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Deuce Snowboards gains an edge
Todd Belt found inspiration on a chairlift above a black diamond run as he watched an expert snowboarder attempt to avoid a downed skier. Belt's multi-edge snowboard invention — two smaller boards connected by a riding platform that fits standard snowboard equipment — relied heavily on CoCreate's Dynamic Modeling software, a non-history-based 3D CAD approach that gave Belt's product and budget a crucial degree of flexibility.
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Ethernet servo drives help to seal the deal
Ethernet-compatible servo motor drives are underpinning a breakthrough in the speed and flexibility of food tray sealing. The availability of this new generation of networked motion control technology provided the platform for Ishida, a developer of advanced automated systems, to re-think its current machine control system architecture — a combination of servo and pneumatic actuation axes — and achieve step-change improvements in speed.
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Puttin' on the Squeeze!
The new NADCA Product Specification Standards for Die Castings Produced by the Semi-Solid and Squeeze Cast Processes is now available! With 220 pages of information and photos on properties for squeeze castings of various alloys, properties for SSM castings of various alloys, heat treat conditions produced by the thixocasting, rheocasting and thixomolding methods, and so much more. To access your online copy go to the
NADCA Standards Request Page.
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Monitoring aircraft defects with thin-film sensors
As aircraft reach or exceed their design lifetimes, the U.S. Air Force is turning to advanced nondestructive evaluation methods to determine their fitness for continued duty. Southwest Research Institute has developed a flexible thin-film deposition process that will enable the fabrication of thin magnetostrictive sensors that can efficiently detect and monitor defects in aircraft without the need for costly teardowns or unnecessary inspections.
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New
"green" approach transforms plastics manufacturing process
Using environmentally safe compounds like sugars and vitamin C, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have vastly improved a popular technology used to generate a diverse range of industrial plastics for applications ranging from targeted drug delivery systems to resilient paint coatings. The landmark results aim to reduce industry costs and expand product offerings.
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