Pentair Technical Products’ Schroff brand Front Panel Express service offers fast prototypes-to-production cycle time. With Front Panel Express, you can get 5 to 50 front panels modified with custom ...

The production capability available to the individual hacker today is really quite incredible. Even a low-end laser engraver can etch your PCBs, and it doesn’t take a top of the line 3D printer to ...

When building a one-off DIY project, appearances tend to be the least of our priorities. We just want to get the device working, and crammed into some project case. For those that like to build nicer ...

Front Panel Express version 4.0 has simplified and sped up the process of custom file imports by incorporating a simple DXF file import feature. The import of DXF files makes the design of exterior ...

Ford may have taken inspiration from the Wrangler for the Bronco, there’s no denying it. But looking on the bright side, the Blue Oval has also taken a different approach to the design of the front ...

Fig. 1: Use the free Open Office drawing program for panel identification. Perhaps you’ve used “wax” transfer lettering and symbols to label a front panel in a “do it yourself” project. Although that ...

What can scope front panels teach us about design and ergonomics? I've photographed five of my analog scope fronts, so let's see (clicking on the images in this blog brings up higher-resolution ...

In some ways, The Tesla Cybertruck is a marvel of engineering but in others, it’s also one with quite a few flaws Some owners are now reporting one we’ve not seen before: the front panel of their ...