Beverly resident is hired as facility engineer for new High School Nov 19, 2009
At BAC, he became skilled in the same computer controls that will be used to operate the sophisticated mechanical systems in the new high school. Prior to working at BAC, Fortado worked as a maintenance worker, gaining broad experience in HVAC, mechanical and electrical systems, and he spent six years in the U.S. Army and Massachusetts National Guard. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Georgetown Town Meeting voters approve all eight articles Nov 18, 2009
Article 7 was a request from the School Department for $115,000 from free cash for the removal of the inoperable boiler at the Penn Brook School and the design, purchase and installation of a replacement boiler heating system, including the inspection and rebalancing of all unit ventilators and replacement of the current HVAC computer control system at the school. It was quickly approved by a majority vote. (Georgetown Record, MA)
TV Q&A: Harry Potter, Willy Wonka actors not related Nov 15, 2009
This computer controls the door by way of an intercom and (if I remember correctly) can imitate the woman's voice to send people away. It even ends up impregnating the woman. (Florida Today)
Logitech buys video conferencing firm Nov 14, 2009
The logo of the Swiss computer control devices manufacturer Logitech is seen in front of company offices in Morges. Switzerland-based Logitech is buying video-conferencing equipment firm LifeSize Communications in a 405-million-dollar deal expected to close next month. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Is your microrobot up for the (NIST) challenge? Oct 23, 2009
These events are designed to "road test" agility, maneuverability, response to computer control and the ability to move objectsall skills that future industrial microbots will need for tasks such as microsurgery within the human body or the manufacture of tiny components for microscopic electronic devices. NIST is organizing the 2010 Mobile Microrobotics Challenge with the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
[ more... ] Oct 19, 2009
The sports type models are equipped with Adaptive Variable Suspension, which combines mono-tube shock absorbers and computer control of damping force, delivering an exceptional ride, superior handling and stable cruising performance. Depending on the driving conditions, the driver can - at the flick of a switch - choose between the Sport, Snow and Eco driving modes to optimally control drive force. (JCN Network, Japan)
CMU prof recognized for making things miss Oct 15, 2009
He is being recognized for his development of software for checking the reliability of computer control systems like the ones that maneuver aircraft, oversee train safety or distribute electricity on power grids ... He decided that hybrid systems would be his focus, and that led him to Carnegie Mellon, where Professor Edmund Clarke is world-renowned for developing techniques for checking the reliability of computer control systems. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hurco Chief Operating Officer Stepping Down Oct 2, 2009
Hurco Companies Inc., a computer control and software maker, said Thursday that James D. Fabris will resign as president and chief operating officer as of Oct. 31. Hurco said in a release that Fabris is leaving to pursue other interests. (ABC News -- Wire)
Click to read:GM Announces End of the Road for Saturn Oct 1, 2009
My 2002 F-150 needed $750 worth of brake work done on it when it only had 20,000 miles on it, the computer control module died at 28,000 (and the warranty department REFUSED to honor the warranty), and I finally traded it in and got rid of it at 38,000 miles, when they wanted to charge me $2,300 for "front end work" because it was pulling hard to the right. FFFF that American junk. (CBS News)
CBp Carbon Industries Announces Pre-Commercial Production for Its First Commercial Plant in Cyprus Sep 16, 2009
As examples of the skills of our team instead of sub-contracting out installation of major equipment, as initially planned, our team managed the completion of the reactor installation and the fulfilling of electronic and computer control systems themselves thereby developing these areas of expertise within our Company team. Our team's meetings with our main customer, Triputra Group, in Indonesia, to coordinate our production of Carbon Green with their quality requirements (we signed a 200,000... (PR Newswire)
Japans space hopes ride on spacecrafts debut Sep 10, 2009
Instead, a preprogrammed computer controls HTV-1's approach up until the moment of robotic grapple. The robotic arm operator, NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, must then seal the deal within a 99-second capture clock. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Intels New Mexico clean room upgrade is huge endeavor Jul 25, 2009
