Engineering giant Siemens reports steep drop in profit

Engineering giant Siemens reports steep drop in profit
Europe’s biggest engineering firm, Siemens, has logged an unexpectedly large drop in net profit in the second quarter of the fiscal year. The company puts it down to massive write-downs and power grid problems.

Digital Arts Leader Cogswell College to Hold Open House for Next-Generation of ‘Black Collar’ Students
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Cogswell College, one of the world’s leading regionally-accredited institutions offering a unique curriculum that fuses digital arts, engineering and entrepreneurship, is holding an Open House which will provide an opportunity to tour Cogswell’s dynamic campus, watch student created award-winning short animations, meet the faculty, talk to an Admissions Representative and get answers to Financial Aid questions.

Engineering launches leadership program
The Cornell College of Engineering is launching a new undergraduate leadership program with a recent gift of $700,000 from an anonymous alumnus.

Engineering a safer world
Innovations in software and technology are creating increasingly complex systems: cars that park themselves; medical devices that automatically deliver drugs; and smartphones with the computing power of desktop computers, to name a few. Such complex systems allow us to do things that seemed difficult or impossible just a few years ago.

NCP engineering to Put the Most Persistent SSL VPN Myths to Rest at Interop Las Vegas
At Interop Las Vegas, Rainer Enders, CTO, Americas of NCP engineering, will analyze the inherent flaws of SSL VPNs and why implementation is crucial for guaranteeing maximum security.

Arup Adopts Knovel for Global Engineering Teams
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM– – The global engineering, planning and design consultancy, Arup, has adopted Knovel to provide web-based technical references for its engineering teams worldwide.

Chemrec Enters Into Cooperation Agreement With China Tianchen Engineering Corporation on Advanced Biofuel Plants
STOCKHOLM, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Chemrec today signed a cooperation agreement with China Tianchen Engineering Corporation, TCC, to provide an integrated offering of Chemrec plants on a global lump-sum turn-key basis and co-market the Chemrec black liquor gasification technology – a route to 2nd generation biofuels or green power.

Posted by Engineering Careers Online Staff - April 25, 2012 at 8:38 am

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Bill Nye The Science Guy Headlines Sneak Peek Day at USA Science & Engineering Festival

Apr 27: Bill Nye The Science Guy Headlines Sneak Peek Day at USA Science & Engineering Festival
A Sneak Peek Day for the media will be held on Friday, April 27, 2012 for the 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival and Book Fair, hosted by Lockheed Martin. Reporters are invited preview this free, family-friendly expo and book fair being held on April 28-29 that allows kids and adults to participate in more than 3,000 hands-on activities and see nearly 150 live performances by science celebrities, explorers, best-selling authors, entrepreneurs and world-renowned experts.

Tata Technologies Displays eMO EV in Detroit at SAE 2012 World Congress — First Full Vehicle by Indian Engineering Services Firm
DETROIT, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Tata Technologies, a leading global provider of engineering services and product development IT, will display its electric MObility (eMO) engineering study EV at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit April 24-26.

International Engineering Societies Call on Governments to Support the United Nations “Sustainable Energy for All” Initiative
LONDON, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — We, the undersigned international engineering societies, with a combined membership of over 750,000, hereby commit our support to achieving Sustainable Energy for All.

Remmele Engineering Early Adopter is Live on IFS Applications 8
IFS North America today announced that Remmele Engineering, a contract manufacturer serving the demanding aerospace and medical device markets, has gone live as an early adopter of IFS Applications 8.

TASC Report: Defense Budget Austerity Calls for Renewed Emphasis on Systems Engineering and Integration
CHANTILLY, Va., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — A new report published by TASC, Inc. makes the case that systems engineering and integration (SE&I) is essential to manage defense budget constraints without jeopardizing national security, and that it would be a mistake to reduce funding for SE&I at the same time that national security programs in general are being reduced.

Posted by Engineering Careers Online Staff - April 24, 2012 at 10:19 am

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