In our latest Technology Tuesdays podcast, Design World’s Michelle Froese speaks with David Church, president of Sorbothane, about innovative shock and vibration solutions. Sorbothane has been developing materials and components that isolate vibration, attenuate shock, and damp unwanted noise for more than 40 years.

How Sorbothane is protecting lightweight devices from shock and vibration

Patrick Varley

In our latest Technology Tuesdays podcast, Design World’s Michelle Froese speaks with Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s product marketing manager for mechatronics and robotics, Patrick Varley. In this discussion, we delve into the topic of robotic automation and software provider solutions — and, specifically, how this combination can help ease labor shortages. Patrick explains the significance of consumer personalization and how advanced technology from leading innovators can address the contemporary issues facing today’s manufacturers.

In our latest Technology Tuesdays podcast, Design World’s Michelle Froese speaks with Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s product marketing manager for mechatronics and robotics, Patrick Varley. In this discussion, we delve into the topic of robotic automation and software provider solutions — and, specifically, how this combination can help ease labor shortages. Patrick explains the significance of consumer personalization and how advanced technology from leading innovators can address the contemporary issues facing today’s manufacturers.

Mitsubishi's Patrick Varley on how robots can ease labor shortages

Copper is viewed as a material that will accelerate future aerospace production. For example, the privately funded company Ursa Major delivered a copper-based 3D-printed rocket engine combustion chamber from its additive manufacturing lab in Youngstown, Ohio. A challenge, however, is that the existing supply chain for high temperature metal alloy components is limited. However, development continues.

Tips on working with copper in additive manufacturing

Several engineering companies say we have the technology to reverse climate change, one of which is using direct air capture. Interestingly, additive manufacturing has the potential to play a major role here.

How Additive can help reduce CO2 emissions from industry

In our latest Technology Tuesday’s podcast, Design World’s Michelle Froese speaks with David Church, president of Sorbothane, about innovative shock and vibration solutions. Sorbothane has been developing materials and components that isolate vibration, attenuate shock, and damp unwanted noise for 40 years. In fact, the company is celebrating four decades in business this year!

Tech Tuesdays: Sorbothane marks 40 years of shock and vibration innovation

In our latest Technology Tuesday’s podcast, Design World’s Michelle Froese speaks with David Church, president of Sorbothane, about innovative shock and vibration solutions. Sorbothane has been developing materials and components that isolate vibration, attenuate shock, and damp unwanted noise for 40 years. In fact, the company is celebrating four decades in business this year!In honor of Sorbothane’s anniversary, we discuss the unique history of the company, including how the material was developed for insoles to support runners and then became essential for industrial industries to protect vital cargo and equipment. We also cover Sorbothane material’s properties, the company’s new standard products (launching this fall), and how its online Design Guide Calculators can support your application.

In our latest Technology Tuesday’s podcast, Design World’s Michelle Froese speaks with David Church, president of Sorbothane, about innovative shock and vibration solutions. Sorbothane has been developing materials and components that isolate vibration, attenuate shock, and damp unwanted noise for 40 years. In fact, the company is celebrating four decades in business this year! In honor of Sorbothane’s anniversary, we discuss the unique history of the company, including how the material was developed for insoles to support runners and then became essential for industrial industries to protect vital cargo and equipment. We also cover Sorbothane material’s properties, the company’s new standard products (launching this fall), and how its online Design Guide Calculators can support your application.

Sorbothane marks 40 years of shock and vibration innovation

Some of the materials used in 3D printing are generally either not very, or even not degradable in the environment. Some developers and manufacturers though, are working to develop materials that are more eco-friendly, as well as delivering the mechanical properties designers look for. Here is an interview with Dr. Raymond Weitekamp, founder of the Berkeley-based 3D printing startup, polySpectra.

A look at eco-friendly materials

3D printing/additive manufacturing can help designers simplify a part, reducing assembly steps in many cases, and creating a better end product. Is it possible, though, to over engineer a part? Here are some tips to help reduce excessive engineering and get parts out to market faster.

