The subtle shift to “why not cloud?”

 
Why use the cloud?
Traditionally, manufacturers asked us why they should consider using engineering software on the cloud. They were comfortable with software on their desktops or on their…

Encryption on Steroids – Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)

How many more data breaches need to occur before companies take real preventative action? While hotel chains, retail stores and Facebook are likely to grab headlines, companies of all sizes, working …

Digital twin implementation: steps to leverage the benefits

Digital twin implementation can be daunting. In my last blog about the digital twin, I mentioned how many manufacturing companies are hesitant to take advantage of it. Though they know the benefits o…

Digitalizing PCB development processes for autonomous vehicles – part 3 of 8

The printed circuit board development process will play a major role in the safety and reliability of electronic systems in the design and development of autonomous and electric vehicles, including a…

Leveraging MES solutions beyond production

Expand your imagination in what you can do with simulation, primarily as related to your manufacturing execution system: how much could you improve your product output?
The typical process is ear…

New drones for business signal the future of flight

Drones, or unmanned flying vehicles, have been around longer than most people think. The Kettering “Bug,” for instance, was developed during World War I. It was a bomb-carrying unpiloted biplane that…

Printed circuit board design process goes digital for reliability – part 2 of 8

Many engineering organizations want proof that a printed circuit board design process will meet the next generation requirements. What does that mean?
Traditionally, this was done through testing…

How the uses of artificial intelligence impacts businesses

The uses of artificial intelligence are still in their infancy as the majority of early artificial intelligence adopters are trying to sell us more and more things. Advertisements are geared toward y…

Future electric cars must focus on battery, architecture development

 
Electric cars are on display in Arizona where Waymo formally launched its self-driving taxi service — thus, the race to create the first genuinely commercially-viable level 4 autonomous veh…