Last Chance To Enter To Win An iMac!
A Thing of Beauty: With its thin profile, precision edging and iconic design, the iMac is truly a feat of design excellence. This coupled with some seriously powerful guts makes the iMac one of the most…
Engineering
Innovative & Flexible Digital Automation For Overhead Conveyors at Volkswagen
Siemens digital automation “Automation & Drives” division provides Volkswagen (VW) with innovative, state-of-the-art, automated overhead conveyor technology that assists in the assembly of 850 cockpits per week for multi-van and transporter models. Each cockpit is…
MIT’s Zipperbot: The Helpful Robot You Never Knew You Always Wanted…
In today’s day and age, automation is becoming increasingly normal, even expected in everyday life. Apparently, we are now to the point where even something as simple as zipping and unzipping clothing items needs to…
Oil Rig Remover: Stable in Hurricane Seas, 4,000 Ton Lift Capacity
When leading oil or gas companies have extracted as much as they expect from an oil or gas rig, their work is far from over. Salvaging operations are required to remove rigs from the ocean.…
Scientists Develop New Iron-Aluminum Alloy Comparable to Titanium, But 1/10th the Price!
Materials like diamond and carbon fiber feature incredible properties but also a hefty price tag to go along with their positive attributes. A team of material scientists from the Pohang University of Science and Technology…
RFID Technology “Indistinguishable From Magic”
RFID or Radio Frequency Identification falls under Arthur C. Clarke’s “Third Law of Prediction” which states: “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” RFID is a wireless radio wave technology that allows small chips,…
Industrial Automation: At a Technological Watershed
Over the past few decades, Industrial Automation (IA) has grown in surges due to innovations such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and computers used as control systems. Microcomputers replaced central mainframes and networking technology led…
The New ICE Age is Here: ICE Bolt Primed to Replace All Common Bolts & Ensure Maximum Safety
The fastening bolts of modern bolt-one lifting rings have to be able to withstand extreme daily loads in all directions. The hardest forces on bending loads have to be safely handled in terms of statistics…
Running Industrial Production Lines “Like a Swiss Watch”
Integrating Industrial Production Lines and Office Information Systems A huge global economic expansion looks to be in the works and will trace its roots and foundation to recent advances in industrial automation, smart grids, advanced robotics,…
Futuristic Dynamic Duo: U.S. Navy’s Firefighting Humanoid, SAFFiR, Has a Drone For a Partner!
The U.S. Navy has been showing off SAFFiR (Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot), a humanoid prototype that is getting closer and closer to completion. What was once an aluminum core with two legs, now looks like…
