Like a conductor leading an orchestra, mechatronics experts combine many disciplines into one. Mechatronics, a blend of computing and engineering, is essential to automation and manufacturing. If you ...

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

What does a mechanical engineer need to know about control theory? More than he did ten years ago. The same is true for electrical engineers and their understanding of mechanical dynamics. More and ...

Michigan Technological University's highly regarded mechatronics program equips students with the skills needed to work with ...

Mechatronics is where mechanical systems, electronic systems, and computer software overlap. Electromechanical and digital control systems, sensors, actuators, computer processors, software, system ...

A new study, “System Design: New Product Development for Mechatronics,” implies it’s make-or-break time to get on board with design simulation tools. (See “How the best do it,” Mar. 6, 2008, Machine ...

Experienced packaging professionals know that buzzwords, like rock bands, can dramatically and rapidly rise and fall in popularity. Still, the noise of publicity can sometimes obscure a strong, ...