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Journal Article

Author
Stern, L.
Title
Comments on some random innovations
In
Transactions of The Institution of Engineers, Australia: Mechanical Engineering
Imprint
vol. ME6, no. 2, Jul 1981, pp. 95-103
Description

1981 A G M Michell Address of the College of Mechanical Engineers, Institution of Engineers Australia.

Abstract

The history of five innovations is outlined: a hydraulic transmission based on a variable displacement radial piston pump and motor; the balanced rotary disc valve for hydraulic applications; the automotive brake bleeding pump; a process of roll bonding aluminium tin to steel in bi metal bearing manufacture; a rotating tundish for casting aluminium tin ingots. Through these there are highlighted many of the ingredients of the innovation process including the need for careful acquisition of preliminary understanding of limitations in the state of the art, the virtue of an imaginative visualisation of options, a clear statement of objectives, effort in concert, the importance of effective communication, the central role of the patent system, and the intricacies of license agreements. The paper, which is a documentation of personal experiences of industrial research and development over four decades of association with manufacturing, is the 1981 A.G.M. Michell Address of the College of Mechanical Engineers.

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