Manufacturing & Prototyping

Tech Focus: Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Showcases Battery Life Cycle Solutions

Global sealing supplier Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is showcasing its automotive battery life cycle solutions — including three new innovations —...

Announcing the Winners of the Rising Star Awards 2024

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural Women in Engineering: Rising Star Awards 2024! Read on to find out who won.

Product of the Month

See the product of the month, Endress+Hauser's FieldGate SWG50, a new WirelessHART gateway primed for secure communication from your field devices. Read on to learn more.

New on the Market

See what's new on the market, including the posirot® PRAS20 angle sensor from ASM; PCIe Designer from Keysight Technologies; a new testing procedure from Würth Elektronik; Advanced Energy's new hardware accessory for its high-power supplies, PowerPro Dongle; and Eggtronic's family of EPIC mixed-signal power conversion controller ICs.

HYPERFIRE: A Sub-Scale Non-Reacting Flow Test System

Engineers at NASAs Stennis Space Center have developed the HYdrocarbon Propellants Enabling Reproduction of Flows in Rocket Engines (HYPERFIRE), a sub-scale, non-reacting flow test system. HYPERFIRE uses heated ethane to enable physical simulation of rocket engines powered by a broad range of propellants in an inexpensive, accurate, and simple fashion. Read on to learn more.

Empowering Health Professionals with On-the-Spot 3D-Printed Tests

McGill University researchers have made a breakthrough in diagnostic technology, inventing a ‘lab on a chip’ that can be 3D-printed in just 30 minutes. The chip has the potential to make on-the-spot testing widely accessible. Read on to learn more.

A New Microelectronic Device Uses Less Power than Current Memory Technologies

A research team has created an innovative microelectronic device that can potentially function as a sustainable, high-performance “bit-switch.” This paves the way for future computing technologies to process data much faster while using significantly less energy. Read on to learn more.

Rising Star Award Winner 2024: Medical

Oonagh Hassett, Program Manager, Symphysis Medical from Galway, Ireland, is the 2024 Rising Star Award Winner for Medical.

Rising Star Award Winner 2024: Manufacturing

Stephanie de Boissieu, Vice President General Manager, Factory Automation, Emerson from Niedersachsen, Germany is the 2024 Rising Star Award Winner for Manufacturing.

Rising Star Award Winner 2024: Manufacturing

Jessica Polkinghorn, Senior Manager, Apple Inc. from Cupertino, California, is the 2024 Rising Star Award Winner for Manufacturing.

Shining the Spotlight on Rising Stars: WOMEN IN ENGINEERING

The Rising Star Awards program was launched in March 2024 as an initiative by SAE Media Group to recognize women engineers who are pushing boundaries, demonstrating outstanding innovation and leadership, as well as paving the way for countless others. In its inaugural year, the Rising Star Awards program received 205 nominations from organizations across the globe. Read on to learn about the winners.

Videos of the Month

See the videos of the month, including one on a new 3D printing technique that uses a nozzle that can change its size and shape during the printing process; one on advancing technologies for circular and material-efficient construction; one on how 3D printing can create geometrically complex structures needed to mimic nature; and one on converting a 1997 Chevy P30 delivery van into a fully electric vehicle.

Machine Monitoring Enables Control of Cutting Forces

Reliable machine monitoring yields valuable real-time insights into ongoing processes; it is the basis for dependable, productive, and reproducible manufacturing and it helps machine operators to reach well-founded decisions on both short- and long-term improvements. Read on to learn more about it.

New Products

See the new products, including Delta Motion's EtherCAT communication module, which adds to its flagship RMC200 Motion Controller family; Teledyne FLIR IIS' Dragonfly S 5MP, the first camera in the new Dragonfly S series to enter full production; Akribis Systems' SGR Series rod motor positioning module; and more.

Origami Inspires Shape-Shifting ‘Transformer Bots’

Inspired by the paper-folding art of origami, North Carolina State University engineers have discovered a way to make a single plastic cubed structure transform into more than 1,000 configurations using only three active motors. Read on to learn more.

Unique Nanodisk Holds Major Potential for Future of Photonic Research

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have for the first time succeeded in combining two major research fields in photonics by creating a nanoobject with...

This OLED Device is Thinner Than a Human Hair

A new type of OLED (organic light emitting diode) could replace bulky night vision goggles with lightweight glasses, making them cheaper and more practical for prolonged use, according to...

World’s Strongest Battery Paves Way for Light, Energy-Efficient Vehicles

When cars, planes, ships, or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are...

Generative Design Pairs with Digital Manufacturing for Space-Ready Parts

NASA engineers partnered with digital manufacturer Protolabs for a generative design experiment at the recent PowerSource Global Summit, a technology conference held in Orlando. Read on to learn more about the space-ready parts that came out of it.

A New Model Offers Robots Precise Pick-and-Place Solutions

Pick-and-place machines are a type of automated equipment used to place objects into structured, organized locations. These machines are used for a variety of applications — from...

AI's Role in Advanced Medtech Manufacturing

AI is optimizing manufacturing efficiency, quality control, and supply chain management.

Product of the Month

See the product of the month: Idec Corporation's expanded SmartAXIS touch family, including the new FT2J Series combined PLC+HMI.

New on the Market

See what's new on the market, including the latest wafer inspection system from PI Americas, Remcom's XFdtd ® 3D Electromagnetic Simulation Software, ASM's high-resolution measurement system, NOVOSENSE Microelectronics' 16/24-channel driver IC for automotive LED applications, Advanced Energy Industries' NavX™ impedance matching network, the QUINT HP AC UPS from Phoenix Contact, Precision Glass & Optics' new double-sided polishing (DSP) capabilities, and more.

New Membrane Mirrors for Large Space-Based Telescopes

Researchers have developed a new way to produce and shape large, high-quality mirrors that are much thinner than conventional space-telescope mirrors. The final product is even flexible enough to be rolled up and stored compactly inside a launch vehicle. Read on to learn more.

3D-Printing Flexible Devices without Mechanical Joints

Eva Baur, a Ph.D. student, used 3D-printed double network granular elastomers (DNGEs) to print a prototype ‘finger,’ complete with rigid ‘bones’ surrounded by flexible ‘flesh.’ The finger was printed to deform in a pre-defined way, demonstrating the technology’s potential to manufacture devices that are sufficiently supple to bend and stretch, while remaining firm enough to manipulate objects. Read on to learn more.