What Does MBSE Mean for the Electrical Engineer?

MBSE can initially seem like a discipline that takes place well before detailed electrical engineering begins. System requirements, functions and architectures are modelled long before schematics are created, components selected or cable connections defined. So why should an electrical engineer care? The answer lies less in the model itself than in the context it provides…

Do you really need a bigger FPGA for that?

More logic resources aren’t always the answer. Sometimes it’s about getting the right functionality into the smallest possible footprint. For embedded designs where board space, power consumption and fast startup matter, Gowin Semiconductor Corp’s LittleBee FPGA family offers an interesting alternative. Read more [Picture source: TOP-electronics on linkedin.com]

Selective soldering with the Ersa ECOSELECT 2

Point to point selective soldering, also referred to as sequential soldering, is used for the plated through-holes (PTH) on a PCBA: the joints are soldered one after another, from underneath the board. Our Ersa ECOSELECT 2 works at 295 °C under…

ATOM DX™ optical incremental encoder serie

The ATOM DX encoder series is Renishaw’s smallest incremental optical encoder with digital output direct from the readhead, providing positional feedback, onboard interpolation, and filtering optics all in a miniature package. This encoder is suitable for the most space constrained applications…

From Motion System to Process Performance

In the previous part of MOTION, I looked at how different motion technologies offer different characteristics, and why choosing the right technology depends on the requirements of the application. But selecting the right motion technology and achieving good motion performance is only part of the challenge. Read more [Picture source: Sander Slagter…

Het belang van koelsmeermiddelbeheer in CNC-processen

De Fabriek van de Toekomst is niet langer een toekomstvisie, maar steeds meer de realiteit van vandaag. Metaalverwerkende bedrijven worden in hoog tempo verder geautomatiseerd. Door de inzet van robots, maar ook doordat CNC-machines steeds vaker volledig autonoom produceren, zonder dat er een mens aan te pas komt. Lees meer [Bron foto:…

Sometimes, repairing your equipment makes more sense than replacing it

The condition of the equipment determines what needs to be done. A minor fault may only require a targeted repair, while other cases call for full restoration. With different repair options for different conditions, you can choose the level of repair your equipment actually needs. Read more [Picture source: Lenze on linkedin.com]

CMOS Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor

With a 9 x 9 mm microlens array (MLA), 60 x 60 lenslets with 150 µm pitch, the WaveCamD is ideally suited for CW and pulsed wavefront measurements. Zonal (numerical) or modal (Zernike) reconstruction methods provide flexible options to quickly and efficiently characterize wavefronts in a single shot. Read more [Picture source:…