How to avoid over engineering a part

The supply chain continues to be a story for additive manufacturing, especially with the recent news from President Biden on the new AM Forward initiative. I recently interviewed Dave Evans, CEO of Fictiv, to discuss AM and the supply chain, among other subjects.

Going digital with additive manufacturing

A conversation with Jeff Blanford, a Solution Architect at Morf3D, to discuss the latest developments with additive technology.  This conversation shifted to looking at additive technology as more of a digital enabling technology, not just a different way to build parts.

Another view on additive and the aerospace industry

The Design World podcast series features the latest in design engineering innovation from circuit design &amp; 3D printing to automation &amp; robotics.

Just listened to the OtoSet episode. I’m disappointed bc the host didn’t ask the inventor questions that I could use as tips to develop my own inventions. I would’ve liked to know the skill sets they needed to develop their invention, what were their technical shortcomings after college that they had to learn to develop their invention. What programs they used, what was the headrest part(engineering wise), what knowledge/area of expertise that they possessed helped them the most to develop inventions. 

PS: I don’t mind advertising. But come on, the entire episode was about how great ProtoLabs is.

Interviewer ould ask better questions

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Design World editors sit down to discuss the evolving programmable world we’re living in and how the “Internet of Things” is impacting design. To watch the video, click here.

Editors On Topic: The Internet of Things

Don Labriola

For this week’s Design World Technology Tuesdays Podcast, I spoke with Don Labriola, P.E., President of QuickSilver Controls, Inc., about hybrid stepper motors and the concept of microstepping error, including the role stiction plays in stepper motor performance.

Technology Tuesdays Podcast: Don Labriola on Stepper Motors

Design World editors sit down to discuss the number of young engineers versus companies’ demand for them. To watch the video, click here.

Editors On Topic: Is There a Shortage of Engineers?

A Minneapolis-based startup, Sprowt Labs, has developed a “personal malt-house” for those who enjoy home brewing beer. Part of the build involved using injection molding to create a humidifier box for the Acro. Sprowt Labs worked with Protolabs on the development of the humidifier box.

Injection molding helps inventors meet accelerated timeline

Al Secchi, Customer Service Manager at Sunstone Circuits, talks with Joe Gorse about Sunstone’s latest integrated PCB fabrication offering of stencils which bring designers one step closer to manufacturing processes during prototyping and removes some elements of human error in hand-soldering.

Sunstone now offers a stencils services for PCB fabrication

Fast iteration and material choices lead competitors to turn to additive manufacturing services to prototype and build parts for their BattleBots.

Preparing your BattleBot for victory

Don Bossi, President of FIRST, shares his thoughts with Design World Assistant Editor Michelle DiFrangia on the overall state of education, steps we can take to improve it, STEM schools, and the role that FIRST plays in generating excitement about engineering among young adults.

Educating our future engineers: Are we doing enough?

In an interview with Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor of Design World magazine and Editor of Make Parts Fast, Professor Hod Lipson of Cornell University, discusses why the development of AMF is necessary.

The new additive manufacturing file format replacement for STL

Brian Fortman

Design World editor Miles Budimir talks with Brian Fortman of Texas Instruments about designing for the next generation of industrial drive and control systems.

Technology Tuesdays: Brian Fortman on Trends in Industrial Drive and Control Systems

Marissa Tucker

In this Technology Tuesdays podcast, Marissa Tucker of Parker Hannifin chats with Design World’s Lisa Eitel about IEC 61131-3 and the industry’s new programmable automation controllers (PACs). Tucker details how open languages can help design engineers pick the best technologies for their machine builds and other designs; she also explains how basing design choices on standards (not hardware brand) can help experienced engineers be productive faster ... even after switching projects or even organizations.Listen in for:• Reassuring words on the enduring value of (and support for) ladder logic; an explanation of where function blocks improve designs• Details on the benefits of "blended" or hybrid control schemes that leverage the best of the IEC 61131-3 framework• A candid exchange about the supremacy of technical support and lead times.Marissa Tucker is product marketing manager of controls and HMIs at Parker Hannifin. She’s a mechanical engineer with a background in product development and product management; among other things for Parker Hannifin, Tucker develops and leads product training and seminars for internal and external sales teams.

