Articles from Automotive Design & Production (December 1, 2007)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
Advancing powertrain technology.	Vasilash, Gary S.		790
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.	Kelly, Kevin M.		568
BMW plant transformation.			247
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.	Vasilash, Gary S.	Cover story	1203
Building better--and different--brakes.	Kimberley, William		1335
Calculating noise.			243
Camera-based measuring system.			130
CMM and machine tool styli.			72
Compact coating system.			36
Cyber sweatshops.	Vasilash, Gary S.		456
E is for ergo.	Kelly, Kevin M.		139
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.	Sawyer, Christopher A.		984
Fast, cheap & accurate sensor systems.	Kelly, Kevin M.		296
Ford's friendlier painting.			285
Formula 1 hybrid technology: high-speed flywheel energy recovery systems ready to hit the race track also may be coming to the street.	Sawyer, Christopher A.		643
Handheld 3-D scanner.			70
High-precision EDM.			112
Horse tales: two scenes illustrate how the Mustang story, and Ford's culture, hasn't changed much in the past 43 years.	Sawyer, Christopher A.		655
Hybrid system for testing hybrids.			106
Ideas & answers.	Vasilash, Gary S.		735
Infiniti's EX displays new key technologies.	Kelly, Kevin M.		525
Measuring the COT.			331
Modular conveyor system.			59
Nano tech--big for thermoplastics?	Vasilash, Gary S.		205
New bio-based polyol: green & less odiferous.	Vasilash, Gary S.		207
No hot air.	Vasilash, Gary S.		704
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.	Gould, Lawrence S.		1680
PLM software facilitates managing innovation.	Kelly, Kevin M.		376
Precision bar feeders.			97
Predicting 2008: trying to figure out the future is a tricky thing, but here are some thoughts.	Harbour-Felax, Laurie		1023
Real: commodities are about the pocketbook. Authentic products are about the heart.	Vasilash, Gary S.		824
Reams of power.			225
Safety light curtains.			63
Scary for a SCARA?			146
Second-gen Sequoia: leveraging the Tundra (or vice-versa); 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.	Vasilash, Gary S.		1098
Stainless steel turning inserts.			53
Testing for a comfortable seat.			241
The 40th Tokyo motor show: sometimes you feel like a nut ...	Kelly, Kevin M.		1508
The game changers: sometimes, some people come up with new, better and different ways of doing things. And sometimes, these new ways work.	Anderson, Melissa		851
The innovation situation: studying innovative companies across a number of industries proves there is no silver bullet for success.	Sawyer, Christopher A.		1247
The return of Alfa.			119
The wisdom of [Fake] Steve.	Vasilash, Gary S.		955
Torque Measurement System.			96
Wagons whoa!			157
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.	Vasilash, Gary S.		1668