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Lords of the Ring
Sometimes the size of the piece of metal being machined presents equally large challenges.
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Those of us who were around in the 1970s during the last spike in oil prices can remember the ancestors of today’s economy cars.
Sign Builder Sticks With Adhesives
Building a sheet-metal structure? It’s likely you might first think of welding when picking an assembly technique. But for some applications, durable adhesives deliver the desired aesthetic.
Scanning for Ideas: Unmanned Trimaran Smart Enough to Trim Its own Sails
The HWT X-1, an unmanned sailingvessel prototype designed and built by Harbor Wing Technologies, Seattle (harborwingtech.com), could someday patrol ocean waters to protect marine areas, monitor the ocean and atmosphere, and augment U.S. military forces.
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Leland Teschler's Editorial: The Digital World Could Have Been a Different Place
A lot of headlines these days are devoted to the travails of U.S. companies that once dominated the markets they serve.
Manufacturing is a High Note for Aluminum Guitar Maker
Bass electric-guitar player Jim Normandy once shopped around for an archtop guitar — an acoustic guitar with a full body and distinctive arched top.
Machine Vision Industry Focus: New Way to Look at Machine Vision
Advances in neural methods now let vision systems recognize parts and handle situations that once befuddled ordinary techniques.
Machine Vision Industry Focus: Putting Light to Work
Special fiber optics now let spectroscopy migrate out of the laboratory and into inhospitable environments.
A Better Way to Damp Machine Vibrations
Constant-naturalfrequency isolators outperform conventional mounts and cost less than activedamping systems.
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New Products: Package Medical Parts Fast
The RapidPak RP-30 machine for medical packaging uses servomotors to eliminate need for compressed air.
New Products: Adjustable Shaft Collars Won’t Slip
EasyLock shaft collars install quickly without special tools. The holding force can be manually adjusted from 90 to 1,124 lb to ensure a nonslip grip for tools and reels on smooth, case hardened (Rockwell 55 or higher) shafts.
New Products: Cable and Hose Carriers
The Nylatrac automation line of cable and hose carriers are designed for high speeds and accelerations, as well as quiet, smooth operation.
New Products: Cooling and Blow-Off Products
The 25th Anniversary Catalog 22 covers common industrial cooling, drying, conveying, blow-off, cleaning, and static electricity problems.
New Products: EtherCAT-Enabled Servodrives
New versions of the EtherCAT-enabled AX5000 servodrives, suitable for packaging applications, now come in 18 and 25-A rated current.
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Fluid Power Monthly - November 17, 2008
Hydraulics means versatility - Online exclusive: Pneumatic cylinders are ideal for the sawmill industry - Fluid power puts sun in focus - Capturing air no longer an exhausting task - Axial-piston pumps - Hydraulic filters
The Machine Design Tech Insider - November 13, 2008
Bullet train for California: Boon or bust? - Geeks or not, society needs engineers - At last, a flying car - A moving skyscraper for NYC? - Start a fire with a potato - A pot for plants that NEED sunlight
CAD/CAM Monthly - November 2008
Engineering in Germany - PDM Software Handles Enterprise Engineering Data - Mechanical Engineers in the Year 2028 - Free 3D communication - Software predicts product reliability - Technology Preview of New Inventor Plastic Features
Motion Monitor - November 5, 2008
Humanoid Robotics Institute unveils new robot - Bearing demand increases worldwide - Air motors give papermaking a lift - Rotary touchless sensor - Cushions for corrugated wrapping
Materials Monthly - November 2008
Epoxy adhesives that hold their own - Packaging goes back to nature - Biocompatible ship ahoy - Plastic Bearings - Thin Flexible Heaters - Adhesive sealant
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