Rownd Table-Size CNC Lathe Promises Machining for Everybody

Rownd Precision Industry is a new company that just launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter and reached its funding goal of $100.000 in just 11 minutes. The project is to build the Rownd Lathe, a compact CNC lathe that allows users to easily shape and form a variety of materials including wood, aluminum, and plastic. With a specially developed software, users can easily and safely create their own designs or utilize the open source Rownd Library for pre-made designs.

Modern speaker arrays demand closer source spacing, higher output, and lighter weight. To meet this continuing challenge, Italian manufacturer B&C Speakers introduced the new DCX354 coaxial ring radiator. A more compact sibling of the groundbreaking DCX464 launched in 2019, the DCX354 comprises five years of R&D, two patents, and a radical MF diaphragm design to achieve what the company describes as its loudest, widest-bandwidth compression driver yet.

A partnership between Cadence and Dassault Systèmes intends to leverage the Cadence Allegro platform and the 3DExperience SolidWorks CAD software platform to optimize electromechanical systems modeling, design, simulation and product lifecycle management. The two companies are determined to accelerate innovation and time-to-product realization by improving modeling, simulation, virtual twin experiences, collaboration, manufacturing and supply chain execution.

Goertek has unveiled a new earbud reference design to help manufacturers looking to implement Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound technology speed their time to market. Powered by the Qualcomm QCC5141 Bluetooth Audio SoC, the Rox reference design is optimized for use in TWS earbuds and hearables and is designed to deliver high-resolution music, crystal-clear voice calls, and lag-free gaming — with superior connectivity and extended battery life.

SnapEDA, the electronics design search engine, released SnapEDA for Fusion 360 in collaboration with Autodesk. Electronics designers can now search and place free cloud-based symbols, footprints and 3D models from SnapEDA directly within Fusion 360. And the SnapEDA search engine for electronics design is now also integrated through plug-ins available for popular software tools such as ExpressPCB, DipTrace and Proteus PCB, among others.

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products and solutions, and Allied Electronics & Automation multi-channel industrial distributor in the Americas, announced that its DesignSpark online engineering community has grown to more than 750,000 members. The DesignSpark family of free tools for electrical, PCB, mechanical design, and connectivity software are a valuable resource for product development and its popularity continues to grow.