Automotive Design & Production

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Articles in August, 2001 issue of Automotive Design & Production

• Toys As Models - Agile And Otherwise - excerpt from Response Ability-The Language, Culture, and Structure of the Agile Enterprise in which toys function as business models
  by Rick Dove
• 42 Volts. Right Answer Wrong Question - WIP - new standard suggested for motor vehicle electronics - Brief Article
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Aero Meets Auto - Design - Ford uses aircraft industry techniques to test aerodynamics
• Hook and Loop Convolute - In Gear
• Electrostatic Oil Filter - In Gear
• Better High-Volume Gasketing - WIP - From Kern-Liebers - Brief Article
• GD-Line: the complete series for CNC longitudinal turning - GD Product Line - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• New Bar Feeder System - In Gear - from LNS America, Inc - Brief Article
• Integrated Solutions for Precise Parts Measurement - In Gear
• New Vertical Machining Center - In Gear
• For Robust Products - Marginal - Brief Article
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Nissan: The Next Generation - WIP - within three years, Nissan plans to debut 22 new vehicles, 10 of which will be available in the U.S - Brief Article
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Sprint 42: the fastest way from bar to finished work piece - Sprint Product Line - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Color Machine Vision Sensor - In Gear - Cognex Corp.'s 1000c color vision sensor - Brief Article
• Blistering Cycle Times - In Gear
• High-Speed Machining Center - In Gear
• Aftermarket Inefficiencies - Information Technology Update - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
  by Martin Piszczalski
• Get Smart - WIP - Sanjiv Sidhu discusses business methods - Brief Article
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• DMC U hi-dynx-series: Complete machining in flexible serial production - DMC U Product Line - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Meet CARL - In Gear
• I Can't Believe It's Not Leather! - In Gear
• Lighten Up - WIP - business management - Brief Article
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• GM Multi-Spindle Automatic Turning Machines - GM Product Line - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• What You Should Know About Linux [and Why it Matters] - Manager - Product Information
  by Lawrence S. Gould
• Roll Form Taps - In Gear
• Adjustable Racking Systems - In Gear
• In Praise of Memos - On The Management Side
  by Ted Pollock
• Designing The Factory - WIP - factories described as encumbering production and innovation; CAD software can help overcome this situation - Brief Article
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• TWIN-Series: Complete Machining of Complex Work pieces - TWIN Product Line - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Ball Nose End Mills - In Gear - Valenite Inc - Brief Article
• Serrated Workholding System - In Gear
• Conspiracy Theory: "The power of &. . . Buick: It's all good Chevy: We'll be there" What does this mean? And what sense did it make to declare every nameplate was a brand of its own? - Duddler - discusses General Motors' management - Brief Article
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• A Fast Approach to Coating - On Materials - Research on "cold spray" - Brief Article
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• DMP 60 linear: Linear drives facilitate accelerations with 1.5 g - DMP Product Line - Deckel Maho's machining center - Brief Article
• Lean Even in the Lab: Yes, here is still another piece in what seems to be an endless praise of an automotive supplier that is genuinely serious about being lean in all ways. Hey, we can't help it if this is an exemplary outfit - Engineer - Column - Stati
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• CNC Measuring Machine - In Gear - Brief Article
• Pickin' and Grinnin' - In Gear
• Robot Strategies Diversify - WIP - Brief Article
  by Kermit E. Whitfield
• DMC 50 H: with 15.8 X 15.8 in new in the compact class - DMC H Product Line - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Less is More - Produce - Lear Corp. puts the interiors into GM's Chevy Express IT and GMC Savana SIT in O'Fallon, MO
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Faster Design Analysis - In Gear
• Catalog for Inserts and Cutters - In Gear
• Altimatum - On Cars
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• TWIN 32/42: Uniquely designed work area combined with 1 g acceleration of the axis - TWIN Product Line - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Inside JCI Northwood - Produce - Johnson Controls' facility in Northwood, Ohio
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Brochure for CNC Coordinate Measuring Machine - In Gear
• Laser Cutting System - In Gear
• Avantime: Not Nainstream - Auto Euro - Renault's Aventime coupe-minivan - Brief Article
  by William Kimberley
• DMC 85 V linear: 2 g acceleration and 4,723 ipm rapid traverse - DMC V Product Line - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• The Current State of Quality at Honda and Toyota - Produce
  by Kermit Whitfield
• New Guide to Safeguarding - In Gear
• New Version of Tool Management Software - In Gear