Embedded systems are now moving into a new phase of complexity and functionality. Even systems that most would consider to be relatively simple are reaching the point where more sophisticated control is needed to maintain their position in the market. This has a knock-on effect on the criteria development teams need to use when they select hardware platforms.
Recent advances in rubber-like polymeric materials, such as Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE’S), have provided new opportunities in 3D printing.
Rutland Plastics explains how you can validate your design and print low volume end-use parts.
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics, the UK’s largest annual engineering exhibition, returns to Farnborough from February 5-7 2019.
For manufacturers of products that require a plasma treatment step for cleaning and decontamination, surface conditioning or to promote adhesion, specifying and integrating the required equipment to automate the process can be daunting.