FEATURES BY DEPARTMENT

June 2003
June 2003

  • The Two-Stroke Lives (cleanly, too)
    Evinrude's E-TEC engines have done the seemingly impossible: saving the air-cooled two-stroke from oblivion
  • American Design Redefined
    The merger with Daimler-Benz brought Chrysler unexpected bonuses: rear-drive technology and a way to break out of the cab-forward mold. Now it is using the opportunity to reinterpret past themes, establish an unmistakably American design idiom, and create distinct brand images for Chrysler and Dodge vehicles.

  • Suppliers Talk About E-Business:
        It's Becoming Business As Usual
    The exaggerated claims have been quieted. E-business has now become, for some companies, another tool to help achieve better efficiencies. Here's what some companies are doing with this tool.

  • A Sampling of Speed: Some Fast Machining Centers
    Although people often talk about the flexibility of machining centers, one aspect that shouldn't be overlooked is that some of them offer the ability to go fast. Here are some of them. None are particularly exotic, but they surely can be productive.

  • One Word: "Plastics"
  • A Revolutionary Material
    This is a technology that can change the industry.

    Digital Domain

  • Broadband for the Car
    FireWire, a.k.a. 1394, is a high-speed multimedia standard with capacities that far exceed what is available in today's vehicles. Proponents say the growth of in-car electronic monitoring and entertainment eventually will make its adoption necessary. Others say it's overkill .

    COLUMNS

  • Gary Vasilash - Marginal: Henry
  • Ted Pollock - On the Management Side: Hate That Assignment? Try These Techniques
  • Insight: Learning to Compete in the Current Environment
  • Martin Piszczalski - Information Technology Update: Common Systems = Common Sense
  • Christopher Sawyer - Dudder: A Saab Story
  • Christopher Sawyer - Parts Bin: Hydraulic Horsepower