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January 17, 2013 Machine Design

Basic Nonlinear FEA
Here Coms Reusuable Space Planes
New Medical-Device Standards
Getting Up to Speed on Valve Technology
High-Tech Materials From the Space Program

News

  • Jul. 3, 2012
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    Machine Design

    A lighter alternative to plywood

    A new building material or the perfect material for a surfboard? Cowabunga dude. This material comes in 4x8-ft. sheets and is said to be a lightweight, rot-resistant alternative to plywood with no risk of warping....More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    ASIC spots passenger child seats to stop airbag deployment

    The ASIC, as part of an occupant detection system, prevents airbag injuries to infants by suppressing deployment of the passenger airbag if a child seat is present....More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Heavy-duty hybrid trucks save gas

    Heavy-duty hybrid trucks save gas...More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Energy-efficient bearings cut power costs

    Energy efficient bearings cut machinery frictional losses and electricity consumption in a textile plant...More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    First Space Fence radar site located

    The location of the first radar base for a new Space Fence to track near-Earth objects will be located on Kwajalein Island in the Republic of the Marshall Islands...More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Simulator improves race-car performance

    Dallara Automobili has been looking into ways to shorten product-development time and reduce the cost of testing and driver training compared to track testing...More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    DC motors keeps quiet when working

    DC motors keeps quiet when working...More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Special embossing gives polymer film new properties

    Engineers at Battelle have used their knowledge of materials science, chemistry, physics, and polymer processing to develop a pattern-transfer technique used to fabricate specialized microfeatured polymeric film in a fast and cost-effective manner....More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Employee pulled into running conveyor — Are You Designing Out The Hazards?

    An employee was inspecting a conveyor belt that recently had been adjusted. As he perused the setup, a rotating part of the conveyor caught his clothing. He was pulled into the machine and sustained injuries that sent him to the nearest medical center...More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Letters 1/17/2013

    Most readers seem to have little use for Six Sigma programs, whether they be to improve innovation or quality. But there are readers who think Six Sigma was never meant for improving innovation...More

Features

  • Dec. 13, 2012
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    Machine Design

    British spaceplane takes shape

    Skylon, an unmanned, reusable spaceplane, is being designed at Reactions Engines Ltd in the U.K. If all goes well, it could be flying by 2020....More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    New rules for Medical Devices

    New rules for medical devices...More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Nonlinear FEA explained

    Projects ranging from designing a paperclip to a high rise can benefit from nonlinear FEA....More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    New materials from NASA labs

    Besides planning space flights, NASA is also pioneering new materials that come in handy for less-exotic applications....More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Name that control valve

    Instrumentation and fluid-control valves come in many versions. But individual valves typically perform just one task well....More

Editorial Comment

  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    "Thank God I am not a free trader"

    As machinations over the fiscal cliff make headlines, they have pushed worries about the U.S. trade deficit out of the public consciousness. That’s too bad because much of our current economic woe stems from the loss of whole manufacturing industries to Asia...More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Obsolete or opportunity?

    There are times when something that appears obsolete can open doors to other opportunities. There is no place in which this is more apparent than in a career path. Take mine, for example...More

Looking Back

  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Looking Back 1/17/2013

    New headlights debut in the 2003 Opel Vectra and Signum midsize cars. Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) combines swiveling bi-xenon headlights with a turn light that shines at a 90° angle for intersections and tight corners...More

Scanning the Field

Vantage Point

  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Resistance to change is costly for OEMs

    Most industrial equipment contains extensive electrical wiring running between its components and subsystems. When the equipment is manufactured, the machine builder typically assembles and tests most of the systems at the plant prior to shipment...More

Software Review

Backtalk

  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Adhesive app

    The “Engineers Guide to Adhesives” is a free smartphone app for both iPhones and Androids from Permabond Engineering Adhesives, Somerset, N.J. Engineers can get advice on various topics, including...More
  • Jan. 16, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Coaster fun

    Here’s a fun spin on engineering and all you need is paper, scissors, and tape — paper roller coasters. Just fold, cut, and tape colorful paper strips of heavy paper together to create sturdy roller coasters that can reach the ceiling...More
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