Sumika partners with Hexagon, enabling 60% plastic carbon reduction for new vehicles by digitizing sustainable compounds for engineers

Digitised mechanical and environmental performance of recycled short glass-fibre reinforced PP compounds supports the transition to more sustainable vehicles COBHAM, England, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and Sumika Polymer Compounds Europe (SPC Europe), a leading manufacturer of thermoplastic compounds, have partnered to digitise the performance ofContinue Reading

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Edtor’s note: This is the first article in a three-part series surveying the careers landscape within the plastics industry. The following articles, focusing on equipment operators and operations personnel, will be published in the coming weeks. The role of a plastics engineer runs the gamut from designing, developing, and testing molds and materialsContinue Reading

Need to reskill automotive engineers for electric mobility

The global automotive industry is being disrupted by the rapid emergence of electric mobility. Automated driving powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning is fast becoming a reality. Connected cars are here and now being enabled by technology building blocks like the standardisation of protocols, enhanced bandwidth and cybersecurity. IndianContinue Reading

API series - SnapLogic: An engineer's view of the API universe

These thoughts on API management form part of the Computer Weekly Developer Network’s API series and come from Kamakshi Narayan in her role as director of product management at SnapLogic – the company is known for its iPaaS platform empowers enterprises by automating application, data and cloud integration With overContinue Reading

Advantest and Singapore Polytechnic Jointly Establish New Test Engineering Centre to Boost Capabilities of Integrated Circuit Test Engineers in Southeast Asia

Advantest America, Inc. TOKYO, June 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation announced today that its subsidiary, Advantest (Singapore) Pte Ltd, has entered into a strategic partnership with Singapore Polytechnic (SP) to establish a Test Engineering Centre (TEC) to enhance and upgrade the test developmentContinue Reading

Q&A: Engineers address water pollution concerns, environmental impact studies timeline for Oklahoma Turnpike Authority project

As residents in Cleveland and Oklahoma counties raise concerns about the environmental impact of two ACCESS Oklahoma Turnpike routes, the engineering firms involved in the project explained the timeline of environmental impact studies, how those studies have affected past projects and the process for addressing water pollution. Since the unveilingContinue Reading

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Much of the world still relies heavily on railroads to move people and products. But railway infrastructure—from overhead wires to tracks—is at high risk from climate change and associated extreme weather.  Without efforts to adapt to future climate threats, the railway industry will face degrading infrastructure, safety hazards and skyrocketingContinue Reading

Bellingham engineers recycle ocean plastic into crabbing gear

Ocean plastics littering Washington’s coast are finding new life in Bellingham, with the help of a team of professors and students at Western Washington University’s College of Science and Engineering. Since December, the group has used its expertise and machinery to turn the plastic yellow rope used in oyster farmingContinue Reading