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Motion Control/Automation Spotlight
Mechatronic Artificial Heart Doesn't Beat
A continuous flow artificial heart based on the same axial flow pumps used in ventricular assist devices is under development at the Texas Heart Institute. This novel concept for a "beat-less" heart uses a clever control strategy to emulate the natural heart's function minus the pulsation. Full Story >>
Oct 24 2008 11:19 AM
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Telehandlers on the Move
Electronics and software are teaming up with hydraulics to lower system costs, boost performance and add features, creating a transition to electronic controls for telehandler systems. Full Story >>
Oct 20 2008 12:00 AM
Overcoming Inertia
A combination of greater than expected load inertia, reducer failures and contamination created a challenge for engineers working to fix a troughed conveyor at the CEMEX Balcones Quarry. Full Story >>
Oct 20 2008 12:00 AM
Geared for Recovery
High-efficiency gearboxes from NORD Gear Corp. helped Ken Mills Engineering build the advanced processing machinery employed in a highly efficient new materials' recovery facility. Full Story >>
Oct 20 2008 12:00 AM
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Engineers Search for Electrical Storage Solution
Engineers from EPRI, MIT, Argonne National Labs and elsewhere are looking at batteries as a way of storing power from renewable sources. Full Story >>
Oct 24 2008 05:00 AM
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Positive Train Control Ran Successfully in Years-Long Burlington Northern Railroad Trial
In the 1980s, Burlington Northern Railroad executives pioneered the development of Advanced Railroad Electronics System (ARES), a Positive Train Control system promising to thrust the railroad into the digital age. Full Story >>
Oct 21 2008 10:55 AM
L.A. Train Crash Prompts Quick Passage of PTC Bills
The flurry of Congressional activity on positive train control reflects the potential of PTC reducing or eliminating serious railroad accidents. Full Story >>
Oct 21 2008 10:35 AM
L.A. Crash Could have Been Averted with Positive Train Control
Positive Train Control (PTC), which promises to dramatically reduce rail accidents and whose origins go back almost 90 years, could have prevented the horrific collision in Chatsworth, CA Sept. 12. Full Story >>
Oct 21 2008 10:08 AM
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Design Tools Spotlight
Solar Power Heats up Design Challenge for BigBelly Trash Compactor
BigBelly's choice of solar energy to power its self-contained trash compactor resulted a host of design challenges, including optimizing parts and materials for low-energy consumption. Full Story >>
Oct 08 2008 08:45 AM
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Automakers: Electronic Content Still Rising
A global panel of automakers at Convergence 2008 say electronic innovation in automobiles will continue at its torrid pace despite the current economic turmoil threatening the near-term future of the industry. Full Story >>
Oct 21 2008 09:44 AM
Prototypes That Heal
Rapid prototyping and 3-D imaging systems are being used more and more in the production of surgical tools and custom implants. Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM
The Computing Landscape Cultivates a Greener Edge
As concerns about energy costs and the environment mount, vendors are introducing new power management and hardware innovations to help companies deliver more eco-friendly computing. Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM
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Materials/Fastening Spotlight
In-Mold Assembly Eliminates Secondary Operations
Highly capable tools rotate and perform assembly operations, eliminating time-consuming secondary steps. In an assembly variation, metal composites are formed in two steps. Full Story >>
Sep 18 2008 09:11 AM
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Industry Innovation Overcomes Manufacturing Design Obstacles
The North American Die Casting Assn. is working to keep jobs and production in the U.S. Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM
Lear Stops Whiplash with Dynamic Head Restraint
An all-mechanical system developed by Avdel is used to meet new federal and European whiplash requirements in Cadillac STS seats now being manufactured by Tier I Lear Corp. Full Story >>
Sep 30 2008 09:33 AM
New Steels Make Play for Hybrid, Fuel Cell Vehicles
New steels coupled with new designs significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Future Steel Vehicle Program, a GM-led effort focused on hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. Full Story >>
Sep 18 2008 03:09 PM
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Automotive Spotlight
Lear Stops Whiplash with Dynamic Head Restraint
An all-mechanical system developed by Avdel is used to meet new federal and European whiplash requirements in Cadillac STS seats now being manufactured by Tier I Lear Corp. Full Story >>
Sep 30 2008 09:33 AM
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Autos, Energy and Handheld Drive DSPs
The automotive industry is going through a transformation toward energy efficiency, from hybrids to hydrogen-powered vehicles. Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM
Charting GM's Electrifying Charge
Vice president of R&D and Strategic Planning Larry Burns is the man of the hour at GM as the giant automaker struggles to regain its footing amid a slump and consumers clamoring for smaller vehicles. Full Story >>
Sep 22 2008 12:00 AM
MEMS Price to Fall As Production Rises
A new breed of automotive applications may be on the horizon for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors, thanks to an anticipated rise in their production over the next four years. Full Story >>
Sep 22 2008 12:00 AM
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Careers Spotlight
Are You An Engineer If You Don't Pass The P.E.?
