First there was the Mini. Then the Smart Car. Can automobiles get any smaller? Quite a bit smaller, according to scientists at Rice University (Houston).
Engineers at Lockheed Martin Corp. (Bethesda, MD) are developing a tiny remote-controlled device that will be able to collect military intelligence indoors and outdoors.
People who drive on the Dan Ryan expressway in Chicago, one of the busiest roads in the world, often wish they could press a button and hover above all the congestion.
Werner Kammann Maschinenfabrik GmbH (Kammann, Bünde, Germany) manufactures automated printing and cutting machines, which are used to produce a wide range of consumer products.
Automated assembly systems are alive with robots, linear actuators and cam-driven mechanisms moving up and down and side to side at high speeds. An unfortunate byproduct of all that starting and stopping is vibration, and the Beach Boys to the contrary, there's nothing good about it.
Continental Automotive Systems (Auburn Hills, MI), a division of Continental AG (Hannover, Germany), produces electronic control modules, including steering and brake systems, for the automotive industry.
When an application requires two thin metal sheets to be joined permanently face-to-face, designers routinely have turned to rivets, welding, or adhesives and tapes. But tradeoffs loom with each of these methods. An innovative fastener design using clinch technology provides a more practical and less complicated joining method that is able to perform multiple functions and expand design possibilities.
J&M Products Inc. (San Fernando, CA) manufactures support clamps, brackets and wire-harness assemblies for the automotive industry and companies like Boeing (Chicago) and truck manufacturer PACCAR Inc. (Bellevue, WA).
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