Predictions for the Future of 3D Printing - Design News
WEBRob Spiegel serves as a senior editor for Design News.He started with Design News in 2002 as a freelancer and hired on full-time in 2011. He covers automation, manufacturing, 3D printing, robotics, AI, and more. Prior to Design News, he worked as a senior editor for Electronic News and Ecommerce Business.He has contributed to a wide range of …
Understanding the Role of Cobalt in Batteries - Design News
WEBFeb 16, 2023 — A new report by the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) in Germany suggests that worldwide supplies of lithium and cobalt, materials used in electric vehicle batteries, will become critical by 2050.. The situation for cobalt, a metal that is typically produced as a byproduct of copper and nickel mining, appears to be especially dire as “…the cobalt …
Recent Industry Events - Design News
WEBD&M West. Feb 4, 2025 TO Feb 6, 2025. |. Anaheim Convention Center | Anaheim, CA. Experience the latest thinking and technology across product design. From 3D printing and injection molding to automation and design software, this is where solutions intersect and the community pushes the industry forward. Register Now.
A Look at 10 Hot New Internal Combustion Engines - Design News
WEBApr 19, 2019 — The internal combustion engine marches on, with innovations ranging from variable compression ratios to cam-less valve trains. Electric powertrains are all the rage these days, but the evolution of the internal combustion engine hasn’t slowed. In fact, new changes are coming faster than ever.Consider, for example, this short list of recent ...
Surprising Engineering Creativity goes into Semiconductor "Chip Art"
WEBApr 13, 2021 — The creativity needed in engineering to design semiconductor chips flows over to more traditional art forms. John Blyler. April 13, 2021. 15 Slides. Adobe Stock, Austin, TX. It may surprise others, but engineers and other technically minded folks know that they create some of the most amazing art. Such works of engineering may …
Arris Combines the Speed of Injection Molding and Strength of …
WEBThe Berkeley, Calif. start-up (in which Immelt is an investor) has developed a process it terms “additive molding,” which combines the speed of injection-molded plastic with the strength of carbon fiber by employing 3D printing technology. This might sound like a materials version of buzzword bingo, but Arris’s process is attracting a lot ...
DesignCon 2022 Accelerates Toward Autonomous Vehicle and IoT …
WEBMar 24, 2022 — DesignCon, the nation's largest event for chip, board, and systems design engineers, today announced the technical sessions, speaker Q&As, and demos confirmed for the 2022 conference, which, new this year, encompasses two complementary conferences: Drive World and Embedded IoT World. With the additions of education …
Miniaturizing Technology for the Better - Design News
WEBJul 20, 2020 — John Blyler is a former Design News senior editor, covering the electronics and advanced manufacturing spaces. With a BS in Engineering Physics and an MS in Electrical Engineering, he has years of hardware-software-network systems experience as an engineer and editor within the advanced manufacturing, IoT and semiconductor …
DIN Rail Basics - Design News
WEBJun 17, 2001 — DIN, an acronym for "Deutsche Institute von Normen" or "German Institute of Standards", is a worldwide standard ensuring dimensional uniformity for products regardless of the manufacturer. DIN rail is the metal rail used to mount various electrical components (for example, terminal blocks, motor starters, relays, circuit breakers, contactors ...
Designed for Disaster: The DC-10 Airliner, Part 1
WEBNov 23, 2009 — The DC-10 Cargo Door. Convair division of General Dynamics, a respected aerospace company, was selected in a competitive bid process to become the DC-10’s sub-contractor for the fuselage. Convair’s forte was structures and its reputation was excellent. The initial cargo door specification called for hydraulic pressure to be used to pivot ...
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