Manufacturers worry Burton Siegal's case in the state of Illinois could force thousands of companies to remove the term "engineering" from their company names. Full Story >>
Sep 08 2008 11:58 AM
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Mindful of the Gap
CAR Chairman David E. Cole urges his engineering students to focus their energies on "the gaps," places no other engineer has gone. Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM
The Apple Core and the Candy Wrapper
It's time for engineers to step up and move green engineering practices forward. Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM
Industry Innovation Overcomes Manufacturing Design Obstacles
The North American Die Casting Assn. is working to keep jobs and production in the U.S. Full Story >>
Oct 06 2008 12:00 AM
Avoiding Collisions with Positive Train Control wildcard
Positive Train Control (PTC) could have prevented the horrific
collision in L.A. Visit our in-depth coverage page for more.
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Fujitsu Rolls out Controllers at Convergence
Fujitsu Microelectronics America yesterday rolled out a 16-bit controller family and a new graphics display controller for automotive applications at Convergence 2008.
Electronics/Test | Oct 22 2008 01:37 PMConvergence 2008 Draws Automotive Electronics Giants to Detroit
Over the years, SAE's Convergence Transportation Electronics Association has expanded its focus to include telematics, safety, infotainment, body and chassis control.
Automotive | Oct 21 2008 11:41 AMHDR Vision Could Come to Entry-Level Cars
A new single-chip sensing technology introduced at Convergence 2008 could enable automakers to incorporate high-dynamic range (HDR) color vision sensors in entry-level cars.
Automotive | Oct 21 2008 08:46 AMModeling Language Integrates Multiple Domains
The MathWorks' Simscape language enables engineers to develop complex systems that require interdisciplinary interaction between electronic, mechanical and hydraulic domains.
Design Tools | Oct 21 2008 08:18 AMFirst U.S. Math Textbook up for Auction, Washington Loved It
If you happen to have a few thousand dollars lying around, you could become owner of an original copy of what is believed to be the nation's first math textbook.
Design Tools | Oct 16 2008 10:42 AMGadget Freak
Gadget Freak Case #128: Syncing Music and Fireworks
Deane Williams' PC synchronizes fireworks with music using a parallel printer port.
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New TPE Blend Replaces PVC in Auto Instrument Panels
Maybe you’ve never heard of “slush molding”. It’s defined as a type of casting in which a liquid resin is poured into a hot, hollow mold where a skin forms. Excess slush is drained off, and the molded product is removed. Slush molding was developed long ago to in ...
Posted in Engineering Materials | 2008-10-24 12:50:56
Metcalfe on Energy..I beg to differ
I heard Ethernet inventor Robert M. Metcalfe this week speak about energy at the Lux Executive Summit on energy. I disagreed with much of what he to say although I know Bob is a very smart and accomplished guy. No doubt, he w ...
Posted in Green Engineering | 2008-10-24 10:32:09
When Will Detroit’s Auto Engineers Start Getting it Right?
Every day it seems there are new headlines about problems plaguing US auto manufacturers. Plunging stock prices. Layoffs. Cash burn rate. Impact of high fuel prices and global climate change. This isn’t all new, of course. Much of it a replay from the past 40 years when we first experienced explosions in oil prices and financial problems in Detroit, such as a possible bankruptcy at Chrys ...
Posted in Engineering Materials | 2008-10-24 07:10:20
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