The Digital Thread

Industry leaders are embracing lean manufacturing. It cuts down on waste, improves efficiency, and keeps businesses competitive. Learn about the core principles and how it applies to your business.

Compare the features of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machinery and how they influence part quality. Find out how to get the most out of CNC machining and how technological developments affect the performance of your designs.

When you hear the term “over-engineering,” you probably think about all of those overly complicated products we’ve all encountered that seem too complex relative to their intended use. The confusing shower faucet controls. The washer or dryer with a dizzying array of counter-intuitive buttons and settings. Your new car’s baffling audio setup. Well, you get the idea.

Understand the differences between two terms often confused with one another—jigs and fixtures.

Regardless of which drawing method you use, it's almost impossible to perfect it first time around. This is where DFM and DFAM come in...

Key considerations for designing trickle vents including advantages, disadvantages, challenges in design and solutions.

With the holidays fast approaching, here are a few ideas to keep aspiring engineers entertained.

Augmented reality means business as companies like Apple apply the technology to commercial use.

The 3D printing process, stereolithography, builds parts with detailed features and smooth surfaces— making it suitable for microfluidic fabrication.

Industrial 3D printing creates functional plastic parts quickly, but often times the parts can benefit from secondary operations that improve on cosmetic appearance and functionality.