It is now practical to write software for real-time systems long before the actual computer hardware is sitting in a physical prototype. In today’s world it is rare to find electromechanical devices ...

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The top drivers in industry today forimproving development processesare shorter product-developmentschedules and increased customerdemand for better-performing products.As engineering systems become ...

Mechatronics is the interdisciplinary collaboration of power, electronics, and mechanical systems, including embedded software and hardware — or, more simply stated, the convergence of engineering ...

Too often, machine design is based simply on cost, because money is easier to understand than the stated performances. Mechatronics provides the engineer with the ability to choose products from a ...

STIHL wanted an automated solution for grinding wear protectors on the bars of chain saws. Arla Foods needed a faster way to pick up and stack pallets full of drink cartons. BMW was looking for an ...

Think of the silos between design and production and the efforts and years spent at trying to break them down. Now there's a new battle being waged to break down the silos inherent in product ...