Industrial connectivity includes any component that is in the path of delivering power or control signals to do useful work. Typical connectivity components include connectors and terminal blocks, motor starters and relays.
Variable frequency drives have an Achilles Heel. Even though the VFD itself is protected against damaging electrical conditions, the drive's power cables can fail when subjected to heat...
Many Machine Design readers responded to our recent article on solid modeling that considers constraints from machining. Among the responses was this one: "After almost 45 years of...
Several vendors of CAD software have decided to do something about the high level of unemployment in this country. They have offered training in their software free of charge...
This February, NASA plans to launch NuSTAR (nuclear-spectroscopic telescope array) for a two-year mission exploring space using an advanced X-ray telescope. Here are some...
A recent entry in our blog area is getting a lot of attention: "A friend of mine is a science teacher in a 'Tech Program' at a community college in a nearby state. The program...
Research and development is a hot topic. The National Science Foundation says the U. S. accounts for about 33% of global R&D spending. In fact, the U. S. is the biggest R&D spender...
The packaging industry largely revolves around the packaging of food. With that in mind, it might be interesting to examine the recent trend toward hand-wringing over "food miles."...
A 10th-grade student was badly burned while grinding metal in his school's metal shop when sparks ignited his clothing. He was unsupervised when the accident happened and...
