Home > European Design Engineer Magazine
PC shipments rise to 69.9m units
Intel adds momentum; AMD makes long-term gains in Q1 microprocessor market, according to iSuppli Corp
Surging demand for valves and actuators
Rising demand from diverse process industries supports steady growth in global valves and actuators market
Electric motors and gearboxes may never look the same again
Jon Severn meets Justin Levine, the managing director of Parvalux Electric Motors,  the man for whom design is a mainstay of his strategy to rejuvenate the company
Bi-stable displays gain momentum
Despite LCD dominance, opportunities remain for emerging display technologies
Airlines assess carbon costs
Only around 40 per cent of the 20 carriers surveyed currently monitor and report emissions data, Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Lenovo aces out Acer
Chinese PC OEM Lenovo shipped 4.9m PCs worldwide in the second quarter, up 22.9 per cent from 3.96m in the first quarter

Ace Controls International is extending its Heavyweight2 series of shock absorbers with the introduction of two new miniature models.
Despite automakers implementing sensors more often and using more-sophisticated technology, sensor manufacturers find their profit margins squeezed, as do most suppliers of original equipment automotive components.
Proving the system durability and cost-benefit of fuel cells will ensure that end users begin to accept them as a superior alternative to conventional forms of energy generation, and result in increased sales.
An enhancement to ABB's distributed control system (DCS) has been launched which, for the first time, gives personnel from all areas of manufacturing or process plants access to customised information according to their job function.
Autotype, developers and manufacturers of film and chemical products, has launched an anti-reflective, anti-glare film that has been inspired from detailed research into the eye structure of night flying moths.
A recent survey has revealed that design engineers do not consider product appearance their highest priority.
Casting aluminium cylinders with diameters up to 40-ins (1000 mm) between 100 and 200-ins long is not an easy task.
Ace Controls International is extending its Heavyweight2 series of shock absorbers with the introduction of two new miniature models.
Despite automakers implementing sensors more often and using more-sophisticated technology, sensor manufacturers find their profit margins squeezed, as do most suppliers of original equipment automotive components.
Proving the system durability and cost-benefit of fuel cells will ensure that end users begin to accept them as a superior alternative to conventional forms of energy generation, and result in increased sales.
An enhancement to ABB's distributed control system (DCS) has been launched which, for the first time, gives personnel from all areas of manufacturing or process plants access to customised information according to their job function.
Autotype, developers and manufacturers of film and chemical products, has launched an anti-reflective, anti-glare film that has been inspired from detailed research into the eye structure of night flying moths.
A recent survey has revealed that design engineers do not consider product appearance their highest priority.
Casting aluminium cylinders with diameters up to 40-ins (1000 mm) between 100 and 200-ins long is not an easy task.