Dundee, MI, is the site for a new engine production facility. This facility is part of the Global Engine Alliance LLC, which is a joint venture created by Chrysler Group, Hyundai Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to develop four-cylinder engines.
TouchSensor Technologies LLC (Wheaton, IL) manufactures nonmechanical control interfaces for appliances, fitness equipment, vending machines and beverage-dispensing machines.
George Jetson would be ecstatic. First there was a robotic lawn mower. Then a robotic vacuum. Now comes the latest gizmo for dreary domestic duties: a robotic iron.
Two scientists at Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) have developed a polymer-aluminum interface whose adhesion strength can be controlled by temperature.
Orbital riveting is used to assemble the latches that control the motion of the back of a car seat. This may seem like an easy process, but appearances can be deceiving.