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December 2008 - Under The Sun

THIS MONTH'S EXCLUSIVES

A Retired Mechanical Engineer Looks at Lessons Learned — Raymond J. Wojcik, a P.E., ASME Life Member and retired supervising engineer for Newark, N.J., shares the lessons he learned over during his 44-year career. Read more.

2007-2008 ASME Fellows — This year, ASME inducted 162 new ASME Fellows. Nominated by their peers, and selected by the Committee of Past Presidents, these individuals have distinguished themselves in their careers. Read more.

A Search Engine for Product Design That Clicks — This article proposes a method to mine data from the World Wide Web to discover customer and expert reviews of products and services that can be used to create a transactional database. Read more.

Prototype Medical Device Wins 2008 ASME IShow — ASME is developing four new standards involving the assessment of energy efficiency in various process systems and is making the drafts available for trial testing. Read more.

Four New ASME Draft Standards Get a Trial Run — ASME is developing four new standards involving the assessment of energy efficiency in various process systems and is making the drafts available for trial testing. Read more.

A Procurement Process for Capital Equipment — In this article, which is a companion to his feature in this issue, Stephen Greer expands on the importance of having a rigorous process in place to guide project engineers in specifying and buying large-investment equipment. Read more.

A Summit of Global Proportions — An essay by ASME President Thomas M. Barlow that considers the implications for the profession contained in a recently published report on the proceedings of last April's Global Summit on the Future of Mechanical Engineering. Read more.

Mechanical Engineering: The Ever- Evolving—and Growing—Profession — Avram Bar-Cohen, Distinguished Professor at the University of Maryland, discusses increasing ME enrollment in colleges and increasing demand in industry. Read more.

U.S. Manufacturing: Snapshots of a Work in Progress —Associate Editor Alan S. Brown looks at the effects of productivity on manufacturing employment, the rise of international economies, and new competitors in the top 20 world economies. Read more.

Maintenance and the Bottom Line —Educator and consultant Neil B. Bloom builds a case for reliability-centered maintenance as a pillar of lean manufacturing. Read more.

Large-Scale Disasters as Dynamical Systems — Storm, famine, conflict, or flood—extreme events require analysis and planning that advanced engineering can provide. Read more.

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