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  • Behind Billy's New Brain

    Blogs | Design News The Gadgeteer, October 20, 2009
    Go ahead, admit it. In the back of your closet, up on a shelf in the garage, or in a box where it got packed away but never unpacked, lies one of the most popular novelty gifts of the 21st century: Big Mouth Billy Bass. Billy was introduced to the world in April 2000, and was an immediate hit. More

  • Is Industrial Design Dead?

    Blogs | Design News Doug Smock, October 2, 2009
    Engineering materials is a discussion led by Design News Contributing Materials Editor Doug Smock on important new developments and applications that affect mechanical design. More

  • Robotic Renaissance

    Article | Design News Kevin Craig, October 1, 2009
    In order to avoid the problems engineers used to face, the engineers of today must be able to model and understand how different systems interact. More

  • Virtual Prototyping Comes to Mechatronics Design

    Article | Design News Beth Stackpole, October 1, 2009
    Seamless integration between LabVIEW and SolidWorks fosters improved collaboration among mechanical and control engineers, allowing them to create control applications and visualize realistic machine behavior on a virtual prototype. More

  • NI, SolidWorks Bring Virtual Prototyping to Mechatronics Design

    Article | Design News Beth Stackpole, September 3, 2009
    Seamless integration between LabVIEW and SolidWorks fosters improved collaboration among mechanical and control engineers, allowing them to create control applications and visualize realistic machine behavior on a virtual prototype. More
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From Around the Web

  • IDEC introduces S8 registration mark sensors

    News | www.automation.com November 4, 2009
    Read about the latest news, products, mergers, and acquisitions in the automation, process control, and instrumentation for November 2009. More

  • Mechatronic Design Portfolio Offers Machine Builders Improved Optimization and Collaboration for Complex Machine Designs

    Resource | phx.corporate-ir.net November 5, 2009
    Combination of software and hardware solutions provide improved machine functionality and ease of useMILWAUKEE, Nov. 5, 2009 — For builders of sophisticated machines that require excellent flexibility and throughput, Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has introduced a new mechatronic solutions More

  • Motors are Strategic Technology

    News | www.projectmechatronics.com Steve Meyer, November 2, 2009
    The 2007 Department of Commerce Census data is just now being released (hows that for government efficiency?) and the good news is that the sector of the economy that manufactures electric motors and generators, a lot of which is used in industry for motion control applications, was up over More

  • Senior Mechatronics Engineer

    Web | Electronics Weekly Jobs October 30, 2009
    This senior role is with a high technology company focused on state of the art printing technologies, focusing on technical leadership of complex technical More

  • Come Together

    News | www.controldesign.com October 20, 2009
    New Mechatronics Tools Make It Easier for Engineers to Collaborate on Model-Based, Motion-Enabled Designs More

  • First Looks: Mobile Mechatronics Blur Tripod for iPhone 3G/3GS

    Web | www.ilounge.com jeremy@ilounge.com (Jeremy Horwitz), October 2, 2009
    Especially when using the iPhone 3G, soft-edged indoor photos are common, due to a relatively low-performance camera sensor, small lens, and flash-unassisted low light conditions. More

  • NI Mechatronics Machine Design Guide

    Resource | Design News October 1, 2009
    With this comprehensive machine design guide learn step-by-step best practices for designing your next machine. Throughout the guide, in-depth application... More
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