Engineering has traditionally been a job for boys. It’s not that men are better suited to be engineers, it’s just that statistically more men have sought careers in engineering than women. But the idea that engineering is a masculine job is slowly fading. The world needs more female engineers, and there’s a growing movement encouraging… Read more »
Moore’s Law says that CPU power basically doubles every two years. This theory originated in the 1960s and has held true for half a century. Many think that this exponential growth will eventually level off, but until that happens, technology will continue to become more advanced at a drastic rate. There’s a nice quote from… Read more »
Robots exist to help people. Automation makes work easier for humans and does so faster, more affordably, and more consistently. We specialize in Indramat motion control systems, so the type of robots that we’re familiar with are, of course, industrial machines. These are the robots that help people make goods or package products. There are… Read more »
It’s hard to peg down the greatest benefit of automation. Increased speed and productivity are certainly up there at the top of the list, and improved safety for humans can’t be ignored. But of all the numerous advantages that automation has to offer, one stands out as being the most easily appreciated. Automation makes our… Read more »
Maybe one day when people are talking about robots in the classroom they will be referring to walking, talking automated robots strolling up and down the aisles asking “What is 2+2?” with a ruler in tow, ready to swat unruly students. Maybe these robo-teachers will fire off preprogrammed jokes and gauge the joke’s success via… Read more »
Alexander Flemming wasn’t looking for a way to squash bacterial infections when he discovered penicillin. In fact, some stories described Flemming as basically stumbling upon one of the greatest medical discoveries ever made. In 1942, a team of scientists tried to develop a clear plastic gun sight to be used by the U.S. military. They… Read more »
3D printing is young but it is by no means new. It’s been used for models and prototypes by manufacturers for decades. Of course, additive manufacturing has never been anywhere near as capable as it is today, and improvements in 3D printing technology suggest that additive manufacturing will only continue to advance. It’ now conceivable… Read more »
It’s easy to forget just how incredible batteries are. We casually change out the batteries in our television remotes every few years, giving little thought to the fact that we just purchased power cells at the store while picking up milk and eggs. We grumble when the battery in our car dies, getting more upset… Read more »
Remote control has had a significant impact on the way that we live our lives. Think about how inconvenient life would be if we had to get up to change the channel. But remote control reaches far beyond time drains in the living room. Manufacturing would be just a shadow of what it is today… Read more »
You’ve been counting down the days and it’s finally here! As you undoubtedly know, February is National Canned Food Month! Actually, there’s a very good chance that you did not know that February is canned food month, and that you don’t even know what that entails. Are you supposed to eat nothing but canned foods… Read more »
