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Don Bossi, President of FIRST, shares his thoughts with Design World Assistant Editor Michelle DiFrangia on the overall state of education, steps we can take to improve it, STEM schools, and the role that FIRST plays in generating excitement about engineering among young adults.

In this podcast, Lisa Eitel of Design World speaks with Doug Burns, director of business development at Lenze Americas Corp., about how new software developments are dramatically reducing machine development time and simplifying the programming of motion control and robotics.

An innovative solution to the problem of ensuring patients use their respiratory prescription was solved using a gaming approach. Proto Labs awarded Compliant Games a grant to continue this project. Listen to the inventor describe the process.

Design World editor Miles Budimir talks with Jeff Phillips, Section Manager for Software Platforms at National Instruments, about the release of LabVIEW 2015.

Click below to listen to Design World Associate Editor Mike Santora chat with Festo Actuator Product Manager Mike Guelker. In this podcast they discuss pneumatic cylinders and the advances necessary for them to stand up to today's harsh environment applications.

In our latest Technology Tuesday Podcast series, Design World's Senior Editor Mary Gannon sat down with Connector Tips contributing editor Dave Brearley to discuss the impact wireless technologies will have on interconnect devices.

Rich Mintz, senior market-development manager for the gear-motor segment of Siemens’ Process Industries and Drives division, continues his discussion with us about right-sizing industrial motor-powered drivetrains to get the best possible efficiency.

Design World Editorial Director Paul J. Heney chats with Danfoss Vice President of R&D Jeff Herrin. They discuss everything from the integration of electronics into hydraulic components to Big Data and the Internet of Things and even the evolving OEM-supplier partnerships.

In this interview, Sr. VP, General Council & Secretary for SKF USA Timothy D. Gifford shares some insights into the current counterfeit bearings situation. Specifically, Gifford tells us how the bearing industry is fighting back against the global counterfeiting market.

In this interview, Sr. VP, General Council & Secretary for SKF USA Timothy D. Gifford shares some insights into the current counterfeit bearing situation. Speciffically, Gifford tells us about the cost of counterfeit bearings to not only his company but the industry as a whole.

In this interview, Sr. VP, General Council & Secretary for SKF USA Timothy D. Gifford shares some insights into the current counterfeit bearings situation. Specifically, Gifford tells us about counterfeit bearings at a global level, and about seizure statistics right here at home.

Design World editor Miles Budimir talks with Brian Fortman of Texas Instruments about designing for the next generation of industrial drive and control systems.

Rich Mintz, senior market-development manager for the gear-motor segment of Siemens’ Process Industries and Drives division explains ways to boost the efficiencies of industrial motor-powered drivetrains.

Design World editor Miles Budimir talks with Todd Walker of Oriental Motor USA about how brushless DC motors, AC motors, and controls are evolving, giving designers more bang for their buck.

Editorial Director Paul J. Heney talks about the business of fluid power and industrial distribution with Bill Tulloch, Executive VP of Flodraulic Group. The impact of the Internet on this business is covered, along with the future of fluid power.

An exclusive interview with the developer of a smart earplug. Daniel and his company, Hush Technologies, recently received the Cool Idea! Award from Proto Labs for innovation. Daniel used Proto Labs 3D printing services to prototype his design.

Application Engineer Ben Orchard discusses the new features and benefits of groov 3.0 and how to use it in your applications.

In our latest Technology Tuesdays podcast series, we speak with Michael Traskos, president of Lectromec, about the importance of wire life extension programs in aircraft and how these risk assessment testing programs can be translated to other industrial uses of electrical wire.

Listen as Carl Dekker, President of Met-L-Flo Inc. and Chair of the ASTM F42 committee at ASTM International discusses the latest news and progress of standards for the various metal additive manufacturing processes.

Design World editor Miles Budimir talks with Peter Dettmer of Madison Technical College about making manufacturing an attractive education option.