March 19, 2009

Electric Dreams and Green Machines Concept Cars
Budget-Priced Open Networks for Sensors
How Well do Hydraulic Filters Filter?
The Basics of Blind Rivets

March 19, 2009

Digital

Editorial Comment

Leland Teschler's Editorial: The Statistics of Dumb Mistakes

Friedman used regression analysis on data about alloy strength versus temperature.

Letters 3/19/2009

In your editorial about models developed by mathematicians and statisticians in the financial industries you point out several models you say failed

Berke on Safety

Berke on Safety: Common-sense guidelines for safety showers and eyewash stations

Safety showers and eyewash stations must have an adequate water supply, be easily visible and accessible, be properly maintained, and protect workers from secondary hazards like slipping or electric shock.

Careers

Career Profile Jennifer E. Goforth

This General Motors engineer helps run a pilot program to retrain displaced engineers in advanced propulsion.

Software Review

3D Printer Lets Designers Run with Shoe Design

Our company uses the ZPrinter 650 3D printer, which lets us cut the time to get a physical model of a shoe component to only a few hours.

Features

2009 Concept Cars Run on Electricity

Automakers showcased their concepts of future vehicles at the 2009 North American International Auto Show including electric and hybrid drives, electronics for safety, and smart driver interfaces.

A Better Way to Rate Filter Performance

Dynamic filter efficiency gives the real lowdown on element ratings.

Straight Facts on Blind Rivets

All you need to know about blind side or breakstem rivets

Scanning the Field

Scanning for Ideas: Industrial Hoist Meets Exacting Demands

Industrial hoist engineered for heavy duty

Scanning for Ideas: Machine Measures Bearing Torque

Bearing torque is defined as the torque needed to overcome both static and dynamic friction between a bearing’s inner and outer rings.

Scanning for Ideas: Cylinder Sensor Handles Analog and Digital Monitoring

To give designers a choice for position sensing in a cylinder, engineers at Bosch Rexroth Pneumatics, Lexington, Ky.

News

An Update on Nigel Macknight and Quicksilver

A look at how Nigel Macknight and his team are progressing in their quest to build and pilot the world’s fastest boat.

Open Network Eliminates Tray-Loader Wiring Problems

Machine-tool loading equipment maker uses an open AS-i network to replace hardwiring on I/O.

Pacific Bearing Apologizes and Settles Lawsuit with Rollon

Pacific Bearing apologize and settles lawsuit with Rollon

Boeing Laser Shoots Down UAV

A laser shoots down an aircraft

SAE Continues Environmental Focus at 2009 World Congress

Automotive engineers will gather in Detroit April 20-23 for the 2009 SAE World Congress. Engineering approaches to environmentally friendly and economically competitive vehicles will be on display.

New Products

New Products: Adhesive Films Help Healing

New transparent, conformal, adhesive films for wound dressings and to secure IVs and catheters are tested according to ISO 10993-5/-10 standards

New Products: Visible-Light and UV-Curing Adhesives

The 3000 Series adhesives bond polycarbonate, PVC, phenolic, acrylic, metal, glass, and ceramic.

New Products: Brushless DC Motor

The RapidPower Size 17 BLDC motor is designed as a drop-in replacement for NEMA-17 stepping motors.

New Products: Time-Temperature Controller

The TTC 001 Time-Temperature Controller is a microprocessor-based controller designed to replace worn out controllers on Blodgett pizza ovens.

New Products: Low-Viscosity PBT

SuperFast (SF) grades of Crastin PBT thermoplastic polyesters come unreinforced or with 15 or 30% glass-fiber reinforcement.

New Products: Mini Air Cylinder

New pneumatic linear actuators are suited for food-packaging machinery and other applications requiring long life and corrosion resistance.

New Products: Thermocouple-Measurement Instrument Features 48 Inputs

Easy-to-use, high-accuracy temperature-measurement instruments for medical tasks come in stand-alone boxes with 48 separate 24-bit resolution inputs

New Products: Nonanodized Black Oxide

The Lumiclad black-oxide process forms a durable satin-black finish on aluminum alloys.

New Products: Polyurethane Belt-Welding Kit

The Handi-Weld urethane belt-welding kit lets users make their own belts using the company’s round or flat Pyrathane polyurethane extrusions.

New Products: TC Probe Connectors

The PCC-OST and PCC-SMP Series circuit-board connectors attach thermocouple probes to printed-circuit boards.

New Products: Rotary Table

A 12-page brochure details applications for precision rotary tables, rotary index tables, and other rotary products.

New Products: Pressure Sensors for HVAC and Refrigeration

Low-range differential-pressure sensors range from 0-to-1 and 0-to-10-in.

New Products: Rodless Pneumatic Actuator

The new 146000 Series Lintra Plus rodless actuator is 100% dimensionally interchangeable with the Series 46000 Lintra.

March 19, 2009

Browse By Categories

Machine Design Product Search

Supplier Search

Plastics Search

Subscriptions

Community

Events

Most Viewed

Most Recent

Related Sites