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Lean thinking comes to design 29/09/2003
Product design and development processes could be twice as fast, efficient and accurate as today’s average, if they were subjected to ‘lean thinking’ principles. Dean Palmer reports
Britain's top young engineer 17/09/2003
Jack Tovey has been named Young Engineer for Britain 2003. The 16 year old student at Lancaster Royal Grammar School scooped the overall prize in this annual inventors’ competition by designing and constructing the Flood Plug
Rocketing upwards 16/09/2003
On September 18th, a team of young British rocketry enthusiasts are preparing to put a year's hard work to the test
 
Designers of consumer electronics told to re-think their philosophy 10/09/2003
Electronics manufacturers fail to recognise that consumers 'switch on to switch off', according to the author of a new book.
 
Trains or planes? 03/09/2003
The Royal Aeronautical Society is hosting a conference on October 8th as to whether travellers making journeys or around 500 km should be encouraged to go by plane or train
 
JCB to develop and manufacture diesel engines 02/09/2003
Construction equipment manufacturer JCB this week confirmed its plans to develop its own four and six-litre diesel engines. Dean Palmer reports
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