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UPDATE-- New Session on Smart Materials Added to Mechatronics 2.0 Expo in Detroit on Sept. 9
2008-08-27 | Sensors/Encoders Engineering Methods Robotics Automotive Actuators Automation Motion Simulation Software 

An innovator in sensors and actuators, Andrzej M. Pawlak, Ph.D., the new business technology development manager at Delphi Corp., will speak on smart materials with a focus on smart fluids at the Mechatronics 2.0 Conference and Expo on Tuesday, Sept. 9 in Dearborn, MI. FULL ARTICLE

Robot Orders Down 23 Percent in First Half of 2008
2008-08-26 | Consumer Products Engineering Methods Automation Automotive Robotics Aerospace/Defense 

North American robotic orders dropped 23 percent in the first half of 2008 compared with the same period in 2007. FULL ARTICLE

Robot for Solar PV Manufacturing Applications (video)
2008-08-25 | Automation Robotics Programmable controllers 

Expected to help automate solar PV panel production, the new Staubli heavy payload robot comes has six degrees of freedom, and a reach of 8.5 feet. FULL ARTICLE

Magnetic Mechatronics
2008-08-23 | Motors/Resolvers Engineering Methods 

Mechatronics In Design: Most motion-control systems today require high speed, accuracy and resolution, as well as robustness to system changes. Kevin Craig, Ph.D. explores. FULL ARTICLE

Redesigning the Auto Industry with Mechatronics
2008-08-22 | Automation Automotive Robotics Engineering Methods Consumer Products 

With the rise of global competition, a focus on developing greener cars and now a shaky economy, automakers, manufacturers and distributors are forced to shrink their workforces. With an industry in peril, there are signs that mechatroncis is rising from the ashes. FULL ARTICLE

Can Smart Instruments Help Predictive Maintenance?
2008-08-21 | Engineering Methods Sensors/Encoders Automotive Automation Embedded controllers Microprocessors System integration services Sensors and signal conditioners MEMS 

This blog post pulls together the entirely unrelated concepts of smart instruments, and predictive maintenance. FULL ARTICLE