| June 04, 2013 | Volume 09 Issue 21 |
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 | New 2013 Parts and Engineering Catalog
Smalley's new 50th Anniversary catalog combines previously existing Spirolox® Retaining Ring and Wave Spring series with newly released series. Smalley's recently released Metric Hoopster and Laminar Seal Rings catalogs have been incorporated into the new catalog, offering a comprehensive look at all of Smalley's 10,000 standard parts. The 50th Anniversary catalog celebrates 50 years of Smalley Steel Ring Company's commitment to excellence in quality, service and products that offer extreme value.
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 | UAV gets mini electronic fuel injection system
Engines used in aircraft are particularly demanding when it comes to controlling the fuel/air ratio. A new miniaturized electronic fuel injection (EFI) system designed especially for small combustion engines provides the benefits of fuel injection, long enjoyed in larger engines, for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). MICROMO microdrives power the fuel pump to ensure the correct pressure in the fuel system, helping to provide higher performance, reduced fuel consumption, and considerably increased reliability.
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| | Feature articles | Metal injection molding (MIM):
A crucial element in the booming firearms industry
Metal injection molding (MIM) is a popular choice in the flourishing firearms market for producing relatively high precision at a low cost. MIM combines powder metal with a low-melt polymer to create a feedstock that is molded using conventional injection-molding equipment and molds. After molding, the plastic must be removed and the parts sintered. The result is a solid metal part created from powder metal to near net shape at 96 percent density of wrought metal.
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 | Robot hands get a gentler, much cheaper touch
Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a very inexpensive tactile sensor for robotic hands that is sensitive enough to turn a brute machine into a dextrous manipulator. The clever design adds a layer of vacuum-sealed rubber to a tiny barometer that senses air pressure.
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 | Mike Likes:
Easily add tactile feedback to consumer and industrial products
Texas Instruments has released a new haptic driver that makes it easy to add realistic tactile feedback effects to consumer and industrial products, such as smartphones, tablets, refrigerators, microwave ovens, and washing machines. The DRV2605 is the only eccentric rotating mass actuator (ERM) and linear resonant actuator (LRA) haptic driver pre-loaded with a library of 123 distinct haptic effects designed and licensed by Immersion, the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology.
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 | Featured Product:
Precision positioning goes nano
Precision positioning systems specialist Physik Instrumente (PI) recently introduced a new series of miniaturized, piezo-motor-driven linear positioners at the 2013 LASER World of PHOTONICS conference in Munich, Germany -- the world's largest trade show for lasers and photonics-related products. PI's new LPS-24 positioners are less than 1 in. wide and provide 15-mm travel range with closed-loop sensor resolution up to 2 nanometers. The small dimensions make these positioners the ideal choice for high-precision motion in confined spaces. A vacuum-rated version is also available.
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| | Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action | Bonus fun: F-35B completes first vertical takeoff
A Lockheed Martin F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lightning II test aircraft recently completed the first-ever Vertical Takeoff (VTO) on May 10, 2013. While not a combat capability, VTOs are required for repositioning of the STOVL in environments where the jet could not perform a short takeoff. In these cases, the jet, with a limited amount of fuel, would execute a VTO to travel a short distance.
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Physical strength properties of epoxy adhesives
Master Bond epoxies feature outstanding physical strength properties for high-performance bonding, sealing, coating, potting, and encapsulation. These polymer compounds are formulated to meet challenging physical strength requirements. Learn about specific epoxies, their attributes and uses.
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