| January 16, 2024 | Volume 20 Issue 02 |
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 | What is the C-Flex Pivot Bearing?
It's a flexure-based bearing utilizing internal flat crossed springs, capsuled in a cylindrical housing, to provide precise rotation with low hysteresis and no frictional losses. The C-Flex bearing will offer infinite life when used within its rated load and rotation values. Applications include Medical, Industrial, Aerospace, Semiconductor, and Optical.
Advantages include: Frictionless, Backlash-free, Self-centering, Simple installation, Low hysteresis, Vacuum applications, Stock items, No lubrication, No maintenance, and Infinite life.
Learn more from C-Flex, The Leader in Flexing Metal Technology.
View the C-Flex Pivot Bearing training page. |
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In this issue of Designfax
- Ducati makes most powerful single-cylinder moto engine
- All-new Dodge Hornet: Fastest CUV under 30 grand
- Ram 1500 Ramcharger: V-6 hybrid 690-mile range
- Bobcat unveils all-electric skid-steer loader
- Ford Ranger Raptor is built for adventure: Woohoo!
- Crab-walking, zero-turn wheel unit: Hyundai
- Toroidal propeller: More speed, fuel savings claimed
- Drako Dragon: American-made 2,000-hp SuperSUV
- Top Application: Actuators for 3-ton bunker doors
- Top Product: World's smallest servo drives
- Top Tech Tip: How to create quality STL files for 3D prints
- Top Toolbox: What they didn't teach you about fittings
- Top Toolbox: How to pin a shaft and hub assembly
- Top Toolbox: Self-clinching fasteners tips
- Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action
- Ride along with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
- Watch Ford F-150 Lightning trucks being made
- Home-building robot carries, cuts, lays block
- Most Popular Last Issue
- 55 years ago: NASA solves the 'pogo effect'
- Wilson shows off airless 3D-printed basketball
- Great Resources: ABCs of Gears and more
- New Products
- Electrical, Mechanical, Motion
Cover Image: Ford Ranger Raptor, Ducati Single Cylinder Engine, Dodge Hornet
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News
NASA receives laser data from 10 million miles away
Military camouflage nets get key tactical upgrades
Hyundai and Kia unveil new wheel drive system for EVs
Elastocaloric cooling system may open door to climate-friendly AC
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 | Top Toolbox: How to pin a shaft and hub assembly properly
One of the primary benefits of using a coiled spring pin to affix a hub or gear to a shaft is the coiled pin's ability to prevent hole damage. Another is the coiled pin absorbs wider hole tolerances than any other press-fit pin. This translates to lower total manufacturing costs of the assembly. However, there are a few design guidelines that must be adhered to in order to achieve the maximum strength of the pinned system and prevent damage to the assembly.
Read this very informative SPIROL article. |
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 | Great Resources: ABCs of Gears and more
KHK USA takes you on a journey through the history and applications of gears in two information-packed, no-cost volumes called "The ABCs of Gears." Part A is aimed at beginners, while part B moves on to intermediate fare, such as types of gears and tooth forms, heat treatment, surface treatment, production methods, etc.
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| | Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action | Ride along with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
Take a ride with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds as they train flying F-16 Fighting Falcons in formation for upcoming air shows and flyover events. Training during winter months takes place at Spaceport America in New Mexico and Ft. Huachuca in Arizona. Interestingly, the Thunderbirds also train with the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, at the Naval Air Facility in El Centro, CA.
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Watch Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks being made
Join Zack Nelson from his JerryRigEverything YouTube channel on a tour of the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, MI, to see how F-150 Lightning all-electric trucks are assembled. Ford has a goal of cranking out 150,000 Lightnings a year in this facility. It is always neat to see how all the parts come together -- and sometimes a little surprising. [Photo credit: Ford]
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Home-building robot carries, cuts, lays block
Australian robotics system builder FBR has created the next generation of its Hadrian X construction robot, which the company says is on its way to the United States to help build structures. Hadrian X features a shuttle block delivery system, a 32-m telescopic boom arm, special stabilization tech for precision block laying at a rate of 240 blocks per hour (directly linked to CAD drawings), and the ability to apply a special adhesive used for mortar. Very cool to see in action.
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