Design News has editors advocating for and against a bailout to
domestic automakers. Editor-in-chief John Dodge argues for a bailout
while Materials Editor Doug Smock is urging lawmakers to say NO. Check
out the coverage below, and weigh in with your thoughts and comments.
Bailing out GM, Ford and Chrysler: It's Easy to be Dubious Like many Americans, I have mixed feelings about a government bailout for the domestic auto industry and more specifically, General Motors (GM). At first I was for saving G.M. and while I still would vote that way, I have some reservations... Read More
Obama Should Tell Detroit's CEOs: No The auto lobby is pushing hard
for a federal bail out right now. As much as I support American
manufacturing, I think a federal bail out for GM, Ford and Chrysler
would be a tragic mistake...
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GM, Ford and Chrysler Should get Bailed Out
This is National Dump on American Automakers Week. Cash-less GM, the poster child for industrial vision-less-ness, is
bearing the brunt of the finger-pointing and accusations. So I thought
it might be interesting to look just how innovative GM is and relate it
to the bailout...
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Obama Should Tell Detroit's CEOs: No - Part II Thirty years ago, the American steel industry went through an experience similar to today's crisis in Detroit ... There were many cries of despair, in particular that we needed a domestic steel industry for national defense. But there was no bailout...
Read More Did Auto Execs Fly BACK to Detroit on Commercial Airliners? CEOs from the domestic auto makers took their lumps yesterday, but the
two-day dressing in the House hit a low point when Rep. Gary Ackerman
(D-NY) asked if any of them flew from Detroit to DC on a commercial
plane...
Read More Who Is to Blame for GM's Collapse? All of Us It's great that Chinese companies may want to buy Chrysler or GM. That's how the free enterprise system works...
Read More General Motors Scales Back Jets The mighty have fallen!! General Motors (GM) in response to a highly embarrassing moment this week is cutting the number of leased corporate jets to a mere three...
Read More Breaking News: GM to be Acquired by Chinese Concerns? A Chinese business daily is reporting that Dongfeng and SAIC are planning to buy GM and Chrysler at their historically low stock valuations. Read More
Stay tuned for more thoughts from John and Doug, and don't forget to weigh in on this Great Debate!
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From Dell / Intel® New Paradigms in Design Work Scott Hamilton, vertical market strategist for Dell Precision workstations, 5/2/2013 3
Early in my career, I worked as a draftsman and remember the days of drawing on vellum with numbered pencils and Mylar with plastic lead. This was a fun experience in the sense that I ...
I've been using workstations for more than 10 years and love finding ways to get more performance from my system. With demanding professional applications that require more power each ...
A lasting memory from my first job as an engineer in an auto assembly plant is standing on hard concrete at six in the morning, vending-machine coffee clutched in hand, listening to ...
A quick look into the merger of two powerhouse 3D printing OEMs and the new leader in rapid prototyping solutions, Stratasys. The industrial revolution is now led by 3D printing and engineers are given the opportunity to fully maximize their design capabilities, reduce their time-to-market and functionally test prototypes cheaper, faster and easier. Bruce Bradshaw, Director of Marketing in North America, will explore the large product offering and variety of materials that will help CAD designers articulate their product design with actual, physical prototypes. This broadcast will dive deep into technical information including application specific stories from real world customers and their experiences with 3D printing. 3D Printing is
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