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Exclusive features, trends and insight from PD&D’s staff and elite industry contributors, keeping you informed on the latest innovations in design engineering.
The Brainstorm: Acceptable Battery Life   6/18/2009
What is the minimum acceptable battery life? Is longer battery life preferred over higher measurement reporting frequency?   Continue
A Resilient Breed   6/18/2009
The level of pain one might feel from this recession is dependent on which end of the axe you are experiencing. If it’s the blade, the pain is great. From the handle, maybe you are suffering from more psychic pain than fiscal pain.   Continue
Hold Your Position   6/18/2009
When considering the best sensor for a speed and position application, there is no clear choice with regards to contact vs. non-contact technology. The particular performance and price requirements of the application often dictate the technology required. For the most part, either contacting or non-contacting sensors can be designed for specific electrical, mechanical and environmental requirements.   Continue
Never Say “Never”   6/18/2009
ClearCount Medical Solution’s SmartSponge System is the first FDA-cleared RFID product to both count and detect sponges during surgery—and its design is almost completely driven by the user.   Continue
Timeless Wireless   5/29/2009
From RFID electronic toll tags mounted on car dashboards, to AMR/AMI utility meters that monitor water or energy consumption at homes and offices, to remote sensors that track the whereabouts of products in transit, remote wireless sensors are now integral to modern society.   Continue
MEMS Inertial Sensors Market   5/28/2009
Motion sensing devices are not new. They have been used since the 50s in the aerospace & defense field for navigation functions. MEMS versions of accelerometers and gyroscopes have only been developed more recently, bringing 2 key advantages: cost and size reduction.     Continue
ITT Invents Quality Processes With Geomagic   5/27/2009

When it comes to implementing new technologies, Robert Kilmer, product engineer with Goulds Pumps in Seneca Falls, NY, sometimes veers off the beaten path. Kilmer has found that digital shape sampling and processing (DSSP) based on Geomagic software is a critical ally in opening up new and productive ways of analyzing product quality.   Continue

Last Stair-Climbing Wheelchair   5/27/2009
The nation's first stair-climbing wheelchair hit the market with a bang but disappeared with a whimper, a casualty of price that raises a big question: How much will society agree to pay for high-tech help for the disabled?    Continue
The Project Plan, The Bible   5/26/2009
Every company creates its own unique product development process. They are similar, but the phase names are always different and the logic of which tasks belong in each phase sometimes defies explanation.    Continue
Standing Still Is Not An Option   5/22/2009

A CEO fireside chat with Chris Randles, CEO, SpaceClaim     Continue


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