While manufacturers prize operational flexibility, the reality on the production floor traditionally falls short. For example, consider part fixtures, those dedicated, inflexible devices that clamp ...

In my recent article Integrating Traditional and Modular Instruments, I drew a contrast between traditional box instruments and open modular platforms, such as PXI, VXI, or AXIe. I briefly mentioned a ...

Embedded software vendors can do more to support customers adopting a modular open system approach, argues Will Keegan of Lynx Software Technologies. Embedded software vendors have a confession to ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US12003840B2) discloses a modular light fixture that offers innovative features for customizable lighting solutions. The fixture includes a housing, a ...