EVS International is based in the United Kingdom on the Isle of Wight, which is a technology hub off the south coast of the English mainland. EVS has become a leading company in the solder recovery market and today holds 16 International awards for its equipment. PD&D caught up with Managing Director Graham Norman to […]
Automotive/Transportation
‘Saving’ the Next Generation of Manufacturing Workers
When it comes to the monumental task of training another generation of manufacturing employees, armed with the high-tech skills that the technology-heavy processes of the future will require, it’s easy to come down hard on the educational system. There are some basic tropes: guidance counselors push all students toward an undergraduate degree; shop classes are […]
Verifying Temperatures on an Appliance Test Wall
Connect to Almost Any Temperature Sensor Using a High Analog Input Count Test walls form a convenient way to perform product verification for testing appliances from ovens to dishwashers to stoves. A common example of these product verification setups involves measuring exactly where each appliance’s heat output is coming from. Some facilities use specialized test […]
Robust 4-way Adjustable Direction Switch
C&K Components (Newton, MA) has developed a new series of 4-way adjustable direction switches for automotive and industrial mirror control applications. The CS-41001E Series features customizable wire harnesses and connectors to ease the assembly process. Features include: A long operating life span of 10,000 cycles minimum. A wide operating temperature range of -40º to […]
Engineering Firm Fined $1M for Illegal Donations
A major New Jersey engineering firm admitted Thursday that it made illegal campaign contributions, was fined $1 million and was banned from working on government contracts in the state for 10 years. Birdsall Services Group entered guilty pleas in state Superior Court in Toms River to money laundering and making false representations for government contracts. […]
Maine Ocean Wind Prototype to Generate Power
Electrons will soon be flowing from a prototype windmill off Maine’s coast in a first-on-the-continent event. The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center will connect the VolturnUS offshore wind turbine to the electrical grid on Thursday. VolturnUS is the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine in North America. The 65-foot-tall turbine, the first floating […]
Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Selected by Pininfarina to Design New Concept Car
Dassault Systèmes’ CATIA Application Provides Innovative Modeling Tools in a Single Unified Environment to Spur Creativity and Design Excellence Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, has announced that leading Italian design house Pininfarina, has selected Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA for Creative Designers application, to design and manufacture a new concept car in honor of its honorary […]
A Supply Chain with No Weak Links
A responsive business requires responsive partners Despite the ever looming concern about high fuel prices, there is still booming interest in many motorsports vehicles and products. Over the past several years, Sportech, Inc. – a plastics thermoformer that specializes in the design and construction of products for the powersports industry – has experienced an explosive […]
Toyota chosen as best global green brand for 3rd straight year
TOKYO, June 12 (Kyodo) — Toyota Motor Corp. was selected as the “best global green brand” for the third consecutive year in 2013 for producing fuel-efficient vehicles such as the Prius hybrid, U.S. consulting firm Interbrand Corp. said Wednesday. U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. came second, followed by Japan’s carmaker Honda Motor Co. Struggling Japanese […]
Improved Reliability of Large Outdoor Electronic Enclosures
W. L. Gore & Associates (Elkton, MD) has expanded its line of screw-in GORE protective vents with a new vent specifically engineered for large outdoor enclosures with a volume in excess of 200 liters. The GORE PolyVent XL improves the integrity, reliability, and safety of these large housings in challenging environments such as found in […]