| June 12, 2012 | Volume 08 Issue 22 |
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 | New Full Line Catalog -- Full of New Fasteners
Micro Plastics introduces its new catalog #39. With 290 pages of nylon fastener items, 12 new product lines, and over 500 new items added. Contents include: standard and metric machine screws, cap screws, nuts, washers, spacers, insulators, grommets, bushings, rivets, hole plugs, clamps, printed circuit board accessories, suspended ceiling hooks, and wire routing kits. FREE samples are available upon request.
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 | Prevent hole damage in all materials
From hardened steel to aluminum and plastics, you can prevent hole damage with SPIROL Coiled Spring Pins. Coiled Spring Pins are shock-absorbing fastening elements that provide flexibility, uniform strength, equal stress distribution, and closer diameter tolerances – and they reduce costs. Heavy, standard, and light-duty pins are available. Check out the SPIROL coiled pins catalog or request a complimentary Coiled Pins Sample Pack. A downloadable Design Guide is available, too.
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Adhesives for design, assembly, and manufacturing
The Loctite Adhesive Sourcebook, Volume 12, from Henkel Corp. is a comprehensive 202-page print and online guide to the complete line of Loctite adhesives, sealants, lubricants, coatings, and dispensing/curing equipment for industrial manufacturing and maintenance. Opening with an explanation of why design engineers and maintenance professionals should consider using adhesives to replace or enhance the performance of mechanical fasteners, the updated and redesigned sourcebook features technical info on more than 1,200 Loctite products and includes decision trees to better guide the adhesive selection process.
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Mini flush-mount switches are sleek alternative
With a choice of metal or plastic bezels and various sizes (8 mm to 30 mm), contact ratings, and mounting options, IDEC LB switches add style and safety to any application. These switches project only 2 mm when mounted on a panel and are perfect for applications requiring a smooth, clean-surface appearance. IDEC switches have a powerful 5-A operating current plus an available 3PDT contact configuration for more flexibility within a small package.
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Reusable roller bearings last longer
The patented steel can trough and return idlers from Elite Roller include two tapered roller bearings in each hub (four per idler) for significantly longer service life. In addition to lasting up to three times longer than traditional two-bearing units, their reusable design allows them to be refurbished at a fraction of the cost of new rollers. Made with universal shafts, these proven products are designed to handle severe applications.
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Value line of SCARA robots
EPSON LS-Series SCARA robots provide fast cycle times, great work envelopes, and best-in-class ease of use with the RC90 controller and EPSON RC+ development software. With tiny footprints, these robots are ideal for a wide variety of applications (such as pick-and-place or assembly) that require high precision and reliability – all at a low price. LS3 units have an arm length of 400 mm in reach and cycle times down to 0.45 sec, and LS6 units have an arm length of 600 mm in reach and cycle times down to 0.42 sec.
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COMSOL Multiphysics V. 4.3
COMSOL Multiphysics 4.3 provides engineers, researchers, and scientists with powerful new modeling tools and fast simulations for electrical, mechanical, fluid flow, and chemical applications. Major new capabilities introduced in the new version include three new discipline-specific add-on modules, fast and powerful meshing, a new "Double Dogleg" solver for mechanical contact and highly nonlinear simulations, and numerous user-inspired enhancements. In one upgrade, The AC/DC Module (shown) now includes the ability to model rotating machinery in 3D.
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No-cost NASA e-book details human factors in aerospace accidents
Wow, this will probably be my favorite Mike Likes of the year. No kidding. The latest offering in the NASA Aeronautics Book Series, "Breaking the Mishap Chain," by Peter Merlin, Gregg Bendrick, and Dwight Holland, is available gratis as an e-book. The 244-pager details lessons learned from aerospace accidents and incidents in research, flight test, and development. It includes a number of mishap case studies (X-31, X-15, XB-70, space shuttle, etc.) that focus on the human factors that are often associated with a chain of events that, if even one element had been altered, could have prevented the disaster. Available in EPUB, MOBI, and PDF formats. Like me, you may be thinking, "Is it my birthday already?!"
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Latest Objet desktop 3D printer prints in seven killer materials
Objet launched a new desktop 3D printer at the RAPID 2012 show in Atlanta at the end of May. Objet30 Pro users have some serious choices for printing objects – seven to be exact. Yup, seven materials and four functional properties to choose from, including, for the first time on a desktop system, a clear transparent material and a high-temperature-resistant material.
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| | Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action | Security fasteners with incredible grip
Raptor claw-tooth fasteners are the most secure fasteners on the planet, providing "lock" security – not just vandal resistance. Lock security is proven by Bryce Fastener's KeyRex feedback, which shows no reported security breaches in the last 2 million fasteners. Raptor engineering yields 30% higher clamp loads because the radial claws allow the center head to flex downward with torque. The Raptor claws were engineered specifically to be placed only on the outside edge with a radius that would bite. These fasteners feature ever-changing proprietary keyways that foreign security-bit manufacturers can't duplicate.
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Will opposing-piston technology make it – and provide efficiency improvements of 15% to 30%?
Pinnacle Engines has developed an innovative, spark-ignited, twin-crank, 250cc single-cylinder engine with opposed-piston architecture, using dual-camshaft actuated reciprocating sleeve valves for induction and exhaust in a traditional four-stroke fashion. But will it float for motorcycles and small cars of the future? Company founder Monty Cleeves is interviewed by Automotive Engineering International at the SAE 2012 World Congress.
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