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Join us on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 12:00pm ET for another lively roundtable discussion. 💻 Can't make it? Register anyway to get a link to watch on demand: event.on24.com/wcc/r/5235880/… #engineering #technology #automation #motion #digitaltransformation #webinar

When you’re faced with an obsolete pump, motor or valve that’s no longer available, FluiDyne’s engineering team steps in. FluiDyne provides in-depth application and technical assistance to ensure the right solution for each system. Learn more and cast your vote: leadership.designworldonline.com/fluidyne-fluid…

Since 1966, Enidine has been a world leader in the design and manufacture of standard and custom energy absorption and vibration isolation solutions. All products are manufactured in-house with lean manufacturing processes and testing capabilities, giving you fast reliable service to meet your critical application needs. Learn more about ITT Enidine and cast your vote: leadership.designworldonline.com/itt-enidine/

Two @maxongroupus modular robotic joints for efficiency and precision as detailed by Peter van Beek at the recent #MDMWest ⚙️

In Episode 1 of The Control Room, Nashay Naeve, president of the Engineered Plastic Components Business Unit at Tsubaki-Nakashima, shares insights and best practices for engineering leaders in the digital age. Here's a clip of her business wisdom. Use the link below to watch or read a transcript of the whole episode. 🎙️ Full episode: lnkd.in/eVRdFSRR #engineering #leadership #engineeringleaders

Looking for something useful to read? Download our special report: Design Tips for Aerospace and Defense OEM Engineers. It's jam-packed with material selection considerations, design for manufacturability (DFM) tips, and electrification solutions. ➡️ designworldonline.com/special-report… #aerospace #defense #advancedmaterials #electrification #designformanufacturability

Why is IT/OT convergence critical? Because data silos create blind spots. Scalable networks let operations and IT speak the same language. Read more: designworldonline.com/digitalization…

The demands of digitalization require flexible, secure, high-bandwidth networks. Learn how scalable infrastructure ties IT & OT together: designworldonline.com/digitalization…

In future episodes of a fun new video series, Paul Heney and guests will talk about everything from how hanging chains can influence engineering design to what it was like climbing up and over one of the world’s most iconic bridges.

Harsh underwater conditions in Cook Inlet caused standard seals to fail, threatening critical beluga research. Apple Rubber engineered a custom O-ring solution that restored reliability. Read the full case study. applerubber.com/about/solved-s…

What did you think of our latest #DesignWorldStoriesOnPlastic? Use the hashtag to read them all, and subscribe to the Engineer’s Edge to get them directly to your inbox! ✅Subscribe: designworldonline.com/sign-up-for-de… #engineering #microplastics #plastics #pollution #materials #sustainability

#DesignWorldStoriesOnPlastic 🔴 The problem is not plastics, but us On a trip to Cave Run, Mark Jones was stunned by the quantity of trash he found. It made him question the solutions being engineered to deal with environmental plastic. He questions whether technical solutions, things like design for recycling or the use of biodegradable polymers, could solve what he saw. His conclusion? The issue is not the polymers — it's us. 😳 Read the full story: designworldonline.com/technical-thin… #engineering #microplastics #plastics #pollution #materials #sustainability

#DesignWorldStoriesOnPlastic 🔴 The long road to Lego sustainability Lego bricks endure. Though the company is on a quest to be more sustainable, Mark Jones thinks it's unnecessary. Here's why... Read the full story: designworldonline.com/technical-thin… #engineering #microplastics #plastics #pollution #materials #sustainability

#DesignWorldStoriesOnPlastic 🔴 Nanoparticles in water “Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water” was an AP headline in 2024, one of hundreds of stories prompted by a scientific publication. To help you reduce particle exposure, Mark Jones gives you some fun experiments you can do with the water to determine which choices have the fewest particles. Read the full story: designworldonline.com/technical-thin… #engineering #microplastics #plastics #pollution #materials #sustainability

#DesignWorldStoriesOnPlastic 🔴PVCs, IVs, and questioning risk Technical expert Mark Jones has a hypothesis: Elevated PVC in hospital patients comes from receiving IVs. Let's back up...Mark learned that a research team found microplastics in the heart plaques of cardiac patients, and 12.1% showed PVC particles. So, when he took his wife to get a colonoscopy, he grabbed a sample from her IV bag and tested it at home. Guess what he found? Yep, PVC microparticles. Read the full story: designworldonline.com/pvc-iv-questio… #engineering #microplastics #plastics #materials #healthcare #medicaldevices #cardiac

#DesignWorldStoriesOnPlastic 🔴 Don’t trash those plastic spatulas 2024 was the year of spatulageddon. Plastic spatulas were trashed due to reports of dangers lurking within. The journal article that raised concern contained an error, an obvious error. A correction was made, but there’s more to the story. Read the full story: designworldonline.com/dont-trash-tho… #spatulageddon #engineering #microplastics #plastics #pollution #materials #sustainability

#DesignWorldStoriesOnPlastic 🔴Thinking beyond the bill of materials Material selection is of utmost importance not only for product viability and performance, but also for long-term impacts that can create new problems later. In a recent study, scientists recorded and measured in real time how fast microplastics move through the gut passages of copepods (a zooplankton species) to estimate how fast they may transport plastics up and down the water column. This video clip from @PlymouthMarine shows real-time imaging of plastic gut passage in a copepod. These innocent copepods may be a major microplastic transport mechanism, embedding plastics into the seafloor and marine food web, expanding environmental concerns to potential global public health problems. What does this mean for design engineers? 🤔Considering the end-of-life of a product is critical. Read the full story: designworldonline.com/thinking-beyon… #engineering #microplastics #plastics #pollution #materials #sustainability

#DesignWorldStoriesOnPlastic This week, we're talking plastic — you either love it or think it's a bane of existence. 🫣 In the engineering world, it's a tough call. Plastics are cheap, durable, and reliably sourced for many industrial products. But they end up polluting the environment and causing new problems to solve. Stay tuned for these stories that will expand your thinking: 🔴 Thinking beyond the bill of materials 🔴 Don’t trash those plastic spatulas 🔴 PVCs, IVs, and questioning risk 🔴 Nanoparticles in water 🔴 The long road to Lego sustainability 🔴 The problem is not plastics, but us #engineering #microplastics #plastics #pollution #materials #sustainability

Harsh underwater conditions in Cook Inlet caused standard seals to fail, threatening critical beluga research. Apple Rubber engineered a custom O-ring solution that restored reliability. Read the full case study. applerubber.com/about/solved-s…

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