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Engine on a chip aims to best the battery
Making things tiny is all the rage. MIT researchers are putting a mini gas-turbine engine inside a silicon chip about the size of a quarter. The resulting device could run 10 times longer than a battery of the same weight can, powering laptops, cell phones, radios, and other electronic devices. It could also dramatically lighten the load for people who can't connect to a power grid, including soldiers who now must carry many pounds of batteries for a three-day mission — all at a reasonable price.
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Manufacturing partnership gets a shot in the arm; outsourcing woes cured
Outsourcing the manufacture of the Medi-Jector VISION needle-free injection device was a logical step for Antares Pharma. With 15 to 20 vendors supplying 39 different components for the product, the coordination process was difficult and inefficient. The product evolved through seven major redesigns over a 20-year period, so managing vendor relationships was an ongoing challenge. The strategic decision to outsource the entire manufacture and assembly of the device came at an opportune time for Minnesota Rubber QMR Plastics.
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How can RFID optimize the supply chain?
Most supply chain professionals have either heard or read about RFID (radio frequency identification system) and how the deployment of this technology is going to
"change everything" that relates to managing the supply chain. Bill Arnold, chief strategist for Omron's RFID division, believes that it is more likely that RFID will change everything as it relates to all aspects of business operations.
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Mighty F-35 Lightning II engine roars to life
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II completed its first series of in-aircraft engine runs on Monday, Sept. 18, culminating in a full-afterburner test that unleashed 40,000 pounds of thrust — the most ever from a jet-fighter engine. The testing began on Friday, Sept. 15, when Chief Pilot Jon Beesley
moved a cockpit switch to the "run" position and
brought the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine to life.
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