Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler The 20th anniversary of the 9-11-01 terrorist attacks has fostered a lot of media reflection on lessons learned. Less appreciated is the introspection the tragedy has brought about in construction engineering. An example can be found in the Arizona State University classroom…

Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler I recently passed an unfortunate soul on the highway whose vehicle was engulfed in smoke. This incident brought back memories of my own car fire back in the 1970s. I was driving along when suddenly the guy behind me began laying on…

At the National Fluid Power’s annual International Economic Outlook Conference, Alan Beaulieu of ITR Economics spoke on “U.S. & Global Macro Trends and Impacts,” and the overall outlook is positive for the manufacturing world. In examining the U.S. economic leading trends, it seems clear that there will be a slowing ascent in the next calendar…

Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler Clean energy is in the news thanks to a Federal budget proposal that would boost spending on clean-energy infrastructure by 27% as well as create both a federal standard and tax credits for clean electricity. To many people, clean energy is a…

After a full 15 months of being homebound, it was exciting — and a little daunting — to take my first business trip since the COVID-19 pandemic began. But it was great to see other fully vaccinated people meeting and networking at the NAHAD Annual Convention in Scottsdale, and wonderful to feel even a little…

As we move through our careers, it’s often interesting to watch the trajectory of our peers and compare their paths to our own. In many companies, there’s a natural corporate ladder we all climb, sometimes in stops and starts, depending on the overall structure. But we’ve all seen coworkers who rise faster, deftly navigate past…

By Jan Gilg,president SAP S/4HANA and Tony Hemmelgarn, president and CEO of Siemens Digital Industries Software. Siloes between engineering and business have existed in enterprises for decades. As manufacturers design and deliver smarter products and assets, access to real-time business information across networks is critical to bring new and improved innovations to market faster. In…

Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] Engineers of all stripes have developed a sudden interest in building construction practices thanks to the collapse of Miami’s Champlain South Tower. There’s been a lot of speculation about the tragedy’s cause, but one of the most interesting attempts at analyzing the sequence of events is…

In our latest Technology Tuesdays podcast, Design World’s Michelle Froese speaks with Jonathan Cottrell, lead program manager with PTI Engineered Plastics, about design for manufacturing and the injection-molding process. We discuss the key factors to take into account when designing plastic parts, including the material, gate, wall, and draft considerations, as well as tips for…

Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] It’s no secret that the media eagerly report potential technical breakthroughs with hyperventilating headlines. The most recent example is the buzz surrounding battery technology for electric vehicles. We might wonder why EVs don’t all have a 1,000-mile range given the number of news reports about spectacular…

Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler Back in the early 1990s, before the Internet had spread much beyond hard-core forum dwellers on Compuserve, I penned a piece about electronic data interchange. The first EDI messages were sent in 1965 when the Holland-American steamship line transmitted trans-Atlantic shipping manifests…

Smalley recently launched the 2021 Ring and Spring Catalog and Design Guide, a resource engineers have relied on for decades for retaining ring and compression spring selection. Smalley’s Catalog and Design Guide contains specifications on over 10,000 stock parts, custom design configurations, engineering equations, application guides, and more; all wrapped up into one comprehensive guide. Our newest release is unique because…

It’s been 10 years since the idea of the Internet of Things (IoT) was introduced to the world. At that time, proponents were confident the world would see 50 billion interconnected devices by 2020. Well, 2020 has come and gone and we are not there yet. According to Professor William Webb, author of the book…

Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler, Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler Two recent data points seem to reinforce the idea that the American education system is falling behind that of other nations. The first comes from R&D World’s Global Funding Forecast which recently predicted that, for the first time, China will out-spend the U.S.…

Find your next wave spring, retaining ring, and constant section ring in Smalley’s newest Catalog and Design Guide release. As the inventor of the edgewound wave spring with over 100 years of manufacturing excellence, Smalley has helped thousands of engineers and professionals create application-specific solutions across every industry. Smalley’s Catalog is an essential resource containing…

By Michelle Froese Würth Industry North America (WINA), currently the largest industrial distributor in the world, is launching a new engineering YouTube series. Würth Knowing, premieres on March 10th. Inspired by WINA’s industry-renowned Fastener Academy training, Würth Knowing will cover topics related to fastener engineering, bolted joint design, and fastener assembly. From basic to complex…

Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler Many of us who were around in the late 1980s remember the debut of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige Award, administered by NIST, is supposed to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. businesses. Recipients are selected based on factors such…

Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers got some notoriety from its research activities when it retracted more than 7,300 abstracts, most from authors in China. It turned out that most of the retractions stemmed from numerous technical conferences in Asia that…

As industry professionals are still unable to visit Dorner in person due to trade show cancellations, Dorner is bringing the trade show to them. Dorner is hosting its own virtual showcase that includes nine demonstrations covering sanitary, automation, and industrial applications. Each demonstration contains a video narrated by Dorner experts who point out features, benefits,…

Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler You can say one thing for groups that believe in theories such as global warming denial or 9-11-01 conspiracies: Scientific experiments and other evidence that disprove their ideas generally don’t slow them down much. They often beseech non-believers to “keep an open…

Sometimes, it takes a seismic-level event to change our way of thinking about workplace issues. We’ve had the capability to allow huge swaths of professionals to work remotely for years. Yet, it took the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic — and its forcing so many workforces into working at home — to convince many managers…

Last week, the PTDA held its Virtual Industry Summit and, as expected, the focus was on handling the uncertainty of an industry still battling a pandemic, election anxiety, and civil unrest. With only two months left in the calendar year, most have already written 2020 off and are looking to position themselves for a 2021…

Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler TV watchers of the Tonight Show may recall this joke from host Jay Leno during a 2006 monologue: In a remarkable speech over the weekend, Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt recommended that Americans store canned tuna and powdered milk…

Regal Beloit Corporation, a leading manufacturer of electric motors, electrical motion controls, power generation, and power transmission components, announced the launch of its new Community News — On The Air podcast series from its Power Transmission Solutions (PTS) unit. This podcast will share tools, tips, and new innovations to help Regal customers address their challenges…

IoT is finally being recognized and flexibly integrated as an enterprise enabler, particularly for end-to-end product lifecycle management (PLM). Keith Higgins, VP of Digital Transformation, Rockwell Automation, Dave Duncan, Vice President of Product Management – PLM, Digital Engineering Solutions, PTC The marriage between physical and digital worlds now is more apparent than ever. Phones can…