Design World

Why is it still common to see wire leads manually soldered to the PCB? Explore just a few of the many potential pitfalls inherent in this human-centric process, and the different ways a surface mounted PCB terminal block–attached to the PCB in the automated reflow process–can add connection reliability while improving your end product and…

Digitization and automation will change the way we develop and produce products. But what exactly does that mean? And what is behind the terms commonly used to refer to the smart factory? This issue of maxon’s driven magazine provides answers to these questions. When a fridge talks to the TV and a mobile phone, digitization…

Opto 22 announces the release of three new groov EPIC input/output modules, further extending an already comprehensive industrial I/O portfolio. For system integrators and engineers, the new I/O modules provide more options for bringing existing devices into groov EPIC, as well as meeting precise requirements for temperature control applications. They also include budget-beating designs for…

The recently concluded Realize LIVE in Detroit was billed as a premier industry solutions event for Siemens Digital Industries software users and partners. The keynotes, conference sessions, and expo were basically born out of Siemens combining its PLM Connection Americas event with other Siemens customer get-togethers. One of the big themes emphasized in Detroit was…

The significance of small choices Years ago, during a high-school woodworking course, our instructor would walk through the shop, repeating: “It’s the nuts and bolts that count!” Students would laugh or roll their eyes. Interestingly, he rarely questioned students about the type of wood selected for a project (though I still have the chestnut bench…

Southco, Inc., a global leader in engineered access solutions, has expanded its successful line of E3 VISE ACTION Compression Latches with a new version designed to resist intensive and forceful chemical cleaning procedures. Southco’s High Pressure Sealed E3 VISE ACTION Compression Latch is sealed to withstand high-pressure, high-temperature wash-down procedures to meet hygiene requirements. Southco’s…

As the groov EPIC platform passes the year-and-a-half mark in its maturity, Opto 22 releases version 1.5.0 of its firmware. This release broadens the palette of visualization and storage options for groov EPIC to suit an even wider variety of applications and hardware. The embedded groov View server is updated to version 4.2, with functions…