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Entries for August 2010

Geek Challenge:  Constant G-Force Coaster Loops

Last month's challenge was define the shape of a roller coaster loop that would create a constant G-force experience.  We asked what shape to start with, and how to modify it to make the loop.  To create a constant G-force ...


Event Overview Over forty business and IT leaders gathered to attend a SharePoint Dashboard Workshop at the Tooling & Manufacturing Association on August 19, 2010 led by DMC. Everyone in attendance received a copy of the Michael Lewis best-...


Employee Spotlight: Eric Nielsen

Eric Nielsen, Systems Engineer What do you like best about working at DMC? I really appreciate the community of intelligent and driven individuals and wide range of projects we work on.  I couldn’t last in a monotonous position where...


Video Demonstration of BMS Test Stand Basic Capabilities

Recently DMC put together another BMS Validation Test Stand, with 100+ Battery Cell Simulation Channels, 50 Temperature Sensor Simulation Channels, and a variety of other IO channels for testing the BMS inside a PHEV battery pack. Before we shippe...


DMC Fun on, and off, and in, the Water

Like we do about three times a year, we had an all-company all day off-site meeting last Friday. The agenda for the day was pretty fantastic - we all loaded up on my boat at Belmont Harbor (maybe a little crowded), headed south to the Chicago Harbor ...


Personal NI Week Highlights

So I've been using National Instruments hardware now for 15 years and programming in LabVIEW for 10.  First, that makes me feel pretty old.  Second, why is it that this is the first year I have gone to NI week?  I don't kn...


NIWeek 2010!

DMC is hitting the ground running at NIWeek 2010.  "It's Time".  This is the theme of the keynote of the first official day of NIWeek.  Time to develop, real-time control, timing for data synchronization, time to ...