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The next time you're in an airportaor virtually any public placeacount the number of people using cell phones. You may be as surprised as I was on a recent trip. […]

We often say that engineers help improve our quality of life by the products they design. In this special Medical Issue, we report on how they actually make life possible […]

There has been some noise in consumer publications lately about the potential for robots to take over the world. And all the noise isn't coming from crazies. Bill Joy, chief […]

Hours before writing this column, I almost got hit by another driver as I was pulling out of a parking lot. I had looked both ways first to be sure […]

You never know when you might be able to help someone. Parker Cylinder Applications Engineer Ernie Lunski, Jr. found his opportunity just down the street. The teenaged daughter of one […]

Of all the great attributes you can point out about California-the sun, the surf, the mountains-you can now add another to the list: engineering inventiveness. The latest statistics from the […]

Second annual Design News/Global Design News Best Global Suppliers Survey shows the companies that stand out in the eyes of American, European, and Asian engineers Design engineers worldwide enjoy a [...]

Design engineers worldwide enjoy a strong supplier base filled with companies that provide exceptional technology and services at competitive prices. That's among the conclusions from the Second Annual Design News/Global […]

The most creative engineers in the world are in the U.S., and all the breakthroughs in new technology come from here. Right? Wrong, of course. Certainly, U. S. engineers are […]

Product design and development always comes down to solving problems. But the solutions don't always have to involve revolutionary new components or materials. Here are three problems Jeff Hawkins and […]

Pen Computing magazine has called the Springboard platform the element that makes the new Visor hand-held computer "exciting and revolutionary." It's a jumping off point that will make the Visor […]

During a rare moment of quiet in his hectic day, emergency room physician Steven Epstein pauses to review notes on a specific medical procedure on his Palm hand-held computer. Meanwhile, […]

Professionals in every discipline strive for excellence as they perform all the tasks of their jobs--the mundane tasks as well as the exciting and challenging ones. That striving is one […]

Here we are midway through the first quarter of 2000 and already I have broken most of my New Year's resolutions. In truth, I knew that at least some of […]

Okay, the holidays are past and the New Year is well underway, so I can wipe off my smile for awhile and talk about some things that bug me without […]

Engineering, at its core, is problem solving, and problem solving requires creativity. But what's creativity? Often, it's recognizing the genius in things that have been done before. To a greater […]

Dave Koontz, an engineer with Harris Corp., likes to download CAD drawings of components such as latches that he can incorporate into his enclosure designs. Tony Sonntag, at John Crane, […]

Hunters of technical data, engineers are on a constant prowl for information that will help them solve thorny design problems--information on new materials, new components, new design tools, new ideas. […]

This issue highlights the best products of 1999, as judged by independent experts who examined the many entries in our annual Best Products contest. You are the final judge of […]

Recent events remind us both of the frailty of human nature, and the universal need to communicate. In one case, we almost want to laugh--but we won't. In the other […]

Exchanging data between software systems has been a problem ever since the first two engineers using different CAD packages tried to import each other's files. It shouldn't have been a […]

Three times this year, we have devoted this column to citing some of the most important engineering developments in each of three fields: aerospace, automotive, and medical. We mentioned, for […]

If you're like most Design News readers, you drive a Ford. And, you're apparently happy doing that because most readers consider Fords the best-engineered cars in the U.S. Those are […]

What does it take to keep a company on the cutting edge of its technology? Leadership, says Bruce Morgan, president of Spatial Technology Corp., developer of the ACIS geometric modeler […]

As we write this editorial, in early August, the U.S. House of Representatives is preparing to debate a proposed 10-percent budget cut for NASA. Ironically, the debate comes on the […]

You normally hear the term "family values" coming from the mouths of politicians. They're always saying that they're going to bring a sense of family values to government, or restore […]

The "dog days of August," as we call the hottest part of the summer here in New England, came early this year. Specifically, over the Fourth of July weekend, as […]

Pedaling up the rock-and-branch-strewn mountain was hard, chest- heaving, leg-screaming work, especially on those stretches where the incline was greater than 60°. But, the exhilaration of the fast ride down […]

"Made in Taiwan" has taken on a whole new cachet in recent years, signifying quality in product design and manufacturing. For proof, you only have to look at the products […]

You might think that with all the pressures on engineers today to pick up the pace and get products to market faster there would be a lot of morale problems […]

How many times have you turned to the Internet to find information today? Chances are that, whatever the number, it's more than last year, and quite a bit more than […]

When Arthur Parker started the Parker Appliance Co. in 1918, he built and sold only one product: pneumatic braking systems for buses and trucks. Today, the company has 1,400 product […]

More than 150 years ago, Siemens began operations in Germany developing pointer telegraphs. Today, the company brings to market more than 700,000 products in seven major market segments: energy and […]

Targeting customer needs comes naturally to DuPont. After all, when the Wilmington, DE company opened for business in 1802 its first product was gunpowder. Today, the company has literally thousands […]

Autodesk invented PC DOS-based CAD, and has more installations than any other CAD company by far. With its nationwide network of value-added resellers and distributors, plus about 2,000 developers of […]

Founded in 1912, SKF claims as one of its "firsts" the spherical roller bearing. Among its newest bearings is the CARB™ (Compact Aligning Roller Bearing). The patented design allows the […]

Innovation generally is rewarded in the marketplace. Occasionally, it's also recognized by peer groups, and that brings its own sweet rewards. Howard Lind and Avi Telyas, founders of the Bayside […]

Thanks for your vote In addition to tabulating the ballots, the magazine drew two at random for a special prize. Engineers Dennis Bobay of GE Industrial Controls, Ft. Wayne, IN; […]

With their design efforts powered by a range of software, a student team from Ohio State University broke the world land-speed record for electric vehicles in October 2004 at the […]

The number of products for helping engineers manage their work--and the product development process in general--continues to swell. Three new products have hit the market in the last two months […]

Engineering software is hot, even in the appliance industry where it helps designers innovate, cut prototypes, and shorten design time for refrigerators, stoves, and washing machines. Take Whirlpool for example. […]

Forget the normal way you have been using 3D solid modeling software. Delphi Technologies Inc. (www.delphi.com) says it has a better way to operate that will help you get the […]

From airplanes to cars to snowmobiles to washing machines, gears play a vital role in mechanical design. Elementary in concept, they can wreak havoc if designed wrong. To get the […]

A bargaining chip and bragging rights. Those are just two of the personal benefits engineer Eugene Matthews says he has received as a result of being among the first to […]

DETROIT--Engineers at Daimler Chrysler are making a lot of noise about their Latest design aid--and it's a tool intended to help engineers get rid of the noise in their cars. […]

PHOENIX, AZ -- The CAD industry is maturing, and many of the most advanced software packages are in a permanent pilot phase because engineers and others haven't been able to […]

WICHITA, KS -- Jeff Schiesser, director of business integration and product development at Cessna Aircraft, has high hopes for his company's Conversion to Version 5 of CAD product CATIA (www.3ds.com). […]

ORLANDO, FL--It was more than the sun and Mickey Mouse that attracted hundreds of engineers to Orlando in the first two months of 2003: Both SolidWorks (www.solidworks.com) and Solid Edge […]

NEWTON, MA--Here's a quick test: In the next 60 seconds, write down every product category you can think of that doesn't involve electronics. Ballpoint pens? Wrong. Some have lights in […]

NEWTON, MA--Ed de Chazal doesn't believe in the 'not-invented-here" approach to product development. He'll take ideas wherever he can get them. Recently, he got a great idea from Delphi Automotive: […]