| July 23, 2013 | Volume 09 Issue 28 |
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 | New Line of Phillips Pan Machine Screws
Micro Plastics has added a new line to their inventory of 250 million parts! The Phillips Pan Machine Screws are molded in tough, resilient, and corrosion-resistant Nylon 6/6 material. Thread sizes included are: 4-40, 6-32, 8-32, 10-32, 1/4-20 and 1/4-28. Available in 25 standard lengths ranging from 3/32 in. up to 3 in., Micro Plastics also offers an extensive line of machine screws, including head styles such as Binder, Binder Combination, Fillister, Hex, Pan, Round, Socket, Flat, Oval, and Thumb Screws, as well as Studs, Grubs, and Flat Head Wing Screws.
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 | Rogan's Liquid Silicone Rubber Molding Capabilities
In business since 1934, Rogan Corporation is a leader in the injection molding industry, producing thermoplastic and LSR (Liquid Silicone Rubber) components and assemblies. Manufacturing LSR components is a rapidly growing segment of the business. Rogan is one of a few select manufacturers that offer Bondable LSR overmolding. This process involves the injection molding of a bondable-grade silicone directly onto plastic or metal parts, creating a single integrated component. LSR's heat, chemical, shock, and vibration resistance along with its sound-dampening characteristics have made it an ideal fit for integral seals and gaskets, waterproofing complex geometries and electronic interconnects, integral membranes, diaphragms, valves, and switch covers. (Photo showcases .008" thick fins bonded to a plastic tube.)
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 | Army adopts (and repairs) stronger, lighter composite materials
In the future, Army aircraft may be made of all composite materials, and the Prototype Integration Facility Advanced Composites Laboratory is ready. The lab's accomplishments include the first approved repair for a primary composite structure on Army aircraft: repairing damaged composite stabilators on the UH-60M Black Hawk and the AH-64E Apache helicopters.
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 | Readers tell us: Why I love my car
What engineer doesn't like to talk about cars? Now it's your turn to tell us why you love yours -- and the engineering behind it. Email a paragraph or two and maybe even a pic, and we'll post your story in an upcoming issue of Designfax. This week: Troy from IMCOR does dirt-track racing ...
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 | Product Spotlight:
NOARK enters North American market
It may be a name you don't know yet, but NOARK Electric provides reliable products and efficient solutions to intelligent power and energy systems worldwide. This global supplier of electrical components and intelligent control systems recently presented an assortment of UL 489-listed circuit breakers, relays, and contactors at the AHR Expo in Dallas, the company's first trade show in North American. The company secured solid leads from numerous distributors, rep agencies, OEMs, and panel builders of electrical systems. NOARK products are backed by the industry's first 5-year warranty.
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 | Product Spotlight:
Self-lubricating iglide semi-finished polymers provide more creative freedom for designers
With 80,000 machine components available from stock, polymer specialist igus offers the right part for almost any application. Now design, maintenance, and mechanical engineers who make special parts themselves can order the company's high-performance plastics as bar stock. igus has increased its range of maintenance-free bar stock materials to include its proprietary polymers iglide A350 and iglide J350, which are perfect for bearings and bushings. Blue iglide A350 is suitable for medium to high loads. The material also conforms to FDA guidelines and can withstand acidic environments, which means it can be used in the food industry. The highly wear-resistant polymer iglide J350 is suitable for rotational applications and is extremely low friction -- especially when partnered with steel shafts. Both materials handle temps up to 356 deg F.
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 | Product Spotlight:
Four-week lead time on Generation II Simotics 1FK7 servomotors
Generation II Simotics 1FK7 servomotors from Siemens feature seven shaft heights, Quick-Connect power connector, and high-accuracy 20- and 24-bit field-replaceable encoders in 10 styles, all combined with a four-week lead time beginning July 1, 2013. The Generation II servomotor offers three inertia versions: standard, high-dynamic for rapid acceleration jobs, and high-inertia for maximum smooth running. Designed for operation without external cooling, these servomotors provide users with 3x overload, 2.5 percent torque ripple, cross-profiling for easier mounting, plain shaft or keyway design, and three IP ratings with or without holding brake.
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 | Product Spotlight:
PCB component housings
Automation Systems Interconnect Inc. (ASI) is pleased to announce a new line of DIN-rail-mount enclosures for printed circuit boards and electronic components. Available in 12.5-, 17.5-, 22.5-, 35-, 45-, and 67.5-mm-wide housings to accommodate a wide range of application requirements, the housings feature ventilating slots that ensure cooler stable internal temperatures and reduce overheating issues. The cover can easily be cut to accept various connector interfaces and LEDs. Easy-to-add labels for schematics and the aesthetically appealing tech design enhance the final look of any project.
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| | Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action | Employees making a difference:
Honda engineer retools auto-body painting process
Honda engineer Shubho Bhattacharya was inspired to develop technology to reduce the energy needed to operate the auto-body painting system at Honda's manufacturing plant in Marysville, Ohio. Auto-body painting accounts for the most energy use in Honda's production process. With the help of his fellow associates, Bhattacharya conceived Honda's Intelligent Paint Technology, which has cut Honda's North American manufacturing CO2 emissions by about 10,000 metric tons per year and saves a considerable amount of energy daily. This is the first clip in Honda's new environmental short-film series.
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Save time and money on large-scale, high-value parts and prototypes with Sciaky's Direct Manufacturing
Sciaky's Direct Manufacturing (DM) is the only large-scale, fully programmable means of achieving near-net shape parts via additive manufacturing made of titanium, tantalum, inconel, stainless steel, and other high-value metals. Starting with a 3D model from a CAD program, Sciaky's fully articulated, moving electron beam welding gun deposits metal, layer by layer, until the part is complete and ready for finish machining. Deposition rates typically range from 7 to 20 lb/hr, depending upon part geometry and the material selected. Sciaky's DM has a standard build envelope of 19 x 4 x 4 ft, allowing manufacturers to produce very large parts and structures with virtually no waste. This is cool to see in action.
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