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Notes From the Show: IMTS Stresses Production Efficiency
Cautious optimism was the order of the day at IMTS 2008, with machine-tool exhibitors generally upbeat.
Making the Most of Energy at Initi@tive 2008
The North American Operating Div. of Schneider Electric held Initi@tive 2008 this past August in Las Vegas.
Sensor Sense: Cylinder-Position Sensors
Cylinder-position sensors are used in pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders.
Industrial Design: Only High-Class Coffee Beans Need Apply
What is called “authentic design” is a big factor in the success of premium brands.
Vantage Point: Design For Costing
A better way to control engineering expenses from start to finish
Orr on Engineering Time: The Undiscovered Country
I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they go by.” — Douglas Adams
FE Update: CFD Builds a Better Elevator
A heat sink cools a system’s electronic and electrical components by absorbing and dissipating heat.
Sustainable Engineering
Biocompatible ship ahoy
Tests of two high-performance pleasure craft from Campion Boats showcased a new use for a bio-based resin technology called Envirez.
Software Review: Software Fosters Mechatronic Research
At Georgia Tech Savannah, our research group studies the best way to smooth the flow of information between electrical and mechanical design in the context of control design and plant engineering.
Scanning for Ideas: Thermostat Update Relies on Lighting
Carrier Corp
. recently redesigned their thermostat.
Backtalk - 10/09/08
Interesting facts
Looking Back
10 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 8, 1998 Quick clean for fuel systems: One fluid cleans an entire automotivefuel system in 10 min with the EMC1000 emission-management center from Mac Tools, Columbus.
Berke on Safety: Where There’s Smoke... There Should Have Been a Safety Review
A fire this January at a Las Vegas hotel, the Monte Carlo, should have spurred other hotels in the city to review their fire-safety provisions.
Hybrid Bus Steels the Show
A 40-ft-long city bus built with help from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, DoE, and two Michigan companies, has twice the mileage of conventional hybrid buses, say its developers.
Combat-Ready Golf Cart
The M-Gator A1 combat-proven utility vehicle being used by the military will have a civilian cousin, according to truck maker
John Deere Co.
A Fuel Tank for Hydrogen
Engineers developing hydrogenpowered cars could get a welcome boost from discoveries recently made at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Good News for Guitarists — Automated Sander Finishes Frets Fast
A novel motion-control scheme on a custom woodworking sander has automated the precision finishing of fret boards for highquality guitars.
Tips Any Good? Weld Rod Inspector Can Tell
A device for inspecting weldingrod tips uses machine vision to determine whether redressed tips are good enough to resume welding.
Looking Back
10 YEARS AGO — SEPTEMBE R 24, 1998
Career Profile: Kevin Ryan
Kevin Ryan A rehabilitation engineer talks about helping people with disabilities, and why high-school kids are smarter than college students.
Software Review: Software Fosters Elegant Design of Specialized Machines
Our shop designs and builds jigs, fixtures, gauges, stamping dies, specialized machines, and plasticinjection molds for companies across a wide range of industries.
2008 Ford Escape Hybrid
Like most other hybrid vehicles, the 2008 Ford Escape combines a gas engine with an electric motor.
Scanning for Ideas: Turning a Dishwasher Green
Many of the new dishwashers from General Electric earn Energy Star certification for being 41% more efficient than federal standards demand.
Scanning for Ideas: A Touchscreen That Can Take a Hit
X-Y Matrix Touchview screens from
CAM Graphics
, Amityville, N.Y. (
camgraphics.com
), can be activated by a 10-msec touch with only an ounce of force behind it.
Scanning for Ideas: Linear Actuator for Tight Spaces
The DRL Series of linear actuators from
Oriental Motors Corp.
, Torrance, Calif. (
orientalmotors.com
), is said to offer accuracy in a small package. (Actuator frame size is 1.2-in. square.)
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