Smart Toys and Accessories for Pets – Ambiq

Smart pet toys and accessories may look like regular pet items, but some are, in fact, Bluetooth® or Wi-Fi® connected IoT devices that the animal’s owner can operate through a smartphone app. These battery-powered devices can help keep pets mentally stimulated, reduce boredom, and help with weight management. For pet owners, these always-on devices can help ensure their pets…

Phosphoenix is making blind people see

We gladly announce our third investment via the Thematic Technology Transfer Medtech fund, in a joint financing round with the FIRST fund managed by BGV (BioGeneration Ventures) and Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland. The new funding will support Phosphoenix (www.phosphoenix.nl), a medical technology spin-off from the Nederlands Herseninstituut. Read more

Aan/uit motorsturing

Een motor in- of uitschakelen is enigszins lastig. Een motor vertoont eerst inductief gedrag welke gepaard gaat met hoge startstromen. Dat heeft een nadelige invloed op beveiligingscomponenten, zoals zekeringen. Terwijl juist bij het uitschakelen er overspanningen gegenereerd worden. De nadelige effecten zoals, spanningsdippen, hoge transiënten en overspanningen kunnen door het toepassen van een solid state…

Warning! Not for the faint-hearted…

Photographed you can find steps involved in the end-to-end manufacture of the tibial tray, a medical implant used in total knee-replacement surgery. Traditionally, orthopaedic implants are produced using near-net investment casting, which can be difficult to manufacture, costly and manually intensive. Using additive manufacturing (AM) to produce intricate medical components can speed up patient recovery time,…

5-axis machining with HEIDENHAIN: powerful TNC functions for aerospace parts

Discover how the rich functionality of HEIDENHAIN TNC controls makes 5-axis machining easy and reliable for demanding aerospace machining tasks. This video uses a typical aerospace part to demonstrate the following benefits: • Easy programming and realistic, pre-machining simulation with dynamic collision monitoring, aided by our Digital Twin• Fast and reliable machine optimization with KinematicsOpt for perfect 5-axis accuracy…

New innovative encoder scale opens up new possibilities

Renishaw, the global metrology specialist, has launched a new substrate mastered encoder scale that adopts the thermal behaviour of the underlying substrate. The RKLC encoder scale is a robust, 6 mm wide stainless steel tape with a thickness of just 0.15 mm. This thin profile allows the scale, when rigidly fixed to a machine…