By Jennifer Hooker IEN Staff November 21 2008—Gadgets and technology have completely flooded the market with most people completely dependent on them Some of us even sleep with our cell phones BlackBerrys or iPods We’d be hard pressed to find an Learn more

By Jennifer Hooker IEN Staff August 27 2008—While we couldn’t live without our devices that keep us connected cell phones laptops MP3 players etc. there are the times that the battery light starts flashing and we don’t have the charger handy It is Learn more

Datalogging and recording is a very common measurement application In its most basic form datalogging is the measurement and recording of physical or electrical parameters over a period of time The data can be temperature strain displacement flow Learn more

For years the workhorse for industrial and commercial material handling of heavy loads has been the forklift with an internal combustion (IC) power plant Accepted as a necessary evil are the noise emissions and performance limitations of Learn more

IEN What are the best-of-breed design tools used in developing today's new materials? What advances do you see in collaborative design?Rimoldi ImpactXoft's Simultaneous Product Development (SPD) software is a best-of-breed tool because it allows Learn more

"With Critical Reach we expect to cut costs by reducing the time of our service sales calls."SituationMiele & Cie GmbH & Co is a German manufacturer of high-end household appliances such as washing machines tumble dryers and dishwashers In Europe Learn more

IEN: How are manufacturers using existing technologies in new ways?Roberts: Manufacturers are now using client/server technology for distributed HMI applications A centralized server is used to deploy maintain and upgrade HMI application data to Learn more

Human-machine interfaces will grow faster more flexible and more powerful an IEN industry survey indicates Andrei Moldoveanu director of marketing at Nematron sees an "integration of multiple functionalities" in Learn more

The days of waiting weeks or even months for delivery of a custom motor prototype are history Hurst Manufacturing has developed revolutionary technology that allows customers to configure custom brushless DC motors online and receive a prototype Learn more

As a company's needs change its facilities and systems must be able to adapt and accommodate the change Five years ago when Panasonic Canada Inc saw the need to increase capacity at its Toronto-area consumer products warehouse in Mississauga ON Learn more