Metal Trumps Plastic in Lawnmower Made by Monkeys 5/21/2012 31 comments The plastic gears in the wheels of the mower were not enough to stand up to the steel gears in the drive shaft.
Broken Toaster Had Hidden Fix Made by Monkeys 4/9/2012 39 comments After tearing apart the broken toaster, we found a simple control on the bottom would have easily fixed the problem.
Generator Fries Household Appliances Made by Monkeys 1/4/2012 39 comments Peter thought he was wise to have a generator on hand during a power outage -- that is, until he nearly burned down the house.
PCB Couldn’t Take the Heat Made by Monkeys 1/3/2012 22 comments Sometimes when you fix an appliance, you're fixing problems that began in the design process.
The Radio Is Buried in the Dash Made by Monkeys 12/29/2011 19 comments The old car radio tubes had to be changed frequently. Unfortunately, the radio was buried in the dash.
Short, Happy Life of GM LEDs Made by Monkeys 11/1/2011 17 comments Two different GM vehicles suffered the same early LED burnout in the life of one frustrated car owner.
Almost every automaker has had to 'pick a side' when it comes to alternative fuel options and ways to divest from a reliance on gasoline. Fiat is looking to back compressed natural gas or liquid propane as an interim solution.
Designing and filling a new type of water bottle might take less engineering work, but the description will help kids understand how science, math, and engineering influence their lives even through things that seem mundane.
Against a backdrop of mounting product complexity and a need to keep a lid on development costs, companies are recognizing a need to make simulation a more integral part of the design process. In response, vendors in the CAD world are building out CAE functionality as part of their CAD suites while simulation vendors are building tighter integrations to leading CAD tools. Keith Meintjes, Ph.D., Practice Manager, Simulation and Analysis at CIMdata, Inc., joins Design News CAD Editor Beth Stackpole in this radio program to explore the new face of integrated CAD and CAE, how companies are benefitting from this tighter partnership between platforms, and how integrating CAE earlier in the development cycle pays off in optimized product designs.
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