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Rapid prototyping 'shows its metal' |
09/09/2010
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| Tom Shelley reports on advances in rapid prototyping, such as the manufacture of more efficient heat exchangers and hydraulic manifolds. |
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Computing aids advance rapid development |
09/09/2010
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| Tom Shelley reports on technologies to aid brainstorming and getting products to market faster, especially in the challenging field of alternative energy. |
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Taking the fear out of PLM |
09/09/2010
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| Negative perceptions of Product Lifecycle Management and how to change them was the major theme to emerge from the recent Eureka PLM Round Table. |
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Hot coatings for composites |
09/09/2010
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| Tom Shelley reports on coatings that can protect composites against intense heat and provide other beneficial properties. |
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British bionics play a winning hand |
09/09/2010
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| Touch Bionics has employed world beating innovation to offer hope to those who have lost hands, arms or fingers. Paul Fanning reports. |
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Design challenges in the automotive sector |
13/08/2010
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| Richard Blatcher, head of marketing, manufacturing, EMEA, Autodesk, looks at how manufacturers across the supply chain can overcome obstacles in the automotive sector. |
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Tradition maintained by full PLM |
10/08/2010
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| Tom Shelley reports on how every CAD and robotic aid is employed to maintain competitiveness and quality at Bentley Motors. |
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Electric vehicles shift gear |
10/08/2010
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| Changes to the transmission systems of electric vehicles could have a significant impact on the commercial viability of electric vehicles, as Eureka discovers |
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Motors move beyond IE2 |
10/08/2010
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| Regulations demanding that motors conform to the IE2 standard may not come in until next year, but the technology is already well ahead of that, as Paul Fanning reports |
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Innovation thrives in the face of cuts |
10/08/2010
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| The UK defence industry is one of the most successful in the world, but faces threats in the shape of government spending cuts. However, as Eureka discovers, there is no shortage of novel designs. |
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Safety first |
13/07/2010
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| Tom Shelley reports on some of the cutting edge developments in the oil and gas sector. |
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Five starts to maximum efficiency |
13/07/2010
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| Tom Shelley reports on some recent advances in linear systems and bearings that give striking enhancements to performance. |
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Sculpted surfaces produced by beams |
13/07/2010
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| Tom Shelley reports on progress with a process for producing metal surfaces with protuberances and pits that is now finding commercial application. |
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Oscillation saves lives |
13/07/2010
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| Tom Shelley reports on how pneumatic logic is being applied to helping wounded people breathe without electric power. |
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Are you trusting to luck? |
13/07/2010
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| It is in the nature of things to go, wrong, but there are many ways to minimise the risk of a mishap turning into a major disaster. |
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