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Articles in Dec, 2007 issue of Automotive Design & Production

• Real: commodities are about the pocketbook. Authentic products are about the heart
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Ideas & answers
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• The wisdom of [Fake] Steve
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Second-gen Sequoia: leveraging the Tundra ; It's been a while—since model year 2001—between Sequoias. But with the Tundra out, the vehicle with which it shares lots of technical genetic material is now rolling, too
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Stainless steel turning inserts
• The game changers: sometimes, some people come up with new, better and different ways of doing things. And sometimes, these new ways work
  by Melissa Anderson
• Advancing powertrain technology
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Wagons whoa!
• The innovation situation: studying innovative companies across a number of industries proves there is no silver bullet for success
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Safety light curtains
• Cyber sweatshops
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Calculating noise
• Every one is a Special Project: that's why the company of the same name believes the best concept vehicles are the ones that don't look hand made
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Compact coating system
• Building better—and different—brakes
  by William Kimberley
• Infiniti's EX displays new key technologies
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• New bio-based polyol: green & less odiferous
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Formula 1 hybrid technology: high-speed flywheel energy recovery systems ready to hit the race track also may be coming to the street
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Handheld 3-D scanner
• The 40th Tokyo motor show: sometimes you feel like a nut …
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Hybrid system for testing hybrids
• No hot air
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Torque Measurement System
• Fast, cheap & accurate sensor systems
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Testing for a comfortable seat
• When design meets assembly good things can happen: perhaps if this process didn't have a comparatively well-known name more people would use it, they wouldn't be chasing low labor rates, and products would be better
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Modular conveyor system
• Back in the game: now that Detroit's automakers have a new national contract with the UAW, it's time to get down to business
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Scary for a SCARA?
• Nano tech—big for thermoplastics?
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Not real, but close enough; Virtual reality technology is putting more data on large screens. And it's better data: higher resolution, easier access, different viewpoints, more accurate tracking, and affordable
  by Lawrence S. Gould
• High-precision EDM
• Predicting 2008: trying to figure out the future is a tricky thing, but here are some thoughts
  by Laurie Harbour-Felax
• BMW plant transformation
• Measuring the COT
• Camera-based measuring system
• Horse tales: two scenes illustrate how the Mustang story, and Ford's culture, hasn't changed much in the past 43 years
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• PLM software facilitates managing innovation
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Reams of power
• E is for ergo
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• CMM and machine tool styli
• The return of Alfa
• Ford's friendlier painting
• Building an amazing Audi: the R8; It looks like high-velocity sculpture. It is how Audi has translated its sports car racing expertise into a hand-built vehicle that could be a daily driver. And the build process is out of the ordinary, as well
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Precision bar feeders