Much of this industry has disappeared, and replacement industries (automobiles, machinery) have failed to compensate for the loss of jobs.
The United States attorney in Manhattan, Preet Bharara, described the products as "the automobile replacement parts equivalent of designer knockoffs," but suggested that the quality of the products themselves "may have been no different from many other generic parts sold every day".
Are they going to start installing wheels and seats on laptops and have them be "automobile replacement" devices?
The engineering properties of burnt clay bricks prepared by partial replacement of soil with automobile sludge at 900 °C and 1000 °C were evaluated.
We could put paychecks back into workers' hands that would then be spent on much-needed home repairs, long-delayed automobile replacements, clothing and school supplies for their children, and patronizing of local stores and restaurants.
"Reinventing the Automobile" favors its replacement by a "new automotive DNA" of electric-drive vehicles fueled by electricity and hydrogen, and controlled electronically.
Kevlar was initially used as replacement for steel in radial automobile tires, and it later found its way into more than 200 products, ranging from yacht sails to spacecraft.
Here were buildings that promised a revolutionary shift in the design of homes, much in the way that Henry Ford – a hero to Fuller – offered a cheap and reliable automobile as a replacement for the horse and trap.
The desire for more fuel efficient vehicles has resulted in a renewed interest in aluminum alloy sheet as a replacement for mild steel in automobile bodies due to its higher strength-to-weight ratio.
Operating over 3,000 locations throughout North America, General Parts distributes replacement parts, supplies, tools and equipment for automobiles, light and heavy trucks, off-road equipment, buses, recreational equipment, and agricultural equipment.
