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July 19, 2022Volume 18 Issue 27


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Multi-Axis Robotic Systems ... Fast!
Tolomatic's Gantry & Multi-Axis Solutions are robust and designed to handle high duty cycle applications and moving loads of significant mass. Whether pre-engineered or customized, learn how a Gantry system can work for you. We can help you design a custom solution!
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In this issue of Designfax

  • U.S. Air Force live tests Palletized Weapon System
  • Porsche 911 Sport Classic 2023: The ducktail is back
  • 55 Years Ago: Tragedy on the Apollo 1 launch pad
  • Lithium-sulfur battery could quintuple EV ranges
  • Corvette 70th Anniversary Edition
  • New NASA alloy built to handle extremes
  • Xerox aluminum 3D printer installed at Oak Ridge Lab
  • Retaining rings and wave springs solutions
  • maxon launches light and invisible e-bike system
  • Metal injection molding advantage: Don't waste titanium
  • World's fastest ball bearing for EV motors
  • Mecanum wheels require powerful mini motors
  • Top Tech Tip: Choosing brush or brushless DC motors
  • Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action
    • Behind the scenes: 'Top Gun: Maverick' Darkstar
    • Top 10 ways to save on CNC machining
    • BMW steering wheel: Motorsport meets SIM racing
  • Most Popular Last Issue
    • Airbus RACER copter-plane prototype update
    • New Standard Parts Handbook from JW Winco
    • Copper foam -- so many advantages
  • New Products
    • Electrical, Mechanical, Motion
    Cover Image: Porsche 911 Sport Classic 2023, Apollo 1 Astronauts, Airbus RACER

News

Heat engine cell with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine

Diamond mirror withstands 10-kW Navy laser shots strong enough to burn through steel

Yamaha testing power steering for motorcycles

Electric vehicle fires now less common but more problematic



Feature articles
U.S. Air Force live tests Palletized Weapon System -- cruise missile fired from airborne parachuting platform

The U.S. Air Force has released details about its Rapid Dragon Program live-fire test, where a cruise missile armed with a live warhead was dropped from a cargo aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico and fired midair from a parachuting platform using a palletized weapon system.
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Novotechnik TF1 touchless position sensors feature advanced inductive technology. Sensors are highly accurate, robust, immune to EMI and magnetic filings. Learn more.


Image - Porsche 911 Sport Classic 2023: The ducktail is back
Porsche 911 Sport Classic 2023: The ducktail is back
Fans of iconic Porsche design have something new to celebrate: The 911 ducktail is back. This time around it takes the form of the limited-edition 911 Sport Classic, which pays tribute to the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 of the early 1970s. Production of this 543-hp collector's car is limited to 1,250 units.
Read the full article.

Image - 55 Years Ago: Tragedy on the Apollo 1 launch pad
55 Years Ago: Tragedy on the Apollo 1 launch pad
On Jan. 27, 1967, with the planned launch of the first Apollo mission to carry a crew just 25 days away, Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee were conducting a key test with their spacecraft on the launch pad. The test involved a mock countdown with the astronauts wearing spacesuits inside their capsule, sealed and pressurized with oxygen.
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Image - Lithium-sulfur battery could quintuple electric vehicle ranges
Lithium-sulfur battery could quintuple electric vehicle ranges
A new biologically inspired battery membrane has enabled a battery with five times the capacity of the industry-standard lithium-ion design to run for the thousand-plus cycles needed to power an electric car. Lithium-sulfur batteries also have sustainability advantages.
Read the full article.

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Corvette 70th Anniversary Edition
Chevrolet is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its iconic Corvette with special edition cars. Corvette is the longest running nameplate of any car on the road today. Its 70th Anniversary Edition package includes special badging and features for 2023 Corvette Stingray 3LT and Z06 3LZ coupe and convertible models.
Read the full article.

Image - New NASA alloy built to handle extremes
New NASA alloy built to handle extremes
NASA innovators have developed a new metal alloy that can endure temperatures over 2,000 F, is more malleable, and can survive more than 1,000 times longer than existing state-of-the-art alloys. It affords engine part designers new flexibilities like lighter materials paired with vast performance improvements.
Read the full article.

Image - Xerox aluminum wire 3D printer installed at Oak Ridge National Lab
Xerox aluminum wire 3D printer installed at Oak Ridge National Lab
A Xerox ElemX 3D metal printer has been installed at Oak Ridge National Lab to advance metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. ElemX leverages Liquid Metal AM that uses cost-effective aluminum wire and is easily deployed. Unlike many metal 3D-printing technologies, it requires minimal post-processing, which means shorter overall cycle times.
Read the full article.

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Retaining rings and wave springs solutions
Finding the best possible solution for your design challenge is no easy task. That's why Smalley is here to help you find the right wave spring, retaining ring, or constant section ring for all of your applications. Choose from one of our 12 product types, 400 sizes, and 10,000+ standard parts in carbon and stainless steel, or challenge our team of engineers to tailor a custom part fit to your exact application requirements.
Request free samples today!

