European Design Engineer

The car that costs less than a motorbike

The launch in India of the Tata Nano car, priced at just 100000 rupees (around E1720), has come as a shock to many people.

Specialist thermoplastic elastomer grades

Thermoplastic elastomers are available today in a wide variety of grades to suit both general and specialist requirements

Aircraft developments leave pilots grounded

Interest in unmanned aerial vehicles is increasing, as technological developments make them feasible for a variety of military and civilian applications


Motors and Drives New generation of piston air motors Huco Dynatork has made some major changes its piston air motors for stop/start, positioning and other challenging applications Sealed spherical roller bearings Sealed spherical roller bearing are supplied pre-lubricated for ease of installation and long operating life Frequency inverters have choice of housings Baldor's VS1MX drives are available in housings sealed to IP20 for installation in control cabinets, as well as IP55 and IP66		Instrumentation/Electronics Laser diode modules suit power-hungry work New models of blue-violet laser diode modules from Photonic Products deliver higher power outputs of 35mW and 60mW Infrared linear wireless foot switch system Transmitter is completely waterproof (IP68 standard), which allows the user to submerge the foot switch for cleaning Intuitive CAD makes it easy to modify models Spaceclaim Professional 2008 enables models from most CAD systems to be modified at will, regardless of the original design intent


Automotive Design Vehicle dynamics that actively toe the line Works on rear axle of front wheel drive cars to optimise the toe angle, depending on the speed of the vehicle Project to study metal organic frameworks Further research into metal organic frameworks, which could prove viable for storage of hydrogen in cars In search of the 'green' car Study concludes that several technologies will be used over the next decade to help cars meet legislated fuel and emissions targets		Computer Systems Software SLS material optimised for rapid casting Windform PS is a polystyrene-based material for rapid casting in titanium, aluminium, magnesium, steel and nickel-based alloys Injection moulding simulation software Simpoe-Designer is a software package for plastic injection simulation that incorporates tools to enable CAD models to be edited directly Software for manipulating 3D CAD data Deskartes' 3Data Expert software version 8.0 benefits from a new user interface for 3D printing, rapid prototyping and simulation data transfer


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