Texture & Motion Sensor From Autodesk Research, an Innovative HMI
Blog 11/9/2012 5 comments Autodesk's Magic Finger is equipped with an ADNS 2620 low-resolution, high-speed optical flow sensor that senses X-Y motion, and a high-resolution AWAIBA NanEye micro RGB camera with modified HDNS-2100 lens that detects the surface being touched.
Slideshow: Pack Expo Packs 'Em In
Blog 11/8/2012 13 comments The world's biggest packaging show, Pack Expo in Chicago, provided a glimpse of the future of automated machinery and robotics.
Aerospace Fasteners Mix It Up
Engineering Materials 11/8/2012 8 comments Fasteners and fastening systems for spacecraft and commercial aircraft are getting stronger, more reliable, and more varied.
Design News Product Spotlight
Blog 11/7/2012 2 comments In the Product Showcase section, we've posted some products from Microchip, Microsemi, and Cypress that deserve a little highlighting.
Slideshow: Apple iPad Mini Teardown
Blog 11/6/2012 20 comments Despite Steve Jobs' protestations that 7-inch tablets were "too big to compete with a smartphone; too small to compete with an iPad," on Oct. 23, Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced Apple's latest device, the iPad Mini.
Servo Woes Fired Up the Machine
Made by Monkeys 11/5/2012 20 comments The servo drives kept overheating, and some caught fire, but the driver manufacturer said nothing was wrong.
Teamcenter PLM Meets Up With the Cloud
CAD/CAM Corner 11/5/2012 3 comments As part its "future-proof architecture" tenet, Siemens PLM Software is now offering a cloud-based delivery option for Teamcenter via three leading infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) providers.
Video: Pneumatics Power Scary Guy
Electronic News & Comment 11/2/2012 12 comments Bimba Manufacturing Co. gave a demonstration of the air-powered Scary Guy on Halloween at Pack Expo in Chicago.
European Commission Limits Food-Based Biofuel
Engineering Materials 11/2/2012 21 comments The European Commission wants to limit the use of food crops as a source of biofuel and instead promote non-food sources, such as algae, straw, and various types of waste.
NVIDIA Floats Workstations Graphics to the Cloud
CAD/CAM Corner 11/2/2012 7 comments A new NVIDIA platform offers engineers and design professionals workstation-class graphics and compute horsepower from their device of choice, including popular mobile ones.
With LEDs dropping in price virtually every year, automakers have begun employing them, not only on luxury vehicles, but on entry-level models, as well.
The 3D printing revolution seems to have a knack for quickly moving technology ahead by way of collaborative effort and even a little friendly competition -- all of course in the name of scientific advancement.
Advantech has launched a new series of motion-control I/O modules to meet the increased demands that come with more distributed industrial systems that require control of a growing number of axes and devices.
Using almost 200 light-emitting diodes in the front and back of the new 2014 CTS, Cadillac designers are showing how LEDs can change the character of a vehicle.
From Dell / Intel® New Paradigms in Design Work Scott Hamilton, vertical market strategist for Dell Precision workstations, 5/2/2013 3
Early in my career, I worked as a draftsman and remember the days of drawing on vellum with numbered pencils and Mylar with plastic lead. This was a fun experience in the sense that I ...
I've been using workstations for more than 10 years and love finding ways to get more performance from my system. With demanding professional applications that require more power each ...
A lasting memory from my first job as an engineer in an auto assembly plant is standing on hard concrete at six in the morning, vending-machine coffee clutched in hand, listening to ...
A quick look into the merger of two powerhouse 3D printing OEMs and the new leader in rapid prototyping solutions, Stratasys. The industrial revolution is now led by 3D printing and engineers are given the opportunity to fully maximize their design capabilities, reduce their time-to-market and functionally test prototypes cheaper, faster and easier. Bruce Bradshaw, Director of Marketing in North America, will explore the large product offering and variety of materials that will help CAD designers articulate their product design with actual, physical prototypes. This broadcast will dive deep into technical information including application specific stories from real world customers and their experiences with 3D printing. 3D Printing is
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