A backpack for electric cars

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:27:02 -0600

Resources:
Rinspeed

Electronic cables keep military robots on the battlefield

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:28:43 -0600

Giving underwater robots a firm grip

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:30:06 -0600

Resources:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If an underwater robot has a task to perform, such as opening a stuck valve or repairing a leaking pipe, it must anchor itself so it can apply force without the reaction pushing it away. A team of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have devised a solution: Give the robot a way to “grab hold” of ferrous surfaces.

Coating could protect helicopter blades

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:31:38 -0600

Resources:
Army Research Laboratory

World’s smallest car, or is it even a car?

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:39:33 -0600

Resources
Baja Auto

Looking Back 2/09/2012

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:42:20 -0600

10 YEARS AGO — 2002
Clean commuting: The New York Power Authority is teaming up with Ford Motor Co. to give metropolitan commuters a clean transportation alternative. The “NYPA/Think Clean Commute” program aims to reduce air pollution and traffic congestion.

Technique molds large, hollow, monolithic composites

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:15:46 -0600

A unique manufacturing technique from Marc Quenneville combines vacuum infusion with rotational molding, which he says no one has thought of doing before. The process completely eliminates the seam typically found in large composite structures such as aircraft fuselages, seaplanes, and submarines.

Proprietary software lets company optimize flexible shafts

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:23:01 -0600

PerflexiIon proprietary software can optimize the performance attributes of any flexible rotary shaft, exceeding those required by current customer specifications. The software lets design engineers statistically capture and balance properties including torsion strength, bending flexibility, torsion deflection, and point of helix. Users can thus calculate the optimal shaft design without a compromise in device performance.

SPC software keeps track of production metrics

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:24:09 -0600

Synergy 2000 Version 9.0, Statistical Process Control (SPC) software, includes a new Scorecard Report Card that lets users quickly get a snapshot of their production metrics for up to six attributes. Also included is a Cost of Analysis Report which is generated using Six Sigma methods; an automatic Certificate of Analysis Report that generates information; and the capability to hyperlink to other documents, images, Web sites, and videos.

Complete Housing Solutions and Components from Elma

Randall Rubenking — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:20:36 -0600

Complete Housing Solutions and Components from Elma
Lee Teschler of Machine Design magazine talks with Justin Moll, Mark Thorsell and Lukas Furrer at Elma Electronics about complete electronic housing solutions and housing components.

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