ISSUE DETAIL  
November 09, 2006
Focus of the Issue :

November 9, 2006
Articles:
Airborne Fire Trucks
Analog switches
Joel Orr Commentary: "Ask the Man Who Owns One"
The art of engineering
Humidity sensors
Customized parts streamline production
Hot stuff
Sorting out shaft connections
Choose wisely
Templates simplify simulations and build FEA best practices
Breathe easy
Focusing on precision
Plastic pads give silicon wafers TLC
Heard the one about the Congressman and the machine shop?
A smaller, faster, smarter encoder
Benchtop wind tunnels
Putting the pedal to the metal
Robotic wheelchair gives users a lift
Simulated tires and simulated races lead to real wins
Software lets camera phones track faces
How to "Google" CAD
A green way to make iron
A surveillance drone you're not likely to see
Mobile monitor rides the rails to track defects
Porsche gets a reptile remake
MACHINE DESIGN launches new CAD library
Motor controller promises to make appliances more efficient
Diamonds in your cell phone
Driven to distraction
Nuke-powered sensors
Big designs in flux? No problem for this CAD
2006 Infiniti FX45
2006 Chrysler Pacifica
2006 Kia Sorento EX 4x4
Workbook for Keycreator 5 and 6
Catia models show manufacturing information
Software simulates suspensions
Simulate tire forces
How to keep track of shop material
Tool compares up to four different CAD models
Nastran for SolidWorks
Free CAD-file reader
Software simplifies electrical design
Blind-Rivet Fasteners
Roughness-Measurement System
Thread Sealants
New Resins Offer Soft-Touch Or Rubberlike Properties
DC Motor Drives
Laser-Grade Optics
3D Laser-Scanner Software
Linear Actuator With Feedback
Compact Touch Panels
Cartesian Motion System
Linear-Positioning Tables
Linear Actuators
Modular Fuse Holder
Extra-Thin Metric Bearings
Transfer Cars
Compact DC-DC Converters
Recycling Bins
ICs For Electricity Meters
Safety Screens
12-MM DC Micromotor
Die-Cast Levers For Tight Spaces
Ultrasonic Flowmeter
Vacuum Gripper
Digital Multimeters
Safety Door Handle
Pressure Gage
Flexible Printed Circuits
Split-Vacuum Table
In-Line Flow Sensor
Communications And Server Cabinets
Air-Pressure Calibrator
Milling Machines
System Controls Multiple Sequential Operations
Torque Analyzer
In-Line Bus Coupler
10-MM Micromotor
Aerospace Solid-Wall Inserts And Studs
Analog Panel Meters
Barrier TPE Alloys
Brushed-DC Motor Speed Control
Brushless Servomotor
Brushless-DC Motor System
Compact Digital Torque Meter
Compact motion controller
Compact Piston Air Motors
Company Recognized for Energy Conservation
Copolymer Resists Hot Liquids
Dual-Forcer Motor W/Controllers
Electronic Trip Unit
Enclosed Drive Controller
Ethernet I/O
Explosionproof Receptacles
Flip-Chip Assembly Materials
Gap-Filling Material
Laser Mirrors
LED Stack Lights
Legible Labels For The Long Haul
Linear-Axis Workstation Replaces Manual Solder Paste Operations
Liquid-Silicone Rubber
Magnetic Bearing Contains All Its Electronics
Mechanical System Cited for Historical Significance
Motor Drive Features Guardmotion
Motor-Control Arc Protection
Muting and Blanking Light Curtains
PC/104 Motion Card
Polycarbonate Film
Small 8-Bit MCU For Fan Motors
SMVector Drives
Solid Tantalum Chip Capacitor
Stainless-Steel Wash-Down Motors
Swing-Handle Latch
Temperature Cycling System for Electronic Assemblies
Terminal-Block Design Software
Transparent Films For Medical Use
Two-and-Three-Fingered Grippers
Ultraflexible Foam
UV And Heat-Curable Epoxy
Variable-Speed DC Drive
Vibration Energy Harvester
Will the Weather Outside be Frightful?
Issue Archives
PRODUCT SEARCH
Powered by
SEARCH THE PLASTICS WEB™
Powered by
FORUMS
raw material selection
Recently I checked the mechanical strength of raw material (En 9 , BS 970)used for a threaded stud. Requirements(specs.) are as follows: UTS(mini.)67 KG/SQ.MM,%ELONGATION...

Mass-Transit Myths
When you say The Europeans and people in the Far East are eating our lunch because they see the future. You mean, like, the fact that in China the number...

physics of holding a gun sideways
Strictly from an accuracy standpoint-------hand guns are typically is "sighted in" in a vertial positon & they allow for some recoil that will cause...

One Less Conspiracy
Readers of a certain age will probably recall hearing tales of a supposed conspiracy among oil companies and automakers. The way this old wives’...

Kids Like Technology. Now Work on the Parents
I learned something right off the bat on a recent trip to a local high school: I should have brought a lot more engineering magazines. They...