News, application stories, product information and research covering the latest trends and technologies affecting the discrete manufacturing engineering community. Coverage includes mechatronics, embedded systems, intelligent devices, machine safety and other topics affecting industrial and mechanical engineering professionals.
MechatronicsZone road show kicks off 05/12/2008
If you cannot participate in one of the free 2008 Mechatronics road show seminars, browse MechatronicsZone to learn how the mechatronics approach to design can help engineers get the job done better, more quickly and at lower cost.
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Packaging Automation Benchmark Study, Part 1: Change is constant 04/01/2008
Many people might argue that packaging is not an industry in and of itself. Indeed, packaging is a function of virtually all businesses selling non-commodity physical products. One thing is sure: With an economic value of nearly $133 billion annually in the U.S., and a growth rate of 4% to 5% each year, packaging is big business.
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For faster startups: FKI Logistex expands system integration services 05/01/2008
FKI Logistex expanded its system integration services. Previously, the company provided design, installation, and start-up services for custom automation projects, primarily from having to support their material handling products in the field.
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AIMing for Automated Vehicles Paul Grayson, chief engineer with the American Industrial Magic DARPA Urban Challenge team, May 12, 2008 Monday, Monday
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ROBOT CLUB of Traverse City, MI has appointed it's first set of direc... More
AIMing for Automated Vehicles Paul Grayson, chief engineer with the American Industrial Magic DARPA Urban Challenge team, May 9, 2008 Steam Powered Servo Motor
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AIMing for Automated Vehicles Paul Grayson, chief engineer with the American Industrial Magic DARPA Urban Challenge team, May 7, 2008 Charlie Wilson's War
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The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Process Safety
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Machine vision helps take control
Learn from the experts:
What machine vision technology can do for control systems,
When machine vision is appropriate,
How to incorporate machine vision into control systems,
And what results others have obtained.
Standards for software virtualization
Software developers and microprocessor manufacturers are joining forces to create standards for software virtualization that will streamline processes for developing and deploying embedded systems.
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