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Dr. Tao-Yang Han, president of the Atlanta-based IronCAD, talks about the LEGO-like simplicity of his company's CAD design capabilities, a key difference between IronCAD and other CAD packages. He outlines how modular design aids engineers and the types of companies that benefit most from modular design.

A new website helps you determine the cost of printing your part before you seek an additive, 3D Printing service provider. Here are the details.

Fast Radius discusses developments in additive manufactuing service bureaus by Design World

Autodesk’s Fusion Connect is an IoT cloud platform. Recently, the company announced that it will embed an artificial intelligence modeling engine, Eureqa, from Nutonian, a machine intelligence company, to interpret IoT data and maximize business outcomes. We asked Bryan Kester, director of IoT at Autodesk for more information on this development.

University of Minnesota aerospace engineering student used 3D printing to design, and Photo Labs services to build a liquid propellant rocket.

In this podcast, Lisa Eitel talks with Tom Lee, the V.P. of engineering at Airpot Corp., about new gripper designs for 2016. The company was originally built around the Airpot dashpot, a component invented by industrialist Arthur Cohen in the 1950s for mechanical switches and relays and textile winders. In the podcast, Tom explains Airpot’s latest technologies as well as end-effector applications...

Listen in as Jeff Gorges of the University of Houston Research Lab describes how fast turnaround of prototyped and final parts helped the researchers move quickly on developing a futuristic brain-machine robotics system.

Carbon 3D announced that GE, BMW Group, Nikon, and JSR are the newest companies to invest in the additive manufacturing company and its CLIP technology. Joe DiSimone, CEO and co-founder discusses how this funding will affect the company.

Additive service providers continue to develop new features that reduce the time needed to get a quote for a prototype. Bill Conin and Greg Paulsen of Xometry describe their quote app for SolidWorks CAD programs.

Fiat Chrysler uses 3D printing and a transparent clear resin (Somos Watershed) to see how lubricant flows in differential housing designs.

An audio excerpt from a Design World webinar presentation by John Smihal of TB Wood’s Inc. Here, Smihal covers some best practices for handling sleeve coupling installation.

Lynn Beyer joins Fluid Power Fridays to talk the new NFPA website, and all you need to know about the NFPA's Fluid Power Challenge.

An audio excerpt from a Design World webinar presentation by Andy Lechner of R+W America. Here, Lechner covers some best practices for handling coupling installation in precision motion control applications.

Ed Cole coupling installation presentation by Design World

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

New startup Vader Systems uses Magneto Hydro Dynamics and Liquid Metal Jet Printing to speed the build process of additive manufacturing in metals. Listen to Scott Vader, CEO and co-founder describe the technology.

In this interview, Bearing Tips.com editor Mike Santora speaks with NMB Field Applications Engineer, Rich Picard. Here, they discuss bearing vibration, noise, and the things to look for when specifying bearings for your motion system.

Lately, the focus of additive manufacturing is on the metal additive side. Whether the technology used to build metal parts is laser or electron beam, additive manufacturing and metal go together very well. We spoke with the president and CEO of Arcam, Magnus Rene, about trends and opportunities in metal additive manufacturing. Arcam focuses on the aerospace and healthcare industries, where its el...

Two inventors describe how they developed their custom drone using 3D printing and injection molding technology

In our latest Technology Tuesdays podcast series, we speak with Jeff Crane, CEO of TPC Wire & 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.

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.

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.

An innovative solution to the problem of ensuring patients use their respiratory prescription was solved using a gaming approach. Proto Labs awarded Compliant Games a grant to continue this project. Listen to the inventor describe the process.

Design World editor Miles Budimir talks with Jeff Phillips, Section Manager for Software Platforms at National Instruments, about the release of LabVIEW 2015.

Click below to listen to Design World Associate Editor Mike Santora chat with Festo Actuator Product Manager Mike Guelker. In this podcast they discuss pneumatic cylinders and the advances necessary for them to stand up to today's harsh environment applications.