It's not just about hackers stealing designs. New research shows that 3D-printed products can be tampered with to create counterfeits and undetectable, devastating flaws.
According to MIT systems expert John Carrier, you can dress the plant in new technology, but that doesn’t necessarily solve underlying problems that come from hidden inefficient processes.
The passion and intelligence that makes JB Straubel one of the most influential engineers in the world was the reason he won the 2009 Design News Engineer of the Year Award and is what has continued his efforts to bring growth in US manufacturing for EVs, batteries, and solar.
In a major play into the self-driving vehicles market, Intel has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Mobileye, a leading supplier of vision systems for autonomous vehicles, for $15 billion.
Manufacturing expert Erick Rudaitis of Parker Hannifin Corp. discusses how industrial networks are delivering new levels of intelligence to the plant floor.
The size, power, and cost of the Ethernet interface itself has been a deterrent to its use in simple field devices such as sensors and actuators. But perhaps new ideas and technology can make it possible.
Chirp Microsystems has unveiled a miniature ultrasound sensor for touch-free gesture control that it says will help usher in truly mobile VR and create the next generation of user interfaces.
Engineers at Vanderbilt University used a cotton-candy machine to create networks of threads that work like capillaries and can be used as the basis for artificial organs and bones
We’re seeing an ongoing trend where automation and motion control systems require far less original programming. Users can now configure the control system rather than writing tons of original code.
Driven by an overarching goal of interoperability for machine and automation control components, one of the biggest trends in automation and control for 2017 is the emergence of Time-Sensitive Networking technology.