Our design firm is full of engineers that spend a lot of their time doing simulations for clients and we love everything sci-fi. I just happened across a video that mixes these two of these things, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) […]
Clients are talking more and more with us about their digital ecosystem. Specifically how their new product development plans fit into their new digital ecosystem. We have seen enough interest that it felt like time to have a more in […]
Here at Northern Lights Solutions, we use Finite Element Analysis (FEA) nearly every day to develop better products faster. We hardly take a moment to think about the history of FEA and how it became such a vital tool to […]
We have been doing a lot of simulation lately and we are now following the initial simulation up with physical testing of initial production parts. Seeing the simulation proven out right or wrong and what that means and what we […]
For a design engineer, one of the greatest rewards of the job is to take an idea from concept and create a functioning end-product. It’s so rewarding because the path to get there is typically long with sometimes unforeseen obstacles […]
For engineers, the success of a project may be determined through several factors. Each one needs to be weighed and balanced for the particular application. For example, the design of a given component must take into account the manufacturing cost, […]
In today’s connected world, it’s become unavoidable for people to constantly stay in communication. In industry, it’s no different. Via machine to machine (M2M) communication and the internet, equipment and processes can be constantly monitored and controlled from anywhere. From machinery […]
For a design engineer, the ability to use MCAD (mechanical computer aided design) is one of his greatest assets. Using CAD, engineering teams can collaborate to create, edit, view, and share their designs. Traditionally, CAD programs such as SolidWorks, Creo, and […]
Since everything is made out of something, so we thought it a perfect time for a quick discussion about material characteristics. “Inventing is the mixing of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less materials you need.” – Charles […]
A paper just published in Nature by Hansoo Kim from the University of Science and Technology in South Korea demonstrates that by manipulating the structure of steel on a nano-meter scale, you can create a new steel alloy that is […]