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Your System is Not the Boss of You   5/23/2012
Imagine that you have just hired a very experienced and skilled expert. You introduce him to your team and set the expectation that this new expert will help you improve your entire team’s performance.   Continue
Palm-Sized Ground Vehicles   5/23/2012
This year RU-IEEE will compete in the IEEE micromouse competition for the first time. The competition involves building a palm-size, lightweight, and agile robot that can solve a maze as quickly as possible. The design of the micromouse robot creates several challenges to the team.   Continue
Closed-Loop Quality Management Minimizes the Cost of Quality   5/23/2012
Quality itself is no longer a differentiator among manufacturers. High quality is expected and achievable. With enough time and money, any manufacturer can turn around a high-quality product. The focus of manufacturing quality has shifted to a discussion about the cost of quality (CoQ) and how to manage it. The manufacturer that can minimize CoQ, while producing products the fastest, is the one that will win in today’s market.   Continue
BioTechnology Congress Article   5/21/2012
I discovered one important thing attending the recent 2012 Bio Technology and Industrial Bio Congress event held in Orlando Fl. I learned that I am neither a biologist nor a chemist. That should have been obvious to me, as I so often don’t understand a world of the high-level scientific discussions that take place every day in my company. After this conference, however, I realized that I know very little about Mother Nature or our potential to harness her power.   Continue
Improving Design and Manufacturability of Composites and Metals   5/18/2012
Collier Research Corporation has announced the release of HyperSizerv6.2 structural sizing and analysis software.    Continue
Prepared for Launch   5/16/2012
On March 28, 2012, at a test facility in Promontory, UT, NASA and ATK successfully completed the first test for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) booster program.   Continue
The Delicate Balance of Checks and Balance   5/14/2012
As we assess our businesses and our processes, looking for ways to streamline and save time, we look for those elements that add value to our products and services. As much as we come to depend on quality checks and authority approvals, they don’t actually, by themselves, improve or otherwise add value to our outputs.   Continue
Clear & Present Failure   5/14/2012
The ability to rationalize is the greatest of all of our psychological defense mechanisms. It allows us to defend ourselves from our own stupid mistakes; to deal with great psychic trauma; and make painful decisions for the greater good (among other things).   Continue
Picking Glass Out of My Eyes   5/14/2012
I like my glasses. I happen to like the way that they look on my face. I also like the way that they allow me to observe the world with clarity and, though fragile, I would never think to replace them with contacts, laser eye surgery, or a dashboard.   Continue
Feet to the Fire: A Product Review   5/14/2012
In late 2011, 3Dconnexion launched a new for 3D mouse professional 3D software users, the SpaceMouse Pro. According to the company, the new mouse combined 3Dconnexion’s patented six-degrees-of-freedom sensor for intuitive 3D navigation with an ergonomic design and innovative on-screen display to offer a simpler, more productive workflow to users in industries spanning mechanical engineering, entertainment, product design, architecture, healthcare, and more.   Continue

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Motion Control & Automation Supplement - April 2012

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Hybrid Servo Technology-Closed Loop Stepper
Traditional open loop stepper system operate in open loop providing position control withour feedback.    Leadshine hybrid servo product, closed loop stepper system(http www.leadshine.com ProductList.aspx?Type=36), by implementting high resolution encoders to update the motor postion every 25 micro seconds, closed  Continue

Creating relevant innovation within changing expectations
Save the Date & discuss with an international Strategic Design ConsultancyWant to speak with Designit Director of User Insights & Experience? She'll be LIVE on this Webinar where will be presented examples of in depth user studies conducted across continents  Continue

Pressure Transducer
I've been having a difficult time finding a pressure transducer that can work inside a small boiler between 1 and 5 bar pressure. So I wonder if there is anyone who might be interested in designing and guiding for mass  Continue

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