Accuride’s Blair Honored with Women in Manufacturing Award
The Manufacturing Institute has named Accuride Corp.’s Mary E. Blair as a recipient of its Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award for 2017.
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What is the American dream? There’s something about an election year that evokes such existential questions. Is it an innate desire to lead a better life than our parents? What’s our purpose? Maybe it’s just to be happy, but I think it goes deeper than that. Since the beginning of recorded humanity, we’ve progressed and
Nokian Tyres Launching Drive-Over Tire Monitoring System
In an effort to prevent tire-related accidents, Nokian Tyres has partnered with tire and service chain Vianor to launch the new tire monitoring technology, SnapSkan, in Finland. SnapSkan uses drive-over 3-D scanning technology to automatically measure tread depth while a camera identifies the vehicle using the registration number. When the scan in finished the driver can receive a tire
Reifen Recognizes Bridgestone, Michelin with Innovation Awards
Bridgestone and Michelin have received Reifen 2016 Innovation Awards for “notably pioneering developments,” Tyres & Accessories reports. Michelin and Bridgestone both won in the Technology and Products category. Michelin was honored for its X Line Energy Triple A range of commercial tires, and Bridgestone was honored for the newly launched DriveGuard range. 4JET Technologies won
ASA Discusses Telematics on Capitol Hill
The Automotive Service Association’s (ASA) mechanical leaders met with members of Congress and staff last week to discuss telematics and new-vehicle technologies. During the meeting, ASA members updated their representatives on the importance of new technologies and telematics to independent automotive repair shops and consumers, as well as the efforts of the automotive industry. “The
