Blog Sulfur-Based Battery Outperforms Lithium-Ion in Tests Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer6/17/2013 7 We've reported before on work by scientists to improve lithium-ion chemistries and find alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. This work is driven in part by the belief that the ...
News Virtual Desktop Environments Coming to Creo Design Apps Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test6/17/2013 2 Software maker 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 ...
Blog Connectivity Enabling Smart Manufacturing Al Presher, Contributing Editor6/17/2013 5 The push to achieving more intelligent, integrated manufacturing is putting a strong focus on networking and connectivity as key enabling technologies. At first, that might seem ...
News Engineers Cheer 'Multi-CAD' Strategy Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test6/14/2013 10 Software maker PTC drew applause and cheers from an audience of 1,800 engineers at PTC Live Global 2013 this week when it announced it will offer a "multi-CAD" strategy early next year.
Blog Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers Coming to a Car Near You Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer6/14/2013 30 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.
Made by Monkeys Sparks Fly Over Bad Oven Design Noor Khalsa 6/14/2013 14 When I heard my wife calling desperately for me from the kitchen, I dashed in to find sparks sputtering from the open oven. I immediately shut off the control switch, but the sparks ...
CAD/CAM Corner Slideshow: The Evolution of CAD 2.0 Cabe Atwell, Contributing Editor, Design Hardware & Software6/13/2013 14 Most have described their development process as "from napkin drawing to item on the shelf." That phrase is looking dated. It's time for an era-relevant update -- "from CAD sketch ...
Sherlock Ohms Bulging Capacitors & Thoughtless Design Frank Karkota 6/13/2013 7 Several years ago, I bought a used digital satellite receiver for reception of free-to-air (FTA) programs. The receiver worked great, and I mapped hundreds of television and radio ...
Engineering Materials 100-Percent Solar Plane Flies High on Advanced Materials Ann R. Thryft, Senior Technical Editor, Materials & Assembly6/13/2013 14 In some Design News blogs on alternate energy, readers have commented on whether solar energy can be used to power vehicles directly. Of course, propelling a vehicle requires a lot ...
Bearing Design Considerations in Medical Technology 6/17/2013 0 Pharmaceutical, dental, and medical device applications present many challenges for bearings. These include high speeds, low noise, long service life, and resistance to harsh environments or aggressive chemicals or fluids.
Improving Machine Processes & Plant Automation 6/14/2013 0 Leading companies are embracing mechatronics, and they are experiencing the rewards of the cost savings and operational benefits of an integrated and synergistic approach to machine design.
How Standards Help Shape Tomorrow’s Products 6/14/2013 2 Although most design engineers have an opportunity to design hardware and/or software for new products, some also get a chance to shape the industry standards to which tomorrow’s products must conform.
Safe, Portable Power Source 6/7/2013 6 Varta Microbattery helps to insure that a surgical helmet’s light and ventilation runs reliably in the operating theatre.
Bolt-On Motion Systems 6/3/2013 0 PC-based motion offers higher performance capabilities for on-the-fly trajectory control, multi-axis synchronization, and integration of custom sensors and scanning systems.
DFAA: Design’s Acronym for Efficiency 5/30/2013 6 As manufacturers rush to install the latest productivity-boosting equipment, engineers are being challenged to master the skills of DFAA.
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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