Thermal Bandits Beget Shrinking Chip Packages
Blog 9/9/2011 3 comments The driver of efforts to shrink the package size and power consumption of semiconductor chips is usually assumed to be consumer devices, but it's really Internet communications.
SolidWorks 2012 Hits CAD Market
CAD/CAM Corner 9/8/2011 7 comments SolidWorks 2012 ushers in an array of productivity enhancements and some major new functionality, including a costing module for calculating manufacturing expenses and a Large Design Review mode for working with large assemblies.
NEi Takes In-CAD Approach to FEA
CAD/CAM Corner 9/7/2011 4 comments Armed a strategy that melds FEA pre-processing, analysis, and post-processing capabilities with an associative 3D CAD environment, NEi Software is taking aim at smaller engineering shops looking to make analysis a core part of the early design process.
My 1973 Plymouth Scamp Shorts to Death
Made by Monkeys 9/7/2011 21 comments This driver decided to try an American car after owning many imported cars. The Dodge Duster was quite a lesson in quality.
GM Investigating Pure Electric Cars
Captain Hybrid 9/6/2011 29 comments General Motors, the giant automaker notable for killing the EV1 a decade ago, is accelerating its move into the battery electric vehicle (BEV) arena.
Rare Earth Shortages Revive Alternatives
Blog 9/6/2011 9 comments Rising concern over China restricting exports of rare earth elements has caused the industry to revisit older magnetic materials from the mid-20th century, such as aluminum-nickel-cobalt compounds and thin films of iron and nitrogen.
SolidWorks Teases Features in 2012 CAD Upgrade
CAD/CAM Corner 9/2/2011 6 comments As a prelude to the SolidWorks 2012 launch, the CAD company and select customers gave their two cents on how far the technology has come and why there's surging demand for tools that bring efficiencies to product development.
Gadget Freak Case #193: The Gadget Let the Dog Out
Gadget Freak 9/1/2011 9 comments Les Kelly first showed off his gadget skills in Gadget Freak Case #178, where he created a device that let his dog out of a crate remotely. Now Les has taken the show outdoors with his Easy/Out! remote trigger.
Aras Spins Open-Source Formula & Recipe Management Solution
CAD/CAM Corner 9/1/2011 1 comment Illustrating the power of open source, PSC Group releases a formula and recipe management solution for Aras Innovator PLM, allowing process manufacturers to manage specs, formulas, recipes, packaging, and quality information across a global supply chain.
Andrew Morris designed a circuit that could detect a stroke victim's groan and convert the sound into a signal so caregivers would know when help was needed.
New disc magnet motors fit into the design trend of stepping up to closed loop performance while maintaining the cost advantage of stepper motor technology.
At the Design News webinar on June 27, learn all about aluminum extrusion: designing the right shape so it costs the least, is simplest to manufacture, and best fits the application's structural requirements.
On April 21, NASA launched a novel project, putting into orbit three satellites that employ an off-the-shelf commercial smartphone as the control system.
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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