Trek's Latest: Lime, Madone

Innovative bicycle manufacturer Trek has given Design News plenty to write about over the years. Peruse our coverage below for news on Trek's latest: the Lime, a bike for the "non-biker," and the Madone, for those who bike like Lance.
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Caterpillar Uses New Tool to Reduce Steel Costs
Soaring costs are putting a new emphasis on cost reduction at major OEMs such as Caterpillar in Peoria, IL, which is recording savings of 5-7 percent with new software. Full Story
2008-08-25 03:06:28 EDT -
Flexible Delivery Model Makes AutoCAD Updates More Accessible
Autodesk rolls out a new Flexible Software Delivery model for AutoCAD, making product updates, new feature subsets and bug fixes more readily available to subscription customers. Full Story
2008-08-22 04:14:34 EDT -
787 Wheels Up (and Down)
As a sign that the first flight just may be on track for the fourth quarter, Boeing is now testing the landing wheel assembly of the 787 (see photo). Full Story
2008-08-12 05:33:45 EDT -
Lego, NI Team up on Robotic Toy
Lego Education and National Instruments teamed up to create WeDo, a toy that teaches software programming to kids aged 7-11. Full Story
2008-08-06 03:48:11 EDT -
Prefabricated Architecture: Engineering the Modern Home
An exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art shows how prefab houses increasingly make use of design and manufacturing technologies from the industrial world. Full Story
2008-08-05 09:46:03 EDT -
National Instruments Prepares for 'Green Engineering' Era
Dr. James Truchard, founder of National Instruments, told attendees at NIWeek new graphical programming software will serve as the foundation for the next generation of green engineering projects. Full Story
2008-08-05 09:12:09 EDT -
Graphical Software Adds More Multi-Core Capabilities
National Instruments rolled out LabView 8.6 at NIWeek 2008, adding a better math engine and optimized software algorithms to deal with complex multi-processor problems. Full Story
2008-08-04 10:47:11 EDT -
Flooring Company Takes Innovation Cues From Mother Nature
As part of a decades-long sustainability push, Interface overhauls its R&D practices, using biomimicry to innovate new flooring solutions that borrow concepts from Mother Nature. Full Story
2008-07-30 05:35:36 EDT
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Got Design Tools?
Imagine, a major CAD company JUST selling design tools. It makes no sense in the age of PLM and large enterprise systems that oversee product conception, design, use and end of life. How... View Blog Post
2008-08-22 05:55:47 EDT
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