Free online software combines motion, pneumatics and I/O design in one workflow to reduce engineering effort and errors.

Machines are moving beyond single-point sensing. Multi-sensor fusion now delivers vision, ranging and inertial data. The ...

Quantum Devices, a U.S.-based encoder manufacturer, designs and manufactures high quality, high performance incremental optical rotary encoders for a range of industries and applications. As seen at ...

Breaking down a machine into systems based on both functionality and resources can simplify design and maintenance, a concept explored in a recent column from Control Design. For controls engineers, ...

Simplified machine designs with fewer components run more efficiently and are less expensive to build. Older mechanical power transmission and actuator technologies, such as chain, rack and pinion and ...

Product design risks can be mitigated through digital commissioning strategies for device design that speed continuous design ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are taking the world by storm. More and more we are seeing everyday actions turned into digitally automated tasks. While the construction industry hasn’t ...

Low-cost automation offers accessible solutions for manufacturers seeking to improve production without substantial capital investment. Simple automation tools like gravity-fed systems, basic sensors, ...

The evolution of semiconductor design has driven modern systems-on-chip (SoCs) to unprecedented levels of complexity. Today’s leading-edge SoCs often integrate hundreds of intellectual-property (IP) ...