DECEMBER 2020 | EUREKA!
VOLUME 40 | NUMBER 12
10 10 COVER STORY
AUTOMOTIVE’S STEP
CHANGE
A transformer-type concept
best summarised as ‘a car that
walks’ unveiled at CES 2019 is
being developed using the latest
generative design tools.
14 ON THE TOPIC OF…
DRIVING DISABILITY
INNOVATION
In September this year, the
Global Disability Innovation
Hub (GDI) celebrated its fourth
birthday with the launch of
#DisabilityInnovationDay –
asking what is possible for the
future of Disability Innovation.
17 SENSORS, TEST
& MEASUREMENT
LIFE IN THE FLOW LANE
A tiny new sensor from a
Cambridge spinout promises
to bring ow measurement to a
whole new range of applications.
21 DRIVES, CONTROLS
& AUTOMATION
REVOLUTIONARY
ROBOTICS
Using image processing in
robotics for transporting highly
sensitive wafers is proving a
decisive step in semiconductor
production. Key to this is that
onboard the robot is an image
processing system from
Cognex that is high-performing,
yet compact in size.
25 SIMULATION
& ANALYSIS
GOING WITH
THE FLOW
Additive Flow has successfully
delivered its beta program with
leading organisations such as
Manufacturing Technology
Centre, and has launched the
anticipated rst release of
its ‘Form ow’ optimisation
software with key patterns and
customers.
28
28 MATERIALS
CLEAN, GREEN
CONSTRUCTION
A new partnership for
a UK-based battery
manufacturer is another
signi cant step on the road
to the decarbonisation of the
construction industry.
32 ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING
FROM SCREEN TO
HAND
Producing incredibly realistic
product models is now
fast and easy for designers,
as one industrial design
company has shown.
34 COFFEE TIME
CHALLENGE
SWEET DREAMS
This month’s challenge is how
we can adapt the mattress
to take advantage of modern
technology.
32
REGULARS
21
05 COMMENT
2020 has been a year few
will look back on with
pleasure, but at least we
can take comfort in the
fact that it’s nearly over!.
06 NEWS
■ Next Gen Makers
expands
■ Small Robot Company
launches Wilma
■ ‘Monster’ builds new
limb!
■ NMIS joins new AM
body
■ IMechE launches
manual for dealing with
COVID-19
■ Manufacturers to fasttrack
new skills
■ STL secures EV
funding
■ Horiba shakes things up
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