MapleSim Drives Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Design
CAD/CAM Corner 9/30/2011 4 comments As part of a strategy to seed a portfolio of add-ons for its MapleSim physical modeling and simulation tool, Maplesoft has released the Driveline Component Library aimed at improving overall vehicle fuel efficiency.
Elysium Explores CAD Data Mining Service
CAD/CAM Corner 9/28/2011 3 comments Hoping to facilitate better insights and decision making, Elysium is testing a service in which it helps companies mine critical product-related IP locked away in CAD models for integration into other core business systems.
Tree-Climbing Robot
Gadget Freak 9/27/2011 13 comments A high school senior has built a robot that grips on to a tree and climbs up like an inchworm.
3D Systems Ramps Up Push for Maker Market
CAD/CAM Corner 9/27/2011 11 comments With the BotMill open-source 3D printer company the latest acquisition under its belt, 3D Systems is stepping up efforts to target makers and enthusiasts as part of its vision to "democratize" low-cost 3D print and content solutions.
Interface Chip Simplifies Time-Frequency Measurements
Mechatronics Zone 9/26/2011 1 comment This Universal Sensors and Transducers Interface (USTI) integrated circuit provides 29 measuring modes, as well as digital sensors that operate in the time-and-frequency domains.
Design Tool Vendors Step Up Education Efforts
CAD/CAM Corner 9/26/2011 6 comments In response to national concern over the shortage of skilled science and engineering graduates, design tool vendors are stepping up efforts to seed technology within the student community, hoping to foster interest in engineering careers.
Safety Is Basis of TI's Hercules MCUs
Blog 9/26/2011 2 comments TI’s Hercules line of safe microcontrollers features comprehensive diagnostic and self-testing capabilities built into the hardware.
Green Contest Gives Crash Course in Sustainable Design
CAD/CAM Corner 9/23/2011 9 comments Russell Donovan, winner of SolidWorks' Green Design Contest, says his exposure to SolidWorks SustainabilityXpress to create his "leaf" chair was an eye-opener in terms of considering environmental factors throughout a product's lifecycle.
China's Rare Earth Export Cutbacks Raise Alarms
Blog 9/22/2011 20 comments Prices for rare earth elements, an important component electromechanical products, have jumped by at least an order of magnitude in the past year as a result of export cutbacks from China, the world's largest source.
So What's an 'Embedded System,' Anyway?
Blog 9/21/2011 10 comments IDC says 1.8 billion embedded systems will ship this year, generating $1 trillion in revenue. Is its definition of the market so broad that we must reconsider what does and doesn't fit in its boundaries?
SAP Pumps Up 3D Product Visualization
CAD/CAM Corner 9/20/2011 7 comments SAP's acquisition of Right Hemisphere shows a commitment to leveraging 3D visualization to let all business lines make more informed decisions throughout the product lifecycle.
Damn the Error Codes
Mechatronics Zone 9/20/2011 14 comments Service manuals often give incomplete error or malfunction information and fail to include information on fixing the problem.
The Dump Trailer Won't Dump
Made by Monkeys 9/20/2011 13 comments What happens when your dump trailer won't dump? Such a simple function, and so hard to find.
Will an MBA Benefit You?
Electronic News & Comment 9/19/2011 9 comments The Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree, long a staple for engineers preparing for leadership, is looking pretty enticing lately.
Design Tools Get the Human Touch
CAD/CAM Corner 9/16/2011 4 comments Graphics-rich mobile devices, greater processing power, and consumers' continuing push for simplicity are remaking the design tool experience to be less technology centric and more focused on human-centered design.
Now You Know What Rime Ice Is
Mechatronics Zone 9/14/2011 10 comments A new sensor uses the optical properties of ice to detect when it builds up on refrigerator coils.
Let’s Hear About Your Sherlock Heroics
Sherlock Ohms 9/14/2011 1 comment Tell us about your Sherlock moment, the time you solved a true engineering mystery -- or at least solved a problem.
PLM: The Ultimate Engineering Job Saver
Guest Blogs 9/14/2011 5 comments By following PLM's product-centric, information-driven approach to product design, engineers can produce better and more innovative products using fewer resources in less time -- and keep their jobs.
Prius Plugs Into a New Era
Captain Hybrid 9/13/2011 18 comments Small battery, fast recharging, and low costs are the keys to Toyota's "less is more" strategy of electrification.
My Mercury Wiring Harness Nightmare
Mechatronics Zone 9/13/2011 8 comments When I attempted to replace a power-window motor on my '96 Mercury I uncovered an amazing nest of wires that controls windows, door locks, and mirror positions.
A new battery design, which replaces lithium with abundant and low-cost elemental sulfur, is still in its nascent stages but shows real promise for giving batteries more energy potential.
PTC will offer a virtual desktop environment for its Creo product design applications, potentially freeing engineers to run them from remote desktops on a variety of operating systems and mobile devices.
The push to achieving more intelligent, integrated manufacturing is putting a strong focus on networking and connectivity as key enabling technologies.
Now that solar and wind harvesting technologies are a thriving market, researchers are seeking other environmentally related energy sources for which they can create harvesting devices.
From Dell / Intel® New Paradigms in Design Work Scott Hamilton, vertical market strategist for Dell Precision workstations, 5/2/2013 5
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 ...
For industrial control applications, or even a simple assembly line, that machine can go almost 24/7 without a break. But what happens when the task is a little more complex? That’s where the “smart” machine would come in. The smart machine is one that has some simple (or complex in some cases) processing capability to be able to adapt to changing conditions. Such machines are suited for a host of applications, including automotive, aerospace, defense, medical, computers and electronics, telecommunications, consumer goods, and so on. This radio show will show what’s possible with smart machines, and what tradeoffs need to be made to implement such a solution.
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