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Key drivers for smart grid electronics are shaping up to be security, antitampering measures, and accuracy.

Tips to improve the energy efficiency of industrial pneumatics and reduce plant energy consumption.

Electronic air-pressure regulation beats out mechanical methods.

Finite-element analysis, or FEA, on new and redesigned medical components can save precious time and money during FDA approval.

Brass is often a better choice than stainless steel for threaded inserts.

Virginia Tech students build a car blind people can drive.

Design-for-sustainability demands a holistic approach analyzing operational efficiency, safety, operating function, productivity, material use, ease of operation, and maintenance.

Thanks to tax incentives that make backyard wind more economical, most small wind turbines going into service today are professionally built and installed.

A new freehand sketching program transforms informal drawings to structured representations for analysis.

The new ASME Y14.5, 2009 standard on dimensioning and tolerancing reflects a culmination of effort extending over 15 years.

Custom code boosts productivity by helping companies tie together an entire manufacturing chain.

Pressure-sensitive adhesives minimize vibration, noise, and corrosion, making them a viable and cost-effective alternative to mechanical fasteners.

Solid pins and spring pins provide simple and effective ways to join parts.

Hoop-style rings fit shallower grooves than standard retaining rings.