Wick Allison will never live that comment down, at least in their mirco-world. He is giving a "Cool Hand Luke" scenario there... Like when Luke had to get "his dirt" off the land of one boss, and keep it out of a ditch of another's. The engineer was asked to lay out a road in a designated area, then he does, he is reprimanded, asked to change it. How frustrating.
Playing the devil's advocate, sometimes design work can have a dividing effect. For example, move a road underneath another will often create a place for riff-raff to gather, vandalize, and in effect lower the quality of city. (Also, it always looks dingy, dank, and depressing.) Proper aesthetics need to be taken into consideration.
Engineers built everything in this world, directly or indirectly.
I agree that our cities are were not planned out well for curb appeal. I believe that more thought should be put into our cities so they look appealing to the eye and have the functionally that is required. However, it's not the engineers fault because of this. It is the government or whoever contracts the design team. It's all about the lowest bidder to get the job done. The money talks and the looks, well walk.
With LEDs dropping in price virtually every year, automakers have begun employing them, not only on luxury vehicles, but on entry-level models, as well.
The 3D printing revolution seems to have a knack for quickly moving technology ahead by way of collaborative effort and even a little friendly competition -- all of course in the name of scientific advancement.
Advantech has launched a new series of motion-control I/O modules to meet the increased demands that come with more distributed industrial systems that require control of a growing number of axes and devices.
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.
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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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