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Instrumentation Moves from the Lab to the Factory Floor

Portable. Battery-powered. Wireless. While these terms usually describe the latest consumer products, they are the enablers for taking laboratory-grade instrumentation into the factory.  more >>

Nov 03 2008 12:00 am

Power Management Relies on Packaging

With applications from personal computers to portable consumer products to automobiles driving packaging innovation, power management companies have tackled packaging issues head-on with highly innovative approaches.  more >>

Nov 03 2008 12:00 am

Engineers Search for Electrical Storage Solution

Engineers from EPRI, MIT, Argonne National Labs and elsewhere are looking at batteries as a way of storing power from renewable sources.  more >>

Oct 24 2008 05:00 am

Positive Train Control Ran Successfully in Years-Long Burlington Northern Railroad Trial

In the 1980s, Burlington Northern Railroad executives pioneered the development of Advanced Railroad Electronics System (ARES), a Positive Train Control system promising to thrust the railroad into the digital age.  more >>

Oct 21 2008 10:55 am

L.A. Train Crash Prompts Quick Passage of PTC Bills

The flurry of Congressional activity on positive train control reflects the potential of PTC reducing or eliminating serious railroad accidents.  more >>

Oct 21 2008 10:35 am

Electronics/Test Webcasts

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Designing Intelligent Power Supplies

This Webcast covers the challenges and benefits of including a microcontroller in a Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) design. It starts with an examination of the 4 areas in which a microcontroller adds functionality to a SMPS design and some of the market forces driving their addition to products.

Integrating Measurements and Simulations throughout the Circuit Design Process

Shrinking product development cycles and increasing circuit complexity are requiring engineers to rethink how they design their electronic circuits. To meet these challenges, design engineers have turned to using measurements and simulations throughout the design process.

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TI Brings Low-Cost Real-Time Control to Motors, LEDs

Texas Instruments has rolled out a family of low-cost 32-bit microcontrollers that could bring real-time control to hybrid vehicles, home appliances, street light networks and a host of other appli...

Electronics/Test | Nov 10 2008 09:32 AM

John Kerry: Pursue Renewable Energy Policy Now

Sen. John Kerry spoke at the Lux Executive Summit last week on a range of energy issues, including reliance on oil and gas, carbon reduction and energy conservation.

Electronics/Test | Oct 29 2008 11:50 AM

Fujitsu Rolls out Controllers at Convergence

Fujitsu Microelectronics America yesterday rolled out a 16-bit controller family and a new graphics display controller for automotive applications at Convergence 2008.

Electronics/Test | Oct 22 2008 01:37 PM

Pickens Decries Lack of Energy Plan

During a visit to Chicago to drum up support for his "Pickens Plan," T. Boone Pickens outlined a solution to America's energy crisis that makes liberal use of natural gas and wind energy.

Electronics/Test | Oct 15 2008 06:32 AM

Newark's 2008 Global Environmental Challenge Call for Entries

Electronics distributor Premier Farnell and its U.S subsidiary Newark announced entries are now being accepted for the 2008 Live EDGE Competition.

Electronics/Test | Oct 08 2008 01:07 PM
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AnarkCAD/CAE Model Clean-Up: Reduce Iterative Cycles
This webinar featured research and survey results related to problems associated with preparing CAD geometry for CAE applications.  We discussed how Recipe-Based Automation can help create "just-in-time" CAE-ready geometry each time a cad model is updated. Watch the Presentation


Light Matters: Systems Level Approach to HBLED illumination applications
Its good practice to apply a systems-level approach to high-brightness LED (HBLED) illumination applications. Minimally, the system includes the optical, thermal and electrical characteristics of the of the HBLED, the lens (if any) which is built-in to its package, secondary optics such as external plastic lenses/reflectors to direct the light as your application requires and power driver electronics. Read More


Design Engineers' Portal for Sensing and Machine Safety
Whatever industry you're in, or whatever product you manufacture, the right sensors to automate your plant, and to improve your overall efficiency, quality and safety are a must. You'll find Banner Engineering to be an amazing resource of products, training and people with expertise.

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