The Engineer
26 October 2001
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A flexible approach can work in bad times, too
1 Nov 2001
As the economy slows down, a number of businesses are viewing flexible working as a sensible managerial response to harder times.
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Any old iron?
1 Nov 2001
Andy Bates, European Business Manager at Rockwell Automation suggests that UK manufacturers find it difficult to differentiate between scrap metal and spare parts.
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Ford's big vision for small cars...
1 Nov 2001
Ford hopes that its pepped-up Fiesta - the first of four new small cars to be launched by Spring 2003 - will help haul it back to its previous, exalted position in this sector of the European car market.
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Government called on to boost its training spend
1 Nov 2001
Pressure is mounting on the government to accept the findings of two of its own studies, which call for a dramatic increase in the amount it spends on training.
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Protective 'bubble' plan to shield terror targets
1 Nov 2001
Aircraft could soon be prevented from flying directly into buildings thanks to technology being developed by US aerospace firm Honeywell.
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Ready for lift-off
1 Nov 2001
Remember Hotol? Years of hard work in the face of setbacks and lack of support could be about to pay off for the small team that never lost faith in the ’spaceplane’ concept.
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Russian rescue heralds uncertainty for Kvaerner
1 Nov 2001
The future of 4,500 UK jobs in Kvaerner's engineering and construction division remains uncertain, following this week's announcement of a financial rescue package for the Anglo-Norwegian group.
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Shell deals key to IT restructure
1 Nov 2001
Shell has unveiled more major deals with key technology partners as part of the massive restructuring of its IT network announced in the summer.
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Steel tariffs loom as US defies co-operation call
1 Nov 2001
Despite governmental co-operation between the US and Europe in the war against terrorism, a transatlantic rift over steel imports looks set to get worse in the coming weeks.
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UK aerospace jobs set to soar in wake of JSF win
1 Nov 2001
The troubled UK aerospace industry has received a welcome windfall after Lockheed Martin was awarded the contract to build the Joint Strike Fighter.
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UK telecoms providers slammed
1 Nov 2001
UK companies have delivered a scathing verdict on the performance of telecoms providers and claimed the service they receive is getting worse.
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Biocapsule provides steady insulin supply
31 Oct 2001
A biomedical engineer has developed an implantable capsule that releases a steady supply of insulin to the bloodstream of people with diabetes.
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Fastest PowerPC chip yet
31 Oct 2001
IBM has disclosed that its fastest embedded PowerPC microprocessor is currently being evaluated by select customers and that general sampling of the new chip is set for January 2002.
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Just in the nick of time
31 Oct 2001
Kvaerner has been pulled back from the brink of collapse by Yukos Oil and a group of Norwegian and international banks including DnB, Nordea, and Norsk Tillitsmann.
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$3 billion worth of engines
30 Oct 2001
Pratt & Whitney Canada has been selected to provide the integrated powerplant system for the Dassault Aviation Falcon 7X business jet.
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Acquisition of Sidel gets the thumbs down
30 Oct 2001
The European Commission (EC) has decided to prohibit the acquisition of French-based Sidel by Tetra Laval.
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An end-to-end wireless solution
30 Oct 2001
Resonext Communications has announced the RN5200 family of 5GHz Wi-Fi5 (802.11a) WLAN chipsets optimised for client and access point (AP) platforms.
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Voest-Alpine to acquire Polynorm
30 Oct 2001
Voest-Alpine, the Austrian steel group, is to take over Polynorm, a designer and manufacturer of upper body modules and components for the automotive industry.
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Closing the bottle
29 Oct 2001
Elopak has formed a joint technical project with Spreckelsen McGeough to allow it to develop a new bottle closure system using bonded aluminium plastic technology.
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Hughes to merge with EchoStar
29 Oct 2001
Hughes Electronics is to be spun-off from General Motors and Hughes itself is to merge with EchoStar Communications.
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Nissan integrates tactile feedback into concept car
29 Oct 2001
Immersion Corporation's haptic controller has been integrated into the steering wheel of a Nissan's Primera concept car.
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Rolls gets the Bombadier business
29 Oct 2001
The Rolls-Royce BR710 engine has been selected as the powerplant for the Bombardier Global 5000 super large business jet.
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Delphi wins new business In Asia Pacific
26 Oct 2001
Delphi Automotive Systems has won a contract with a major Asia Pacific vehicle manufacturer to supply Continuously Variable Cam Phasing (CVCP) for future vehicles.
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Let the sun shine in your car
26 Oct 2001
Wind River Systems and Sun Microsystems are collaborating to jointly develop and market a complete embedded development solution for Java technology-based automotive telematics applications.