In this Technology Tuesdays podcast, Marissa Tucker of Parker Hannifin chats with Design World’s Lisa Eitel about IEC 61131-3 and the industry’s new programmable automation controllers (PACs). Tucker details how open languages can help design engineers pick the best technologies for their machine builds and other designs; she also explains how basing design choices on standards (not hardware brand) can help experienced engineers be productive faster ... even after switching projects or even organizations. Listen in for: • Reassuring words on the enduring value of (and support for) ladder logic; an explanation of where function blocks improve designs • Details on the benefits of "blended" or hybrid control schemes that leverage the best of the IEC 61131-3 framework • A candid exchange about the supremacy of technical support and lead times. Marissa Tucker is product marketing manager of controls and HMIs at Parker Hannifin. She’s a mechanical engineer with a background in product development and product management; among other things for Parker Hannifin, Tucker develops and leads product training and seminars for internal and external sales teams.

Technology Tuesdays: Parker's Marissa Tucker on 61131 (specifying to standards not controller brand)

John Kawola

John Kawola, president of Ultimaker North America discusses the role 3D printing can have in manufacturing.

John Kawola explores the manufacturing in additive manufacturing

The founders of Tucson based SafKan, brothers Sahil and Aadil Diwan,  designed and developed the first automated ear-cleaning device, OtoSet, for clinical use. OtoSet looks like a pair of headphones, but it can professionally clean a patient’s ear in just 35 seconds.

Automating ear care with a unique design

Doug Burns

In this podcast, Lisa Eitel of Design World speaks with Doug Burns, director of business development at Lenze Americas Corp., about how new software developments are dramatically reducing machine development time and simplifying the programming of motion control and robotics.

Technology Tuesdays Podcast: Doug Burns on what today’s automation software does

Jeff Crane

In our latest Technology Tuesdays podcast series, we speak with Jeff Crane, CEO of TPC Wire &amp; Cable, about the changes we should expect as the company aligns with new ownership and management and how TPC will position itself as a leader in industrial cable design over the next few years.

Technology Tuesdays: The future of TPC Wire & Cable with CEO Jeff Crane

Additive manufacturing with metals is a popular subject. A lot of work still needs to be done before we will see additive machines alongside CNC machines and injection molding systems in the average manufacturing facility.  Part of the issue is that engineers need good information on how additively made metal parts will perform in an application.  This conversation with Frank Herzog, Founder, President and CEO, Concept Laser GmbH, and John Murray, president of Concept Laser Inc. U.S. headquarters in Texas, discussed a number of these points.

Developments in metal additive manufacturing

On this Technology Tuesdays Podcast for 2/24/15, Michael Jermann, assistant editor for Design World, speaks with Joe Conyers, senior consulting engineer for training and development at SKF Training Solutions. They discuss the common bearing lubrication mistakes users tend to make and how engineers are addressing the problem.

Technology Tuesdays: How to idiot proof bearing lubrication

In an interview with Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor of Design World magazine and Editor of Make Parts Fast, Professor Hod Lipson of Cornell University discusses some of the key features of the new additive manufacturing file format, which can be used instead of STL.

Key features of AMF, the replacement file format for STL

Tim Gifford

In this interview, Sr. VP, General Council &amp; Secretary for SKF USA Timothy D. Gifford shares some insights into the current counterfeit bearing situation. Speciffically, Gifford tells us about the cost of counterfeit bearings to not only his company but the industry as a whole.

Tim Gifford counterfeit bearings interview #2

In this interview, Sr. VP, General Council &amp; Secretary for SKF USA Timothy D. Gifford shares some insights into the current counterfeit bearings situation. Specifically, Gifford tells us about counterfeit bearings at a global level, and about seizure statistics right here at home.

Tim Gifford counterfeit bearings interview #1

Editorial Director Paul J. Heney talks about the business of fluid power and industrial distribution with Bill Tulloch, Executive VP of Flodraulic Group. The impact of the Internet on this business is covered, along with the future of fluid power.

Design World’s Technology Tuesdays Podcast for 4/21/15

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