Industrial Management: Volume 80 Issue 7
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Back in the Saddle
LIKE a prodigal son returned, Alec Snobel comes back to the Editor's chair of “Industrial Management” which he first occupied five years ago. In the interim, he has written two…
Robot arc‐welder cuts time by 40 per cent
AN ESAB A30A arc‐welding robot installed at the Kristine‐hamn works of Saab‐Scania in Sweden has reduced by 40% the time required to produce rear axles for the Saab 900 car, and…
Laminate with low dielectic loss
A NEW PTFE/woven glass laminate which exhibits low dielectric loss and superior dimensional and mechanical stability for microwave applications is introduced by 3M United Kingdom…
Show Business
Christopher GarrettBRITAIN, compared with Europe, America and Japan, has been slow to recognise exhibitions as an important part of the complete communication function, with a result that until…
The automated company
Most companies accept the use of computers to control processes on the factory floor and in the laboratory and also to speed up the processing of orders and accounts. But only a…
The insulated office
The new offices for the UK headquarters of The Dow Chemical Company at Meadowbank, Bath Road, Hounslow, have been designed and constructed with a view to saving energy and making…
Containerisation: a landmark in the shipping industry
An assessment of the revolution in the transportation of cargo to and from world markets. It has been an unqualified success, says Lloyd Tufton in this special report
Why does everyone run down lorries?
The juggernaut has an image as the purveyor of problems. Geoff Dossetter, of the Freight Transport Association, champions it as the provider of an essential service for industry.
Squeezing more out of machine tool investment
Although technological developments have made the potential increase in efficiency colossal, the financial risks are correspondingly great, says David Shail, Marketing Director…
No tax please, we're British
THERE are two ways of settling your tax bill: Pay as You Earn or Pay as You Like. Any executive worth his expenses belongs in the latter category, and there is a vast brains trust…
Institute of Factory Management
MEMBERS should note that a steadily increasing number of large companies are taking practical steps to help with the creation and expansion of small firms, especially in areas of…
BETA — from Alpha to Omega
RECALLING the history of the Business Equipment Trade Association, president Bryan Wilson told the Association's diamond jubilee luncheon in London that BETA — then OATA …
When decision‐making all adds up
HAVING been taught by Professor Moore at the London Business School, I am much in awe of his formidable mathematical talent and approached with some trepidation his latest…