The Engineer
2 March 2001
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BAE Systems slams cost of contract competition
8 Mar 2001
BAE Systems has accused the government of wasting taxpayers' money by forcing companies into a costly competition for defence contracts.
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BMW takes a fresh look at car fuel consumption
8 Mar 2001
With emissions of carbon monoxide and other pollutants from car exhausts drastically reduced, attention is turning to improved fuel economy to cut carbon dioxide levels.
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Core issues to face
8 Mar 2001
As conglomerates sell off 'non-core' assets, managements get the chance to try buy-outs, while small firms can grow through acquisitions.
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Delphi acquires Federal-Mogul's advanced brake technology
8 Mar 2001
Delphi Automotive Systems has acquired a new brake technology from Federal-Mogul Corporation. Advanced Disc System (ADS) is a new concept in foundation brakes featuring decreased mass, lower cost and better fuel economy. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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'Downsizing' Psion to restructure
8 Mar 2001
Psion has warned of declining sales and a 'challenging down-sizing' of the businesses that will include staff cuts of 20%.
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Funding recovery in a region of discontent
8 Mar 2001
Economically and geographically at the heart of industry, the Midlands remains dependent on a thriving manufacturing base.
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Getting the budget right is more critical than ever
8 Mar 2001
It is now down to the economists to mull over whether the (modest) hand-outs announced by the chancellor this week could still risk overheating the economy.
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High-tech hothouse seeks whizzkids
8 Mar 2001
Technology and consulting group Generics has an unusual approach to recruitment, as Managing Director Duncan Hine explained to David Fowler.
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Industry loses out to vote winning
8 Mar 2001
British industry was left with little to shout about after the Budget on Wednesday, with only a handful of measures aimed directly at business.
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Jostling for a prime spot in the IT market
8 Mar 2001
With fortunes to be made from the e-commerce market, technology providers from all sides of the high-tech communications sector are leaping in for a slice of the action.
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No oil windfall tax
8 Mar 2001
As expected, the chancellor rejected calls for a windfall tax on North Sea oil companies, even though Shell and BP's profits totalled over £18bn for 2000.
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Nuclear sector faces experts crisis
8 Mar 2001
Britain's nuclear industry could lack the expertise to maintain its current operations within the next 10 years, the Health and Safety Executive has warned.
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PSA hint adds more French flavour to Covisint
8 Mar 2001
PSA Peugeot-Citroen has hinted it may join fellow French car maker Renault as a partner in Covisint, the automotive industry online marketplace.
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Scepticism greets plans for 'super' union merger
8 Mar 2001
Members of two engineering unions that are planning to merge have accused their leaders of 'chasing members rather than principles' this week.
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ST-LCD expands production capacity of TFT LCD panels
8 Mar 2001
ST Liquid Crystal Display Corporation (ST-LCD) is to spend 75 billion yen to establish a second production line for the manufacture of TFT LCD panels.
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Student apathy could threaten engineering's graduate base
8 Mar 2001
The decline in young people taking engineering degrees has put academic jobs at risk, raising fears of an erosion of the engineering base within the UK's higher education system.
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The 250 million Euro van
6 Mar 2001
Renault-Nissan have decided to invest Eur250 million to produce a new compact van - code-named X83 - in Nissan's Barcelona factory. About 64,000 units per year will be produced in Barcelona, in addition to annual output of 86,000 units from GM Europe's Luton IBC plant (UK).
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Byers announces package of measures for north west science
2 Mar 2001
Stephen Byers, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, today revealed a package of initiatives that are said to provide a boost for science in the North West of England.
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Worldwide semiconductor sales up 13.7%
7 Mar 2001
Worldwide sales of semiconductors came in at $16.87 billion in January 2001, an increase of 13.7% over $14.84 billion a year ago.
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A nuclear slap on the wrist
5 Mar 2001
The US DOE has cited the operator of the Argonne National Laboratory-West Laboratory in Idaho Falls for several nuclear safety violations that took place in 2000.
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Bristol University report vindicated
7 Mar 2001
Work conducted by scientists at Bristol University suggesting a link between overhead power lines and ill health appears to be echoed in a new report commissioned by the UK's National Radiological Protection Board.
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No go for the X-33 or X-34
5 Mar 2001
NASA has disclosed that it will stop funding the X-33 and X-34 programs, essentially putting an end to years of research into the development of reusable launch vehicles.
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Ashvattha does the RF triple
7 Mar 2001
Ashvattha Semiconductor has said it can now integrate multiple complete RF front ends on a single chip.
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Vodafone first to gamble on GPRS
8 Mar 2001
Vodafone will become the first UK mobile operator to launch General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) commercially.
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Technology eases transition to HDTV
6 Mar 2001
Scientists in US have developed a technology that could make the transition from current analog television to high-definition television a lot easier.
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Electric motors take off in autos
7 Mar 2001
Use of electronic control in many automotive systems is driving demand for low power rated electric motors across the European market.
