Engineering
Wolverine Advanced Materials buys MCS brake business.
MCS to focus on mass-reduction technologies as Wolverine expands auto supply business.
Category: Engineering
Design decisions, testing, simulation, manufacturing methods, and people.
Engineering
Saleen, BASF sign deal for new car colors
Exclusive agreement will expand colors and create state-of-the-art paint facility in Calif.
Engineering
Specialty alloys go mass market in wrapped bearings
Technology developed for smartphones allows Materion to roll out a high-strength, niche alloy to a much wider industrial marketplace.
Engineering
Education program grants fund Iron Man
Auto sales finally got back above pre-recession levels in 2014 with August sales reaching a seven-year high. After six long years, sales levels have matched 2007’s pace. More importantly, several research groups expect 2015 continue to grow. Today’s Motor Vehicles allows marketers direct access to this healthy industry with continued growth.
Engineering
Aluminum changes paint pre-treatment
Aluminum generates seven times more sludge in hot zinc-phosphate baths than steel, making paint pre-treatment more difficult to manage – something manufacturers must consider in adopting new materials for body panels.
Engineering
Ford establishes design scholarship honoring late board member
$1 million in William Clay Ford scholarships to benefit design students for 20 years.
Engineering
Constellium and UACJ plan a joint venture to make aluminum for automakers
New plant set to make heat-treated aluminum with cold-rolled product from the JV partners