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Graphene boosts flexible and wearable electronics

Control Engineering

Researchers at Caltech are looking at ways to make graphene more durable and useful by growing them onto copper lines used in electronics and mixing gold with graphene to better withstand human sweat, which is useful for wearable electronics.

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Robots are becoming more flexible and resilient

Control Engineering

Statistics from the 2021 World Robotics Report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) 2021 highlight a global increase in the rate of robot adoption, with robot density – calculated as the average number of robots per 10,000 workers – almost doubling between 2015 and 2020. to 2030 to reach a value of more than $88 billion.

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China overtakes United States in robot density

Control Engineering

World average of robot density more than doubles compared to six years ago (2015: 69 units) with Asia dominating the top 5. With its globally recognized electronics industry and a distinct automotive sector, the Korean economy profits from two large customer industries for industrial robots. Asia dominates the top five.

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Manufacturers using digital transformation to future-proof operations

Control Engineering

The company also is working with medical devices and agricultural equipment, had outreach from electronics manufacturing, and expects to be working soon with the aerospace industry. Manufacturers will either get online or get left behind. The technology works with both moving assembly lines and fixed stations.

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Hot topics in Control Engineering for 2022

Control Engineering

Understanding the effect of PWM when controlling a brushless dc motor, January 26: Motion system designers can be challenged when selecting or developing electronics using pulse-width modulation (PWM) to drive brushless dc motors. See table with a breakdown.