Today's world is dominated by technology that uses either digital or analogue I/O modules to convert physical signals into digital format and vice versa. I/O modules, or input/output modules, are a mechanism by which information is communicated in electronic systems.
How Essentra Components Supports Engineering from Concept to Production
Makera gives live demonstrations of the Z1 during the 2026 Hackaday Europe event. The Z1 is a compact CNC manufacturing platform.
What is 3D printing? This article goes over the basics of 3D printing, otherwise known as additive manufacturing, covering its engineering principles and applications.
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Nylon parts are used widely, but when standard nylon is not tough enough, glass filled nylon is a good candidate. This polyamide engineering plastic offers higher strength, stiffness and heat resistance by adding powdered glass to nylon resin or compounding nylon with glass fibres.
MJF 3D printing is a polymer powder-bed fusion process engineered for high throughput and mechanical consistency. Unlike legacy methods, it delivers functional, end-use parts with near-isotropic properties, making it a highly viable alternative to injection molding for low-to-mid volume production.
When you are manufacturing components for mining, power stations, and heavy industry, getting the dimensions right is only part of the job. The bigger question is whether a new component will actually fit where it needs to go.
A reference chart for converting between surface finish units, plus Ra values by manufacturing process and the relationship between surface
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Today's world is dominated by technology that uses either digital or analogue I/O modules to convert physical signals into digital format and vice versa. I/O modules, or input/output modules, are a mechanism by which information is communicated in electronic systems.
How Essentra Components Supports Engineering from Concept to Production
Makera gives live demonstrations of the Z1 during the 2026 Hackaday Europe event. The Z1 is a compact CNC manufacturing platform.
Imagine sketching your next product idea using nothing but a sentence. That's the promise behind text-to-CAD tools AI-powered platforms that claim to transform plain language into 3D models. We tested seven of the most talked-about options to see whether these tools can truly help.
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Mario Mauerer, maxon's Global Business Development Manager, Robotics, discusses what it takes for robotic deployments to be successful in complex real-world environments.
Industrial applications use solenoid valves to control the flow of gases or fluids such as air, oil or water. Solenoids can change a valve from open to closed using an electromagnetic coil, allowing for precision flow control.
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PolyJet 3D printing is a high-precision material jetting technology that uses inkjet heads and UV-curable photopolymers to produce multi-material, full-color parts with good resolution.
Automatic tool changing is simply the fastest way to manipulate multiple tool options on a single production machine. As technology advances at an ever-faster rate, production capacity grows, and human beings are not always able to keep up.
EPFL researchers have developed a way to use holograms to guide laser light for ultra-efficient, fast, and precise volumetric 3D printing. The innovation enables cell-compatible, high-resolution 3D printing at scales suitable for biomedical applications.
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A bandpass filter is a circuit that allows a selected range of frequencies to pass while reducing low and high frequencies. This article covers the design of active bandpass filters using op-amps, resistors, and capacitors, including cutoff and center frequencies,, Sallen-Key and MFB topologies.
Active low-pass filters use op-amps, resistors, and capacitors to pass low-frequency signals while attenuating higher frequencies. This article covers first-order and second-order filter design, Sallen-Key and MFB topologies, cutoff frequency, Q factor, and applications.
With over 20 years of expertise in high-precision 3D scanning technology, SHINING 3D officially launched the EinScan Rigil Lite in April this year, further expanding its all-in-one 3D scanning portfolio for professional users.
