Eliminate Production Machinery Vibration for Greater Speed and Precision — While Committing to Sustainability In manufacturing applications that demand ever-higher precision, the production machinery must deliver significantly greater speed and accuracy. Yet the cast iron and steel in the machine bases remain a critical barrier -- amplifying vibration during operation and hampering greater speed and … [More] about Mineral-Cast Machine Bases: The Vibration-Free Foundation for Environmental Protection
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Prioritizing Patient Safety: A Deep Dive Into The Sensor Technologies In Ventilators
Using sensors in ventilators has revolutionized how patients are treated and cared for in medical settings. Modern sensors can provide real-time monitoring and precise control, improving the … [More] about Prioritizing Patient Safety: A Deep Dive Into The Sensor Technologies In Ventilators
What To Consider When Selecting a Robot Transport Unit
There's no better way to expand the work envelope of a 6-axis robot than implementing a Robot Transport Unit (RTU) that provides a seventh axis to optimize production. When selecting the best RTU for … [More] about What To Consider When Selecting a Robot Transport Unit
Using Bluetooth as a Location Technology
RF-based technologies have served as the backbone of location-tracking for years, but engineers are looking for new options that can overcome the limitations of these technologies such as security … [More] about Using Bluetooth as a Location Technology
Reliable Linear Motion For Packaging Machines
In the productivity-driven packaging industry, there are many possible sources of downtime. You can eliminate many of them by selecting failure-resistant linear motion components. These robust guides … [More] about Reliable Linear Motion For Packaging Machines
More Conductivity, Less Compression: The Advantages of Carbon-Based Thermal Gap Fillers
Thermal gap fillers are used to fill air gaps between components in an electronic assembly or electronic system to enhance thermal behavior. These materials are ideal for filling gap openings that … [More] about More Conductivity, Less Compression: The Advantages of Carbon-Based Thermal Gap Fillers
Addressing Thermal Management Challenges with Silicone-Based Solutions
When designing electronic systems, it is very easy to forget about real-world limitations and effects that would not otherwise affect a circuit. For example, a circuit that works in theory (i.e., … [More] about Addressing Thermal Management Challenges with Silicone-Based Solutions
Harnessing the Power of Wi-Fi 6 in the IoT
Wi-Fi 6 is the newest standard designed to support Wi-Fi as a core element of IoT infrastructure. With some devices already achieving Wi-Fi 6 certification, most will support Wi-Fi 6 by 2026. Beyond … [More] about Harnessing the Power of Wi-Fi 6 in the IoT
IC Socket – Carrier for Semiconductor Devices in Finished Product
Today’s electronic packages have high clock speeds (multi GHz range), fine pin densities (below 0.4 mm pitch) and high pin counts (over 2000). When these packages assembled onto a printed circuit … [More] about IC Socket – Carrier for Semiconductor Devices in Finished Product
Introduction to Machine Vision
A guide to automating process & quality improvements According to the Automated Imaging Association (AIA), machine vision encompasses all industrial and non-industrial applications in which a … [More] about Introduction to Machine Vision
Faster, Simpler, And More Secure
How a System-on-Module Design Strategy Can Produce Faster, Simpler Design Cycles The pressure increases every year on design teams to get to market faster the wirelessly-connected products in their … [More] about Faster, Simpler, And More Secure
Amphenol RF solutions enable the RF & video signal chains in industrial robots
Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are essential in warehouse operations and Industry 4.0 logistics supply chains, including last-mile delivery. RF connectors and cable assemblies support the edge … [More] about Amphenol RF solutions enable the RF & video signal chains in industrial robots
2023 Renewable Energy Handbook
This handbook reviews what has been trending in both the solar and wind industries in our sister publications Solar Power World and Windpower Engineering & Development. In addition to installation … [More] about 2023 Renewable Energy Handbook
2022 Robotics Handbook
The hot-take artists wasted no time after the recent Argo AI shutdown. This was an unexpected move by Ford and Volkswagen, which were the two largest financial backers of the once-promising autonomous … [More] about 2022 Robotics Handbook
2022 Medical Device Handbook
Innovate together Medical devices have never been more complex than they are today. They’re getting smaller, smarter and safer. They’re more effective, intuitive and sustainable. Medical device … [More] about 2022 Medical Device Handbook
HP Metal Jet Technology: HP’s digital printing technology for metals
Three-dimensional (3D) printing of complex applications and machine components is a reality. 3D printing offers the ability to produce rapidly and at low cost both industrial-scale runs of high-value … [More] about HP Metal Jet Technology: HP’s digital printing technology for metals
Epoxies and Glass Transition Temperature
Gain a better understanding about glass transition temperature (Tg) and why it is one of many factors to consider for bonding, sealing, coating and encapsulation applications. How is Tg measured? How … [More] about Epoxies and Glass Transition Temperature
Understanding Low Outgassing Adhesives
If you suspect outgassing could potentially pose a problem in your application, consider an adhesive that complies with the NASA ASTM 595 outgassing standard. Other than space systems, some of the … [More] about Understanding Low Outgassing Adhesives
HP 3D Printing supports the APCC’s high-volume production and allows for creativity to invent new applications
