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Basics of Design Engineering

The Basics of Design Engineering section references information about various technologies such as electric motors, mechanical components, engineering materials, fluid power systems, and industrial electronics, as well as selection criteria and requirements for typical engineering applications.

Sustainable Engineering addresses technology applied to saving energy, alternative materials, and nontraditional energy sources.

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  • Many Machine Design readers responded to our recent article on solid modeling that considers constraints from machining. Among the responses was this one: "After almost 45 years of...

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  • This February, NASA plans to launch NuSTAR (nuclear-spectroscopic telescope array) for a two-year mission exploring space using an advanced X-ray telescope. Here are some...

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