Machine Safety
Developing robotic safety standards and compliance
Robotic safety standards have been around for a few decades and their importance is growing as they became more common in manufacturing.
Effective communication in a high-noise environment
High-noise manufacturing environments are already difficult places to communicate, but COVID-19 and social distancing make it even harder. Learn how to overcome this challenge.
Effective communication in a socially distanced world
Manufacturing facilities have unique challenges because of constant ambient background noise that limits effective communication. Practice and investing in the right technology can help mitigate these problems.
What OSHA can teach us about cybersecurity
Many of the lessons and changes applied to manufacturing after the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 can be applied to the growing challenge manufacturers face with industrial cybersecurity. Three keys to improving cybersecurity are highlighted.
Hot topics in Control Engineering for 2020
Think Again: programmable controller programming languages, COVID-19 acceleration of engineering, automation and digitalization, and variable frequency drive parameters were among top articles posted on the Control Engineering website during 2020.
Contactless measurement developed for COVID-19 tests
A contactless measurement system that could help detect illnesses such as COVID-19 has been developed by University of Michigan researchers.
Institute receives grant to improve mask materials
North Carolina State University’s Nonwovens Institute (NWI) received a $400,000 grant to investigate improving the properties of materials they’re using for masks and respirators.
University launches mobile COVID-19 testing lab
mobileSHIELD is designed to demonstrate a way to rapidly deploy I-COVID, the saliva-based test for COVID-19 developed at the University of Illinois.
Researchers designing wearable exoskeleton
Designing a wearable exoskeleton will help workers thrive and function longer in harsh, physically strenuous environments such as construction.
Control Engineering hot topics, October 2020
Control Engineering's most clicked articles in October 2020 included stories about heated face masks designed to filter coronaviruses, 2021 Engineer's Choice finalists, using human and artificial intelligence with digital twins, and more. Miss something? You can catch up here.