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Wire and harness protection gets colorful Micro Plastics has added color to their polyethylene and nylon lines of wire-routing split loom. All six of the standard sizes (1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, and 1 in.) are available in orange, which is especially great for safety. Red, yellow, and green are other options. Extruded from durable materials, these highly flexible, kink-resistant corrugated tubes have an easy opening seam for simple and quick insertion and removal of wires. Organizing cables and managing cords into color-coded bundles never looked so good.
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Most popular news: Navy begins two-month-long testing of electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher Most popular news: 3M instant adhesive stunt helps set new Guinness World Record |
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A new record in 3D printing: More than 100 materials available for Objet printers Objet has announced 39 new 'Digital Materials' available with its Objet Connex range of multi-material 3D printing systems. This development places Objet customers at the forefront of additive manufacturing in terms of range of possible printing materials to choose from. Customers can now select from 107 materials ranging from rigid to rubber-like substances in terms of texture, standard to ABS-grade engineering plastic in terms of toughness, as well as from transparent to opaque in terms of clarity and shades. Learn more about Objet's expanded line of printing materials.
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| Self-guided bullet prototype can hit target a mile away Take two Sandia National Laboratories engineers who are hunters, get them talking about the sport, and it shouldn't be surprising when the conversation leads to a patented design for a self-guided bullet that could help war fighters.
Sandia researchers Red Jones and Brian Kast and their colleagues have invented a dart-like, self-guided bullet for small-caliber, smooth-bore firearms that could hit laser-designated targets at distances of more than a mile.
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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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| Is this the perfect glass? MIT researchers find a way to make glass that is anti-fogging, self-cleaning, and free of glare.
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Wheels: World's fastest hybrid semi truck just got a little faster The Volvo Mean Green hybrid truck established two new world speed records on April 27 at Utah's historic Wendover Airfield, eclipsing its previous marks in the standing kilometer (two-thirds of a mile) and flying kilometer.
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| Army next-gen helicopter design: Part 1 and 2 The Pentagon and the U.S. Army are in the early stages of a far-reaching science and technology effort designed to engineer, build, and deliver a next-generation helicopter with vastly improved avionics, electronics, range, speed, propulsion, survivability, operating density altitudes, and payload capacity. Read Part 1: Design considerations. Read Part 2: Equipment technology considerations.
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Wheels: Ultimate ‘go anywhere' craft tested with Autodesk Simulation ARKTOS Developments Ltd. (ADL) – the designer and manufacturer of a remarkable amphibious vehicle known as the ARKTOS Craft – is using simulation software from Autodesk to prepare its products to operate in some of the world's most environmentally demanding locations.
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Wheels: Kenworth beefs up simultaneous design and manufacturing When engineers at big-truck maker Kenworth were first tinkering with the idea of how to produce their latest and greatest Class 8 truck, they started with a list – a wish list, that is – and a determination to break down the wall between design and manufacturing. The subsequent development of the Kenworth T680 represents a leap forward in building world-class, quality trucks.
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| Micro Solutions: Small-but-mighty micromotors power 5-axis CNC unit There is a clear trend toward making components as small and compact as possible, even in mechatronic components. It saves both raw materials and costs. A new compact 5-axis CNC machine is now making the production of complex small components easier. Despite its small size, the use of brushless micro-drives means the system can offer all the properties that were previously the domain of larger systems.
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Engineer's Toolbox: Self-clinching fasteners by design Dozens of types and thousands of variations of self-clinching fasteners (steel, stainless steel, or aluminum) have been engineered over the years. Leon M. Attarian of PennEngineering provides three mini case studies where manufacturers benefited greatly by switching to self-clinching fasteners in their assemblies. This article is filled with insightful tips and suggestions.
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Quick Look: Copper foam Copper foam, now available from Goodfellow, combines the outstanding thermal conductivity of copper with the structural benefits of a metal foam. These features are of particular interest to design engineers working in the fields of medical products and devices, defense systems and manned flight, power generation, and the manufacture of semiconductor devices. This product has a true skeletal structure with no voids, inclusions, or entrapments.
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Quick Look: Next-gen LED machine lighting in six colors When you want bright, energy-efficient, and long-lasting LED machine lighting, IDEC LF1B-N LED light strips outshine the competition. Offered in six different lengths ranging from 5.27 to 42.5 in., these slim, maintenance-free light strips have a lifespan that is over four times longer than fluorescent lights.
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