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Wind Energy's Manufacturing Crunch

Wind Energy's Manufacturing Crunch


The wind is everywhere, but not so the design and manufacturing expertise needed to make the high-tech machines that harvest energy from the wind. As a result, wind turbine lead times are already measured in years not months.  Full Story >>
Sep 17 2008 08:41 AM

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Communicating with MTConnect

New standard will foster open communication among machine tools.  Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM

The Power of Pumps

Engineer of the Year Martin Fisher's human-powered irrigation pumps lift both water and standards of living.  Full Story >>
Sep 22 2008 12:00 AM

Engineering the Bionic Person

Todd Kuiken, M.D., Ph.D., is rewiring human nerves, changing prostheses and the lives of those who wear them.  Full Story >>
Sep 22 2008 12:00 AM

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Internet-Enabled Heart Spotlight

Internet-Enabled Hearts Run on Wireless


Medtronic has developed wireless technologies to autonomously send data from implantable defibrillators, through the Internet, to a patient's physician.  Full Story >>
Sep 01 2008 12:00 AM

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Solid-State Lamps Get the Spotlight

Spurred by the need for increasing efficiency, LEDs make inroads for applications in homes, computers and vehicles.  Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM

The Future for Analog ICs is in the Hands of Handsets and TVs

According to iSuppli Corp., digital multimedia products have greatly boosted the sales of analog IC devices used for interface and power management.  Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM

Following Product Trends in Electronics

With smaller products, more features and the need for increased ruggedness to survive the operating environment, both connectors and cables need to conform to the overall product's design objectives.  Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM

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Design Tools Spotlight

Solar Power Heats up Design Challenge for BigBelly Trash Compactor spotlight

Solar Power Heats up Design Challenge for BigBelly Trash Compactor


BigBelly's choice of solar energy to power its self-contained trash compactor resulted a host of design challenges, including optimizing parts and materials for low-energy consumption.  Full Story >>
Oct 08 2008 08:45 AM

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Prototypes That Heal

Rapid prototyping and 3-D imaging systems are being used more and more in the production of surgical tools and custom implants.  Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM

Dassault Helps Microsoft Shape Virtual Earth

Dassault's Shape 2.0 is powering the latest version of Microsoft Virtual Earth, allowing users to remix previously developed 3-D models from the 3DVIA content library to complete their designs.  Full Story >>
Sep 26 2008 08:20 AM

Dell Takes on Blade Workstations

With its new R5400 workstation, Dell opts for a rack-design over a blade architecture, claiming it gives the new unit more flexibility and greater performance.  Full Story >>
Sep 09 2008 12:03 PM

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In-Mold Assembly Eliminates Secondary Operations spotlight

In-Mold Assembly Eliminates Secondary Operations


Highly capable tools rotate and perform assembly operations, eliminating time-consuming secondary steps. In an assembly variation, metal composites are formed in two steps.  Full Story >>
Sep 18 2008 09:11 AM

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Industry Innovation Overcomes Manufacturing Design Obstacles

The North American Die Casting Assn. is working to keep jobs and production in the U.S.  Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM

Lear Stops Whiplash with Dynamic Head Restraint

An all-mechanical system developed by Avdel is used to meet new federal and European whiplash requirements in Cadillac STS seats now being manufactured by Tier I Lear Corp.  Full Story >>
Sep 30 2008 09:33 AM

New Steels Make Play for Hybrid, Fuel Cell Vehicles

New steels coupled with new designs significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Future Steel Vehicle Program, a GM-led effort focused on hybrids and fuel cell vehicles.  Full Story >>
Sep 18 2008 03:09 PM

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Automotive Spotlight

Lear Stops Whiplash with Dynamic Head Restraint spotlight

Lear Stops Whiplash with Dynamic Head Restraint


An all-mechanical system developed by Avdel is used to meet new federal and European whiplash requirements in Cadillac STS seats now being manufactured by Tier I Lear Corp.  Full Story >>
Sep 30 2008 09:33 AM

