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Machine Design

Mechanical machine design, CAD, 3D design, drawing on napkins

Machine Design, Motors and Actuators, Techniques

Indexers and Synchronous Machines

Frank Sep 25, 2011 Tagged with Indexers, Synchronous Chassis, Walking Beam

From The Primer: 4.2 Indexers and Synchronous Machines 4.2.1 Rotary Cam Indexers Rotary indexers are used …

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Machine Design, quoting

The Bite Too Big to Chew

Frank Apr 17, 2011 Tagged with education, Hydraulic, quoting and bidding

This is the loading station of a machine that was one of the last jobs I …

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Controls Design, Machine Design, Software & Programming

P&ID and Machine Design

Frank Feb 24, 2011 Tagged with design, software

The process industry has used P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams) for many years as a method …

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Controls Design, Machine Design, Trades

The Engineering and Project Notebook

Frank Feb 4, 2011 Tagged with design

Back when I was in engineering school one of the requirements for nearly every class was …

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Controls Design, Machine Design, Trades

The Value of Education

Frank Feb 2, 2011 Tagged with design, education, hiring

In my previous life as owner of an automation and machine building company, part of my …

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