The Future in Automotive Front Lighting
Guest Blogs 12/28/2012 8 comments Next-generation headlights could combine all the lighting functionality necessary in the front of the automobile, including daytime running lights, high beams, low beams, cornering/bending lights, position lights, and turn signals.
3D Mice Enhance Motorcycle Design Process
Guest Blogs 12/21/2012 11 comments If you’re racing some of the fastest, most aerodynamic motorcycles in the world, you want a machine that’s comfortable, easy to operate, and gets you to the finish line first. The same holds true for the engineers and designers behind the finished product.
Focus LED Design on Driver Topology, Circuit Protection
Guest Blogs 12/19/2012 9 comments For optimum cost and reliability, a major focus for LED lighting designers typically needs to be on driver topology, along with the type and placement of circuit protective devices.
Stop Expenses From Leaking Away
Guest Blogs 12/19/2012 7 comments As recent extreme weather events have once again demonstrated, water, our most treasured resource, can also be a source of widespread and costly damage to society.
ICCVE: The Importance of Open Standards
Guest Blogs 12/18/2012 7 comments Rich Hulett, chairman of the IEEE Standards Association Board of Directors, opened the session on Standards for Connected Vehicles at the International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo.
ICCVE: Rail Transportation & Communications
Guest Blogs 12/17/2012 2 comments In the world of transportation, the role of the engineer as a force for innovation has never been greater and the opportunities have never been more challenging than today.
Growing Future for Metal Injection Molding
Guest Blogs 12/14/2012 6 comments Metal injection molding (MIM) is experiencing a worldwide boom, with an estimated market worldwide of more than $1 billion per year, and compound annual growth rates estimated to be as high as 20 percent.
Inspiring Keynote Delivered at ICCVE
Guest Blogs 12/14/2012 2 comments The first ICCVE opened with an inspiring keynote speech by Norman Mineta, former US Secretary of Transportation, and a host of leaders from the intelligent transportation and technology world.
Reducing Servomotor Instability
Guest Blogs 12/13/2012 6 comments Lowering excessive speed controller gain is often not a viable option, so a systematic approach should be used to determine the best remedy for instability.
Automatic Code Generation & the Arduino
Guest Blogs 12/6/2012 10 comments Innovation in engineering practice and education has been reinvigorated by two complementary concepts: automatic code generation and the inexpensive, open-source, single-board microcontroller.
Branding MEMS Inside
Guest Blogs 12/5/2012 5 comments Robert Brunner has not only proven his ability to design beautiful and useful products; he has also demonstrated an uncanny ability to communicate to a bunch of MEMS executives the power of his message.
The Right PLM Solution Advances Cabela’s
Guest Blogs 12/5/2012 3 comments Cabela's is now using PTC PLM solutions to manage the entire lifecycle of its apparel and footwear products from conception through design, technical design, sourcing, and manufacturing to commercialization.
Understanding Gas Flow & Measurements
Guest Blogs 11/21/2012 7 comments To measure gas flows effectively, the volumetric flow rate must be converted to standard conditions for temperature and pressure.
Complete CNC Board Implementation
Guest Blogs 11/20/2012 7 comments A CNC motherboard architecture incorporates everything needed to build a small or midsized DIY CNC machine.
Embedding Power Everywhere
Guest Blogs 11/14/2012 17 comments What if you needed a wrench and found they were all the same size? Solar power systems face that problem now.
Implementing '5S' Programs in Manufacturing Facilities
Guest Blogs 10/26/2012 9 comments Many manufacturing facilities are following the path toward a "5S" workplace organizational and housekeeping methodology as part of continuous improvement or lean manufacturing processes.
The Fight for the Perfect Fit
Guest Blogs 10/4/2012 7 comments eQuality Tech is using Geomagic to help Fight-Bite cut design time for customized mouthguards from a day to an hour.
Users Drive Innovation in Flash Memory
Guest Blogs 10/4/2012 3 comments By challenging engineers to keep innovating to support the best customer experience, users have ensured that voice recognition is moving forward at high speed.
Myth of the College Experience
Guest Blogs 10/3/2012 40 comments The best way to prepare for success in your career and in life is to start out at a community college.
CloudConnect Conference Talks Infrastructure in the Cloud
Guest Blogs 9/26/2012 9 comments We don't necessarily know what infrastructure a cloud-based application is on, but that's the point. The idea is to put it into the cloud so that we don't have to set it up ourselves.
Avoiding the Dangers of Groupthink
Guest Blogs 9/25/2012 42 comments How do engineers, who pride ourselves on our rationality and individualism, get caught up in a collective denial of reality?
What You Need to Know About Design Engineers
Guest Blogs 8/24/2012 10 comments Design engineers must have a good grasp of architecture, understand the functions of various construction equipment or machinery, and be proficient in reading blueprints and drawings.
Danger: When Hydrogen Embrittlement Strikes
Guest Blogs 8/6/2012 5 comments Typically, failure occurs without warning, under stresses well below the yield strength of the material, and within a relatively short time.
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.
We looked at a number of sources to determine this year's greenest cars, from KBB to automotive trade magazines to environmental organizations. These 14 cars emerged as being great at either stretching fuel or reducing carbon footprint.
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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