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Design Considerations for Effective Human Machine Interface Systems   9/2/2010
A well-designed HMI System does more than just present control functions and information; it provides an operator with active functions to perform, feedback on the results of those actions, and information on the system’s performance.   Continue
Q&A: What's Oracle-Google Lawsuit All About?   8/24/2010
On Aug. 12, news broke that Oracle had sued Google over its use of Java technology in its Android operating system. After an uproar from the open source community and a strongly worded statement from Google, everything went silent.   Continue
Customizing Multi-Axis Load Cells for fMRI Rehabilitation   8/24/2010

A multi-axis load cell is the proper measuring tool to use when studying the muscle-brain connection in stroke patients, but all standard load cell sensors and fMRI systems fit together worse than a lighted match and gasoline.   Continue

Head Out on the Highway   8/18/2010
In September 2009, Schneider Electric challenged Orange County Choppers (OCC) to build a hybrid motorcycle in only ten weeks. The bike would showcase Schneider’s mission of producing safe, reliable, efficient, productive, and green energy solutions that would help their consumers make the most of their energy, while at the same time confronting Schneider’s challenge to marry energy efficiency and performance.   Continue
The Importance of Maintenance Free   8/12/2010
Today the main focus in manufacturer’s minds is energy saving. While it is reasonable and ambitious to move to lower energy cost equipment, maintenance costs should also be considered. There are costs to maintenance that are sometimes overlooked or that are not always so obvious.   Continue
Autodesk Inventor Professional 2011 vs. SolidWorks Premium 2010   8/9/2010
A recent Delphi expert analysis that I spearheaded compared out-of-the-box Autodesk Inventor Professional 2011 to SolidWorks Premium 2010 in fifteen functional areas: Part Modeling, Assembly Modeling, Simulation, Mixed Modeling, Plastic Part Design, Sheet Metal Design, Interoperability, Documentation/Drawings, Visualization, Design Automation, Mechatronics, Mold Design and Tooling, Routed Systems, BIM (Building Information Modeling), and Data Management and Collaboration.   Continue
Sitting on Top of the World   8/3/2010
Enter space engineer José Mariano López Urdiales, founder and CEO of zero2infinity and the man looking to give you the world. Instead of offering a jarring rocket-powered blast into the cosmos, the top graduate from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid in aeronautical engineering is offering a slow and steady ascent aboard bloon, an intimate six-person pod attached to a zero-pressure polyethylene helium balloon (sail).   Continue
Electronic Swap Meet   8/3/2010
When an OEM searches for a contract manufacturer (CM), the company knows that its baby (brand) may be at risk if cost and availability issues lead to the CM sourcing components from a variety of places. Prices can be negotiated, quality most certainly cannot.   Continue
Building Batteries that Meet MIL-STD-810 Environmental Standard   8/2/2010
The military standard MIL-STD-810, "Department of Defense Test Method Standard for Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests" specifies the equipment's environmental design and test limits that it will experience throughout its service life, and establishes test methods used to measure the effects of the environment on the equipment.   Continue
Infusion Solution for UV Stability   8/2/2010
A new innovation that economically and efficiently imparts superior ultraviolet (UV) resistance to polycarbonate resins is opening the door for this plastic to be used in practically any application under the sun.   Continue
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