Solar panels are an increasingly efficient, cost-effective, and higher-power-density renewable-energy source, though most ...

During the design and specification process for new pumpers, members often focus on the concepts that are important to them depending on their riding assignments and on-the-job experience. One of the ...

The author's initial plan for their aircraft instrument panel redesign, based on a simple Photoshop mockup, overlooked critical spatial constraints of the aircraft's internal structure. The avionics ...

In the last installment of the Apparatus Architect (May 2002), we reviewed several concepts to improve the safety and design of the front bumper area of pumpers. Front-end and intersection accidents ...

Blue Collar Automation is a boutique system integrator that seizes every opportunity to take on big challenges. Founded three years ago by Brennen Dugger, the western Tennessee firm provides a range ...