Articles for the lighter side of life…

Microsoft Kinect with E3.WireWorks - First hands-free electrical design...?

Our friends at Javelin Technologies (an authorized E³.WireWorks reseller in USA) recently posted how one of their students managed to configure Microsoft Kinnect to work hands-free with E³.WireWorks. Ok, so it’s got issues to address, but we liked their creativity and were so impressed we thought we would share it with you.

Zuken charity bike riding team

A team of developers from Zuken Technology Centre, in Bristol UK, have been training for months to prepare for a non-stop cycle relay of 500 miles covering twice the width of England

The show must go on... even without the posters.

The Del Mar Electronics and Design Show (DMEDS) is the design & manufacturing show for the Electronics, Medical, and Biotech Industries in Southern California and northwestern Mexico. The show is wonderful with a rich diversity of electrical components, gadgets, building blocks, electronics manufacturers, and CAD software from Zuken! The location in greater San Diego makes it a must-see [...]

Shinji Yukawa, Fujiwara Takashi and Miriam Dick celebrating race completion

You might not be familiar with the more energetic side of Zuken. Developing, selling and supporting ECAD software isn’t the most physical job in the world, but that doesn’t mean everyone sits around at their keyboards eating burgers and getting fat. This week I was catching up with Irmy Nißl from our Munich finance department, [...]

Post image for Winners of the Zuken USB Man Photo Competition

After some lengthy deliberation I can now announce the winners of the Zuken USB man photo competition. 1st place goes to David Stephens at Renishaw for his ‘Wanted’ picture (see above) 2nd place goes to Belinda Molbach from Danfoss for her ‘Little Helper’ picture 3rd place goes to Simon Jackson at Quadra Solutions for his ‘Headless’ [...]