The Engineer
31 August 2001
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Breaking through the pound barrier
6 Sep 2001
Bringing a new sports car into production for just £10m is no mean achievement. A 'de-skilled' manufacturing process means the reborn Jensen should also be profitable.
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Firms face up to reality after automation boom
6 Sep 2001
More than a third of German manufacturers admit to having over-invested in automation, and many are cutting back.
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Maintenance software to keep track of Virgin fleet
6 Sep 2001
Engine manufacturer Cummins Diesel is to use advanced collaborative maintenance technology in a bid to keep the UK's newest train fleet on the rails.
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Making light faster
6 Sep 2001
A team at University of Wales has shown that it is possible to generate light for data transmission from lasers a thousand times quicker than existing laser systems.
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Marconi board misled unions over job losses
6 Sep 2001
Unions claim they were reassured by Marconi less than two weeks ago that the company would not be making more job cuts for the foreseeable future.
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New reactor design may lead to nuclear revival
6 Sep 2001
BNFL has held preliminary discussions with the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate about the licensing of a new design of nuclear reactor, it has confirmed.
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Nuclear stopgap could prove the best reaction
6 Sep 2001
A head of steam seems to be building up behind efforts to persuade the government to reverse its opposition to building new nuclear generating capacity in the UK.
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Oiling the wheels of the energy industry
6 Sep 2001
Oil giant BP, the UK's most profitable company, is struggling to tempt mechanical and electrical engineers away from the electronics industry.
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Pain killer
6 Sep 2001
CT-based Biowave has developed a non-invasive medical device that electronically blocks pain in the body.
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Chips for TVs
5 Sep 2001
Samsung Electronics has formed a strategic alliance with Germany's Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG to co-develop chip sets for next-generation TVs.
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DaimlerChrysler racks it up in Australia
5 Sep 2001
DaimlerChrysler has acquired 30% of the shares in Australian-based Bishop Technology Group, the outfit that invented the variable ratio steering rack.
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Gold in them thar hills
5 Sep 2001
AngloGold is making an offer to acquire Normandy, Australia's largest gold company, in a move that will establish it as the largest gold producer in Australia and Africa.
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Goodrich spins off Industrial Products
5 Sep 2001
The Board of Directors of Goodrich Corporation has approved the tax-free spin-off of the company's Engineered Industrial Products business to shareholders.
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Not so cold times for superconductors
5 Sep 2001
Superconductors have at last emerged from being the stuff of science fiction into viable applications.
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Siemens first in Europe with a superconductor motor
5 Sep 2001
Last month, Siemens' Research Centre at Erlangen in Germany started up the first motor in Europe with a winding made of high-temperature, superconducting material.
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Jumping Jap flash
4 Sep 2001
NEC has developed a dual-operation flash memory architecture with a page-read function optimised for low-power mobile applications.
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UK Government aid attracts £3.4 billion
4 Sep 2001
As a result of 572 Regional Selective Assistance grants totalling £408 million, £3.8 billion of business investment was secured for the UK over the past year.
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A rubber replacement
3 Sep 2001
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has signed an exclusive agreement with Amerityre to jointly develop urethane tyres.
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CBI earmark barriers to e-commerce
31 Aug 2001
Fraud and other 'cyber-crime' has become a significant barrier to the e-business ambitions of UK companies, the CBI has warned.
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Real problems caused by virtual supply chains
31 Aug 2001
Outsourcing and the virtual supply chain were buzzwords of the 1990s but losses have begun to mount as the electronics sector pays the price of 'flexibility'.
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Speedy by design
31 Aug 2001
Formula 1 grand prix poses the ultimate design challenge, with up to 95% of each race car changed from one season to another. Brian Davies traces 3D from drawing board to track.
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Suffering firms dealt cash blow
31 Aug 2001
Banks are hardening their attitude to the engineering industry and cutting their lending to small automotive component firms in response to the downturn in the sector.
