Automotive Design & Production

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Articles in Sept 2007 issue of Automotive Design & Production

• Mazda2: light and "speedy"
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Flexible, capable, production machining: if you're looking at running medium to high-volumes of powertrain components and don't want to be stuck with an expensive monument when part requirements change, you might consider this new approach to flexible sys
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Magnetic pulse welding: ready for prime time?
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Robotic welding system
• Get the drift? Small cars go rear-drive
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Five-axis machining center
• Errata
• Facing reality: he may not be a "car guy." Which may be an illuminating thing
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• '08 Honda Accord: continuous improvement in action; They've come a long way in eight generations. A remarkably long way. And while they're touting safety and fuel efficiency, style and comfort, Honda designers and engineers haven't forgotten one factor: f
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• The Nardelli factor: the ink on the divorce papers was barely dry when Cerberus Capital Management installed a new CEO at Chrysler
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Interplanetary chassis technology: the vehicles currently driving across the surface of Mars couldn't accomplish their mission without the chassis that holds them together
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• PT Cruiser rolls on. And on
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Along came a Spyder: Canada's Bombardier Recreational Products questioned what a power sport product for the road might look like. This was the answer
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Better broaching through processing
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Engineering a serious chassis: when you're developing a chassis for a vehicle that weighs 63,300 lb. and that not only has to travel on land and water, but must deal with people shooting at it, you do it very, very seriously
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Mercedes tweaks SUV range
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Chrysler's '08 minivans: raising the bar; Are minivans going away? Not according to the sales numbers. And the rise of "crossovers" notwithstanding, Chrysler is bullish on the future of the vehicle architecture, and has improved on its vehicles
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• New Mag process for cost-effective components
• Designing things right: here are three new CAD tools. One focuses on part assemblies. Another focuses on displaying CAD models. The last focuses on making CAD available everywhere for everybody
  by Lawrence S. Gould