Manufacturing & Materials

Magazine articles on manufacturing and material mining and processing.

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Geotimes December 2003 Wellmer & Kosinowski	Sustainable Development and the Use of Nonrenewable Resources Given enough time and with enough ingenuity, people can find long-term solutions for responsibly developing Earth's resources.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2004 David Drickhamer	Tick Tock IW/MPI Census of Manufacturers shows challenges, reality and, yes, even optimism.
Geotimes December 2003 Sherlock et al.	Bringing Sustainability to the People of Nunavut In Canada's newest and largest territory, successful development of mineral resources is the key to progress.
Geotimes December 2003 R. Larry Grayson	Tracking Material Flows Can Strengthen Public Policy To better manage resources in the United States, policy-makers need to understand the flow of materials from the time of extraction to use and disposal or reuse.
Geotimes December 2003	Mineral Resource of the Month: Fluorspar Fluorspar has been widely used in steelmaking since the introduction of basic open-hearth furnace technology in the late 19th century. Its uses have grown and changed over the last 100 years, and now fluorspar's most important markets are fluorochemicals, aluminum refining and steel.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2003 Traci Purdum	Less Time To Keep On Truckin' New rules on truck drivers are aimed at reducing fatigue-related accidents. The limitation on driving time could raise costs and impact manufacturers.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2003 John Teresko	Intelligent Fasteners Could Change Everything Embedded microchips activate the fastening mechanism and network to the intelligent tool that remotely manages and controls assembly and disassembly. Use them to rethink and improve the design, manufacturability and features of parts and products.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2003 John S. McClenahen	Investors Who Love Manufacturing More numerous than you might think, they're putting serious money into companies that make things. Most aren't after a financial flip.
Inc. November 2003 Eric Wahlgren	Trade Winds A sail manufacturer rides the weak U.S. dollar to new markets overseas. But what happens when the greenback rebounds?
IndustryWeek December 1, 2003 John Teresko	Technologies Of The Year -- Making A Material Difference Aluminum Vehicle Technology (AVT) from Alcan Inc. helped Jaguar introduce its 2004 XJ, an industry-first use of rivet-bonding, monocoque (unit body) construction.
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