It’s a good thing that I’m also good at the unexpected adventure, because I had some learning opportunities along the way. I’ll list three: Loose battery connections can get looser due to vibration and cause a thermal runaway situation. Basically,...

At bb7, we get asked a lot of questions. We love those questions, too. That’s because they’re usually inquiries about how to solve a challenging problem, how to get over a monumental design hump, how to make a product more...

3D printing technology continues to evolve rapidly, with new materials, methods and applications appearing every year. 3D printing might be a relatively new field, but it continues to revolutionize design, development, prototyping and manufacturing. It allows design iterations and customization...

There is awesome power in computational analysis!

Most of the trial and error developing electronics, materials and parts can be avoided because computer models and sophisticated analyses can simulate so many physical operations and environmental conditions. Unfortunately, many small and...

As a Documentation Specialist, I have spent over a decade implementing and managing large and small engineering documentation projects including end-of-life and data cleanup for 8,000 parts, RoHs (Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances) documentation, classification of 4,000 parts according to...