During Machine Design’s Motion Systems Takeover Week (Oct. 20–24, 2025), we explored how the fusion of mechanical motion and data-driven control is reshaping high-precision applications across ...

Remember when assembly was a predominately manual process? We still have pictures from installations in the 1980s showcasing this method of assembly operations. Lines of manual production systems with ...

Mechanical engineers design, build and test the systems and machines we use daily. If you choose to study mechanical engineering at UW, you’ll study the foundations of energy conversion, materials ...

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Mechanical engineering has traditionally relied on physics, mathematics, and empirical knowledge to design and optimize systems. Machine learning (ML) introduces powerful tools that can complement ...

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During his time at Northwestern Engineering, Turner Davidson spent countless hours in the workshop inside the Ford Engineering Design Center. Not only was Davidson there to build cars as part of ...