Development and Prototyping Services Reference Materials

Description: Placing a PCB order is an important task that needs to be done with thought and care. If not handled correctly, significant consequences may follow, including improperly functioning products, ...

Description: Google is always up to something interesting, and one of the interesting things they've been up to is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automate the chip design process. ...

Description: A spinout of Harvard's Wyss Institute, Emulate develops clear plastic chips that can simulate human organs. They're used to test out drugs without having to use animal guinea pigs. ...

Description: This article explains the pros and cons of 3D printing and rapid injection molding, with a focus on how novel capabilities have opened up new possibilities for manufacturers. ...

Description: EE Times has a Special Project report out that addresses growing concerns over technology reliability and safety that is pretty sobering. The report, compiled and in good part written by George ...

Description: When it comes to display development, testing potential materials and technologies under different lighting conditions is a key step. External lighting plays a crucial role in how a part looks and ...

Description: By working with additive manufacturing, Particles Plus is able to enhance its product development, decrease its time to market and win against the competition. ...

Description: Oftentimes, 3D printing, rapid prototyping, and additive manufacturing are referenced as interchangeable processes. Although the concepts are similar, the results are different. It’s like ...

Description: BEFORE THE ADVENT OF MICRO 3D PRINTING, THE WORLD OF MICRO MANUFACTURING LOOKED QUITE DIFFERENT THAN IT DOES TODAY. ...

Description: ACCELERATE PRODUCTION TIMELINES WITH RAPID INJECTION MOLDING SOLUTIONS ...

Description: In our recent industry survey, we asked over 600 engineers and buyers to share tips and advice with their fellow engineers. ...

Description: The world has changed. More engineers are working from home than ever before and many are tasked with solving problems they would have previously done in a lab. One such problem is how to rework a ...

Description: If you sit all day your health will suffer. One way to solve this problem is to purchase a standing desk or make your own ...

Description: There are steps you can take to mitigate disasters before they happen. Keep asking yourself "what happens if this fails in the worst imaginable way?" and take steps to correct them. Disasters don't ...

Description: Repeatability is a concern. A visual inspector might miss it - a machine will not. ...

Description: Documentation is not a glorious part of the design process and can be easily marginalized. But with a small investment in time up front, the whole manufacturing and assembly process will be smoother ...

Description: Definitions of Common Parts ...

Description: A preview of our new eBook on "The Chemical and Physical Fundamentals of Vapor Phase Reflow Soldering" ...

Description: Important industry facts, statistics, and advice for other PCB designers. ...

Description: If your project depends on hard-to-find passives, consider purchasing them before you even begin to layout your PCB design. You can consign them to Advanced Assembly when you place your order and ...

Description: To learn more about common DFT mistakes, we spoke to Joe Selvick and Duncan Lowder at FixturFab. ...

Description: What is the problem with loudspeakers? ...

Description: Layers are not always aligned and drills wander. Unless you are requesting class 3 fabrication, which is expensive, your via can break 90° out of the annular ring, eliminating up to 1/4 of the ...

Description: Some of the things engineers look for when choosing a part for a design. ...

Description: Keep the Commercial-Off-The-Shelf designs in mind before you set off on your next Bespoke design. ...

Description: Left hand turns are hard, even for those of us who aren't in our 80's. The US DOT did a study of car crashes and found that there were nearly twenty times as many accidents on left-hand turns as on ...

Description: A week or so back, I saw in the news that the U.S. Department of Defense is funding the FlexTech Alliance, a consortium of 162 academic institutions, researchers, and that will focus on "flexible ...

Description: My daughters are well beyond Barbie age, but a recent article in the NY Times ("Barbie Wants to Get to Know Your Child") still managed to catch my eye. Barbie, it seems, is getting smart - at least ...

Description: Engineering trials, low-volume service parts, material testing - die-less cutting can help. Here are three reasons to choose JBC digital die-cutting for your quick-turnaround R&D and testing ...

Description: Well, it's December now, and anyone celebrating one of the gift-giving holidays that's coming up is likely going into shopping overdrive. Even though my kids are grown up, and there are as yet no ...

Description: I have a long-standing fascination with 3D printing. It's such an interesting technology, and has been put to so many good uses. It's great for product prototyping and manufacture. It has many medical ...

Description: It didn't happen all that often, but every once in a while, when I was growing up, there'd be something in the news about a house being moved from one location to another. As I recall, it was usually ...

Description: Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a unique fabrication method that enables complex and flexible geometry designs for a wide range of components, including two-phase thermal management components like ...

Description: Why use FEA? FEA offers many advantages over traditional trial-and-error prototyping, helping you bring your product to market faster: FEA is more cost effective than making prototypes. FEA can ...

Description: As a forecast of the end product, the RP process has many advantages ...

Description: Like those belonging to pretty much everyone else, the electronics devices and gadgets I rely on occasionally run out of juice. I forget to charge my phone. Or my smart watch. I misjudge how long my ...

Description: Our recommendations are the result of many years of collaboration with customers, suppliers and partners from the entire screen printing process. With the ever-increasing requirements, for example in ...

