Our Coolest Year Yet
Terry Persun gives us a rundown of 2011's most clicked.Every January for the past few years, we’ve gone back over our history of articles and picked those that received the highest click-through rates, which indicates how interesting an article seemed to you, our readers. Every year, we get thousands upon thousands of click-throughs for our articles and ads, and we’re always curious at the end of the year to find out what appeared to be interesting.
We consider Entertainment Engineering the magazine that writes about the “cool” stuff, so this is a real testament to the quality of pieces that come past our desks, and the companies who are mentioned in them. But, even more interesting is the breadth of pieces that make the cut. Although there are many articles that received hundreds of click-throughs, the ones we mention here are the winners.
Motion control continues to be one of our readers’ favorite categories. No doubt it’s because motion is a part of most machines on some level or another. Production equipment, medical equipment, and a host of other industries are in need of fast and accurate motion control. This year, we actually have two articles that got your undivided attention: the story about the Shanghai Sphere Array and the story about getting swinging lights to stop on a dime. I’d like to thank Animatics for the first piece and Maxon Motor for the second, both very interesting and creative uses of today’s technology.
Other pieces include providing battery power and providing digital storage, for which we’d like to thank Energizer and Seagate. We have a large number of electronics engineers as part of our reader base, so it’s no surprise that electronics components always come into the top few slots. Companies like Digi-Key, NED, Avnet, and Mouser might want to see our stories about the cool props developed for TRON.
To round out our Best of 2011 category, we have prototyping and software articles. If you missed how one manufacturer of paddles used Proto Labs to get them on the cutting edge, you’re in the right spot. And, finally, one of my favorites has to do with how a few “tinkering” engineers became prime defense contractors. Some of the software they use is SolidWorks® and CADD Edge.
All in all, we had a fun year searching out new applications and new technologies for our readers. This is not only interesting, but a lot of fun to do. And, your interest makes it all worthwhile. Here’s to another great year of exploration, learning, and fun.
Terry Persun
terry@entertainmentengineering.com
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Posted by Bruce at 30 Jan 2012 
Categories: Entertainment Engineering, Editorials
Tags: Terry Persun 2011 Coolest
Categories: Entertainment Engineering, Editorials
Tags: Terry Persun 2011 Coolest
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