VW Scandal: When Good Engineers Do the Wrong Thing

Featured in this issue:      Reduce HPU Energy Use Up to 91% — Try Our Complimentary Calculator  |  High-speed Laser Engraving Over a Large Work Area  |  VTAC HSD: The New Standard in High-speed Data Testing  |  Bi-annual Thermal Analysis Application Journal  |  Compact USB VNAs   Add to Safe Senders List |  If you can't view this email, please  click here 28 February 2017 Share with a friend     TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS     Reduce HPU Energy Use Up to 91% — Try Our Complimentary Calculator Parker Hannifin Corporation Looking to lower energy costs without sacrificing plant reliability? Parker's next-gen hydraulic systems, featuring Drive Controlled Pumps, significantly reduce HPU energy use by regulating drive speeds. Calculate your savings. Visit: http://solutions.parker.com/decisiontree     View now     High-speed Laser Engraving Over a Large Work Area IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc. This presentation introduces the first galvo laser system that can laser mark over a large work area without compromising engraving quality. Attendees will learn about the benefits of Epilog Laser's new G2 galvo laser system. Register for this webinar; March 2, 2017 at 2PM EST.     Learn more     VTAC HSD: The New Standard in High-speed Data Testing IEEE Spectrum Online Virginia Panel Corporation recently developed VTAC High Speed Data (HSD), a successful design for high speed data transfers greater than 12.5 Gbps per differential pair. While other high speed solutions exist, VTAC HSD's revolutionary design helps to mitigate crosstalk and insertion loss when tested in a real life application. Download this white paper.     View now

Bi-annual Thermal Analysis Application Journal METTLER TOLEDO Thermal Analysis The "Thermal Analysis UserCom" is written by experienced users for users. This comprehensive TA publication includes tips and hints, and news about innovations, standards, accessories, and products. Each issue covers application examples from different industry segments, from quality control to science.   Learn more       R&D REPORT     VW Scandal: When Good Engineers Do the Wrong Thing The Volkswagen emissions scandal highlights a dilemma in the engineering workplace. Should an employee follow orders even when the employee knows the order is unethical or even illegal? More from Plant & Facilities Engineering...   View now       Ford Moves Closer to Delivering a Fully Driverless Car Video: Ford moves closer to delivering a fully driverless car. Big data comes to the minor leagues. Could your facility be the next victim of a ransomware attack? More Video News Briefs...   Learn more

Compact USB VNAs Copper Mountain Technologies Our popular compact series combines a maximum standard feature set with a compact size suitable for many applications. These instruments are a great value solution for magnitude and phase measurements. Questions? Ask an expert! • Frequency range of 9 kHz to 8.5 GHz • Up to 200,001 measurement points per sweep   Learn more       PRODUCT WATCH     Pu-238: Fuel for Deep Space Journeys IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc. NASA is particular when it comes to the fuel used to power its longest space missions — only plutonium-238 will do, but it's in short supply. Join the discussion on CR4. More info…     Learn more       Information on Impellers IEEE GlobalSpec, Inc. Impellers are rotating devices designed to alter the flow or pressure of liquids, gases, and vapors. Impellers consist of various vanes — often blade-shaped — around a short central shaft. More info...     View now

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS     Building PCs for the Factory Floor Industrial computers offer features, communication capability, and robustness suitable for a manufacturing floor that consumer-grade PCs can't provide. More from Electronic Test Equipment...   View now       NuScale Reactor Nears One Milestone, with More to Follow NuScale is the first small modular reactor to have made it this far in the U.S. regulatory approval process. And it's had some help. More from Manufacturing Technology...   Learn more       CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH       This Month's Challenge Sponsored by 315 Machine Design LLC 315 Machine Design LLC is focused on your business' long-term success. Through active listening and a collaborative design philosophy, we design and build innovative, custom machines.   View now       Tropical Sun The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are circles of latitude corresponding to the northernmost and southernmost points where the Sun can still be found directly overhead (on the solstices). Those latitudes are 23.43709°N(S) and are considered the delineation between the temperate zones and subtropical zones. Why are they named "Cancer" and "Capricorn"?   Answer/Discuss       TECH ARTICLE     What Are Solid-State Temperature Sensors? "Temperature measurements are among the most common data logging applications found across a broad variety of industries including cold chain integrity, medical monitoring, machine/equipment monitoring, environmental monitoring, and in practically every other field. Since temperature monitoring devices are designed for such a wide variety of needs, it's important that you decide on the type of sensors or inputs you'll use." Read this article in its entirety. This article is provided by CAS DataLoggers.   Learn more