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Unit Conversion Tool Convert popular spring units such as force, or retaining ring thrust capacities, into metric units with Smalley's new engineering tool. A simple conversion tool allows for units to be converted such as mass and weight, angular measurements, velocities, temperatures, pressures and densities and more. Additional engineering tools allow engineers to design custom wave springs and Spirolox® retaining rings. Custom designs can be manufactured from .200" to 120". Click here for the Smalley conversion tool.
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Some flame retardants make fires more deadly, according to American Chemical Society Iowa State engineer discovers spider silk conducts heat as well as metals Iowa State engineer discovers spider silk conducts heat as well as metals Iowa State engineer discovers spider silk conducts heat as well as metals Iowa State engineer discovers spider silk conducts heat as well as metals Army puts four throwable robots through their paces at Fort Benning Bosch's gasoline system technology featured on nine of Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2012 |
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Hot Wheels goes military! Mechanical Mobile Platforms (MMPs), a family of simplified, man-portable robots from Machine Lab Inc., can perform a range of surveillance and bomb-disposal tasks at a price point low enough for wide deployment. The Machine Lab engineering team started out with one overarching design principle: Keep it simple. Powered by compact, economical, high-torque motors from MICROMO, these robots are making an important difference around the world. Click here to learn about the design of these IED-busting machines.
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| World first: 3D printing merges with printed electronics What goes together better than peanut butter and jelly?
Well if you are a design engineer hungry for the future of additive manufacturing, mixing 3D printed materials and printed electronics just might come close.
Stratasys and Optomec announced last week that the companies have successfully completed a joint development project to merge 3D printing and printed electronics to create the world's first fully printed hybrid structure.
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| 12 key factors in bellows design What do you need to know to design your own custom bellows? The specialists at Servometer have prepared this handy resource for you. Typical bellows applications include: volume compensators, actuators, electrical spring contacts, pressure switches and transducers, flexible shaft couplings, and more.
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| New process converts plastic bags into carbon fiber Plastic grocery bags could be turned into something far more valuable through a process being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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| Wheels: Running Formula One means running by the numbers Lotus F1 Team designers rely on Elysium CADdoctor for data transfer, software interoperability, reverse engineering, and, of course, speed. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Lotus design process.
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Mike Likes: Bond metals and plastics in seconds Ultra Light-Weld 3013 from Dymax is a resilient, low-viscosity, moisture-resistant adhesive designed for rapid bonding to a wide variety of plastic and metal substrates. This solvent-free, worker-friendly product forms high-strength, environmentally resistant bonds for appliance assembly, bond joint and sealing, plastic window bonding, and plastic assembly. It fluoresces blue under low-intensity "black" light, allowing for in-line quality control using optical scanners. Cures in seconds when exposed to ultraviolet and visible light – even through UV-blocked plastics. Learn more about Dymax Ultra Light-Weld 3013.
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| Engineer's Toolbox: Rexroth CNC sim is useful training and testing tool The IndraMotion MTX micro Trainer from Bosch Rexroth gives machine builders and operators the ability to simulate, develop, test, and transfer CNC programs – all from a personal computer without disrupting production.
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Quick Look: Extreme high-temp accelerometers The Endevco model 6240M10 is a hermetically sealed high-temperature piezoelectric charge output accelerometer with continuous operation to +649°C (+1,200°F) and intermittent operation to +760°C (+1400°F). The high reliability of this transducer within such extreme environments makes it ideally suited for aircraft and ground gas-turbine engine vibration monitoring, as well as for exhaust and compression systems and high-temp machinery and equipment. Learn more about this accelerometer.
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Quick Look: Metric O-rings quick reference chart Apple Rubber Products has produced an ISO 3601 Metric Size O-Rings Quick Reference Chart that lists every ISO 3601 metric size O-ring the company supplies. Listed in millimeters, with inside diameters (I.D.) from 0.74 mm to 658.88 mm and cross sections (widths) from 1.02 mm to 6.99 mm, Apple O-Rings are available in six basic materials: Buna-N, Ethylene-Propylene, Silicone, Neoprene, Fluorocarbon, and Fluorosilicone, with other materials available. The company stocks over 300,000,000 O-rings.
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Quick Look: SIMOTICS servomotors with three-week lead time Siemens Industry is manufacturing and delivering its popular line of SIMOTICS 1FK7 servomotors faster. Using a configurable options menu to build the exact motor required, customers can now place an order for any first-generation 1FK7 servomotor and have it drop-shipped in three weeks. This new service applies to over 100,000 possible configurations. All compact (CT) and high-dynamic (HD) servomotors in the 1FK7 family are included. Options include stall torque and RPM rating, encoder style and bit resolution, holding brake functionality, shaft style, IP rating, AC line supply voltage and electronic nameplate recognition via Drive-Cliq. Learn more about SIMOTICS servomotors.
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| Wheels (and wings): Can a supersonic biplane be the new Concorde? Cheaper, quieter, and fuel-efficient biplanes could put supersonic travel on the horizon, according to MIT engineers.
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| Engineer's Toolbox: 9 power questions to use when clients ask for a discount When one of your customers calls and says, "I need a discount," author Andrew Sobel suggests that rather than respond with a yes or no, you should transform the conversation – and possibly the relationship – by asking a few power questions.
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| Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action |
| How James Cameron's Deepsea Challenger submarine works | |
| Now that the Titanic and Avatar director has made his 7-mile-deep dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, you may be wondering how the one-man submarine he captained works. Well the BBC's Rebecca Morelle and Simon Hancock interviewed project manager David Wotherspoon to find out.
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