May 21, 2009

Leland Teschler's Editorial: Not Enough Juice: Reality and Alternative Energy

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Sobering facts about green energy sources

Letters 05/21/09

Changes and carbon footprints, Real cause of the Hyatt disaster, Skip carbon footprints, Check the price

Car Review of the 2009 GM HHR LT

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Car review of the 2009 GM HHR LT.

OSHA Directives Provide for Skylight Safety

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Many of the falls documented each year happen through skylights that should have been covered or protected by a railing or strong screen.

Finding the Best Design Fast

Mathematical-algorithm software systematically alters variables in FEA models for quicker, optimal results.

Backtalk 05/21/09

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Youth in manufacturing, Man versus machine

Indy Car Racing Beefs Up Competition for Sluggish Economy

This year’s Indianapolis 500 will feature changes to tires, clutches, and exhaust systems that the organizers hope will spice up competition while an engine redesign is in the works.

Social Networking in Engineering

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Social-networking technologies such as blogs, wikis, and RSS feeds are changing how engineers work.

Conformable Coating Narrows Compressor Air Gaps, Boosts Efficiency

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A polymeric coating that conforms to complex contours in rotary compressors narrows the air gap between rotors for better efficiency.

Choosing the Best Lead Screw for a Linear Motion Application

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Choosing the best balls screw for a linear motion application must take into account the needed thrust, speed, accuracy, repeatability, backlash, and resolution, along with the type of ball screw and materials used.

Here Come Low-Power Encoders

The need for small size and miniscule power drain has put capacitive position encoders in the limelight.

A Device Uses Two LCD Monitors and a Semitransparent Mirror to Generate 3D Images

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A device from Planar Systems uses two LCD monitors and a semitransparent mirror to generate 3D images

Flexible, Silicone-Enclosed Cables Include Fiberglass Mounting Plate That Lets Users Attach it With Any Fasteners to Any Surface

Flexible, silicone-enclosed cables include a fiberglass mounting plate that lets users attach it with any fasteners to any surface, from Cicoil.

Medical Manufacturing in China: An Awakening Dragon?

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China wants to be a major player in the global medical-manufacturing market, a goal that would be accomplished sooner rather than later if the recent China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) is any indication.

Medical Show Emphasizes Innovation

MD&M East touts growth for innovators

Dorner Corp. Willing to Evaluate Customers’ Conveyor Needs

Dorner Corp. willing to evaluate customers’ conveyor needs.

Energy-Efficiency Theme Draws 210,000 to Hannover Fair

Over two-hundred thousand attendees came to the Hannover Fair to see new product developments that can foster sustainability, improve energy efficiency, enhance reliability and performance, and lower the cost of industrial equipment.

Cicoil Cabling Helps Litening Targeting Pod Racks up One-Million Operational Hours

Cicoil cabling helps Litening targeting pod racks up one-million operational hours

Certification Vouches for Ingredients’ Sustainability

The Cradle to Cradle ingredient certification rates product ingredients for sustainability based on toxicity, energy use, waste management, and other criteria.

Looking Back 05/21/09

10 YEARS AGO — MAY 20, 1999 No more arguments over business, personal mileage: Developed by British inventor Richard Menage, the Miledger is a printed-circuit-board computer connected to an odomete

Product Spotlight: Gearheads

Newly redesigned SP+ and TP+ Series of gearheads feature torques up to 25% higher, improving the compact unit’s power density

Product Spotlight: Ultraminiature Pressure Regulators Have High-Flow Capability

The PRDHF and PRDHF8 are ultraminiature single-stage diaphragm flow-pressure regulators.

Product Spotlight: Grip Chains

Special-purpose conveyor chains feature wear and corrosionresistant clamping elements for gripping, collecting, and transporting thin-walled, large-surface materials, such as those used in the packaging, food, beverage, and electronics industries

Product Spotlight: Stainless-Steel Gearmotors

The KESA37 stainless-steel gearmotor provides motion anywhere machines and systems must be cleaned intensively.

Product Spotlight: Linear-Positioning Drives

Uhing Model RS linear drives now have five linear pitch settings and adjustable axial thrust

Product Spotlight: Piezomotor Start-up Kits

A range of start-up kits for ultrasonic rotary piezomotors is available.

Product Spotlight: Miniature Drive-Belt System

NBK’s Excel-A-Belt miniature drive-belt system features an arched tooth profile with zero backlash for quieter and longer-running operation

New Products: Stamping Capacity

The 90th Anniversary Stamping brochure details an extensive range of metal stampings in a wide variety of sizes and short, medium, or long runs.

New Products: Beltdrive Slide

ZF1 belt drive slide is driven by a 9-mmwide HTD belt that comes in travels ranging from 153 through 2,853 mm

New Products: Fuse Holder

CE-compliant ASK Series DIN-railmounted fuse holders provide circuit protection for any industrial control system

New Products: Spline Shafts with Mated Bushing

Lightweight aluminum spline shafts are treated with a proprietary low-friction TFE coating and mated with a graphite and PTFE-filled thermoplastic bushing.

New Products: Hart Loop Converter for Process Data

Hart Loop Converter (HLC) accesses digital information from Hartenabled (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) field devices to make it accessible to the analog side of process control

New Products: Rear-Mount LEDs

The CRM Series of rear-mount LEDs lets users remove the LED from a panel without removing terminations.

New Products: High-Speed Clutch

Hi-Mic5 electromagnetic clutch now includes a shaft designed to customer specifications

New Products: Linear-Motor-Driven Actuator

The P3 linear-motor-driven actuator is designed with the linear-motor coil integrated into the top assembly plate for optimized thermal conductivity.