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Posts tagged with 'Japan'

Pedal Faster, We Need The Watts!

Posted Apr 26, 2012, by Michael Ford

Energy is the current revolution. We have all become accustomed to the use of a lot of energy in our daily lives. I write this blog while sitting in my local BMW dealership, surrounded by nice new shiny cars that consume lots of gasoline. The technology in these cars today though is incredible, with new cars each year achieving much higher level of efficiencies than ever before. It is still however … Read More

Tags: Energy, Japan, Electricity, Solar, Planning

How do they do it?

Posted Mar 27, 2012, by J VanDomelen

Airbus and Boeing have held a duopoly on the worldwide large commercial aircraft (LCA) market, which includes narrow-body aircraft, wide-body aircraft, and jumbo jets, since the 1990s. Both companies have effectively used outsourcing, government loans/contract/subsidies, technology, currency, tax breaks, and even the selection of engine manufacturers to gain a competitive advantage. Many of the world’s … Read More

Tags: Mentor, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mentor Graphics, Airbus, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Boeing, Aerospace, Japan, Mentor.com, Mil-Aero, Jim Albaugh, duopoly, Milaero, Military, Geek

Update: Made in China

Posted Nov 22, 2010, by J VanDomelen

What a difference a year makes in the military and aerospace (mil/aero) market. This time last year, I was listening to market research firms and industry pundits herald the military/defense segment for keeping the aerospace market afloat while the commercial aviation segment took a serious dip. Despite a woeful world economy, investments were being made at that time in military aircraft–manned … Read More

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