Thursday - 04 December 2008

Production Engineering

Applied technologies for production engineers

Starting line
Secretary of state for transport Geoff Hoon has launched the start of production for the new Avensis at Toyota’s Burnaston Plant in Derbyshire....
Published: The Engineer Online - 24 November 2008

Feature attraction
In the face of increasingly complex multi-axis machine tools, CAM developers will continue to automate more work that can be handled faster and more accurately by computers. Martin Oakham reports...
Published: The Engineer - 03 October 2008

Ultimate test
Data collection and analysis has reached new levels with software capable of turning a personal computer into a powerful measurement tool. Charles Clarke reports...
Published: The Engineer - 01 October 2008

Save and prosper
Companies in a wide range of sectors are aiming to improve energy efficiency and reduce waste with the installation of the latest automation technology. Colin Carter reports....
Published: The Engineer - 17 September 2008

High five
Five-axis machining is spreading throughout workshops, helping manufacturers extend the life of tools by reducing vibration and cut cycle times. Martin Oakham reports....
Published: The Engineer - 17 September 2008

Good vibrations
From wireless technology to mathematical modelling, there are monitoring systems to guard against expensive equipment failure in many industries. Colin Carter reports....
Published: The Engineer - 21 August 2008

Healthy obsession
The latest laser and micro-percussion technologies are being used to mark products in medical and other sensitive industries without contamination. Julia Pierce reports....
Published: The Engineer - 20 August 2008

Flow of ideas
The changing demands of major industries are being met with a range of innovative valve systems. Julia Pierce looks at the benefits of some of them....
Published: The Engineer - 20 August 2008

Fresh approach
Despite the credit crunch new designs for products – from deodorant caps to mountain boards – still need prototyping, reports Charles Clarke...
Published: The Engineer - 20 August 2008

Robot on the wire
Progress with automating shaped metal deposition process to save waste and money in the manufacture of aerospace parts. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 20 August 2008

Joined-up thinking
The principle behind Velcro inspired development of an injection moulding tool to create a surface allowing plastic car parts to bond. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 19 August 2008

Mirror image
A UK collaboration has produced machines to make superior, large-scale telescopic lenses in this country. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 19 August 2008

Double bubble
Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill....
Published: The Engineer Online - 06 August 2008

Copper claim
Nippon Mining & Metals has developed a new process that it claims effectively enables copper to be recovered from low grade copper concentrates....
Published: The Engineer Online - 15 July 2008

Tough test
From ship-hoisting in the Gulf to contamination-free medical clean rooms, technology is keeping pace with the increasingly complex demands made of control applications. Julia Pierce reports...
Published: The Engineer - 15 July 2008

Force to reckon with
To ensure power transmission systems run in the most cost-efficient way a wide range of gear technology is available in many types and sizes. Colin Carter reports....
Published: The Engineer - 15 July 2008

Fast food image
Low-energy X-ray inspection technology said to produce fast, highly-detailed images of food products and packaged goods while still on the production line. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 15 July 2008

Great shapes
A new technique could enable manufacturers to produce microstructured polymer surfaces at lower cost and with more flexibility. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 15 July 2008

Spin doctor
UK engineers pioneer the use of eddy current probe technology to monitor the health of individual turbine blades as they turn. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 15 July 2008

Tooling for the wings
MB Faber has won a contract worth in excess of £1m to support the development of Europe’s latest military transport aircraft....
Published: The Engineer Online - 14 July 2008

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