May - June 2002
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Road transport
The Motor Industry Research Association. MIRA is an independent provider of engineering development and research services to the world-wide automotive industry.
www.mira.co.uk/ Automotive Research Centre. Headquartered at the University of Michigan, USA. Performs research and development on modelling and simulation technology for ground vehicles.
arc.engin.umich.edu/ Vehicle Safety Research Centre. Loughborough, UK. Claims to be the world's largest crash investigation research group. Conducts research into the causes of accidents and injuries in real-world crashes, making major contributions to European road and vehicle safety.
www.vsrc.org.uk/ Auto Industry. From the Automotive Directorate of the UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry. Aims to provide the definitive, single point of reference on the web for the UK Automotive Industry. Information available includes: education and training providers, courses, process improvement and supply chain programmes, research and technology programmes, industry service providers, vehicle manufacturers, news and case studies.
www.autoindustry.co.uk/ TRIS Online (Transportation Research Information Services). Hosted by the National Transportation Library as a co-operative effort between the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the Transportation Research Board, USA. Claimed to be the world's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic resource on transportation information.
199.79.179.82/sundev/search.cfm/ ACEA Association des Constructeurs Europeens d'Automobiles (European Automobile Manufacturers Association). ACEA is a professional body representing the interests and combined skills of 13 European car, truck and bus manufacturers at European level and throughout the world.
www.acea.be/ Automotive News. A major automotive newspaper from North America. Comprehensive, industry-related news and information (with link to Automotive News Europe).
www.autonews.com/ SAE International Society of Automotive Engineers. Serves the professional needs of engineers: '.... a one-stop resource for technical information and expertise used in designing, building, maintaining, and operating self-propelled vehicles for use on land or sea, in air or space' - according to the SAE. Membership exceeds 83 000 and professional development activities include seminars, technical symposia and e-learning.
www.sae.org/ UltraLight Steel AutoBody (ULSAB). Describes a project to demonstrate the capability of steel in reducing the weight of a vehicle's body structure. Involves a consortium of 35 steel producers from 18 countries, and technologies include tailored blanks, hydroforming and laser welding.
www.ulsab.org/ Just-auto. Online magazine for the automotive supply industry. Aimed at IT and business professionals in the automotive manufacturing sector.
just-auto.com/ Composites
Design Optimisation and Guidelines for Multimaterial Applications offers information developed through the European project DOGMA. Sections on the site cover joining techniques (provided by TWI), environmental issues, materials development, process technology, modelling techniques, and design criteria.
www.dogma.org.uk/ NetComposites is a site covering all kinds of composites information including applications and properties of polymers and composites based on them. It provides consultancy and enquiry services as well as more general enquiries on all aspects of the composites industry. It also has an On-line bookshop.
www.netcomposites.com/ Composites News SuperSite from
Advanced Materials & Composites News offers industry news and also a bookstore.
www.compositesnews.com/supersite.spm Composites Alliance offers news, contacts, technical and business information.
www.compositesalliance.com/ World Wide Composites Search Engine helps you to find information on companies, products and people in the industry. It offers relevant mailing lists.
www.wwcomposites.com/
