Production and Manufacturing

Auto Focus Asia, Issue 3, 2008

Capturing CO2

The need for innovative technologies

There is an urgent need to develop an innovative technology for combined power generation and carbon dioxide sequestration from hydrocarbon fuels to address the increasing CO2 emissions coming from the transportation sector.

Nanotechnology

Nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion

Nanomaterials are increasingly playing an active role by either increasing the efficiency of the energy storage and conversion processes or by improving device design and performance.

Remote Scanner Welding

Using latest laser technologies

High-power solid-state laser (YAG lasers) took a quantum leap during the last few years providing higher available laser powers, better beam quality, improved electrical efficiency and reductions in price leading to a new, highly productive welding technique called “Remote Welding”.

Auto Focus Asia, Issue 2, December 2007

Vehicle Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH)

Focus on brake system NVH

Dr. Abdul-Hafiz Afaneh, Engineering Director, Automotive Full Brake Systems Division, Noise, Vibration and Friction Material Dept., Robert Bosch LLC, USA

Li-Ion Batteries for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Opportunities and challenges

Menahem Anderman, President, Advanced Automotive Batteries, USA

Safety Systems Development in the Asia Pacific Market

Wilson Wong, Consultant, Automotive & Transportation, Asia Pacific, Frost & Sullivan

Adopting Synthetic Alcohol Fuels for a Robust CO2 Reduction Strategy

Jamie Turner, Chief Engineer of Powertrain Research, Lotus Engineering, UK
Richard Pearson, Technical Specialist and CAE. Analyst, Lotus Engineering, UK

Auto Focus Asia, Issue 1, March 2007

Taking Automotive Safety to a New Level

Ulrich Mellinghoff, Vice President, Development & Engineering Safety, DaimlerChrysler

Making Automation Safe or Automating Safety?

Sundar Balu, Director, Global Auto Market, Woodhead Industries, USA

Lean Enterprise Strategy

How to kit?

Michael A Davenport, Director, Center for Lean Excellence,
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