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GE Sign Contract for Blast Furnace Power Generation Project with Wuhan Iron and Steel

Clipped to the Drawing Board by David Singh  

 Jumping Jack Flash - It's a gas,  gas,  gas - and a lot of GE know how --

 GE Energy has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Wuhan Iron and Steel Company, Ltd. of Wuhan, China for GE's first large-size blast furnace gas (BFG)-fired combined-cycle power generation project in China.

Tuesday 2 October, 2007 01:09 PM
 

China, Australia set up light alloy research center

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Administrator  

 

BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese aluminium company and an Australian university signed an agreement here Saturday to set up an international light alloy research center.

 

Tuesday 2 October, 2007 12:58 PM
 

Retreads Perform as well as New Tires

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Tony Elmasri  

 Well I see it - but I would need to get a bit more confirmation before being a convert - too many bad experiences

Re Treads - Old timers in the trucking industry were quick to tell you about the problems they had with “them recaps” back in the seventies and eighties. “Ain’t worth the trouble they cause,” they would say.

 

Monday 1 October, 2007 08:56 AM
 

Tatas, Chinese firms to ally for Kalinga project

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Adam Crighton  

 steel yourselves for this one - sworn industrial enemies - not when business is concerned !!

 Tata Steel is all set to sign up with two China-based companies for the import of technology and equipment for a 1.5 million tonne per annum capacity coke oven plant to be set up at its proposed 6 million tonne, Rs 15,000 crore steel facility at Kalinga Nagar in Orissa. The estimated size of the contract is Rs 500 crore.

Saturday 29 September, 2007 09:14 AM
 

All My Best Ideas are Stolen

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ali Hamoud  

 just get in there first and take their ideas before they can take yours

Physicist and star of educational TV during the 1950s and 1960s, Dan Q. Posin was fond of quoting Isaac Newton: “If I have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of giants.”

Designing control systems may not be on the same level as Newton’s contributions, but “standing on the shoulders of giants”—that is, learning from others’ experience—is always the fastest and most reliable way to solve difficult problems.

 

Saturday 29 September, 2007 01:00 AM
 

Razors edge

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Rose Shah  

 good things comein small packages - especially in this industry

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a razor-like material that is truly on the “cutting edge” of nanotechnology.

 

 

Thursday 27 September, 2007 12:25 PM
 

UAW’s ‘victory’ may really be last gasp

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dillon Smatcher  

 I tried hard to keep this off the news pages - but in the end I was just overwhelmed

While the United Auto Workers tentative deal with General Motors may look like a victory for labor, it really shows that a once-powerful union is gasping for life.

 

 

 

Thursday 27 September, 2007 11:55 AM
 

On Track with Machine Vision

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dillon Smatcher  

 of course you do - so go for it

Want to increase inspection time by factor of 10, raise quality, lower costs, augment worker satisfaction, improve safety, and lower variability - Machine vision


 

Wednesday 26 September, 2007 12:26 PM
 

Need more workers? Try a robot

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan  

 sometimes - I just know the feeling !!!

Two of the best workers at Blue Chip, a manufacturing shop in Columbus, don't take lunch breaks. These model employees draw no salary, work unlimited shifts, and weld at lightning speed.

 

Tuesday 25 September, 2007 11:38 AM
 

Exhibit of previously "lost" auto sketches

Clipped to the Drawing Board by jackson Browne  
Whether from Ford, Chrysler or GM, Detroit's auto designers have always been under strict instructions not to bring design sketches home; luckily for us, not everyone at the companies obeyed.
Sunday 23 September, 2007 01:00 AM
 

Has Google Plans to Lay a Pacific Cable?

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dillon Smatcher  
Google may be the ultimate do-it-yourself company. From the start, Google’s sense of its own engineering superiority, combined with a tightwad sensibility, led it to build its own servers. It writes its own operating systems.
Saturday 22 September, 2007 09:02 AM
 

Hasselbad unveils a 39-megapixel monster of a DSLR

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan  

 you try and choose the right description - whatever words you use they will not do it justice

Premium camera manufacturer Hasselbad has released a real killer onto the market as of today.
The Hasselbad H3D-39II is a DSLR that is obviously meant for the fanatic enthusiasts or professional photographers.

Thursday 20 September, 2007 12:19 PM
 

DuPont plans big Kevlar production expansion

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dillon Smatcher  

when the bullets are flying,  we want this product  

DuPont will invest $500 million to increase production of Kevlar, best known for its use in military body armor, the company said Wednesday.

Thursday 20 September, 2007 12:10 PM
 

World steel production rose 5,3% in August

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Administrator  
World steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) increased by 5,3% last month, with China leading the pack as the largest steel maker.
Wednesday 19 September, 2007 12:46 PM
 

Pick-and-place robot handles nanofibres

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan  
A group of researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and University of Oldenburg (OU) have demonstrated pick-and-place assembly of a working device using a silicon microgripper - described as a 'robotic hand' 10,000 times smaller than a human hand.
Wednesday 19 September, 2007 12:42 PM
 

Time to take a fresh look at rapid manufacturing

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ali Hamoud  

 got to get it out there quicker

Although rapid manufacturing got off to a good start, rapid prototyping soon overtook in terms of breadth of applications. But now there are two trends that are worth a closer look: the more widespread use of rapid manufacturing, and the convergence of rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing. Alistair Rae reports.

 

Wednesday 19 September, 2007 12:28 PM
 

Trade in Manufactured Parts and Components Helps East Asia Cope with Forex Rise

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Adam Crighton  
The growing trade in manufactured parts and components is helping East Asia weather the strengthening of regional currencies while inducing greater economic integration
Wednesday 19 September, 2007 11:47 AM
 

DaVinciAudio Labs releases a $42k Luxury Turntable

Clipped to the Drawing Board by jackson Browne  

 if you've got it - flaunt it 

You can file this next product under the category of “I would probably still not have enough money for this because the resale value of my soul still won’t cover the cost.”

Wednesday 19 September, 2007 11:39 AM
 

New satellite to sharpen Google Earth

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Sean  

 when I need to know - this is where I need to go

Washington, Sept 17: DigitalGlobe , provider of imagery for Google Inc`s interactive mapping program Google Earth, said a new high-resolution satellite will boost the accuracy of its satellite images and flesh out its archive.

Tuesday 18 September, 2007 12:58 PM
 

Cobra Beer to undertake major expansion in India

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Rose Shah  

It can be pretty thirsty work with all of the activity in a hot dry place so a cold beer will go down a treat

Cobra Beer , founded by NRI entrepreneur Lord Karan Bilimoria, is planning a major expansion in India with the acquisition of an existing brewery and building a new one.

 

 

Sunday 16 September, 2007 12:03 PM
 

Time to take a fresh look at rapid manufacturing

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Peter Wu  

Although rapid manufacturing got off to a good start, rapid prototyping soon overtook in terms of breadth of applications. But now there are two trends that are worth a closer look: the more widespread use of rapid manufacturing, and the convergence of rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing . Alistair Rae reports.
Friday 14 September, 2007 12:39 PM
 
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