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Smartest, toughest cable tie out there The DualZip cable tie from Micro Plastics combines the functionality of both a releasable and a permanent tie in one part. The permanent lock is so strong that, under normal circumstances, the part will fail with the strap breaking before there is slippage within the lock. The releasable lock can be ratcheted and released many times and will continue to reliably lock. With this design, the teeth are on the outside of the bundle diameter, making it easy to release, and the release tab is located up and away from the bundle for easy access every time. The DualZip Cable Tie is available in 8-in. length. Free samples available on request.
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Experiment shows magnetic chips could dramatically increase computing's energy efficiency FDA approves Parker Hannifin exoskeleton for clinical and personal use So cool: Low-temperature flames could bring low emissions 20 automakers commit to make automatic emergency braking standard on new vehicles |
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Need to automate a repetitive process? Tell us about it and enter the contest to win a collaborative Universal Robot! Maybe you have difficulties staffing the night shift; need better quality control and consistency -- or simply need to optimize your production to get ahead. Fill out a quick questionnaire and get in the game.
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Army developing more adaptable, secure radar technology Radar detectors that tip off speeding motorists to a police presence may soon get a run for their money. The U.S. Army is developing innovative radar technology that could become a common tool for cops wanting to mask their radar emissions.
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Use edge-welded metal bellows for mechanical actuation Mechanical actuation can be carried out by thermal or pressure activation. When an edge-welded bellows by BellowsTech is sealed and filled with a known fluid, the bellows will compress or extend as temperature is varied. The predictable response provides precise positioning inside a machine assembly. You can speak with a BellowsTech engineer today for a custom solution or purchase a standard bellows online. Click here for a how-to overview and specifications.
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This UAV can launch from hundreds of feet underwater for aerial missions Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab have developed an innovative unmanned aerial vehicle called the Corrosion Resistant Aerial Covert Unmanned Nautical System (CRACUNS) that can stay on station hundreds of feet beneath the water, then launch into the air to perform a variety of missions.
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Wheels: Honing gives drag racers the winning finish Winning finish has a double meaning for Elite Performance, where the honing expertise of co-owner Nick Ferri has put the "winning finish" into engines behind 57 national NHRA Pro Stock wins and five championships, including back-to-back titles for 2015 Pro Stock Champion Erica Enders-Stevens. Ferri says honing finish rates a "10" in importance for engine seal-up, which translates into higher vacuum, greater fuel pull, and ultimate track performance.
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Cool Tools: Proto Labs demo mold The Proto Labs Demo Mold is an instructive plastic model that shows the injection molding mechanics behind the production of parts. See how the A and B sides of a mold interact with ejector pins, side-actions, gates, runners, and other design features to create the prototypes that product designers and engineers see every day.
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Engineer's Toolbox: When it comes to material selection for valves, focus on the application Given the huge body of information regarding the properties of materials commonly employed in valve bodies, seals, and O-rings, the material selection process is becoming a routine exercise. The challenging part of determining material choice is actually verifying that the chosen material best fits the application. Gary Treadwell, chief engineer at Beswick Engineering, runs through the choices, their benefits, and their disadvantages.
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Mike Likes: HyperSizer Express for the composite engineer Using HyperSizer Express from NASA-born Collier Research, users can produce manufacturable and lightweight laminates that satisfy all analyses for all load cases in minutes. Simply import your FEM, and the software guides you through a process to generate global plies according to manufacturabilty rules and failure-analysis checks. Your FEM is automatically updated with the sequenced plies, and you can export this data to spreadsheets or into CAD such as CATIA. Also provides capabilities for metals optimization.
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Motion: Compact metrology XY stage Motion and precision positioning systems expert PI (Physik Instrumente) introduces a new compact metrology XY stage -- the L-731. The magnetic linear direct drive ensures high velocity and acceleration, ideal for inspection and microscopy. With a travel range of 205 mm2 and solid velocity to 100 mm/sec, the L-731 delivers high accuracy and smooth motion. Precision crossed roller bearings with anti-creep cage assist guarantee superior guiding accuracy (1.5 µm straightness for loads up to 20 kg). An integrated optical reference encoder and limit switch provide further positioning control and accuracy for this compact stage with 5-nm resolution. DC servo motor versions are available on request.
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Wheels: Modular hybrid unmanned war vehicle system unveiled at Singapore Airshow 2016 Why have a four-legged pack-mule robot follow you in combat, when you can have a transformable, armed go-bot arsenal on mini tank tracks support you instead? That is the idea behind the new THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle concept shown off by Estonian defense company Milrem.
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Flexible skin traps radar waves, cloaks objects Iowa State University engineers have developed a new flexible, stretchable, and tunable "meta-skin" that uses rows of small, liquid-metal devices to cloak an object from the sharp eyes of radar. By stretching and flexing the polymer meta-skin, it can be tuned to reduce the reflection of a wide range of radar frequencies.
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Researchers find security breach in 3D-printing process With findings that could have been taken from the pages of a spy novel, researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have demonstrated that they can purloin intellectual property by recording and processing sounds emitted by a 3D printer.
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| CNN's Thom Patterson reports on Phil Nuytten, who in 1985 designed the Newtsuit, a deep-sea diving suit so groundbreaking that it was adopted by NASA and the U.S. military. Nuytten's company also built a submarine escape system for the U.S. Navy. Then Nuytten created the Exosuit, "kind of like 'Iron Man' come to life."
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