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July 2003
July 2003

  • Lofty Ideals
    Nissan designers have reinterpreted the minivan as a stable and inviting living environment, not a box on wheels.
  • Been A Long Time. . .Cadillac Redefines Itself
    With the introduction of the SRX sport utility and the XLR roadster, Cadillac is proving that it is on the road to redefining itself in a more substantive way than just through the clever use of a Led Zeppelin song in its advertising. But just watch it move.

  • To Finish First, First You Must Finish
    There’s never enough time to accomplish what you want, or space to digest the lessons you’ve learned in Formula One, especially if you’re not one of the top (read well funded) teams. Determined to make the best use of its resources, Jordan Grand Prix asked Celerant Consulting for help. The results have more than paid for themselves.

  • Flexible Finishing Made Simple(r)
    What do you do if you want flexibility in painting but you want a limited amount? A typical paint robot may provide too much. A bell machine may provide too little. If the application is exteriors only, then the P-500 may be just right.

  • Hush: Improving NVH through improved material
    How making structures with a specially engineered steel laminate can result in quieter cars.

    Digital Domain

  • Faster [And] Faster Go the Workstations
    Workstations are faster, cheaper. This is new? No, except that we really mean faster and cheaper.
  • Gesture Interfaces for Automotive CONTROL: (Beyond Digital Expletives)
    Researchers are taking the lowly hand gesture out of the realm of digital expletives and making it a full-fledged control interface. Soon, drivers will be able to command vehicle functions with the wave of a hand.

    COLUMNS


  • Gary Vasilash - Marginal: (Re)Focus
  • Ted Pollock - On the Management Side: What Do Your People Want, Anyway?
  • Insight: The Suppliers' Pricing Challenge: It's the Same All Over
  • Martin Piszczalski - Information Technology Update: Telematics' Unanswered Questions
  • Christopher Sawyer - Dudder: Automotive ADD
  • Christopher Sawyer - Parts Bin: Braking By Wire (Almost)


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