Articles from Automotive Design & Production (September 1, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
About APQP: while it is exceedingly acronymic in nature, let's not lose sight of the purpose: customer-as in end-customer--satisfaction. Otherwise, you can have all the boxes checked and end up with a ...			695
An LED way to cut weight and energy.			114
Five-axis for speed & accuracy.		Brief article	152
Flexibility Now.	Harbour-Felax, Laurie A.	Viewpoint essay	777
Ford's better idea: improving the IC engine.			643
GM 2.0: will the reboot make it viable?	Vasilash, Gary S.		823
Here are some new tools and machines that you should be aware of.			115
Large parts & hardmilling.			144
Machining strategy.			142
Performance & accuracy.			169
PLM & the importance of process: sure, PLM is tech. But if you're looking for a competitive edge, it is in process. And the software vendors may have the process capability you can use to your advantage.	Vasilash, Gary S.		1499
Power(ful) savings.			88
Quality faster and finer: regardless of what you need to inspect, there is a non-contact system that can probably handle it. Here's some new tech.	Anderson, Scott		689
Racing to a stop: in 1902, ransom olds set out to develop a new technology that would make automotive transportation safer--brakes.	Kelly, Kevin M.		784
Small part multitasking.			155
Smart is the new big: now that the pieces from bankruptcy are being cobbled together, we have to wonder what the final picture will look like.	Kelly, Kevin M.		729
The current state of commercial relationships: a look back at better days and some thoughts about what we may find in the future.	Anderson, Melissa	Survey	936
The Lexus Hs 250h: the relentless pursuit of hybrids.	Vasilash, Gary S.		1525
Turning innovations.			108
What you need to know about hot forming.			349
Why going lean in material handling matters: money tight? Think "lean" when it comes to your operations, including material handling.	Vasilash, Gary S.		752
Yes, the LEDs will illuminate the car ... eventually: LEDs are the future, and not a far-flung, hydrogen fuel cell car always-just-out-of-reach kind of future. But before cars can be customized with LEDs, the industry will need to standardize.	Anderson, Scott		1809