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Category Archives: mechanical
Electric Super Car Race !
>>>>> Aston Martin >>>>>> Lotus When we think of fast electric cars we primarily think of Elon Musk’s Tesla cars, newest one being the Roadster – a direct threat to gasoline super cars. He now has stiff competition from main … Continue reading
Posted in business, Car, design, electric vehicle, electrical engineering, engine, Engineering, manufacturing, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, power generation, Propulsion, quotations, quotes, technology, Traction, travel, Uncategorized, Vehicle
Tagged battery electric vehicles, business, design, development, electric car, quotes, super car, technology
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Trust me I’m an Engineer #2 !
A sample of images of how we sometimes get things wrong – enjoy ! Plus a link below of a video clip of The Two Ronnies – Four Candles sketch, as a light way to end the year … Continue reading
Posted in civil engineering, Comedy Sketch, design, Engineering, Engineering Mistakes, humor, humour, mechanical, mistakes, Uncategorized
Tagged architecture, Comedy Sketch, design, Engineering Mistakes, failure, humor, humour, technology
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AM – a manufacturing revolution
AM (Additive Manufacturing) costs are reducing and combined with it’s flexibility to manufacture quickly bespoke designs from CAD models, is slowly taking sector ground from more traditional manufacturing methods. The range of materials that can be used has increased … Continue reading
Posted in 3d, 3D Printing, additive manufacturing, business, cad, design, humor, humour, manufacturing, material science, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, precision engineering, printing, quotations, quotes, research science, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged 3d, 3D CAD, additive manufacture, business, design, development, humor, humour, quotes, technology
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Wheel Revolution !
There has always been a design ‘trade off’ for vehicle design engineers with regard to vehicle propulsion on different terrains – need for speed, energy efficiency and low noise for the road, as against stability and traction for the … Continue reading
Posted in design, Engineering, engineering development, humor, humour, manufacturing, mechanical, Military, Propulsion, quotations, quotes, research science, technology, Traction, travel, Uncategorized, Vehicle
Tagged Army, design, development, humor, humour, Military, Propulsion, quotes, technology, Traction, Vehicle
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Tragedy of Italian Bridge Collapse
The Italian port city of Genoa experienced a terrible bridge collapse just one day before Italy’s major summer holidays on 14 August. A large section of the Morandi bridge collapsed amid heavy rainfall. Dozens of vehicles plunged 45m amid heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Bridges, business, civil engineering, design, Engineering, Europe, failure, material science, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, technology
Tagged architecture, bridge, business, design, Europe, failure, italy, technology
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FCEV or BEV – VHS or Betamax?
The pros & cons of FCEVs are that they are quick to refuel, but there are very few hydrogen fueling stations around. Continue reading
Posted in business, cad, Car, design, electric vehicle, electrical engineering, Energy, engine, Engineering, engineering development, fuel cell, humor, humour, manufacturing, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, power generation, quotations, quotes, renewable energy, technology, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged battery electric vehicles, business, design, development, environment, fuel call electric vehicle, humor, humour, Industry, quotes, technology
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It is not personal but business data !
Business data is being used in our factories and services industry to decrease maintenance costs. There are two types of maintenance: ‘condition based’ and ‘predictive’. The former tends to be reactive, repairing faults & failures as they occur over … Continue reading
Posted in business, failure, humor, humour, manufacturing, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, quotations, quotes, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged business, design, development, failure, humor, humour, quote, quotes, technology
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Supercapacitors Vs Lithium-ion Batteries
A development in supercapacitors based on contact lens technology could potentially allow electric cars to be refuelled as quickly as petrol ones. A Hertfordshire company Superdialectrics had a technological breakthrough in January 2017, and since then, in … Continue reading
Posted in business, Car, design, electric vehicle, electrical engineering, Energy, engine, Engineering, engineering development, environment, humor, humour, manufacturing, mechanical, polution, quotations, quotes, renewable energy, research science, technology, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged business, design, development, humor, humour, quotes, research science, technology, university
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Engineering Oversights !
Trains Too Wide ! In France 341 new trains intended to be rolled out over two years were too wide for the platforms in nearly 1,300 stations because railway network engineers “forgot to go and measure the actual distance … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, business, cad, design, Engineering, humor, humour, Industry, manufacturing, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, mistakes, project engineering, technology, train travel, transport, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged architecture, business, design, development, Europe, failure, humor, humour, Industry, manufacturing, projects, technology
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Bloodhound latest – 200mph test run
On 26th October just a few days ago Bloodhound SSC team experienced it’s biggest milestone to date in the development of the world’s first 1000 mph car. At 1pm the Bristol built supersonic car carried out it’s first … Continue reading
Posted in aerodynamics, business, cad, Car, carbon fibre, design, electrical engineering, Energy, engine, Engineering, engineering development, EXTREME SPORT, jet engine, manufacturing, material science, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, power generation, precision engineering, project engineering, quotations, quotes, record breaking, rocket engine, speed records, technology, transport, Uncategorized
Tagged aerodynamics, business, design, development, engine power, jet engine, land speed record, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, projects, quotes, south africa, speed, technology
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