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[Following is a lightly edited transcript from the webinar, “Select the Right PDM Solution,” brought to you by PTC and Design World Magazine.] Kim: Hello, and welcome to this PTC webinar. Allow me to offer a quick introduction of today’s speakers. Joining us are Alan Goldman, VP of Cloud Solutions with PTC. Mark Lobo, Senior…

After South Korea’s reduction of tax-incentives for investment in advanced automation technologies, there is increased political support in both the UK and US to implement taxation on robotics. But pursuing a robot tax is an onerous path, built on faulty assumptions about job losses and a misdiagnosis of the problems ailing US and UK economies.…

Now Weintek offers new Gateway models — the cMT-G03/G04, which can painlessly connect existing devices to IIoT without the need for modifying system architecture. The cMT-G03 is equipped with two serial ports (COM) and one Ethernet port (LAN/WAN) and can function as a serial bridge. The cMT-G04 is equipped with two switches (SW) and one Ethernet…

All electric motors operate with inherent losses from a number of different areas. Some are inherently mechanical (think friction losses as heat) while others are electrical, from current in conductors, also known as I2R losses, to losses due to hysteresis and eddy currents in the iron components of a motor. One type of loss that […]

IO-LINK enables seamless communication and digital data transfer from the control level right down to the sensor level. Intelligent devices can be used to their full potential with IO-Link, paving the way for Industry 4.0 in automation technology. The internationally standardized interface provides value at all stage s, from plant design to installation right through…

The spinal cord is a miracle of nature, and it is a long way from being fully understood. At the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, a team is building robots to explore the secrets of the spine. Brushing teeth, making coffee, unlocking a door – our brain is the central processing unit for…

In a recent video I did with my esteemed colleague Paul Heney of Design World, I got the chance try out a BenQ PD2710QC computer monitor designed specifically for designers working in CAD, illustration, and animation. Most useful to design engineers is a CAD/CAM mode that renders better contrast on lines and shapes on technical…

Telling the stories of women engineers My alma mater, Georgia Tech, is known as an engineering school. When I was in college a couple of decades ago, we didn’t have many nonengineering degrees even offered. If you decided you didn’t want to go the engineering route, you could go into business or architecture, but there…

Mating screw applications that require secure attachments can rely on self-clinching locknuts, which self-lock threads to reduce loosening and can be removed repeatedly without affecting performance. By Michael J. Rossi, Marketing Services Supervisor, PennEngineering By all measures, the hardware specified to attach components is expected to perform reliably in service. But sometimes application-related factors —…

Fuji Machine’s introduction of LAPSYS, Fuji’s concept of the Internet of Things (IoT), enables part traceability, predictive maintenance and remote operation for unprecedented machining automation and efficiency. Linkable to any Fuji machine, LAPSYS desktop software reads scanned laser etchings to trace the origin of a part, including machine and spindle. LAPSYS sends data from each…