Designing a quality product is hard work, but if you are a SolidWorks or other CAD user, check out the top 10 secrets that nobody taught us in school. When… Read More
THE TOP 10 SECRETS CAD AND SOLIDWORKS USERS NEED TO KNOW
BEST PRACTICES: MEDICAL DEVICE SOFTWARE DEVELOPED UNDER IEC 62304
When developing software for use in the medical device industry, best practices must be followed to ensure regulatory requirements are being consistently met. As we dive into software development in… Read More
MOTION CONTROL TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY 4.0 ERA
The Motion Control market will be worth $22.8 Billion and grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.3% by 2022. What drives this growth? Companies that started automating… Read More
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROCESSES: CODE RELEASE AUTOMATION
In terms of products a company creates, digital applications are unique. Unlike physical products, computer code can change with the end user being none the wiser. Whether software or firmware,… Read More
SIMPLEXITY HELPS FIGHT COVID-19 BY BUILDING FACE SHIELDS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
We have been fortunate to have a good relationship with our clients and many of their employees. When the COVID-19 outbreak hit, people wanted to use their skills to make… Read More
SPIDERMECH: MECHATRONICS WINNER
This past Halloween, Simplexity employees were given the opportunity to showcase their engineering expertise in the form of a friendly competition. The task was clear: “Design and build a Halloween-themed… Read More
KLAT: A DESIGN PHILOSOPHY FOR FIRMWARE DEVELOPMENT
As a firmware engineer, I’ve seen several themes repeat themselves over the years with regards to design philosophy. I’ve distilled these themes down into a few simple principles that have… Read More
TOP 10 ADVANCED TIPS FOR DESIGNING PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING PARTS
In a follow up to our previous blog post, Top 10 Tips For Designing Injection Molded Plastic Parts, I have listed 10 more advanced tips for designing plastic injection molding… Read More
FIRMWARE DEBUGGING INSTRUCTION TRACING
Have you run your firmware, found a repeatable bug, but weren’t able to reproduce the issue when single stepping through the code with your debugger? Maybe your internal watchdog block… Read More
DOING MATH AND PLAYING OUTSIDE WITH WEBLOCKS
If you described my lifestyle lately as “Doing math and playing outside,” I could hardly criticize you. Like many other engineers at Simplexity, I spend a fair amount of time… Read More
Software: Design Complete
Hardware: Pre-production units for design verification
MFG. Readiness: CM schedule and budget, Unit build tracking