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November 2004 SAE UPDATE PAGE 1 NOVEMBER 2004 NOVEMBER 2004 VOL. 21, NO. 11 Professional development seminars in China Forty-four Chinese engineers, technicians, development seminars and provides a library and engineering managers participated of SAE publications and technical materials in the fi rst SAE professional development for China’s engineering community. seminars offered in China. Four seminars, Seminar attendees represented 18 different taught by two experienced SAE instructors, multinational and domestic Chinese were offered from August 30 through corporations and came from 17 different September 3 using classroom and laboratory cities in China, some traveling 800 km to facilities at Beijing’s Tsinghua University. attend the five-day training experience. The DTI-SAE Global Knowledge Center is Multinational companies represented a joint venture involving SAE International, included Delphi China Corp.; Nissan Delphi China, and Tsinghua University. It Motor Co. Ltd.; Cummins, Corp. Beijing serves as a host facility for SAE professional Branch; GM Shanghai; John Deere; Julian Harvester; Eagle-Picher Automotive; Asimco Technologies; Nanjing Autoliv; and Beijing Monroe Shock Absorber Co. Domestic Chinese companies represented included DongFeng Motor Corp.; Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.; Jiangling Motor Co. Ltd.; Dandong Huanghai Automotive Co. Ltd.; Beijing Foton Environmental Engine Co.; Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.; and China Jialing Industrial William Mark McVea taught two of the seminars in China: Gear System Design, Analysis, and Co. Group, Ltd. Application; and Technical Survey of Modern Vehicle Transmission Systems. In addition, faculty members and instructors from Tsinghua University’s automotive engineering department, the Pan The long-term goal of the initiative calls U.S./International inquiries regarding Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), for the implementation of a full range of SAE engineering education in China may and the Shanghai Automotive Industry SAE training and engineering education be addressed to Thomas C. Coleman, SAE Training Center (SAITC) successfully opportunities to be delivered in both English Project Manager, via telephone at 724-772- completed the seminars. and Chinese. In addition to the seminars, 8531, or e-mail at [email protected]. China SAE’s China business initiative, approved SAE has agreed to cooperatively develop inquiries may be addressed to John Chi, by the Board of Directors in January 2004 a symposium on electronic powertrain Manager, DTI-SAE Global Knowledge as part of the society’s global development controls and onboard diagnostics with SAE Center, via telephone at 86-10-6278-1630, or Automotive Engineering Project plan, calls for the implementation of China. The symposium will be offered in e-mail at [email protected]. Management, and Design for Manufacture April 2005 in conjunction with the Shanghai and Assembly were taught by Angelo E. additional engineering education and Mago. training in China. In 2005, four similar week- Auto Show. long seminars will be offered in Shanghai and Beijing. IN THIS ISSUE The November SAE customer satisfaction survey needs you! Clarence Spicer, entrepreneur and SAE President ..................................................3 To “consistently provide a laser-like focus will provide a wealth of information to Motorsports Engineering Conference & on the customer” has been Ray Morris’ the organization’s key staff and member Exhibition outline ..................................6 personal mantra since becoming the SAE decision makers, allowing SAE to make Executive Vice President in 2001. His vision certain that objectives are being met and that Webcast explores future of racing has inspired SAE staff to pursue this goal in the society is providing you with the tools technologies ............................................7 a united, dedicated, and ongoing effort. that you need in your career. SoCal Section welcomes Fred To focus on the customer, a company must Overall, results from the fall 2003 survey Behringer .................................................8 fi rst understand its customer, and there is no were positive, with more than 76% of the Toyota and ExxonMobil researchers better way to accomplish that than through respondents indicating that they were either write award-winning paper .................9 feedback. Thus, at the suggestion of the satisfi ed or very satisfi ed with SAE, and SAE Quality Improvement Committee, J.D. 92% saying that they intended to renew POPULAR FEATURES Power & Associates has been commissioned their membership. Several improvement to conduct a series of global customer opportunities were also identifi ed, affording Message from the President ................2 satisfaction surveys. SAE staff the chance to focus their efforts on Washington Report ................................5 November marks the date of the next areas that will provide the greatest value to survey, which will be administered via e- our members and customers. Meetings Update ....................................6 mail. Your perspective as SAE customers See SAE SURVEY p. 3 Leading Our World In Motion 1905-2005 NNovemberovember UUpdatepdate 110-6.indd0-6.indd 1 110/7/040/7/04 22:05:55:05:55 PPMM SAE UPDATE PAGE 2 NOVEMBER 2004 EDITORIAL MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Voting coincidence? 