Automated HSE: An Essential Requirement for Proactive Safety Management Automated safety management solutions not only reduce risk in the workplace, but also make it easier for firms of all sizes to meet their Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) reporting requirements. Using the practices of Best-in-Class firms as an example, these findings illustrate how use of automated incident and inspection management tools can similarly help small and medium businesses (SMBs). Key findings include: Ensuring full compliance Read Article How NASA Plans to Use 3D PCB Technology and Designs for Space Missions Editorial credit: Tony Craddock / Shutterstock.com Have you noticed how a 3D model has become a phenomenon? People seem to want to 3D print anything they can now. Maybe the 3D printing craze will collide with the Internet of Things and we’ll get a printed smart fork. While other people are writing about the 50 best things you can make with them and then throw away, I’m going to tell you how NASA hopes to use 3D printing. Between a rocket Read Article Will RS485 Survive Wireless Communication Technology I am a huge fan of the Nokia 3310 that has recently made a comeback in the mobile phone industry. If you’ve never used one in your life then you’re missing out one of the most reliable and durable mobile phone in recent history. Unlike the early 2000’s, it’s not common to find mobile phones that can double as a nut-cracker and survive the worst of falls. The same form of robustness and reliability in the world of electrical design is RS485 Read Article For PCB Designers, Makers and Innovators: OnTrack Newsletter April 2017 On Track Newsletter April 2017 VOL. 1 No 1 Welcome to the first edition of the Altium® newsletter, On Track. First and foremost this has been created with you in mind–the PCB designer, the Maker and the Innovator. This monthly publication has been designed to elevate, inspire and equip designers everywhere to do their magic and to help unleash the next generation of technology. When a company like Altium begins to “grow up” it’s easy to forget Read Article Advantages of Flexible Circuits for Space Applications Flexible circuits reduce weight in spacecraft and can be used in enclosures where there is minimal available space. Read Article PCB Design Guidelines for High-Frequency Circuits in Car Radar & 5G Applications: PCB Design Tips & Tricks - Altium Audio Altium Audio Bites, giving you bite-sized information that's easy to digest and apply to your everyday design tasks. From our PCB Design Tips & Tricks audio series here is: PCB Design Guidelines for High-Frequency Circuits in Car Radar & 5G Applications. All our audio series are from real PCB designers in the field, detailing their day to day problems and experiences. We hope you can learn from this as much as we have. Give it a listen and let us Read Article What Are Molded Interconnect Devices or MIDs?: PCB Design Tips & Tricks - Altium Audio Bites Altium Audio Bites, giving you bite-sized information that's easy to digest and apply to your everyday design tasks. From our PCB Design Tips & Tricks audio series here is: What Are Molded Interconnect Devices or MIDs? All our audio series are from real PCB designers in the field, detailing their day to day problems and experiences. We hope you can learn from this as much as we have. Give it a listen and let us know what you think in the comments Read Article How Component Placement and Routing Helps Protect Your PCB from ESD I organize certain things with a reportedly alarming neuroticism. In grad school, there was a line of demarcation between the edge of my side of the desk and the pile of sample containers and papers that began on my neighbor’s side. This same tendency, though annoying to deskmates and boyfriends, especially since it doesn’t extend to bathrooms, makes me an ace at optimizing component placement on PCBs. Not only does this keep things neat, it also Read Article How to Use a Ferrite Bead in Your Design to Reduce EMI EMI and EMC can be a tricky subjects, and it's often tempting to mis-apply design guidelines to try and reduce EMI. One of these areas relating to EMC in PCB design is the use of ferrite beads. These components are basically filters, and they do perform a useful function on power cords in many electronics. You're probably reading this article on a laptop that uses a ferrite to filter out conducted EMI from the supply line. A problem begins to Read Article Using ESD Grounding Techniques to Protect Your PCB from Electrical Damage ESD grounding needs to be implemented in the PCB layout and in the enclosure to ensure devices can be protected from damage. Read Article Risk Management for Embedded Software Development Find out how embedded software development companies can take advantage of the exploding ADAS and autonomous driving market while reducing business risk by following these best practices. What do successful downhill skiers, Formula One racers, and mountain climbers have in common? They learn as much as they can about their sport and they use the very best equipment available. By taking this approach, they transform pure risk into calculated risk Read Article PCB 2020: Altium Brings International Roadshow to a Close We have officially wrapped our two-month international roadshow, PCB 2020: Altium’s Roadmap to the Future, which gave attendees a glimpse into the future of electronics design. 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Instead of having to mess around with complicated setups and signal analyzers, I could just look and see what all the fuss is about. While we may not be able to see EMI, we can sometimes hear it when it comes through audio circuits. One possible fix for that kind of interference is a ferrite bead. Unfortunately, ferrite beads (also called a ferrite choke Read Article Optimizing Organizational Performance with Operational Risk Management Implementation of successful operational risk management allows manufacturers to operate with a minimized chance of incident that could negatively impact business. Citing data from Best-in-Class and All Other respondents, this report argues for the importance of incorporating operational risk management and suggests ways for manufacturers to implement solutions. 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