In a casual conversation with the Industry Manager for Stage & Amusement in Central Florida

for igus, Inc., Entertainment Engineering explores how closely designers get to their projects,

how they start the process of designing something new, and how they are always working on

several projects in several different industries at the same time.

In this video, we show how creativity and inspiration can come from anywhere and how easily it

can reshape a solution to fit a specific application. Whether working with off-the-shelf

components or thinking up a completely off-the-charts custom approach, it’s all about brining

your experience as well as an open mind to the table.

Note to our audience:

Technology Transfer DIY Stories

Entertainment Engineering Magazine is looking for stories about your home projects where you

take the technological experience you have at work and apply it to your home projects. I know

engineers in aerospace who have rebuilt their lawn mowers, engineers in medical devices who

built their own toy rocket.

The spark of inspiration can come from anywhere. And once that spark is enflamed the design

can morph and adapt along the way.

We’re interested in your non-work-related projects. What are you designing at home, for yourself

or a neighbor or relative? Is it a Halloween project? A Christmas project? Or just a backyard

thing you’re working on?

Here’s what we’d like to see:

1) What got you thinking about the project in the first place?

2) What is your background and why you thought you could tackle the project?

3) What technologies did you use (electrical, electronics, mechanical, fluid power, materials,

etc.)?

4) How does the end product work and how did it do what you needed it to?

5) Answer those four questions in less than 800 words (and focus on the tech), then send us

your story, some photos, and even a video if you have one.

We can’t publish every story, but we can choose a few a month to publish. If you want to read an

example, check this out:

You can reach us at: Contact@EntertainmentEngineeringMagazine.com