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Struggling with an Equivalent Material Card? Material Scattering Simulation Can Help

It is well known that tool makers really struggle in creating a material card that describes material behavior under deformation made by the stamping process. Most of the time they end up using an equivalent material card or a card created by using a very limited amount of data (and use generic assumptions). In this article Ramandeep Singh, AutoForm Technical Account Manager India, explains how considering material scattering can support engineering delivering reliable data to tool shopsOver the last few decades, simulation software has become standard practice for virtually validating the stamping process. To ensure correspondence between digital and…

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These used cars routinely sell for more than their new MSRPs

The car world is and has been upside down. In “the before times,” new cars were depreciated. There was no question that owning and using a vehicle for a couple of years decreased its value, but that’s not always the case anymore. iSeeCars‘ a recent study showed that several used models are priced above their new MSRPs, which can mean many things, including things that are still going crazy on the used car market. The good news is that the situation is much better than a year ago. iSeeCars found that lightly used cars are priced 8.1 percent below their…

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Used car prices continue to fall, led by Tesla’s Model 3

(iSeeCars) — The latest iSeeCars.com analysis found used car prices were down 4.7 percent in the last 6 months, and down 8.7 percent from a year ago. The used car with the biggest price drop is the Tesla Model 3, with a 21.5 percent drop since September 2022. Summary:While overall prices are down 8.7 percent, 10 models have price drops of 16-plus percent Infiniti QX80, Nissan Armada, Land Rover Discovery, and Tesla Model 3 prices are all down more than 19 percent from a year ago Electric vehicles have fallen dramatically, off 13.9 percent compared to a year ago…

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Best Used Cars SUVs $15,000 to $20,000

Buying a pre-owned car is more than just a great way to save money. It could get you into a model that has safety and luxury features you couldn’t afford in a new car. That is, if you can find a new car or SUV. While the new-car shortage may be slowing down somewhat, there’s still the problem of high prices and limited availability of some trims or types of vehicles. This means new-car dealers are charging a premium, taking advantage of the shortages. In order to focus your search better, we dug through years of test data and hundreds…

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MABE: White Goods Innovation with Process Simulation: Surface Quality in a Stove Assembly

Introduction Initially, Mabe focused on producing kitchen cabinets and integrated furniture. Thanks to its rapid growth, the company became Mexico’s largest appliance exporter by 1960. By the 1990s, Mabe was responsible for designing and manufacturing over two-thirds of the gas stoves and refrigerators sold in the United States. Additionally, 95% of appliances sold under the General Electric brand were produced at Mabe’s San Luis Potosí factory, which is the largest kitchen manufacturing plant in the world. In this case study, we examine the methods and tools that have assisted Mabe in improving their appliance production and speed since the company’s…

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Best Used SUVs, Sedans & Small Cars

Midsized and Large CarsMazda6 2017-2018The 6 is one of the sportiest midsized sedans. Its quick steering contributes to its agility, and we got a class-leading 32 mpg overall from the 2017 model we tested. Other Good Choices2015-2017 Honda Accords2015 Honda Accord HybridSubaru Legacy 2016-2017Toyota Avalon 2014-2016Toyota Avalon Hybrid 2013-2014Toyota Camry 2015-2017Toyota Camry Hybrid 2015-2016 Luxury Cars2015-2016 Acura TLXLexus ES 2013-2015The TLX had a quiet cabin, came nicely equipped, and was available with a manual gearbox in V6 models. We got 27 mpg overall with the four-cylinder. The Lexus ES is a luxury version of the Toyota Camry. It’s comfortable and…

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Carvana has a plan for its debt, and investors don’t like it

A group of funds holding most of Carvana Co.’s more than $5 billion in bonds will oppose a restructuring plan that the online auto seller wants as a way to rein in its debt load, according to people with knowledge of the group’s position. Carvana said Wednesday it would offer to exchange as much as $1 billion of its unsecured bonds at discount prices in an effort to extend looming repayment deadlines. The company in the past year suffered mounting losses, and in the last quarter it burned through $1.8 billion in cash as sales tumbled 23%. Bondholders who banded…

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Used-car retailer Carvana expects smaller core loss, shares jump

March 22 (Reuters) – Carvana Co (CVNA.N) said on Wednesday it expects a smaller core loss in the current quarter as its cost-cut measures have helped mitigate some impact of a decline in used-car sales. The debt-laden company has taken a series of steps, including job cuts, over the past year to cut costs as it struggles to sell cars acquired at elevated prices, with buyers hit by inflation and worried about a recession cutting spending. The company’s business model became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, as people opted for readily available used cars instead of newer vehicles whose supply…

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Unc School Of Law The College Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

From the time of Sir Thomas More, the first lawyer to be appointed as Lord Chancellor, a scientific body of equity grew up alongside the rigid widespread law, and developed its own Court of Chancery. Over time, courts of fairness developed stable rules, particularly beneath Lord Eldon. In the nineteenth century in England, and in 1937 in the united states, the 2 methods had been merged. Understand the substantive and procedural law in the area of worldwide and comparative law. Follow our project on a mindset where law college students regard difficulties as challenges they’ll overcome rather than as fixed…

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Luisa Carrer

If you’re looking to start a new chapter in Sant Martí, your business will thrive at Carrer de Pallars, 194. Michael’s practice focuses primarily on complicated protection evaluation, disputes, and litigation. Michael represents home and worldwide insurance coverage clients in both state and federal courts throughout the United States, in addition to in arbitration and mediation. His experience involves serving as monitoring counsel, coverage counsel, and subrogation counsel for insurance purchasers, as nicely as serving as protection counsel on behalf of insureds.Using histone acetylation and cell de-differentiation as read-outs, we are interrogating cellular metabolites which may regulate the fate…