100th Anniversary I do not know if it is coincidental that SAE make a difference. I urge you to respond to Next year will mark the 100th anniversary and science literacy members will be given the choice to vote this opportunity, because SAE is not afraid of SAE International and provide an and a dedication for change in the November customer to grow, change, and even start over from opportunity to celebrate the outstanding to fostering the satisfaction survey during the same month scratch—I’ve seen it happen. Look at it this achievements of SAE members and the next generation of U.S. citizens will be voting for their President way, you don’t even have to go to the polls contributions they have made to our engineering talent. of choice. because the survey will be e-mailed directly society at large. The engineer’s mindset to SAE’s voluntary Whether planned or coincidental, it was to you! “not be satisfi ed with the status quo, and consensus a smart decision because if you believe in Now how’s that for customer service? continually work to make something better” standards process, a democracy where a majority vote rules, has resulted in successive improvements with approximately then you should believe that your “vote” in our technology, economy, and standard 15,000 participants, on the customer satisfaction survey will of living. Mobility engineers have led the has produced over 7500 standards used daily growth of the mobility industry which in the design, manufacturing, marketing, is now a cornerstone of today’s global service, support, and recycling of mobility economy. products. SAE has contributed to this growth The SAE Board of Directors formed a 100 by being a forum for the interchange of year anniversary committee several years ideas, technology, and knowledge and by ago to begin planning for this occasion. developing standards that allowed effi cient They are doing outstanding work with industrial development of products and many activities being planned in the many services. We are fortunate that many of the different sectors of SAE, and at many best engineering minds realized the value of different meetings, conferences, exhibitions, interacting with their contemporaries under and other special events. Some sections are the auspices of SAE. Mobility pioneers off to a good start planning local activities Andrew Riker, Henry Ford, E. T. Birdsall, and some are still discussing the “best and others who met in New York, about idea” for their situation. As these events are a century ago to discuss the need for an planned, I suggest you think not only about engineering society dedicated to automobile all of the highly visible people who have left engineers, were joined by other early their mark on SAE and our industries, but luminaries such as Orville Wright, Amelia also recognize the many, many contributions Earhart, Charles Kettering, and Howard made by members at the section level doing Coffin to provide leadership for SAE’s their job to promote and support SAE on growth. In 1916 the Society of Automobile a day-in, day-out basis. Leading sections, Engineers merged with the Society of planning programs and meetings, giving Tractor Engineers and the American Society presentations, supporting AWIM classes of Aeronautic Engineers to expand the scope and Collegiate Design Competitions, and of mobility engineering and form the SAE. participation in other local activities are This linkage of different mobility sectors all critical to the ongoing success of SAE. under the term “automotive” has grown to Take a moment to remember and thank all include small- to heavy-duty engines, off- of them. highway to space vehicles, and fuels and In the next 100 years the only certainty is lubes to electronics. I think these diverse that change will continue at an accelerated technologies contribute to SAE’s unique pace. SAE must continue to adapt and change and great strengths, and have played the products and services we provide as the an important role in the growth of each needs of our constituents change. I believe XXXIBSUMBOEJOTVSBODFHSPVQDPN mobility sector. SAE has a bright future because our two Today, SAE has grown to be a global fundamental core competencies,
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