The plant includes a central computer control room to monitor all equipment used in the manufacturing process. The command center encompasses two to three dozen computer control stations, each monitoring between 25 and 35 pieces of equipment, Hendry said. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Quadriplegics Can Operate Powered Wheelchair With Tongue Drive System Jul 9, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 8, 2009) An assistive technology that enables individuals to maneuver a powered wheelchair or control a mouse cursor using simple tongue movements can be operated by individuals with high-level spinal cord injuries, according to the results of a recently completed clinical trial. "This clinical trial has validated that the Tongue Drive system is intuitive and quite simple for individuals with high-level spinal cord injuries to use," said Maysam Ghovanloo, an assistant... (Science Daily)
Red Planet 911: Mars Rover Hotline Set Up Jul 5, 2009
Identical sets of Mars Exploration Rover mission software are now loaded into ECC computer control hardware. Each of the twin rover spacecraft has unique command and telemetry settings, Erickson said. (Space.com)
Metro driver called a hero Jun 27, 2009
McMillan was one of nine people killed when her train, under automatic computer control, apparently failed to register a signal and avoid a collision with a train that had stopped near a curve between two stations. Accident investigators testing the control circuitry in the days after the collision found problems along the line near the crash scene. (CNN -- Money)
HHA spray park in limbo Jun 25, 2009
The facility, located at the Stewart Homes complex off Montana Avenue, requires somewhere between 12,000 and 23,500 worth of improvements to even make it operational a new filtration system is needed, along with new computer controls and other repairs to run the aquatic elements, and vandals damaged the park this winter. Some donors have come forward, board members said, but the gifts wouldn t be on the scale necessary to get the park running. (Helena Independent Record)
Pumps & Systems Announces Winner and Finalists for First Annual Success Story of the Year Award Jun 25, 2009
Low cost OEM programmable syringe pump with built-in programming, RS-232 computer control and TTL logic interface for laboratory and research applications. Up to 60 ml volume syringes. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
3D Printing For New Tissues And Organs Jun 19, 2009
In rapid prototyping, a computer controls a laser that cures a vat of polymer resin layer by layer and building up a solid object. It allows designers and manufacturers to rapidly produce a prototype component created on a CAD machine from anywhere in the world. (Science Daily)
Destroy before being destroyed in ‘Demigod' Jun 4, 2009
They spawn periodically from portals scattered around the map and are under computer control ... The single player game consists of playing skirmish games against computer controlled opponents, or a tournament that involves a series of skirmish games. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Vast search on in Atlantic Ocean for Air France jet Jun 2, 2009
94mustang5 wrote on Jun 1, 2009 9:48 AM:" Airbus is developing a history of issues. As late as March of this year, some analysts were advising not to fly on any airbus until computer control issues were resolved. ". floyd wrote on Jun 1, 2009 8:44 AM:" holleyk07no where near where this would have happened and I've been through the triange twice on water and no problem ". (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Full Story» May 30, 2009
3 kW to 750 kW product line displays extensive feaures, digital and computer control, efficiency, quality service, and reputation. Featured. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Hurco Reports Second Quarter Results May 30, 2009
Hurco Companies, Inc. is an industrial technology company that designs and produces interactive computer controls, software and computerized machine tools for the worldwide metal cutting and metal forming industry. The end market for the Company's products consists primarily of independent job shops and short-run manufacturing operations within large corporations in industries such as aerospace, defense, medical equipment, energy, transportation and computer equipment. (Primezone Releases)
Crashing for life May 20, 2009
Unlike a car crash, a computer controls the platform, and can change the forces applied in minute ways, and can do that again and again. Michael Schlick, a research engineer and the lab manager, flipped open a notebook and showed a graph plotting the forces recorded in a crash. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Bandon health district race attracts crowd May 15, 2009
Six years on the Southern Coos Hospital board; brought the idea of a foundation to the board; assisted in researching a computer control pharmacy dispensing unit; brought to the board the Stars for Life Christmas giving; responsible for establishing board-restricted fund for money from the care center sale. Why are you running. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
* Microsoft launches Windows 7 trial version May 6, 2009