HP Inc.’s Americas Product Completion Center (APCC) in Richmond, Virginia, packages HP Inkjet supplies and prepares them for shipping to destinations in North and South America. As one of four centers … [More] about HP 3D Printing supports the APCC’s high-volume production and allows for creativity to invent new applications
HP Multi Jet Fusion Helps Campetella Robotic Center Reduce Lead Time and Cost
Campetella Robotic Center is an Italian company specialized in the production of industrial robots and automation systems. Since 1897, Campetella has been involved in producing technological … [More] about HP Multi Jet Fusion Helps Campetella Robotic Center Reduce Lead Time and Cost
Curves ahead! IC manufacturing prepares for curvilinear masks
When manufacturing an integrated circuit, we have always made masks with Manhattan and 45-deg edges. Contact holes, for example, are designed square, even though the shape that is actually printed on … [More] about Curves ahead! IC manufacturing prepares for curvilinear masks
Taking 2.5D/3DIC physical verification to the next level
As package designs evolve, so do verification requirements and challenges. Designers working on multi-die, multi-chiplet stacked configurations in 2.5/3D IC designs can use Calibre 3DSTACK physical … [More] about Taking 2.5D/3DIC physical verification to the next level
Crossed Roller Bearings: Features and Applications
When your machine design requires rotational mechanisms to handle complex loads and position an object, there’s no doubt precision and small size will be among your most significant criteria when … [More] about Crossed Roller Bearings: Features and Applications
Parasitic extraction of MIM/MOM capacitor devices in analog/RF designs
The extensive use of MIM/MOM capacitors in analog/RF designs presents parasitic extraction challenges to designers. Understanding best practices and recommended tools for extracting the complex … [More] about Parasitic extraction of MIM/MOM capacitor devices in analog/RF designs
Polymers Outperform Metals In Precision Gearing
Gears, especially in open gearing applications, share a set of well-known performance problems that crop up again and again across many different applications. … [More] about Polymers Outperform Metals In Precision Gearing
Scaling analog design power integrity analysis is critical to market success
Today’s technologies are combining processing power with sensors and analog circuitry at a scale that could only be dreamed of in the past. However, market success demands these combined systems also … [More] about Scaling analog design power integrity analysis is critical to market success
Introducing mPower: Uncompromised power integrity for the whole design, at any scale
Power integrity analysis evaluates circuits to determine if they will provide their designed/intended performance and reliability as implemented. Designers must be able to verify analog and digital … [More] about Introducing mPower: Uncompromised power integrity for the whole design, at any scale
Parasitic extraction challenges and solutions for 5G IC design
To fulfill the performance promise of 5G while ensuring 5G IC designs can be successfully manufactured in commercial quantities, designers of 5G chips and networks need accurate, automated parasitic … [More] about Parasitic extraction challenges and solutions for 5G IC design
Siemens, AMD, and Microsoft collaborate on EDA in the cloud
Moving some or all of your EDA computing to the cloud enables your company to reduce time-to-market and innovate faster by taking advantage of flexible cloud resources and economies of scale. Siemens … [More] about Siemens, AMD, and Microsoft collaborate on EDA in the cloud
Succeeding with Connector Miniaturization in Automotive Systems
Automotive system designers face the combined challenges of increasing electronics content, including a growing number of electronic control units (ECUs), demands for smaller solutions, and less … [More] about Succeeding with Connector Miniaturization in Automotive Systems
eBook: Deliver 3D IC innovations faster
One of the biggest semiconductor engineering challenges today is delivering best-in-class devices while dealing with the technology scaling and cost limitations of monolithic IC design processes. To … [More] about eBook: Deliver 3D IC innovations faster
More Thank Just Motor Size: Use Application Information to Size Your Gearbox Correctly
Get the most performance and reliability from your right angle gearbox with these tips. When your equipment calls for a right angle gearbox, proper sizing makes a difference. However, simply … [More] about More Thank Just Motor Size: Use Application Information to Size Your Gearbox Correctly
Industrial AGVs: Improving Productivity and Space Efficiency with Smart, Compact Electric Actuators
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can improve industrial productivity by 50 to 70 percent but require adequate room to move about increasingly space-constrained factory floors. The more functionality … [More] about Industrial AGVs: Improving Productivity and Space Efficiency with Smart, Compact Electric Actuators
IEC 61508 Overview: The Guide for Functional Safety in Industrial Manufacturing
Learn the details of IEC 61508, best practices, and how to achieve compliance. In our eBook, we examine: - What IEC 61508 is, and why it matters - The seven parts of the functional safety … [More] about IEC 61508 Overview: The Guide for Functional Safety in Industrial Manufacturing
An Introduction To Shock, Impact, & The Action Of Viscoelastic Materials
Physical (mechanical) shock can damage an entire object or a single element of that object. In the featured image above the entire light bulb may be destroyed by shock or just the filament within. … [More] about An Introduction To Shock, Impact, & The Action Of Viscoelastic Materials
Enhanced interconnect medium simplifies test & verification
In high performance embedded systems test application, the requirement for accurate measurement of AC and DC parameter is often critical. During development phase, IC devices are not permanently … [More] about Enhanced interconnect medium simplifies test & verification