Description: When it came to chips, last week was a big one for news. First, we learned that NASA has produced a new chip that will be able to withstand the extreme conditions on Venus. ...

Description: Mind-controlled prosthetics for amputees have been around for years. And they're amazing. But the functionality they provide is limited. They can be awkward to use and don't provide fine motor ...

Description: Every manufacturer has their own unique part numbering scheme. In addition to the part type, the numbering scheme helps to differentiate between alternate footprints. ...

Description: Whether a sensor package is placed on an airplane, a spacecraft, or down the borehole of a wellhead, the cost of failure can often be measured in hundreds of lives or millions of dollars lost.For ...

Description: As a new year begins, I always like to take a look at what the pundits are predicting for technology trends in the upcoming year. On embedded.com, EDN and EE Times editors - a.k.a. the pundits - ...

Description: Earlier this month I had a post that covered half of the hot technology predictions from EDN and EE Times editors as featured on embedded.com. Here's the second half of what the EDN and EE Times ...

Description: Back in September, Martin Rowe had a very interesting piece on EDN entitled "Wh at will drive test & measurement?" In his column, Rowe combines the answers that two of his readers had given to some ...

Description: Using our expertise, existing DAQ building blocks and following the three steps, we come to the development of a specific DAQ device. As an example, one of our customers has used a set of Red Pitaya's ...

Description: A compilation of our prototyping experience and intimate 3D printing knowledge to help you quickly master rapid prototyping with 3D printing. ...

Description: Sometimes called "spell check" for PCB designs, DFM and DFA software checks can prevent hours to days of holds and delays. In this free webinar learn how DFM/DFA software checks work, what errors are ...

Description: In today's high-tech world, electrical engineers have many choices when it comes to designing their PCBs, including what type of laminate to use. Laminates form the foundation for a high-functioning ...

Description: In this free webinar, learn all about vias including basic terminology, types of vias, the fabrication process, how vias are inspects and common design mistakes. ...

Description: Key considerations when panelizing printed circuit boards ...

Description: Within Instrumentation Technologies, we deliver a full suite of solutions and services to a worldwide market in healthcare and medicine, IoT, smart cities, telecommunications, aerospace, university ...

Description: We are in the midst of a transformation where a transition from physical to digital has challenged the traditional ways to manufacture objects. Digital manufacturing has been the backbone of 3D ...

Description: You're probably reading this on a computer. Thank a machinist. Without precision machine tools and the people who operate them, your computer, desk, office chair, the cars in the parking lot, and the ...

Description: When managing your company's supply chain, it's a jungle out there. Survival in the jungle depends on meeting your customers' ever-shifting demands. Indeed, over the life span of many products, demand ...

Description: One of the most enjoyable things about technology is seeing the new and often unexpected ways in which it's put to use. An item I recently came across on embedded.com certainly fit the bill for new ...

Description: For manufacturing industries such as aerospace, automotive, marine, and wind energy, prototyping is a familiar part of the product development process, commonly used for R&D testing, product ...

Description: I'm probably not the only one who's been seeing more kids "vaping" with their e-cigarettes. And I'm probably not the only out there who's been seeing ads for a "digital" vapor cigarette called VUSE ...

Description: An analysis of additive technologies that are redefining 3D printing as an end-use manufacturing method ...

Description: How to leverage additive manufacturing to build better products ...

Description: How rapid manufacturing can increase speed to market for devices and components ...

Description: Exploring material selection and manufacturing methods for metal ...

Description: Compare various 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection molding technologies to find a process best suited for your project ...

Description: End-of-life doesn't have to mean end of the road for your connected device. But how can an OEM ensure they're ready to close the loop on one product's lifecycle while it likely prepares for the ...

Description: You've got a great idea for a new product but need help getting it to market. What should OEMs do to "prepare for take-off" before contacting prospective product development partners? Here are five ...

Description: OEMs can maximize their natural advantage as device creator by carefully exploring, testing and exploiting information opportunities created by their digital device's data. But OEMs can only take full ...

Description: What are the odds your new product will be on the market in two years? A report from Nielsen showed that new products generally have only a 10% chance of succeeding. Booz & Allen puts the new product ...

Description: 3D printing technology is advancing in four areas: (1) printers, (2) printing methods, (3) materials and (4) software. Recently, Stratasys released the J750, a game-changing printer that can load six ...

Description: Applied Aerospace Structures Corp. looked to General Plastics' Multi-Use Core Series for it's fine-cell structure, stability, and easy-to-machine benefits. Already familiar with its physical ...

Description: Commercial/industrial 3D printing is emerging from established roles in rapid prototyping and the production of sacrificial molds, jigs and fixtures. While not likely to replace most traditional ...

Description: A manufacturer of specialty emergency/warning lighting was experiencing major failures of the existing power cable assemblies used on its lights. The customer's existing supplier was unable to rectify ...

Description: The punch cut machine is a medical packaging machine that puts pills in individual packages. Pills are loaded in a carousel which indexes to a location where the pill drops and is heat sealed in an ...

Description: The MDD is a device that connects to a medical packaging machine and automatically loads the carousel. The device is universal with regards to pill size and shape. The user loads the pills into the ...