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October 2011
The New Era of Do-It-Yourself Manufacturing
Anyone who’s seen the movie “Flash of Genius” will be familiar with the story of Robert Kearns, the inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper. Kearns initially brought his concept to Ford Motor Co., which openly dismissed him, and yet by ‘coincidence’ began using the wipers on its own cars in 1969. Big industry—and Ford is a good example—ruled the roost …
The Spreadsheet Spooktacular: Mathcad Takes on Halloween
Here in the United States, October 31st is when we celebrate one of my favorite holidays, Halloween. What’s not to love about free candy, carving pumpkins, and goofy costumes? In this post I’m going to tell you one of the scary stories that have been circulating through the Needham office, a story so frightening, you’ll be clutching your computer keyboard …
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Managing Nuclear Knowledge – Last Cold War Bomb Dismantled
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is dismantling the last of its Cold War era nuclear bombs. As you would imagine, the process is a complicated and dangerous one. The work is being done in a Texas plant dedicated to disassembling the nuclear bombs, and they are finally down to the last one – a B53. The B53 ‘bunker buster’ …
Lost Your Car Keys? There’s an App for That.
This winter I’ll be taking a trip to Colorado. I remember the first time I made this journey. My flight landed late at night and by the time I got to the car rental facility it had begun to snow, hard. After picking up the key to the car, I couldn’t find an attendant to show me where my vehicle …
Steel Industry Weighs In on Green Policy
When we think of a product’s environmental impact we often fail to consider its entire lifecycle. How is a low-carbon-emissions vehicle manufactured? Where was that biodegradable packaging sourced? You can’t have a truly “green” product unless you consider the whole picture—from design and raw materials sourcing through manufacture and reuse. Let’s apply this principle to the auto industry. Because of …
SPL and Agile
Today’s product engineering organizations are under unprecedented pressure to produce high quality software in as short a time and as low cost as possible. Most are finding the traditional development methods to be insufficient and ineffective in this high paced environment, and are looking at alternatives, most often in the form of either Agile or Software Product Lines (SPL)… Continue reading
Sustainability: Thinking Outside the [Shoe]box
Many consumers focus purely on the products themselves, not giving much thought to the packaging that contains them. Little do they realize designing packaging can be just as involved as the product design process. PUMA—which designs and develops footwear, apparel and accessories—is one of the world’s leading sports lifestyle companies. Its long-term mission? To be the most desirable and sustainable …
Is Your Global Supply Chain A Disaster Waiting to Happen?
Mother Nature has been tough on us this year. The recent floods in Thailand are just another example of how she can wreak havoc. With the flood waters in the Nava Nakorn Industrial zone currently at two meters, 250 factories—including Western Digital, Toshiba, Nestle, Toyota, Seiko and Casio, as well as many others—have suspended operations. In today’s age of global supply …
Wind Power At Home
There is a single wind turbine along the highway in Boston. Massive in size, it still manages to look a little lonely and lost to me. I want to put my hand on its blade and lead it to a wind field where it can enjoy fresh wind and maybe even find other turbines to shoot the breeze with. I’ve …
Toyota Makes Breakthrough in Biofuel Technology
Toyota continues to be committed to the green revolution, developing next-generation environment-friendly vehicles and pouring money into renewable energy research. Toyota may be one step closer to its goal to commercializing cellulosic ethanol by 2020 with its development of a new super-yeast used to produce cellulosic ethanol. Yeast is used to ferment plant sugars in the biofuel production process, but …
