Machine Design
LOG ON REGISTER
TECH ZONES
CAD/CAM/CAE
Electrical/Electronic
Fastening & Joining
Fluid Power
Materials
Mechanical
Motion Control
ARTICLES
Features
News
New Products
Latest Issue
Issue Archive
Basics of Design Engineering
White Papers
e-Books
EVENTS
Web Events
In Person Events
COMMUNITY
Discussion Forums
Blogs
Careers
PRODUCTS
CAD Library
CAD Models
Supplier Directory
Part Number Search
Parametric Part Search
Plastics/Resins Search
RESOURCES
Podcasts
Video Library
Industry Links
Design Deck
Lits Online
e-Cards
Reader Service
SUBSCRIBE
Print Magazine
e-Mail Newsletters
RSS Feeds
ABOUT US
Contact Us
Media Kit
Original Publish Date : 7/8/2008
Reprints | Printer Friendly | Email
Scanning for Ideas: Captive Joiner Fastens Sheet-Metal Panels
Captive-joiner 9.5 Snapline fasteners from Dirak Inc., Sterling, Va. (dirak.us), can be installed without special tools, letting technicians cut installation time by up to 90% without the risk of marring the panel’s finish.

They also need no additional hardware for installation. The design lets users adjust for misalignment during installation. The fastener can be configured to open with a simple 45° turn or with a special key. And it closes simply by pushing the fastener and its panel against the enclosure frame. It fits in standard cutouts in 19-in. racks.

Reprints | Printer Friendly | Email | Digg This | Del.icio.us
Click on any of the images below for a full-size view :
Rate / Comment on this Article

Post a comment

Be the first to comment on this article

Login to post a comment
Video Related Articles |  Most Viewed | 
Heavy Fuel UAV Engines
Orbital is an international developer of engine and related technologies. The company provides research, design, development and testing services to many of the world's powertrain producers, regulatory authorities and research institutions. Orbital's patented air-assisted direct injection system is currently used on 2-stroke and 4-stroke engine applications to reduce emissions and improve...
Advances in UAV Engines
Hirth has teamed up with Orbital to apply Orbital’s air-assisted direct injection to Hirth’s 2-stroke aircraft engines to meet the global demand for lightweight heavy fuel engines. These engines use lightweight construction and high-performance materials (carbon pistons, high performance alloys, composites etc.) to achieve very high power to weight ratios in a compact engine design with excellent...
Fire Scout UAV: Part 2
Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout UAV is based on a commercial off-the-shelf Schweizer 333 manned helicopter manufactured in Horseheads, NY. The baseline design has proven a highly reliable and effective platform with extensive operating history. The Army plans to use Fire Scout for its Class IV Unmanned Air Vehicle within its Future Combat Systems program. The Fire Scout system allows for over-the-horizon...
Fire Scout UAV: Part 1
Northrop Grumman's Transformational Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system provides unprecedented situation awareness and precision targeting support for U.S. Armed Forces of the future. The MQ-8B Fire Scout has the ability to autonomously take off and land on any aviation-capable warship and at prepared and unprepared landing zones in proximity to the...
KillerBee UAV
Raytheon has teamed with Swift Engineering to provide the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps with an unmanned aircraft system for their respective Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Tier 2 missions. “KillerBee offers the warfighter an affordable unmanned aircraft system, and the Swift Engineering vehicle has both longer endurance and the ability to carry a larger payload,” said Ken Pedersen,...
The blame game
I feel there was a glaring omission in Mr. Berke's May 25, 2006 column titled "For lack of a guard, a severed hand" — personal responsibility.
Shake, rattle, and modal analysis
FEA can be a useful tool for sizing up resonance problems.
Biomimetics could hold a key to next-generation body armor
Who would have thought that your wife's jewelry holds the secret to better body armor?
What's a mechatronics technician?
When Keith Campbell muses about industrial education, his thoughts go back to his uncle Ralph.
The meaning of bearing life
How long will a bearing last? Standardized life equations help to answer.
Engineering an ad
How do you convince a doubting public your truck is tough? You show them.
Tricked-Out Trucks
Stylists and engineers are exploring new ways to personalize pickup trucks, the best-selling type of vehicle in the U.S.
Tom-Thumb turbines power radio-controlled jets
Engineers have managed to shrink the modern jet engine until it is small enough to fit in model planes.
Engineering in India
Here’s a snapshot of the Indian engineers who increasingly compete for global manufacturing work.
Gulliver's Engines
Shrinking full-scale engines to pocket size is no small feat.
PRODUCT SEARCH
Powered by
SEARCH THE PLASTICS WEB™
Powered by
FORUMS
View All Forums
Hydraulic Pump design
Where can i find a person that can design hydraulic pumps? immediatly Terra 503-612-2040

Mass-Transit Myths
Many American cities are becoming less dense as people move away.  Detroit and Cleveland, for axample, have significantly fewer citizens today...

hydraulic pump design
Take a look at the "Designers Guide" under Pumps at this site" http://www.hydraulicspneumatics.com/   

Where are the Lighting/lamp engineers and designers?
They are in Detroit.  GM, Ford, Visteon, and Delphi have laid off hundreds of engineers in the past 2 years.  I'm sure some of those have a lighting...

Information about biodiesel
   Biodiesel is a biomass energy, it is the use of biomass pyrolysis technology, such as a long-chain fatty acid alkyl ester alone. Biodiesel...

Penton Media, Inc
Machine Design
Advertise with MD  |  Privacy Statement  |  Terms of Use  |  Contact Us  |  RSS  |  Index
Copyright © 2008 Penton Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.