Motovated > News > Newsletter October 2010

Hi everyone,

We seem to have hit the end-of-year rush already, and we have heaps of projects on the go! We do our very best to be responsive and flexible to meet our client's needs and timeframes, so if you have something you want done before Christmas please let us know as soon as possible so we can schedule you in.

We have also been busy presenting seminars around the country. Jonathan Prince has been conducting a series of Product Development and Design workshops in Hamilton and Dunedin, which you can read about below. I was also invited by Dr Elijah Van Houten at Canterbury University to give a guest lecture for the Computational Solid Mechanics course. My focus was on re-entrant cracks, using 'real-world' boundary conditions, and what employers are looking for from new graduates. Luckily it seemed well-received by the students!

Also in this issue we have an update on another rail order press release and a 1990's article from Metal Magazine highlighting New Zealand's capabilities for large scale manufacturing. We also have some another design tip, puzzle, some project management proverbs, and answers to last issue's competition.

Enjoy the read!

Greg Morehouse
Managing Director
Engineering Analyst
greg@motovated.co.nz

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KiwiRail Press Release

KiwiRail chooses Motovated Design & Analysis to engineer their innovative new bogie

Motovated Design & Analysis has secured significant rail industry orders over the past year, one of which is the design and analysis of KiwiRail's P13 Bogie for their new AK passenger carriages. The new P13 bogie will be used on the TranzScenic and TranzAlpine scenic rail services. Allan Cannell of KiwiRail Mechanical Design Group says, "KiwiRail chose Motovated to assist in the design of our new, smooth riding, railway passenger bogie. Motovated is NZ-owned, and it has a definite ethic to support local industry. They are highly customer-focussed and all staff members are very responsive. Great value!"

See the whole press release click here

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Article - We Can Do It!

This is an article from a December 1990 issue of Metal Magazine, highlighting New Zealand's Fitzroy Engineering's manufacturing capability for large scale projects. Their can-do attitude is a great example. Please read the article, as it highlights tough times in a previous era which we can relate to today...

To view the whole article click here

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Product Development Seminar Updates

Hamilton Workshop: 14th Oct 2010 In Conjunction with Opportunity Hamilton, Tomkins Wake and Motovated delivered a workshop on successful Product Development and understanding Intellectual Property.	Dunedin Workshops: 23rd Sept 2010 In conjunction with Otago Institute of Design, Motovated ran seminars on Product Development for those in industry and also for the Design School students.
Read more...	Read more...
If you're interested in attending upcoming seminars and workshops, or would like some advice in this area, you can contact Jonathan directly at jonathan.prince@motovated.co.nz

Tips & Tricks - Choosing Sections for Torsional Loading

	This tips & tricks we highlight some general rules for selecting sections for torsion, and show how to get angular displacement values out of a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) solution. For driveshafts especially, it is important to verify the angle of twist and ensure it is within suitable limits. Follow the link to read more and download a worked example.
Torsional Analysis Example

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Project Management Proverbs

The most valuable and least used word in a project manager's vocabulary is "NO". The user does not know what he wants until he gets it. Then he knows what he does NOT want. Nothing is impossible for the person who doesn't have to do it. There's never enough time to do it right first time but there's always enough time to go back and do it again. Change is inevitable - except from vending machines. If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there. There is no such thing as scope creep, only scope gallop. Furious activity does not necessarily equate to efficient progress and is no substitute for understanding. The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time, the last 10% takes the other 90%. Any project can be estimated accurately (once it's completed).

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Outsmart your colleagues...

Here is this issue's puzzle: You're on a quiz show and your dream car is hidden behind one of four doors. A clue is pinned to each door: Door A: It's behind B or C Door B: It's behind A or D Door C: It's in here Door D: It's not in here Three of the clues are false and only one is true. Behind which door will you find the prize?
Send your correct answer to competition@motovated.co.nz to be in with a chance of winning a $50 Mitre 10 voucher.

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Answers to last issue's puzzle

Check your answer to August issue's question here:

There are a number of different answers to this puzzle, which are all correct as long as each person gets the same amount of milk to drink. The standard answer is shown below:

Solution	4.0L	2.5L	1.5L
Initially...	4.0	0.0	0.0
Pour milk from the 4.0L jug to fill the 2.5L	1.5	2.5	0.0
Pour milk from the 2.5L jug to fill the 1.5L	1.5	1.0	1.5
Pour all the milk from the 1.5L jug into the 4.0L	3.0	1.0	0.0
Pour the remaining 1.0L from the 2.5L jug into the 1.5L	3.0	0.0	1.0
Fill the 2.5L jug from the 4.0L jug, leaving 0.5L	0.5	2.5	1.0
Fill the 1.5L jug from the 2.5L jug, leaving 2.0L in the 2.5L jug	0.5	2.0	1.5
Pour all the milk from the 1.5L jug into the 4.0L jug, to give a total of 2.0L	2.0	2.0	0.0

Last issue's puzzle winner...

Congratulations to Brian Willoughby from Contex Engineers Ltd, a $50 Mitre 10 voucher is on its way to you.

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Thanks for your time and support. We look forward to working with you and continuing to provide the best engineering services possible.

Thanks for your time and support. We look forward to working with you and continuing to provide the best engineering services possible. Greg and the team at Motovated. "Engineering Your Vision"