The Mechatronics Challenge of Big Things That Move
04.01.2009

Dynamic Structures of Coquitlam, Canada, have been contracted to build the world's largest telescope. They have selected Autodesk Inventor software to design and test the project. -- 04.01.09

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CIP Networks Testing: Interoperability, Performance, Conformance, Recommended Practice
03.24.2009

The idea that devices can conform to a specification and may not interoperate can confound end-users, system integrators, and device manufacturers alike. ODVA and its members have been working to close that gap with conformance, interoperability and performance tests. -- 03.24.09

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Bridging the Proverbial Gap
03.16.2009

What is it about computer programming that seems so out of place in engineering problem solving? What implementation would an engineer relegate to an external computer programmer? -- 03.16.09

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Zuken Upgrades Board Modeling Tool
03.06.2009

“Board Modeler 4.0 can now read both mechanical and electrical data,” says Herbert Ritthaler, a Zuken application engineer. “If an electrical designer makes any changes because of mechanical design constraints, the information is incorporated in the Board Designer tool.” -- 03.06.09

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Autodesk Previews Inventor Fusion
02.25.2009

Direct modeling or history-free CAD has grabbed its share of headlines in the 3-D design world this past year, and Autodesk recently made its splash with a preview of its new Fusion technology slated for a future version of Inventor. -- 02.25.09

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Standing on the Edge of Mechatronics' Development
02.19.2009

If the mechatronics industry had known electronic, mechanical control systems and software disciplines were going to interweave, it would have built the design tools differently. -- 02.19.09

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