wednesday. “The investment over the next five years in our second R&D facility in Bangalore will enable us to hire another 500 engineers in phases and ramp up our headcount to 750 by 2012,” Citrix chief financial officer David J. Henshall told reporters here.
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Monday 23 June, 2008 05:24 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Bob Smith
“We’ve had to review costs practically on a per-purchase basis to see where we stand,” said Telesca, owner of Northeastern Plastics Inc. , a Scranton manufacturer of flashlights, armrests, pool accessories and ladder materials.
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Monday 23 June, 2008 04:14 AM |
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Environmental and Life Cycle
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Barot Casha
Fuels from agricultural waste and other futuristic feedstocks are often touted as the solution to the current food-vs.-energy dilemma.
But for these "second-generation" biofuels to become a reality, the U.S. cannot abandon controversial "first-generation" biofuels from corn and soybeans, according to several biofuel developers.
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Monday 23 June, 2008 02:12 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ali Hamoud
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The key to affecting the development of tomorrow’s mobility lies in our readiness to challenge what is established and in the ability to present new options. In order to meet these objectives, BMW Group Design taps into the potential of the GINA principle (Geometry and Functions In “N” Adaptions) which promotes innovative thinking by allowing maximum freedom of crea-tivity. GINA produces dramatically different solutions that affect the design and functionality of future cars. The GINA Light Visionary Model is an optical expression of selective, future-oriented concepts which provide an example of the manner and extent of this transformation.
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Monday 23 June, 2008 12:11 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Administrator
Did you know Trivia - Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, a semiconductor packaging and test company, announced that it has provided CSR with the subcontractor assembly services that facilitated the shipment of its first one billion Bluetooth devices.
click this link to read more
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Sunday 22 June, 2008 10:10 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Adam Crighton
In the rush to cut foreign oil dependence, domestic automakers overlooked lithium-ion production
The future of the U.S. auto industry resembles a box of parts for hybrids, plug-in electrics and fuel cells, which promise to slash oil demand and provide jobs for another century. But that box comes with a familiar disclaimer: Batteries not included.
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Sunday 22 June, 2008 08:08 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Administrator
BEIJING - The Ministry of Finance said late Friday it allocated another 3.78 billion yuan (548 million U.S. dollars) in subsidies to help low-income families against the latest fuel price hikes announced a day earlier.
Of the total, 1.85 billion yuan will go to urban low-income families, and the rest will be offered to such families in rural areas, the ministry said.
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Sunday 22 June, 2008 06:07 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Administrator
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Did you know Trivia - A new type of solar energy collector made from inexpensive aluminum tubing and mirror strips can concentrate sunlight by a factor of 1,000 to melt steel or produce steam. click this link to read more
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Sunday 22 June, 2008 04:05 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Pat Sheen
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Words are hard to describe what artist Chris Lutter-Gardella creates by using trash. Residents in the St. Croix Valley are beginning to experience his unique style and his provocative mission statement. “To improve the health of human communities and the Earth by teaching people the process of transforming waste materials into imaginative art.”
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Sunday 22 June, 2008 02:12 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ali Hamoud
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The first new, high-hard steel armor developed in America since the Vietnam conflict was introduced to the defense market today by Allegheny Technologies Incorporated . It offers a modern means of protection – backed by unsurpassed manufacturing capabilities – at a time of critical demand for land, sea and airborne systems.
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Sunday 22 June, 2008 10:11 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by George Tan
European producer of polyethylene bin liners and refuse sacks CeDo has spent £1.5m on a lean programme at its manufacturing facility in Shropshire, the UK.
CeDo said adopting lean techniques has allowed it to become more competitive while still maintaining overall performance and service levels.
The main focus of the programme has been to reduce waiting time and accumulation of product. This has led to the commissioning of bespoke conveying systems and two centralised packing areas within the manufacturing facility.
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Sunday 22 June, 2008 06:09 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by John William
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Diesel cars, alternative powertrains and alternative bio-fuels are not the broad environmental panaceas they are made out to be, Holden Special Vehicles boss Tom Walkinshaw claims.
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Sunday 22 June, 2008 02:07 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Rose Shah
But January’s launch in India of the Tata Nano car , priced at just 100000 rupees (around E1720), has come as a shock to many people.
Everyone appreciates that labour costs are lower in India than in Europe, but material costs are similar. How can a car cost less than we are used to paying for good quality motor scooters here in Europe?
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Saturday 21 June, 2008 10:06 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan
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Procurement, historically an uncelebrated topic among business strategists, is now taking center stage. These days, purchasing departments are playing pivotal roles within global firms in ways old-fashioned purchasing managers could never have imagined.
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Saturday 21 June, 2008 06:05 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Tony Elmasri
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Israel's prowess in high-tech and healthcare goes back more than the State's 60 years, and is powered by many motives.Joseph Morgenstern Israel’s high-technology scene is far from being 60 years old. For nearly 20 years of its existence Israel imported all of its technology needs, mostly from France. Its proudest achievement was drip irrigation. Israel’s exports consisted mainly of citrus fruits. Its universities did not concentrate on sciences and engineering.
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Saturday 21 June, 2008 02:40 PM |
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Environmental and Life Cycle
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Pat Sheen
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LIVINGSTON | Drayton Pruitt, a Livingston attorney, is convinced that one possible answer to the nation's energy crisis lies with a material many people have never given a second thought.
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Saturday 21 June, 2008 12:39 PM |
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