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Autos, Energy and Handheld Drive DSPs

The automotive industry is going through a transformation toward energy efficiency, from hybrids to hydrogen-powered vehicles.  Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM

Charting GM's Electrifying Charge

Vice president of R&D and Strategic Planning Larry Burns is the man of the hour at GM as the giant automaker struggles to regain its footing amid a slump and consumers clamoring for smaller vehicles.  Full Story >>
Sep 22 2008 12:00 AM

MEMS Price to Fall As Production Rises

A new breed of automotive applications may be on the horizon for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors, thanks to an anticipated rise in their production over the next four years.  Full Story >>
Sep 22 2008 12:00 AM

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Are You An Engineer If You Don't Pass The PE spotlight

Are You An Engineer If You Don't Pass The P.E.?


Manufacturers worry Burton Siegal's case in the state of Illinois could force thousands of companies to remove the term "engineering" from their company names.  Full Story >>
Sep 08 2008 11:58 AM

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Mindful of the Gap

CAR Chairman David E. Cole urges his engineering students to focus their energies on "the gaps," places no other engineer has gone.  Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM

The Apple Core and the Candy Wrapper

It's time for engineers to step up and move green engineering practices forward.  Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM

Industry Innovation Overcomes Manufacturing Design Obstacles

The North American Die Casting Assn. is working to keep jobs and production in the U.S.  Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM

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Ford MyKey Promises to Tame Teen drivers

As it wrestles with perhaps the worst car market in its long history, Ford is developing a microchip-based ignition key that reigns in bad or teenage drivers.

Automotive | Oct 10 2008 09:44 AM

Advanced AC Drives Coming Soon

Yaskawa is poised to bring its matrix converter technology to the North America for the first time. This alternative to standard inverter drives directly converts AC voltages without the need for D...

Motion Control/Automation | Oct 09 2008 09:59 AM

Newark's 2008 Global Environmental Challenge Call for Entries

Electronics distributor Premier Farnell and its U.S subsidiary Newark announced entries are now being accepted for the 2008 Live EDGE Competition.

Electronics/Test | Oct 08 2008 01:07 PM

McCain, Obama Representatives Talk Clean Carbon, Alternative Fuels in Energy Debate

Energy representatives for presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama met last night to debate their candidates' policies on energy supply, security and alternative fuels.

Electronics/Test | Oct 07 2008 07:28 AM

New Compensation Method Improves Machine Tool Accuracy

Siemens Energy & Automation has developed a new volumetric compensation system that battles the thermal and geometric errors that can plague even the best machine tools.

Motion Control/Automation | Oct 06 2008 10:23 AM
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Gadget Keeps Suspension Even spotlight

Gadget Freak Case #127: Gadget Keeps Suspension Even

James Kinney found a way to take the pressure off the back end of a tow truck that's carrying a heavy load.

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The NHL Looks To Score Superstar Draft Picks Using Haptic-Enabled Testing

Ever give a thought to how the NHL  identifies its next generation of superstars? To be sure, there’s hours upon hours of ice time involved, not to mention, rigorous interviews, medical screening and all the rest of scrutiny that’s given to professional sports candidates. But the NHL Central Scou ...
Posted in CAD/CAM Corner | 2008-10-08 17:20:43

Algae Becoming a Biofuels Feedstock

Ever wonder what jet engines will run on when petroleum becomes scarce or too expensive? Try microalgae. Some would call it pond scum. Rich in fats, oils, sugars, proteins, carbohydrates and other “functional bioactive compounds,” microalgae thrives on sunshine in polluted and salty water. Or it can be farmed. Given ...
Posted in Green Engineering | 2008-10-08 13:05:36

Power from Ocean Tides and River Currents Moving Swiftly

My boss plunked down an article on tidal energy from an in-flight magazine that explored how several companies are harnessing the ocean tides and swift river currents. Far less developed and popular than its cousin wind energy, it would seem there’s something to this. Ocean Renewable Energy has developed an ...
Posted in Green Engineering | 2008-10-06 15:11:29

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