Design & Engineering

By Beth Ridgeway, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—The widespread commercial adoption of additive manufacturing technologies, commonly known as 3D printing, is no surprise to design engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,...

ALBION, Mich.—Caster Concepts, a manufacturer of heavy-duty casters and industrial caster wheels, has expanded operations at its West Michigan Avenue facility in Albion to include a 3,000-square-foot advanced engineering area, the company said in a release. The...

Lyten and AEVEX are working to integrate Lyten’s American-made lithium-sulfur battery cells into AEVEX’s unmanned aerial vehicles. SAN JOSE, Calif., and TAMPA, Fla.—Lyten and AEVEX Aerospace have established a partnership to demonstrate, manufacture, and deliver...

The company recently won a Silver Award in the hand tools category at the 2024 Dealer Design Awards. ORANGE, Calif.—Fieldpiece Instruments received the Silver Award in the hand tools category of the 2024 Dealer Design Awards for its VC2G Valve Core Removal Tool with...

Quick-turn parts provider Protolabs collaborated with NASA engineers to rapidly manufacture a generatively designed sample-collection container. MINNEAPOLIS—NASA engineers recently demonstrated the power of their AI-driven design tool at the PowerSource Global Summit,...

Sony and Siemens are partnering to bring a new spatial content creation system to market later this year. PLANO, Texas—Siemens and Sony Corporation are partnering to introduce a new technology  that combines the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software with...

With a shared commitment to optimizing workflow productivity, Chang Robotics and  Engineered Products are partnering to co-create customized autonomous systems. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Chang Robotics, a provider of advanced engineering services and autonomous technology,...

The new design approach could be used to produce metals with exceptional combinations of strength and ductility, for aerospace and other applications. David L. Chandler | MIT News CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Titanium alloys are essential structural materials for a wide variety...

The partnership integrates SynMatrix with Ansys HFSS™, reportedly reducing design time by more than 50 percent for applications in 5G, aerospace and defense, satellite communications, and radar. PITTSBURGH—Ansys said in a release that it formed a new OEM partnership...

The automaker is leveraging tools from UltiMaker and Trinckle to improve its manufacturing workflow. NEW YORK and GELDERMALSEN, Netherlands—When Audi Sport needed to rapidly create nearly 200 new tools to produce the Audi E-Tron GT at the manufacturer’s Böllinger Höfe...

ECM and East West Manufacturing plan to leverage their capabilities to offer clients a wider range of options to optimize electrical systems. NEEDHAM, Mass.—Design and software company ECM PCB Stator Tech and global engineering and manufacturing services firm East...

Westinghouse used additive manufacturing to fabricate a fuel assembly bottom nozzle that reportedly increased debris resistance by about 30 percent. CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.— Westinghouse Electric Company said in a release that it used additive manufacturing (AM) to...

Created by CADENAS PARTsolutions and launched by Manitou Manufacturing, the configurator offers design engineers instant access to customizable CAD models. CINCINNATI and WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn.—Manitou Manufacturing, a provider of stamped steel bearing housings and...

More than 60 OEMs rely on Neural Concept’s platform, said to reduce end-to-end product development times by up to 75 percent. LAUSANNE, Switzerland—For manufacturers globally, the need for improved performance, safety, and sustainability is increasing while pressure...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.—Chatsworth Products, Inc. (CPI) has decades of experience in engineering thermal, power, and cable management systems for the data center, enterprise networking, and industrial enclosure markets. The company is a global manufacturer of “products...