Profit vs. Safety: The Ethics Behind the Ford Pinto Scandal
How Engineering Shortcuts Turned Deadly Why This 1970s Case Still Matters to Engineers Today The Ford Pinto remains one of the most compelling case studies in engineering ethics—not just for its flawed fuel tank design, but for what it reveals about the complex balance between technical constraints, corporate decision-making, and ethical responsibility. The case highlights […]
The Hidden Strategy Behind Ford’s $5 Wage—And Why It Still Matters Today
Solving the Workforce Bottleneck with Bold Innovation Imagine Detroit in 1914: the city is buzzing with innovation, and Ford Motor Company’s assembly lines are revolutionizing manufacturing. But beneath the surface, there’s a problem that no amount of mechanical ingenuity can fix: people are quitting at an astonishing rate. The work is repetitive, the hours are […]
How One Man Revolutionized Design: The Invention That Started CAD
Imagine Engineering Without CAD… No, Really. Think about your typical workday. Firing up SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD, Fusion 360, maybe even Altium Designer. Tweaking parameters, rotating 3D models, running simulations. Now, imagine doing all of that… by hand. Every line, every revision, every calculation painstakingly drawn or computed manually. Sounds like a nightmare, right? That was the […]