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GM kicked off the recent North American International Auto Show in Detroit by, among other things, introducing a new Cadillac. Once the fanfare had died down, observers could hear a distinct creaking as the turntable display supporting the Caddy labored to move its load. This little anecdote...
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Manufacturers have written owner’s manuals, put warning labels on rolling stock, and distributed additional literature that contributes to rolling-stock safety. These documents emphasize the importance of proper lockout/tagout procedures. But, workers don’t...
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A pay raise is the farthest thing from the mind of most workers today. That may be doubly so for engineers. The daily hand-wringing about manufacturing layoffs in the press and on TV has made a lot of people nervous about their prospects for employment. It would...
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For all the rhetoric about the wheels coming off Detroit and the credit market, critics have missed one point: Both situations can be chalked up to too much optimism. That conclusion can be drawn from a body of work that suggests managers typically underplay obvious uncertainties, thinking...
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Leadscrew assemblies or drives are widely used to generate linear motion. And you can get this motion by turning either the screw or the nut. Three primary...
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Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) finds bad designs before parts get made.
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Stylists and engineers are exploring new ways to personalize pickup trucks, the best-selling type of vehicle in the U.S.
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Shrinking full-scale engines to pocket size is no small feat.
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Engineers have managed to shrink the modern jet engine until it is small enough to fit in model planes.
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The fundamental best practices of plastic design still apply for micromolding, just at a smaller scale.
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