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maxon launches light and invisible e-bike drive system
First, maxon's drives flew on Mars in the NASA helicopter; now they're letting bike riders lift off. After several years of development, the company has unveiled the BIKEDRIVE Air -- a total e-bike drive system that fits inside the frame. It can be used to build extremely lightweight racing, urban, and mountain bikes.
Read the full article.

Image - The metal injection molding advantage: Don't waste 50% or more of your titanium or Inconel
The metal injection molding advantage: Don't waste 50% or more of your titanium or Inconel
Smith Metal Products has outlined the cost advantage of using its metal injection molding (MIM) process over costly, high-performance metals requiring significant machining to achieve the final part geometry. Learn all about the MIM process, along with applications and material availability.
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Image - NSK develops world's fastest ball bearing for EV motors
NSK develops world's fastest ball bearing for EV motors
Bearing manufacturer NSK claims it has created the world's fastest grease-lubricated deep-groove ball bearing for electric vehicle (EV) motors. It includes special cage and materials design, along with a special grease.
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Image - Mecanum wheels require powerful mini motors for autonomous transporters
Mecanum wheels require powerful mini motors for autonomous transporters
When autonomous mobile robot maker Evocortex needed a powerful, compact solution to drive the specialized omnidirectional Mecanum wheels on their transporters, they turned to the micro-motor experts at FAULHABER for help. The Evocortex wheel modules are equipped with 3257... CR or 3272... CR series DC micro motors, and each is fitted with an IEF3 encoder, a 38/2S gearhead, and a brake -- all in a very limited space.
Read about this interesting and challenging application.

Image - Top Tech Tip: Choosing between brush and brushless DC motors -- What are the tradeoffs?
Top Tech Tip: Choosing between brush and brushless DC motors -- What are the tradeoffs?
Designing a system that involves motion and performs as intended requires choosing the right motor. The most fundamental decision involves commutation type. In some cases, mechanically commutated brush motors provide the best solution for the budget. In other cases, only brushless DC (BLDC) motors will do. Allied Motion provides a comprehensive review of the technology, along with tips and tricks for choosing the right solution for a given application.
Read the whitepaper (no registration required).

Most popular last issue

Image - Airbus RACER copter-plane prototype aims for end-of-year first flight
Airbus RACER copter-plane prototype aims for end-of-year first flight
Airbus is making progress on final assembly of the high-speed RACER prototype rotorcraft, which features an innovative box-wing design, a combination of a traditional main rotor and lateral rotors, hybrid metallic-composite airframe, and an air speed of almost 250 mph.
Read the full article.

Image - New Standard Parts Handbook from JW Winco
New Standard Parts Handbook from JW Winco
JW Winco's printed Standard Parts Handbook is a comprehensive 2,184-page reference that supports designers and engineers with the largest selection of standard parts categorized into three main groups: operating, clamping, and machine parts. More than 75,000 standard parts can be found in this valuable resource, including toggle clamps, shaft collars, concealed multiple-joint hinges, and hygienically designed components.
Get your Standard Parts Handbook today.

Image - Copper foam -- so many advantages
Copper foam -- so many advantages
Copper foam from Goodfellow combines the outstanding thermal conductivity of copper with the structural benefits of a metal foam. These features are of particular interest to design engineers working in the fields of medical products and devices, defense systems and manned flight, power generation, and the manufacture of semiconductor devices. This product has a true skeletal structure with no voids, inclusions, or entrapments. A perennial favorite of Designfax readers.
Learn more.

Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action
Behind the scenes of 'Top Gun: Maverick' -- Darkstar aircraft
Get some quick, behind-the-scenes insights into the development of the hypersonic Darkstar aircraft that plays its own supporting role in "Top Gun: Maverick." The film's crew worked in secret with engineers at Lockheed's fabled Skunk Works to develop the hyper-cool concept that can outrun missiles but gets harder to handle the faster it goes.
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Top 10 ways to save on CNC machining
CNC machining follows a few important rules like rounding corners, machining pockets, and maintaining wall thicknesses to specific ratios. Reducing complexity reins in this process. Watch and learn as experts from Xometry lay out their top recommendations, which could save you time, money, and a manufacturing headache or two. Excellent info.
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BMW M4 GT3 steering wheel design: Motorsport meets SIM racing
BMW M Motorsport and sim racing hardware manufacturer Fanatec created a world first with the joint development of the steering wheel for the BMW M4 GT3, which unites real-world and virtual racing in an unprecedented way. "Fusion: Motorsport meets SIM racing" is an in-depth design documentary that describes the pioneering work in the development of the steering wheel, which works perfectly in both real racing cars and simulators. It's neat to see the prototyping.
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