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Seal It, Protect It! A Smalley Laminar Seal Retaining Ring is a metallic labyrinth seal consisting of multiple rings in a groove. To seal an assembly from contamination while withstanding high temperatures and corrosive environments, laminar rings are produced from metal – not rubber, neoprene, or other non-metallic materials. The arrangement of the rings and the specific orientation of the rings are dictated by the application and the severity of the environment. Numerous configurations are available; standard sizes from 5/8" to 50".
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TRW develops second-generation scalable airbag control unit for global markets GE jet-engine remote visual inspection equipment used to investigate Jerusalem tomb U.S. Army designs and issues 'Kevlar boxers' to protect pelvic region |
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Hollywood Loves a Good Cheap Shot Reliable, consistent motors and careful engineering yield high-performance camera positioning systems at an affordable price. Location, location, location. It's not just a real estate mantra. Camera position can make or break a shot. Feature filmmakers have the luxury of working with dollies and grips and expensive automated technologies to guarantee accuracy and repeatability of camera angles. Videographers aren't so lucky. They have only a fraction of a feature's filmmaker's budget. Click here for an exciting motion-control application story.
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| Precision metal bellows used as spring replacements in mechanical and electrical applications Servometer metal bellows are used for metallic hermetic seals, volume compensators, pressure and temperature sensors, flexible connectors, and countless other applications where quality, dependability, and long life are critical requirements. In this article, we evaluate the use of an electrodeposited metal bellows as a replacement for a metal spring in mechanical and electrical systems. The bellows offers various benefits to create a cost-effective, repeatable solution.
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| Switching to used fan blades saves Air Force tens of millions A Value Stream Analysis of the Source Approval Request process has paid big dividends to the U.S. Air Force. The analysis verified the potential for substituting used fan blades instead of costlier new ones in F108 jet engines.
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| Penn researchers build first physical metatronic circuit The technological world of the 21st century owes a tremendous amount to advances in electrical engineering, specifically, the ability to finely control the flow of electrical charges using increasingly small and complicated circuits. And while those electrical advances continue to race ahead, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are pushing circuitry forward in a different way, by replacing electricity with light.
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| Wheels: Cummins ramps up turbocharger design Cummins uses high-performance computing to deliver better turbochargers to market faster by simulating the entire stage using ANSYS computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and a new high-performance computing (HPC) system.
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Mike Likes: FLIR launches enhanced i-Series infrared cameras The next-generation i-Series point-and-shoot infrared cameras are super-powerful infrared diagnostics tools starting at only $1,195. The FLIR i3, i5, and i7 offer better images, an optimized display for faster inspections, and a combination of thermal sensitivity and measurement accuracy typically only seen in cameras costing thousands more. These durable units are easy to use and perfect for those just starting out with infrared, or for outfitting the whole crew with thermal imaging. Learn more about the FLIR i-Series.
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| Engineer's Toolbox: Optical micrometers measure surface defects on critical parts High-brightness LEDs with fiber optics, CCD array sensors, archiving of defect images and data, and a real-time PC graphic-user interface are some of the latest features being designed into next-generation hand-held optical micrometers, which are used to determine the severity of damage caused to critical parts from scratches, blemishes, and corrosion pits.
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| NASA News: Rocket-powered landing demonstrator makes successful first flight The first successful free flight of a new rocket-powered vertical landing demonstrator occurred recently at Mojave Air and Space Port, Mojave, CA. The test used a new flight control system concept that will enable future demonstrations of landing technologies needed for exploration of planets and moons, as well as near-Earth objects, like asteroids. NASA's Flight Opportunities Program sponsored the flight and control system test.
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Video: F-35 fighter testing: 2011 is 'year of firsts' The F-35A flight test team at Edwards AFB, CA, recounts 2011, a productive year of test that they call "the year of the firsts." From flight envelope expansion to mission systems, and KC-10 fuel testing to sensor fusion, the team made great strides testing the F-35A fighter, a conventional takeoff and landing craft that is the smallest, lightest F-35 version and the only one in the series equipped with an internal cannon. The fighter's fraternal twin, the F-35B, is a short-takeoff and vertical-landing craft.
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| Ever wonder how we might grab some comet core rocks and bring them back to Earth? Well the Comet Nucleus Sample Return mission will do just that by firing an explosive-powered, sample-collecting harpoon into a comet's heart and then bringing the debris back to the Big Blue Marble. How exactly will that play out? Watch and see. NASA engineers are testing the proof-of-concept, cross-bow launch system right now.
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