Automotive Design & Production

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Articles in Feb 2008 issue of Automotive Design & Production

• Challenges for industry decision makers
  by Laurie Harbour-Felax
• Field guide: Microsoft Corp.; Microsoft has a tremendous range of technology solutions that may be useful to you—and that you may not know about. Here's a look at what you need to know
  by Lawrence S. Gould
• Swedish exotica: it's nice to see that Volvo's future product plans are about to catch up with where my dreams were eight years ago
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Michael Simcoe: from prams to Pontiacs; Designing automobiles wasn't at the top of the consideration list for Michael Simcoe, but his influence will be felt for years to come
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Ford quality: not an overnight sensation; while the quality awards that Ford has been racking up of late seem as though there's a sudden comeback in quality, this is something that the company has been working on—relentlessly, consistently—for m
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• GM: going electric
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• The Lexus LX 570: a larger lap of luxury
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Toolholding system
• Teaching Tata
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Say you want an Evolution: few cars have the cult-like following of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. One interesting aspect of the vehicle is that it is not only a tuner's dream, but a tech tour de force
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Accuracy matters: the cost of miscalculating on a program can be expensive for suppliers—devastatingly expensive
  by Phil Biggs
• Reading, writing, Drucker
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• De ja vue: 2009 Nissan Murano; Less overtly sporty and more upscale, the Murano is new from the ground up, yet very familiar
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Benchtop Spin Welder
• What a difference a few years make: it wasn't all that long ago that $1.50/gallon was seemingly expensive
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Nanotechnology is all wet
• The Corolla matters to Toyota: sure, it is a subcompact. But it is one of the best-selling cars on the planet. So it matters much to Toyota Motor Corp. And as Bob Carter, Toyota Motor sales Toyota div. head puts it, "small cars are the seeds of bran
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Leak test instruments
• The environment heats up in Europe: the European commission recently announced some proposals that could soon ultimately lead to the demise of anything larger than the four-cylinder engine in Europe
  by William Kimberley
• GM improves plant upgrade efficiency using 3D laser technology
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• The Zeiss METROTOM
• CES 2008 by design
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Waterjet Machining Center
• Continental develops reconfigurable multimedia platform
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Laser cutting system
• Scratching the surface
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Nano blinds for car windows: it has taken 40 years to develop, but infinitely dimmable nano-technology film is finally ready to be used in automotive glazing
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Cutting tools