Design World

Following is the transcript from the recent webinar, “Why it makes sense to start using SSDI” presented by Jason Parr of Dura-Bar. Hi, everyone. My name is Jason Parr. I’m gonna start off with a little bit about our organization and the overall benefits of using Dura-Bar. Charter Manufacturing has four distinct companies, Charter Steel,…

NVIDIA announced at its Jetson Developer Meetup the Jetson AGX Xavier Module for autonomous machines, delivering up to 32 TeraOPs (TOPS) of accelerated computing capability. The NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Module, which the company calls an AI computer, is now available for $1,099 (based on 1,000 unit volume). NVIDIA introduced the Jetson AGX Xavier developer…

All Sensors Corporation of Morgan Hill, California has announced the availability of additional BLC Series pressure ranges. The BLC Series now includes high pressure ranges from 5 psi to 150 psi. This device series offers design engineers excellent performance for pressure ranges of ±1 inH2O through ±30 inH2O, and now 5 psi to 150 psi […]

This is the last in a multi-part series on gear reducers. In this last part we look at some additional considerations for selecting the optimal gear reducer. (Click for Part 1 and Part 2.)  The information here is supplied by Bodine Electric Company.  Aside from having the required technical specifications for selecting the right gear […]

HERE ARE SOME DISTURBING FACTS. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that there were 3,450 distraction-related deaths on U.S. highways in 2016, another 803 highway deaths related to drowsiness, 10,497 drunk-driving deaths, and 10,111 fatalities related to speeding. The point all these fatalities have in common is that in each…

Robotic devices for clinical rehabilitation of patients with neurological impairments come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and employ different kinds of actuators. The design process for rehabilitation robots is driven by the intention that the technical system will be paired with a human being; it is of paramount importance that safety and…

A new solution for human-machine collaboration is now available from automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas. The Sysmac AI Controller handles several key steps in the data-driven decision process for predictive maintenance, thereby freeing up industrial professionals from tedious calculations, analyses and infrastructure upgrades. This powerful solution can help manufacturers reduce the risk of bad…

The new Xpedition printed circuit board (PCB) design platform focuses on multi-dimensional verification. Mentor tools enable engineers to integrate a broad range of easy-to-use verification tools into a PCB design platform within a singular authoring environment to identify problems at the schematic or layout phases. This new Xpedition platform for nonspecialist PCB engineers delivers accurate…

Back to college…via camp My older son, Joshua, is a high school senior, and — without any pushing from me — has decided that he wants to pursue either biomedical engineering or robotic engineering. It’s been an interesting experience looking at colleges here at home and far away, everything from Case Western Reserve University to…

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 —…

Druing last month’s Siemens cybersecurity press meetings, journalists had the opportunity to get the perspective of researchers at IBM Watson’s Munich IoT operations center. The Center brings together developers, consultants, researchers and designers to drive state-of-the-art collaborative innovation with SMEs and start-ups, as well as governments, schools and universities and investors. Dr. Angelika Steinaker, CTO…