Touted features include compatibility with touch-screen computer controls, faster video handling and being friendly even for light-weight hardware such as netbooks. Windows 7 is everything that Vista should have been, said analyst Rob Enderle of Enderle Group in Silicon Valley. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
FP Newspapers Income Fund Reports First Quarter 2009 Results May 6, 2009
Maintenance capital spending during the first quarter of 2009 consisted primarily of replacements of fleet vehicles and computer controls on production equipment. While our initial 2009 capital spending budget was $1. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Faster Than The Speed Of Sound: New Control System Has What It Takes To Guide Experimental Aircraft May 5, 2009
And when the jet is so experimental that it must fly unmanned, only a computer control system can pilot it. See also. (Science Daily)
Oriental Institute takes Persian Empire into digital age May 1, 2009
A computer controls the camera in each device, making a set of 32 distinctly lighted views of each document. Each image set is combined by a software application in such a way that viewers can control the apparent direction, angle and intensity of the light falling on the object, using a computer mouse just as if they were handling the original object under a desk lamp. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Windows 7 to make public debut May 5 May 1, 2009
Touted features include compatibility with touch-screen computer controls and with software designed to work with earlier-generation Windows XP operating system. Critics lambasted Vista for being too complex and not being compatible with older software programs. (Yahoo! Asia News)
10 Ways to Go Green and Save Green Apr 14, 2009
The power management tools in your computer control panel let you select energy-reducing settings. If you and nine people do this, it becomes the equivalent of taking one car off the road, said Torti. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Credit freeze even holding back development of energy industry Apr 5, 2009
Technology hasn't changed much from the concept of a high tower and three blades, but new materials and computer controls have refined it to where more megawatts can be generated per dollar of investment. Wind "fell into our lap 10 to 12 years ago because of our reputation with large-scale work. It really complemented our core products. We have the ability to burn plate, weld plate and machine these components, very few companies that work in our scale can do all three of those," Galeziewski... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Robots Take Center Stage in U.S. War in Afghanistan Mar 24, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009. A BigDog robot climbs a hill in a test of its versatility. (Fox News)
Chariho Tech has new program Mar 21, 2009
Students will also learn about soldering, brazing, welding, digital computer controls and how to read blueprints. Sinwell said most students go into secondary education and others go right into jobs after graduation. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Controls hamper thrilling 'Resident Evil 5' Mar 14, 2009
When playing the game alone, the computer controls Sheva, and does so quite well. She's adept at defending herself with precise shooting and vicious flying kicks. (USA Today -- Tech)
BluePhone Personal Tech Experts Offer 5 Ways to Avoid Adware and Malware Mar 10, 2009
Check for unfamiliar programs - Every now and then, it's a good idea to check the programs listed in the computer control panel to see if there are programs that you don't recognize. If something doesn't look like it belongs there and it can be identified as unnecessary, remove it. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Henry John Wilayto, at 92; survived Bataan Death March Mar 4, 2009
In 1963, he began working at Computer Control Co. in Framingham. After it was acquired by Honeywell Inc., he worked as international traffic manager until retiring in 1982. (Boston Globe)
Obituary: Henry J. Hank Wilayto Mar 4, 2009
In 1963 he began a career at Computer Control Co., a Framingham company that in 1964 was acquired by Honeywell, Inc., where he worked as international traffic manager until his retirement in 1982. He remained active in veterans, community and church-related activities until shortly before contracting leukemia. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
The World's Fastest Electric Motorc... Feb 12, 2009
The electronics are controlled by a Caf; Electrics Inc. Zilla computer control unit. This unit is programmed to deliver just the right amount of power at any given point on the drag strip. (Suite101.com)
KONRAD HOWARD STOKES passed away Feb 8, 2009
Professionally he became a leader in the application of electronics, first to control systems and eventually to the computer control of complex industrial processes. He worked for Honeywell, Fenwall, and IBM.. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
