Tackling familiar challenges takes a new approach. Engineers are using additive manufacturing to gain freedom from conventional design constraints and solve problems around part consolidation, lightweighting, and performance enhancement. In this...

Machine vision is used in most manufacturing industries to boost quality, productivity, and efficiency. It combines the ability of a camera with the processing power of a computer to make decisions about the position, quality, and completeness of...

Just because a conveyor is stainless steel doesn’t mean it’s engineered to meet the required sanitary standards. Do you know how to tell the difference?

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Pneumatic (air) cylinders are workhorses in the automation industry, but electric actuators have significant advantages. Plus, electric actuators can be powered by servo or stepper motors. Learn the advantages of electric linear actuators over...

From an infotainment perspective, Autonomous driving leads way to far greater potential for interaction, both with the vehicle and with other passengers. While many challenges remain, when it comes to infotainment the traditional car has lagged...

The rise of autonomous and electric vehicles brings with it a host of engineering implications, including an increase in the number and variety of sensors in the vehicle, increasing software and hardware complexity, massive validation and...

Engineers face increasing expectations and near constant innovation. The result drives greater competition with the pressure to do more, better, and faster.