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Six Key Design Factors Critical to the Semiconductor Market Purity and reliability are paramount within the semiconductor and UHV industries. While few product suppliers can meet the stringent requirements of this rapidly changing environment, Servometer® and its sister company BellowsTech, LLC have developed superior engineered electrodeposited and edge welded metal bellows to meet the demanding performance specifications for these applications. This paper describes in-depth the six key bellows design factors critical to the semi and UHV market.
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U.S. lightweight howitzers to be powered by new Super-Phosphate Li-ion batteries from Saft World's largest mining dump truck debuts with Siemens electric traction drive system on board DARPA's vertical takeoff/landing X-Plane program takes flight Nanoparticle-based coating for aircraft engines may triple service life and reduce fuel consumption |
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Introducing the New 3890 CR DC Motor MICROMO is pleased to announce the latest addition to the FAULHABER CR DC Motor series. Its graphite commutation, powerful neodymium magnet and particularly high copper content in the FAULHABER rotor winding provide the compact 3890 CR with an enormous amount of power. In addition to the one-of-a-kind power density (rated torque per volume), the high efficiency of the 3890...CR series is also a decisive factor.
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Most-read story: Honda's custom Mean Mower shreds 'Fastest Lawnmower' world record |
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 How fast can a lawnmower go? Engineers at Honda finally have their answer. It's 116 mph. Honda's European team re-engineered a Honda HF2620 Lawn Tractor from the ground up, adding an all-new fabricated chassis, custom made from high carbon steel, and a 1,000-cc Honda motorcycle engine.
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Wheels: New Ford F-150 is first truck to offer tougher, brighter, more efficient LED headlamps When the assignment is to reinvent the Ford F-150 while maintaining its heritage of being Built Ford Tough, even the headlamps matter. For the all-new 2015 Ford F-150, Ford wanted durable headlamps that would last as long, or longer, than the truck.
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Wings: U.S. Navy flies scale-model WWII plane on seawater fuel Navy researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Materials Science and Technology Division, have demonstrated a proof-of-concept technology by flying a radio-controlled scale-model airplane with liquid hydrocarbon fuel derived from seawater.
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Nissan set to make hybrid history at 24 Hours of Le Mans The Nissan ZEOD RC hybrid racecar with an 88-lb, 400-hp three-cylinder combustion engine the size of a piece of carry-on luggage and an all-electric running option is set to make history at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans road race. Includes race update.
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Wings: Can tiny actuators make for smaller tails on jet airliners? Israel Wygnanski's active flow control systems may well be pushing the aircraft industry to the brink of the next major shift in design. "This new tool could change the entire way we design airplanes," said Wygnanski, professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering in the University of Arizona College of Engineering.
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Advanced polymer from Victrex keeps the fun going for new kind of intense all-terrain vehicle Boston and Toronto-based BPG Werks, creators of the innovative all-terrain dual-tracked vehicle (DTV) called the Shredder, have harnessed the exceptional durability and wear capabilities of a high-performance polymer from Victrex to construct a robust and efficient overmolded steel drive shaft segment gear. The material is critical to providing stable acceleration and torque characteristics for this "mini tank that you ride like a skateboard."
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Innovative hydraulics empower highly specialized spider/walking excavator The Swiss excavator manufacturer Menzi Muck unveiled the first model in its new walking excavator series last year at the bauma 2013 trade fair. The working hydraulics in these highly specialized construction machines are configured as a complete system of Linde Hydraulics components, including the electronic control unit.
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Top Mike Likes: Monitor engine oil condition in all kinds of machinery Make interval oil changes a thing of the past using the new STAUFF Oil Quality Sensor (OQS). This unit monitors oil condition and can be permanently mounted within any lubrication system on nearly any type of machine, including: diesel and gas engines, compressors, industrial gear reducers, wind turbines, generator sets, hydraulic systems, and more. OQS measures the energy loss component of oil permittivity. All contaminants such as metallic particles, soot, water, oxidization, glycol, and particularly burnt fuel dilution increase this measured value. Data can be displayed on your existing system or on the STAUFF Oil Quality Display (OQD). This is an excellent way to build extra, billable value into your designs.
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Top Mike Likes: Online magnet training module Standex-Meder Electronics has put together a great, no-cost, basics-to-advanced training module on magnets and magnetism. "Magnet Technology and Their Uses" is ideal for helping design engineers explore what magnets are, what they do, and how they are used in electronics design. Magnet usage is increasing in electronic applications because magnets can be used to switch reed sensors using no power, a significant asset in today's energy-constrained world. The magnet training module is supplied as part of Digi-Key's PTM Online ... On Demand product training modules. If you don't want to sit through the whole thing today, you can always come back later. Check out the training module.
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Most Popular Engineer's Toolbox: Seamless, morphing plane wing technology introduced by FlexSys A Michigan company called FlexSys demonstrated its FlexFoil seamless morphing-wing control technology at the AIAA convention in Washington, DC, earlier this year. The creation of a variable-geometry airfoil has been a long-sought target chased by the defense and commercial aviation industries and researchers for several decades.
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Most Popular Engineer's Toolbox: Clever seam design makes coiled pin a perfect hinge Coiled spring pins are manufactured with a seam that is much better for hinges than spring pins. Find out why, and how this simple component can improve your designs.
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Part 1 | Designfax Most Popular Stories, Products, Toolbox, And More What were the most-read stories in Designfax for the first half of 2014? What research stories did readers find most interesting in the past six months? What products and tools generated the most buzz? Find out these answers and more in the first of our two-part Designfax special. Go to the Most Popular issue Part 1.
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| Taking a cue from the natural airfoil design of bird wings, the creative wizards at pneumatics specialist Festo have come up with a totally new concept for generating wind power. The horizontal DualWingGenerator uses an opposing-wing design to generate electricity and is especially effective at low wind speeds. This video explains the simple mechanical inner workings. A really fresh -- and inspiring -- design.
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