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Tech Talk E14: Saving a Life of Kids and Animals Left in Cars, New Materials for Solar Panels, a New Type of Band-Aid
A simple, life-saving device. A solar panel that is "alive". All that and more in today's version of. . .LA NPDT Tech Talk.
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing Industry Challenges in 2026
What is actually constraining medical equipment manufacturers in 2026, and the design and sourcing decisions that reduce exposure.
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Metal 3D Printing Cost: Processes, Pricing and When Machining Wins
How the four production metal additive processes differ, what parts actually cost, and the break-even point where CNC machining wins.
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Tech Talk E10: Lasers Hack Speakers, Facebook Facial Recognition Software, Thank You Firefox
Smart speakers have been subject to issues since they were first introduced. Reports show Facebook is working on facial recognition software.
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Battery Pack Design: Cells, Bms, Thermal and Costs
A practical guide to battery pack design: choosing cells, sizing the architecture, specifying the BMS, managing heat and budgeting for UN 38.3 and UL certification.
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Contract Manufacturing in the Medical Device Industry
Contract manufacturing in the medical device industry means shared regulatory responsibility. Here is how to qualify a CMO, structure the quality agreement and manage transfer.
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Cargo Drones: Payload Classes, Economics and What It Takes to Build One
Cargo drone delivery is an engineering and regulatory problem long before it is a logistics one. Here are the payload classes, the physics that limits them, and what building one really involves.
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IoT Hardware Development: Stages, Costs and Timelines
IoT hardware development explained: architecture choices, module vs custom PCB, power budgets, firmware, connectivity and certification, with cost and timeline ranges.
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Injection Molding Tooling Cost: Molds, Part Price and Break-Even
Injection molding tooling cost by mold class and cavitation, how it amortizes into part price, and where the break-even against machining and printing sits.
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Robotic Process Automation in Manufacturing: Use Cases and ROI
RPA automates the paperwork around production, not the production itself. Here are the use cases that pay back, what bots cost, and where RPA fails.
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Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing: Costs, Timelines and Partners
What consumer packaged goods manufacturing actually involves, how co-manufacturers price work, and where first-time CPG brands lose money.
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Innovation Companies: What They Do, What They Cost and How to Pick One
Innovation company covers four very different businesses. Here is what each one does, what it costs, and how to tell which one your project needs.
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