• Show Report: 3D Collaboration and Interoperability Conference
• Injection Molding Perfected For Precise Military Optics
• Laser Scanning Reverse-Engineers 1960s Porsche Parts
• Snowmobile Robots Team Up For Icy Expeditions
• Wheels: Nissan Finds Its Own Path To Metal Replacement
• 5-Star Product: Chuck Those Pneumatics — EMC Cylinders
• Engineer's Toolbox: Costimator OEM V9.0
• Products: Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical, Motion
• Special: Materials Products
• Literature and Free Stuff

Feature Articles

Show report:
3D Collaboration and Interoperability Conference
What is the sound of one hand clapping? Many engineers working with 3D CAD can tell you. In May about 150 people attended the 3D Collaboration and Interoperability Conference '08 at the Denver Athletic Club. Most of the attendees represented the 'Hall of Fame' for Interoperability, including the lead Interoperability engineers at companies and organizations such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Cummins, NIST, and more.
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Injection molding perfected for precise military optics For the first time, an injection-molding process, optimized by Fosta-Tek Optics of Leominster, MA, has matched the accuracy and quality of diamond turning in the production of precision military optics. The results, say company officials, will enable the mass production of lightweight, high-quality plastic optics at a fraction of the cost of the machined glass alternative. Read the full article Need a CAD Model or Color Error Map of a part? Look into 3D Laser Scanning for Reverse Engineering or Inspection by GKS Inspection Services. Non-contact 3D laser scanning measures fine details and captures complex geometries with an accuracy of +/-.0005", to quickly generate a complete digital representation of your part to be used for reverse engineering and quality inspection. Learn more about this exciting technology! Laser scanning reverse-engineers 1960s Porsche parts If you're a sportscar enthusiast and you ever want to try to replicate original parts from, say, a 1960s Porsche, put down the calipers and head straight for laser scanning. In this case study, a restorer wanted the engine on his Porsche to run at 7,600 rpm, but the three original cast rocker arms could not handle the stresses generated at that speed. He needed new parts whose functional shapes were identical to the old ones, but whose material physical properties were stronger. Read the full article

Snowmobile robots team up for icy expeditions To help scientists collect the more detailed data they need to understand how and why the world's ice shelves are melting, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, working with Pennsylvania State University, have created specially designed robots called SnoMotes to traverse these potentially dangerous ice environments. Read the full article Sign Up Now & Save!! Attend IMTS 2008, the largest manufacturing show in North America, Sept. 8-13, Chicago. See the latest in CAD CAM and design to part software; faster, more precise machines; cutting tools for virtually any material; finishing technologies; automation systems; quality instruments and manufacturing software. Reduce cycle times and increase productivity. Sign up TODAY! www.imts.com.

Wheels: Nissan finds its own path to metal replacement
In the first development made by Nissan in Europe for metal replacement for under-the-hood applications, the Japanese car manufacturer uses DuPont Minlon and DuPont Zytel for the rocker cover and front cover (respectively) of its 2.5-l turbo-diesel engine for the Pathfinder and Navara vehicles.
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5-Star Product: Chuck those pneumatics — EMC cylinders are here
The new series of Electromechanical (EMC) Cylinders from Bosch Rexroth provides high-thrust, high-speed capabilities with greater flexibility and control to applications traditionally using hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders. The EMC cylinders' combination of power, speed, and corrosion-resistant construction makes them ideally suited to applications in packaging and material handling, assembly and robotics, and more.
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Engineer's Toolbox: Costimator OEM V9.0
Being able to identify costs throughout the product development lifecycle gives Costimator OEM users the ability to implement uniform and predictable strategies that can result in significant product cost reductions.
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