14/07/2020 Rise of the cobots The emergence of collaborative robotics has revolutionised the robotics market, increasing the presence of robots on the shopfloor – and the technology is developing fast.
08/04/2020 Connected working: Human-Machine Interaction Why do we need greater collaboration between man and machine?
03/07/2017 LabVIEW NXG: What’s standing between you and your results? Engineers in every corner of the world are tasked with a straightforward yet incredibly complex challenge: solving the unsolvable. As if that weren’t enough, they’re also expected to solve the ...
10/08/2016 Seamless design for smart models Increasingly designs have electronics at their core, but importing electronic CAD into mechanical models can be clunky at best. Tim Fryer reports on a package aiming to challenge that.
13/12/2012 Simulation and analysis offer benefits to designers in diverse industries The use of simulation and analysis software is well known in a range of applications.
10/02/2011 Advanced modelling makes better composites Tom Shelley reports on software that should ensure composite constructions get manufactured right first time.
07/04/2009 Actuator goes non linear The actuator that was deliberately badly designed in order to find improvements. Tom Shelley makes sense of the project
10/12/2008 Look, no wires! Wireless devices are creeping into industry, but users are still wary of reliability and security issues. Lou Reade reports
13/03/2008 Remapping the world of design Designing, simulating and mapping the results of tests into the same CAD model in the same environment is now a reality. Tom Shelley reports
24/09/2007 Multi-core capability speeds control of complex systems Opportunities for improved control are emerging from system design software optimised for multicore processors. Tom Shelley reports
12/10/2006 Prototyping and deployment made easier by design Tom Shelley reports on software that speeds the development and prototyping of complex control strategies
01/03/2000 EMC analysis turns up the heat The marriage of two firms devoted to different types of electronic design analysis has major repercussions for users.