August 26, 2010

Dimensional Accuracy in the Realm of Meters and Feet
Goodbye to Fieldbus? Here Come Power-Line Networks
Finessing Parts with Flowforming
Float this Idea: DIY Comes to Manufacturing

August 26, 2010

Editorial Comment

Leland Teschler's Editorial: Cheap Labor in China? Not for Long

Even your outsourced labor costs are likely to rise. And sooner than you'd like

Letters 8/26/2010

The older generation always seems to be picking on the younger folks

Berke on Safety

The Dangers of Falling Objects

Simple physics confirms that unsecured overhead items are a danger to those who walk or sit under them

Orr on Engineering

Orr on Engineering: Staying Connected

When you spend holiday time with loved ones, don’t you say — despite some of the difficulties — “I want more?”

FE Update

Labs Such as the Windsor Industrial Development Laboratory Test Rubber Products Using Dedicated Instruments and Simulation

The best results in testing rubber goods come from correlating real-world lab tests with results from FEA and CFD software

Features

Concurrent Prototyping Makes for Better, Faster Designs

Testing prototypes made from different resins side-by-side leads to better parts. Rapid-prototyping services ensure quick and economical turnaround

DIY Manufacturing

"Personal” machine tools and inexpensive CAD let one-man shops straddle the line between traditional manufacturing and more current approaches

Mathematical Model Works In Six Dimensions for Accurate Large Machine Positioning Design and Test

Large machines with multiple motion stages need complex models to predict the affects of stage errors on overall accuracy

Advanced Manufacturing Technology Guide

Flowforming, high-end machine tools, new superalloys for direct metal laser sintering, and a tube hone for components such as helicopter driveshafts show recent examples of advanced-manufacturing techniques

Innovative Employees and High-End Technology Keep Job Shop Pumping-Out Parts

Despite the rough economy, a 30-year-old job shop is still going strong

New Superalloys Boost Direct Metal Laser Sintering

Often used in the additive building of prototypes, direct-metal laser sintering (DMLS) also works well in rapid manufacturing across a range of industries

Your Next Network Connection Could Be a Powerline

Goodbye to fieldbus? Maybe so, if a new generation of powerline-communication gear lives up to expectations

Backtalk

Backtalk 8/26/2010

Malu Bezerra-Ermeti of Redondo Beach, Calif., her two children (6-year-old Mehlo and 4-year-old Shayia), and two of their friends (9-year-old Sydney and 7-year-old Jayan Bambardekar) recently traveled to the heart of the Amazon River

Scanning the Field

Single Connector from Colder Handles Fluids, Gases, and Electrical Signals

Single connector from Colder handles fluids, gases, and electrical signals

Nut Sensor from Norgren Detects Presence of Nut and Threads, and Even the Condition of the Threads

Nut sensor from Norgren detects presence of nut and threads, and even the condition of the threads

News

Terrafugia Develops the Transition, a Street-Legal and FAA-Approved Flying Car

Terrafugia develops the Transition, a street-legal and FAA-approved flying car

Panoz Creates Abruzzi Supercar

Panoz creates Abruzzi supercar

Alodine EC2 Prevents Corrosion on Volvo Penta’s Lighter, Greener Pleasure Craft

Engineers at Volvo Penta used Alodine EC2 electroceramic coating on weight-reducing aluminum in the Ocean X stern drive and engine exhaust system to prevent corrosion and reduce maintenance requirements

Looking Back

Looking Back 8/26/2010

Desktop robot practices physical therapy: A robot developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology helps stroke victims recover the use of their arms

August 26, 2010

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