Real World Engineering

Toyota Assembly Plant Ready for Construction after Massive Civil Engineering Work Completed by Facility Designer SSOE (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
More than 16 million cubic yards of earth to be cleared as part of design and engineering project for Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc.

Petrofac Recruits Record Number of Engineering Graduates (Rigzone)
Petrofac has recruited a record number of engineering graduates to its Sharjah-based Engineering & Construction business. The graduates are qualified with first-class engineering degrees from leading universities, most of which are situated in the region.

Altair Engineering BUSolutions Project Establishes Independent Advisory Board (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading global provider of technology and services that empower client innovation and decision-making, today announced that the BUSolutions Project has established an independent advisory board to provide insight into transit riders’ experience.

NASA Extends Space Station Engineering Services Contract (NASA)
NASA has awarded a contract modification to the European Space Agency’s Space Technology Center for additional engineering services for the ISS Node 2 and 3 modules.

BASF to raise prices for engineering plastics in Europe (Rubber World)
Germany — As of October 1, 2007, BASF will be raising its prices in Europe for compounded polyamide Ultramid /Miramid /Capron ) and PBT (Ultradur ) by 150 euros per metric ton. The prices for specialties from the engineering plastics product line will be going up by 300 euros per metric ton.

TURKEY: Ford Otosan opens new engineering facility (just-auto)
Ford Otosan on Wednesday officially opened its new Gebze engineering facility, which, the automaker said, is bringing new, highly skilled engineering jobs to the Istanbul region.

NASA Extends Space Station Engineering Services Contract (SpaceRef)
HOUSTON – NASA has awarded a contract modification to the European Space Agency’s Space Technology Center for additional engineering services for the International Space Station Node 2 and 3 modules. The modification is valued at $27.5 million.

Westinghouse gets French nuclear engineering firm Astare (Japan Today)
TOKYO Toshiba Corp said Tuesday its nuclear reactor-making U.S. subsidiary Westinghouse Electric Co has agreed to acquire Astare, a French nuclear engineering company headquartered near Paris.

PSI Engineering Helps Major Biopharmaceutical Company Continue to Put Patient Safety First (ThomasNet)
Mississauga ON., Tuesday September 4, 2007- PSI Engineering, an industry leader in material handling and document automation, announced it will provide a world-renown biopharmaceutical company with a printing solution that will increase the speed and safety with which they label their medical products. Patient safety has always been a top priority for this company. Before the FDA instated a …

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $2.3 Million Order for Service and Maintenance Renewal Agreement (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BILLERICA, Mass.—-American Science and Engineering, Inc. , a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today the receipt of an order from a customer for a $2.3 million service and maintenance renewal agreement.