Manufacturing/Production We live in a society that relies on manufacturing and production. We would not enjoy the lifestyles we do without this magic.
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It was the ultimate corporate nightmare . A high-profile flagship project – a flagship not merely for the company, but a flagship high-technology programme for an entire continent – went embarrassingly, expensively, and very publicly wrong. And it was a simple industrial-isation issue, a production ramp-up problem, and something that should never have happened. |
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Sunday 22 July, 2007 09:50 AM |
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In 1997, a new technology emerged that brought digital sound and video into homes all over the world. It was called DVD, and it revolutionized the movie industry.
The industry is set for yet another revolution with the introduction of Blu-ray Discs (BD) in 2006. With their high storage capacity, Blu-ray discs can hold and play back large quantities of high-definition video and audio, as well as photos, data and other digital content. |
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Thursday 19 July, 2007 12:24 PM |
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As from next year, the South African subsidiary of motor company Toyota is expected to export its locally produced Toyota Corollas from Durban to Europe - a move set to boost the economy of KwaZulu-Natal, BuaNews reports.
The decision was taken following a meeting on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan between the provincial government and Toyota representatives. |
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Thursday 19 July, 2007 12:11 PM |
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Consumers’ appetite for car navigation and Global Position Systems (GPSs) has become voracious, causing worldwide shipments of automotive navigation systems to more than triple from 2006 to 2012, iSuppli Corp predicts.
Since 2001, the automotive navigation market has transformed from being dominated by embedded systems installed in cars to being virtually taken over by Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs), which are handheld devices users can carry with them, as well as use in their vehicles. |
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Wednesday 18 July, 2007 12:12 PM |
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Pro/Toolmaker enables companies to reduce scrap costs, increase product quality, decrease production time, and deliver products to market faster
PTC has released Pro/Toolmaker 8.1. Since its acquisition of NC Graphics in May 2007, PTC has focused on delivering a complete solution for optimised tool making and high-speed, precision machining processes. Pro/Toolmaker is a stand-alone software application that provides multi-CAD support to enable fully associative, reliable NC toolpath programming for Pro/Engineer and other CAD systems. |
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Monday 16 July, 2007 10:34 AM |
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LONDON (AFP) - Low-cost British clothing retailer Asda, owned by US giant Wal-Mart, has launched an investigation into allegations that its production facilities in Bangladesh were abusing the rights of their workers, The Guardian reported on Monday.
The newspaper, which interviewed workers from seven different factories in the country, said that the factories, which also supplied retailers Tesco and Primark, forced workers to work up to 84-hours a week for low wages under difficult conditions.
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Monday 16 July, 2007 10:29 AM |
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DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. will put soybean-based foam cushions in the seats of the 2008 Mustang and may do the same with other models as well, eventually saving thousands of barrels of oil in the manufacturing process, the automaker said Thursday.
Ford is teaming with supplier Lear Corp. to install the seats at a joint Mazda-Ford factory in Flat Rock, Mich., the company said.
Most automakers use petroleum-based foam, with an average of 30 pounds going into each vehicle, Ford said. |
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Sunday 15 July, 2007 01:08 PM |
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NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Nippon Steel Corp is not considering a capital tie-up with the world's largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel president Akio Mimura said Thursday in an interview with The Nikkei in New York.
Asked about the memorandum of understanding that Nippon Steel signed with ArcelorMittal to strengthen their partnership, Mimura was quoted by the Nikkei newspaper as saying a key feature of this agreement is that the firms will work together in some areas but there will be competition in others. |
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Sunday 15 July, 2007 01:03 PM |
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Manufacturers now realize the same principles and tools that improved the plant productivity can be applied to the new-product development process. |
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Monday 9 July, 2007 12:47 PM |
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MUMBAI, India (AP) - Anheuser-Busch, the world's largest brewer, introduced an Indian-brewed Budweiser on Friday as part of the company's plan to tap into the country's booming economy, a top official said.
While India is one of the world's largest markets for spirits, it ranks near the bottom among beer-guzzling nations.
Anheuser-Busch, however, sees great potential in the country.
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Saturday 7 July, 2007 10:25 AM |
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When ASSDA Accredited Fabricator Nepean Engineering was awarded the tender for the manufacture of the stirring mechanisms for 10 thickeners for the Goro Nickel Mine in New Caledonia, they had no idea of the enormity of the venture. But having now completed the two-year undertaking they reflect on what has been their biggest stainless steel project to date.
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Thursday 5 July, 2007 12:48 PM |
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The Brits may feel they have rightfully got their hands back on Aston Martin, the luxury car firm founded in the U.K., made in the U.K. and driven by James Bond, the archetyal if fictional suave Englishma
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Tuesday 13 March, 2007 06:13 PM |
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Nowadays, the world is all about mechanization. No matter where you
turn there is someone trying to figure out how to make something to
something else that way a person no longer has to do it. We as humans
are stuck on having things done for us. No matter what it is, we would
like to have a machine that would take care of it for us. In this day
and age there are already a lot of things that require very little from
us.
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Monday 5 March, 2007 03:59 PM |
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The Dow Jones industrials logged their worst
weekly performance in more than four years as stocks stumbled in the
final session Friday.
The Dow, as it had the day before, poked
tentatively into positive territory before retreating as the yen
furthered its gains and investors failed to shake their unease.
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Sunday 4 March, 2007 05:03 PM |
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Toyota Motor
extended its political and manufacturing muscle in the United States
with the announcement yesterday of a $1.3 billion assembly plant in
Mississippi.
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Wednesday 28 February, 2007 03:17 PM |
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GKN shares hit five-year high on bullish outlookShares in GKN, the car components to aerospace group, surged to a
five-year high yesterday after the group delivered a bullish outlook
for its main markets and said it was accelerating the transfer of
production to low-cost factories in India and China.
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Wednesday 28 February, 2007 03:11 PM |
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Confidence in Europe's largest economy eased this month, with manufacturers a bit less optimistic about the next six months.
Germany's closely watched Ifo Business Climate index eased to 107 in February, from 107.9 last month.
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Sunday 25 February, 2007 02:26 PM |
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