Design News - May 18, 1998

Cover Story

When it comes to phones, new materials and design concepts can lower costs and boost market appeal. At least that's what GE Plastics (Pittsfield, MA) found when it designed three prototype mobile phone housings.

Automation

OPC--the connection standard

Design Teams: The Secret Weapon

Design teams bring radical change in product development
Bay's cradle-to-grave product development
Appliances
Galesburg at a glance
Teamwork gives Maytag a jump on competition
Automotive
Platform teams pair with suppliers to drive Chrysler to better designs
Harley-Davidson revs up development process
Defense
Electronically-linked teams design the defense systems of the future
Information Technology
At Bay Networks--Design is not just for engineering

Designer's Corner

Editorial

Managerial don'ts

Featured Product

Guest Commentary

Exclusive Interviews With Technology Leaders
Linear motors come into their own

Hot Products

Legal Forum

Latest Advice On Engineering And The Law
Defend your design

Letters To The Editor

Readers State Their Views
The status of Art
More links please
Purpose of ISO System of limits and fits
The breakaway clips break, but...
Needs help in a 'big array'
Spark is the key

Managing Design

Tips On Guiding Product Development
Developing employees for the 'new world'

New Literature

Plastics

Plastics spark electronics designs

Product News

Standards Update

Technology Bulletin

Late Developments That Shape Engineering
Anthropology meets engineering
Material promises faster semiconductor speeds
Laser lights way to high-speed data networks
Metal or glass? Both
Carbon composite--the newest semiconductor material
Destroy dreaded bacteria growth by confusing it
Electric charge breaks ice barrier
Way ahead of schedule
A good memory

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