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October 18, 2012 Machine Design

Off Tilt: Where Industrial Gyroscopes Excel
Simulation Helps Calculate Trajectories
Prototyping With Springs
Cloud-Based Help For Motion System Designers

Editorial Comment

  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Antidote to Innovation… Six Sigma

    There has been a lot of soul searching in the U.S. about a perceived lack of innovation among domestic manufacturers. One sign U.S. manufacturers have trouble innovating comes from the management consulting firm Booze & Co.’s annual report on the 1,000 companies that spend the most on......More
  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    So much for the idea of putting a hex on your boss

    So much for the idea of putting a hex on your boss...More

News

  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Letters 10/18/12

    Readers are still hashing out the meaning of the terms “designer” and “engineer.” And although they have no problem defining ethical behavior, they also think ethical behavior is disappearing....More
  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    A robot for the rest of us

    An industrial robot can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars just for the hardware. It can cost three to five times more to add it to an assembly line and get it working....More
  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    The politics of engineers

    Engineers tend to view themselves as much less liberal and slightly more conservative than the general public, according to a recent survey of over 1,200 readers of MACHINE DESIGN and Electronic Design magazines....More
  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Making “cheap” products look expensive

    Industrial designers use tried-and-true tricks to make economical products look expensive....More

Orr on Engineering

  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    What’s new?

    In the engineering and investing worlds, there is confusion about the meaning of “innovation” and “invention.” The trend is to consider an invention as a new creation, and an innovation as a variant of an existing product or process...More

Scanning the Field

Backtalk

  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Backtalk 10/18/2012

    Designs come in a l l shapes, sizes, and materials. Here are some beautiful and unique ones designed by Mother Nature...More

Looking Back

  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Looking Back 10/18/2012

    Make way for 42 V: Say one thing for new 42-V automotive electrical systems: Battery makers will cheer as more vehicles start carrying dual batteries....More

Features

  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Motion design gets help from the cloud

    Many positioning stages used in process applications — such as semiconductor manufacturing, microelectronic assembly, lab automation, and light machining — are characterized by attributes such as light inertial loads, short travel, small footprints, and low cost....More
  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Considerations for sizing springs

    Here are some tips when using springs for prototyping and design....More
  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Taking aim with MEMS gyros

    Solid-state gyroscopes aren’t just for video games and smartphones. Industrial-grade devices can handle tasks that demand superaccurate sensing....More
  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Building a better spacecraft

    A spacecraft producer used CAE software in the design, testing, and building of its hypersonic reentry vehicles for the European Space Agency...More
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