Keeping outdoor control cabinets locked up tight

Jared Rader — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:02:51 -0600

Authored by:
Gregory Breads
Product Manager
Dirak Inc.
Sterling, Va.
Edited by Jessica Shapiro
jessica.shapiro@penton.com
Key points:
• The latches and hinges on outdoor electronics enclosures need to withstand extreme weather and long periods without human intervention.

The basics of shoulder screws

Jared Rader — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:21:02 -0500

Authored by:
Dennis G. Berg
CEO and Chief Engineer
Ondrives.us Corp.
Freeport, N. Y.

Edited by Jessica Shapiro
jessica.shapiro@penton.com

Car Review: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

Jared Rader — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:48:26 -0500

Resources:
Chevrolet

Materials fit for micromolding

Jared Rader — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:24:07 -0500

Authored by:
Aaron Johnson
Accumold LLC
Ankeny, Iowa
Edited by Jessica Shapiro
jessica.shapiro@penton.com
Key points:
• Liquid-crystal polymers, polypropylene, high-density polyethylene, and acetal all completely filled the test part.
• Acrylic, glass-filled polybutylene terephthalate, and glass-filled nylon all filled about half the test part.

How to get the most from customized leadscrews

Jared Rader — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:48:34 -0500

Authored by:
Tom Solon, PE
Engineering Manager
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions
Hollis, N. H.
Edited by Jessica Shapiro
jessica.shapiro@penton.com
Key points:
• Custom-designed leadscrew assemblies don’t necessarily cost more or have longer lead times.

Beware of unsafe guards

Jared Rader — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:25:27 -0500

One of the basic concepts of machine guarding is that a guard must not become a hazard or contribute to hazards. Thorough hazard analyses easily identify hazardous guards. Ideally, preliminary hazard analyses at the equipment manufacturer will identify and resolve guarding problems before they affect users.

Clear plastic bottles make inroads into packaging for wine and barbecue sauce

Jared Rader — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:01:58 -0500

Resources:
Amcor Rigid Plastics
Cecchetti Wine Co.
Fetzer
KHS Plasmax GmbH
Mrs. Griffin’s Barbecue Sauce

Blow-fill-seal packaging for pharmaceuticals

Jared Rader — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:39:40 -0500

Authored by:
Chuck Reed
Weiler Engineering Inc.
Elgin, Ill.
Edited by Jessica Shapiro
jessica.shapiro@penton.com
Key points:
• Blow-fill-seal processes create plastic vials, fill them with aseptic drugs, and seal them, all with minimal human interaction.

2011 powder metallurgy awards

Jared Rader — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:34:56 -0500

Resources:
ACCO Brands Inc.
ASCO Sintering Co.
American Axle & Manufacturing
Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co.
Capstan California

Should you flood or starve a sleeve bearing?

Jared Rader — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:29:31 -0500

Authored by:
E.R. Booser
Engineering Consultant
Vero Beach, Fla.
M.M. Khonsari
Dow Chemical Endowed Chair and Professor,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, La.
Edited by Jessica Shapiro
jessica.shapiro@penton.com

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