Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth
Nicole Hemsoth
Advanced Tyre Technology from Dunlop
November 30th, 2011
Using sophisticated CAD software and advanced simulation and modeling techniques to transform tyre making from a black art to a science. The EWC tyre was used by the recently-crowned 2011 World Champions Suzuki Endurance Racing Team.
New Roadmap Promises to Grow Jobs and Manufacturing Opportunities in Massachusetts
November 30th, 2011
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announces Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative at Advanced Manufacturing Partnership regional meeting
Top 10 Qualities of a Great IT Shop
November 29th, 2011
A top quality IT organization is essential to a successful manufacturing business. Here an IT veteran lists 10 of those qualities. How does your IT shop measure up?
Humming With Data: How the Cloud Enables Electric Car Adoption
November 28th, 2011
What happens when everyone in your neighborhood arrives home after work and plugs in their electric cars? Massive, rolling blackouts? The electrification of the automobile brings with it the promise of a cleaner environment but there may be ...
Waiting for the Next Generation of STEM Workers
November 28th, 2011
In these tough times there are jobs out there but a dearth of skilled workers to fill them. Some 600,000 STEM-related vacancies remain unfilled in the U.S. and as older workers retire the gap will only grow ...
Video: Oldie but Goodie – 6 Rules of the Road to Manufacturing Excellence
November 23rd, 2011
A long-lived viewer's favorite from the Manufacturing Executive web site.
Google X – Secret Lab Exists to Innovate the Next Ground Breaking Technology
November 22nd, 2011
Somewhere in the Bay Area is a shadowy facility populated by innovators devoted to thinking way, way outside the box.
The Road to Exascale: Can Nanophotonics Help?
November 22nd, 2011
A new nanoscale light-based device developed at Stanford's School of Engineering transmits data at ultrafast rates while using thousands of times less energy than current technologies. The nanophotonic device is a major step forward for on-chip data transmission, the ...
Vision with Action: A Report from the NCMS DM SIG meeting
November 18th, 2011
The NCMS Digital Manufacturing Strategic Interest Group (DM SIG) moves toward a common goal of implementing strategies to advance digital manufacturing in the U.S.
Case Study: MSC Nastran Used to Optimize Unmanned Aircraft Performance
November 18th, 2011
The Global Observer is an unmanned aircraft with the wingspan of a Boeing 767 but less than 10 percent of the weight designed to provide communications and sensing for flights lasting up to one week at up to 65,000 ...
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