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22 Volvo's Drive-E: Environmentally
Efficient—and Clever—Powertrains
28 Saving Pounds with Plastic-Metal Hybrids
Eaton has found ways to save weight by using plastics and metal together
in diferential parts, and to leverage composites exclusively for applications
in its superchargers for small, sub-liter engines.
30 Reducing Weight for Interior
Plastics the Sustainable Way
34 Professional Workstations Are
Still Important
With all the clamor about tablets and mobile phones, one could easily
forget about workstations. Don't. Nowadays, they're even more primed
for the heavy lifting in CAD.
38 On Electronic Advances
Volvo is making a
bold—and efficient—
move through the
development of a 2.0-
liter architecture
that it will be using
for its vehicles.
The goal is to boost
efficiency, reduce
emissions, and to
still provide levels
of performance that
its customers expect.
T A L K 6 Marginal 8 Insights from IHS
M E C H A N I C A L S 12 Notable 44 On-Mfg 48 Ad Index/DSO
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