The Engineer
2 February 2001
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Alliance agrees security moves
8 Feb 2001
The global IT industry claims the release of new security specifications marks an important step towards less vulnerable computing.
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Corus cuts prompt general strike
8 Feb 2001
The first national steel strike for 13 years looks set to follow a decision by unions in Scunthorpe to take industrial action over Corus's plans to cut jobs at the plant.
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Firms welcome new Acas scheme
8 Feb 2001
Alternative to employment tribunals gets the thumbs-up as government announces spring launch
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Government approach does little for clarity
8 Feb 2001
The massive job and capacity cuts planned at Corus highlight two key things — the parlous state of UK manufacturing and the government's weak and inconsistent approach to industry.
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Industry too slow on B2B
8 Feb 2001
Two major studies have highlighted the patchy and hesitant response to e-business from the UK's engineering and industrial sectors.
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Jaguar: the cat that got the cream
8 Feb 2001
Ford-owned Jaguar is defying the gloom hovering over the UK automotive industry by moving forward with the imminent launch of the compact X-type.
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New software signals radar advance
8 Feb 2001
A new computer simulation has allowed scientists to develop an all-in-one radar system for the Royal Navy's frigates, without putting to sea.
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Pressure builds in gas price row
8 Feb 2001
Britain's energy-intensive manufacturers this week kept up pressure on the government to act over soaring industrial gas prices.
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R&D ready for a tax break
8 Feb 2001
Gordon Brown looks set to introduce tax credits to prevent an exodus of R&D operations from the UK.
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Rolls engineers set to strike as talks collapse
8 Feb 2001
Engineers at Rolls-Royce's Coventry plant are set to strike today after talks to avoid industrial action broke down.
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Timing is a big deal
8 Feb 2001
In the first of a 10-week series of management briefings on finance, property and law, Gordon Blair looks at selling a business.
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Unions attack GM over long-term threat to jobs
8 Feb 2001
Unions have condemned General Motors' announcement that Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant would build the next generation Vectra, describing it as 'a smokescreen'.
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US defence expert shoots down laser test project
8 Feb 2001
Controversial US plans for a national missile defence system will not work, according to one the country's leading ballistic technology experts.
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Communicant Semiconductor launches with a little help from some friends
7 Feb 2001
Communicant Semiconductor Technologies was launched today with IHP and Intel as strategic investors. Communicant will be a 'pure-play' integrated circuits foundry serving the wireless, broadband, and high-performance markets.
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A hip replacement
5 Feb 2001
High Wycombe-based Calverline, a specialist in orthopaedic support, has developed a better hip hinge.
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An easy slider
5 Feb 2001
Automation specialist Festo has unleashed a new range of pneumatically driven, small dimension linear axes for handling and assembly functions.
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LED keeps a low profile
5 Feb 2001
Lumex believes it has introduced the world's first surface mountable 7-segment numeric LED display.
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Magnet that edges ahead
5 Feb 2001
Anchor Magnets, the UK subsidiary of Kane Magnetics International, has released Mag-Edge, a magnet that likes to think of itself as a reclining Buddha.
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Making a better mould
5 Feb 2001
A new modelling material enables mouldmakers to build lay-up tools rapidly and at up to 70% less cost than for conventional tooling techniques.
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No compromise
5 Feb 2001
SKF has developed a new kind of high precision cylindrical roller bearing, said to enable high-speed spindles to achieve high rigidity without design compromise.
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Open car surgery pinpoints problems
5 Feb 2001
Engineers from Daimler Chrysler are borrowing from the medical world to develop technology that detects faults in vehicle components.
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Pump up your savings
5 Feb 2001
BOC Edwards has added two new models to its GV Drystar range of dry industrial vacuum pumps. GV260M and GV410M complete a series which the company says offers high capacity, 'fit-and-forget' vacuum pumping with none of the process contamination risks or high maintenance requirements associated with oil-sealed technology.
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Reservoir clogs
5 Feb 2001
Parker UCC has extended its range of hydraulic reservoir products with the introduction of the TriCeptor series of disposable reservoir breathers.
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Rexroth creates a new star
5 Feb 2001
Rexroth Star has launched the Generation 2000 Ball Rail System, said to show high load capacity, longer service life and extended service intervals.
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Small beginnings
5 Feb 2001
Cutler-Hammer has launched what it believes is the industry's smallest fully integrated Intelligent Soft Starter.
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Sun to acquire LSC
5 Feb 2001
Sun Microsystems has signed an agreement to acquire LSC, a provider of file systems and data storage software.
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Three-axis magnetoresistive sensor
5 Feb 2001
Inertial Aerosystems has introduced the HMC 1023, a three-axis magnetoresistive sensor for applications that require orthogonal three-axis sensing.
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Ultra cool tough guy
5 Feb 2001
AESystems has introduced a new grade of Santoprene Thermoplastic Vulcanisate that it claims is the first material designed specifically for use in CVJ boot applications.
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An Anthropomorphic Head Robot
2 Feb 2001
Researchers in the department of mechanical engineering at Japan's Waseda University have been developing anthropomorphic robot heads.
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Banishing the banshee
2 Feb 2001
Few things are more irritating on a wet winter morning than the banshee-like screech of motorists' brakes. Now, there's a silent brake that puts an end to this misery.
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Electronics with power
2 Feb 2001
Power electronics using innovative semiconductor technologies are replacing traditional transmission and distribution systems.
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Feel the force of a fundamental element
2 Feb 2001
Water forced through a small aperture at extremely high pressure can be highly formidable.
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Flying bugs in space
2 Feb 2001
Researchers from NASA and the Georgia Institute of Technology are building an insect-like robot with wings.
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ICI sells Eutech
2 Feb 2001
ICI has agreed to sell its shares in engineering consultancy subsidiary, Eutech Engineering Solutions Ltd, to technology group ABB.
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The times are a'changing
2 Feb 2001
Eliza Rawlings of Baldor UK looks at the past, present and future of the motion control market
