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December 05, 2023Volume 19 Issue 45


Image - Do Not Let High Speeds Hold You Back
Do Not Let High Speeds Hold You Back
Smalley's Revolox® Self-Locking Ring enables you to design for high RPM requirements. The "dimple & slot" design enables engineers to design around high RPM requirements safely and with ease of assembly for high production volumes. From electric motors to transmissions, upgrade to the Revolox today and enjoy the peace of mind that comes with a strong and reliable retaining ring.
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In this issue of Designfax

  • Hyundai and Kia unveil wheel drive system for EVs
  • Universal Robots launches next-gen 30-kg cobot
  • Electrons trapped in a 3D crystal for first time: Neat!
  • 2024 Ford Mustang GT California Special: Old-school fun
  • Foam vs. solid rubber: What makes a better gasket?
  • Engineer's Toolbox: Secret to living hinges
  • Real-world applications: Pick-and-place case packer
  • Bottom tapped rails available for quick ship
  • Non-marring blowoff nozzle protects equipment
  • Flex thixotropic one-component dual-cure epoxy
  • Panasonic solar and EV components from Newark
  • Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action
    • Autonomous excavator builds huge stone wall
  • Most Popular Last Issue
    • NASA laser data from 10 million miles away
    • Lucid Motors Gravity: 800-hp premium EV SUV
    • 3D-printed robots get bones, ligaments
  • New Products
    • Electrical, Mechanical, Motion
    Cover Image: 2024 Ford Mustang GT California Special

News

Organizations rush to use generative AI tools -- despite significant security concerns

Airbus flies a fully automated helicopter with a tablet

Lockheed Martin is jetting into nuclear electrical spacecraft power

Wireless, handheld device detects Alzheimer's and Parkinson's biomarkers -- See how it works



Feature articles

Image - Hyundai and Kia unveil new wheel drive system for EVs
Hyundai and Kia unveil new wheel drive system for EVs
What if you took the CV joint, drive shaft, and reducer and moved them all into the wheel for electric vehicles (EVs)? Then, you split the motor into smaller components and move those into each wheel too? That's what a development partnership between Hyundai and Kia has done, creating a new, functionally integrated wheel called "Uni Wheel."
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Image - Universal Robots launches next-gen 30-kg cobot perfect for machine tending, material handling, high-torque screw driving
Universal Robots launches next-gen 30-kg cobot perfect for machine tending, material handling, high-torque screw driving
Universal Robots, the Danish manufacturer of collaborative robots (cobots), is expanding its leading product portfolio with a new 30-kg payload cobot. Despite its compact size, UR30 offers extraordinary lift, and its superior motion control ensures the perfect placement of large payloads, allowing it to work at higher speeds and lift heavier loads.
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Image - Physicists trap electrons in a 3D crystal for the first time: Neat!
Physicists trap electrons in a 3D crystal for the first time: Neat!
Scientists at MIT have successfully trapped electrons in a pure crystal for the first time, resulting in the electrons settling into the exact same energy state and behaving as one. The researchers also showed they could then transform the crystal into a superconductor. Exotic forms of magnetism may be next. Fascinating insight and potential.
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Image - 2024 Ford Mustang GT California Special: Old-school fun
2024 Ford Mustang GT California Special: Old-school fun
Is it too early to dream of summer? The California Special package returns for the 2024 Mustang GT Premium fastback coupe and convertible models, celebrating visual cues of the 1968 original, only this time around the signature color is a very modern Rave Blue complemented with high- and low-gloss black. Rev up that advanced, 5.0-liter Coyote V8 engine, and remind yourself that warmer weather is just around the corner.
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Image - Foam vs. solid rubber: What makes a better gasket?
Foam vs. solid rubber: What makes a better gasket?
Should you use foam or rubber for your gasketing application? If you are not sure, ask Engineered Materials. In this post, they cover the major differences between the two materials, the advantages of each, and what you need to consider for making the right choice for your application.
Read this informative Engineered Materials article.

Image - Engineer's Toolbox: <br>The secret to living hinges that fold flat
Engineer's Toolbox:
The secret to living hinges that fold flat

Living hinges are often used to produce a container and its lid as a single molded part. If properly designed, they can open and close thousands of times without ever losing strength or flexibility. Proto Labs provides valuable tips on designing these (sometimes thin and fragile) parts.
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Image - Real-world applications: Pick-and-place case packer
Real-world applications: Pick-and-place case packer
Like to see machines in action? This is a good one for you. Learn how Hamrick Packaging Systems tapped engineers from Macron Dynamics to provide a Two-Axis Heavy-Duty Gantry System to create a pick-and-place case packer capable of running round or non-round containers at speeds up to 20+ cases per minute. These American-made linear robotic solutions offer superior lead times and the opportunity for clients to customize travel distances, payload capacities, and other specs.
Read the full Macron Dynamics application story and see how it works.

Image - Bottom tapped rails available for quick ship
Bottom tapped rails available for quick ship
Bottom tapped rails are useful for mounting from the bottom of a base, as well as when contamination protection is required -- eliminating the need for bolt-hole caps. See the available models from THK, including standard and radial LM guides and standard and radial caged ball. All units are available for quick shipping.
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Image - Non-marring blowoff nozzle protects expensive equipment
Non-marring blowoff nozzle protects expensive equipment
EXAIR's new PEEK 1/2 NPT Super Air Nozzle™ has been engineered to produce powerful blowoff without damage to expensive equipment. It features PEEK plastic construction and excellent resistance to damage from harsh chemicals and temps up to 320 F (160 C). The PEEK Super Air Nozzle is great for blowoff, cooling, and drying applications located in general industrial or corrosive environments.
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Image - Flex thixotropic one-component dual-cure epoxy
Flex thixotropic one-component dual-cure epoxy
Master Bond UV23FLDC-80TK is a moderate viscosity, cationic-type system that offers both UV light and heat curing mechanisms. It cures readily within 20 to 30 sec when exposed to a UV light source. The adhesive can also undergo a secondary heat curing for shadowed areas, typically curing in 60 to 90 min. The system's adaptability to varying depths and applications, such as encapsulation and bonding, enhances its versatility. Well suited for uses where low stress is critical.
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Image - Panasonic solar and EV components available from Newark
Panasonic solar and EV components available from Newark
Newark has added Panasonic Industry's solar inverters and EV charging system components to their power portfolio. These best-in-class products help designers meet the growing global demand for sustainable and renewable energy mobility systems. Offerings include film capacitors, power inductors, anti-surge thick film chip resistors, graphite thermal interface materials, power relays, capacitors, and wireless modules.
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Most popular last issue

Image - NASA receives laser data from 10 million miles away
NASA receives laser data from 10 million miles away
In a technology first, NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications experiment aboard the Psyche spacecraft has beamed a near-infrared laser encoded with test data from nearly 10 million miles away -- about 40 times farther than the Moon is from Earth -- to Caltech's Palomar Observatory in California. This is the farthest-ever demonstration of optical communications.
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Image - Lucid Motors Gravity: 800-hp premium all-electric SUV
Lucid Motors Gravity: 800-hp premium all-electric SUV
After winning the 2023 World Luxury Car Award for its Lucid Air sedan, newbie American electric car company Lucid Motors has announced its latest creation: an 800-hp, full-size, seven-seat SUV called Gravity that they claim will go 440 miles on a single charge. Available in 2024.
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Image - 3D-printed robots get bones, ligaments, and tendons made with new polymer in one pass
3D-printed robots get bones, ligaments, and tendons made with new polymer in one pass
Researchers in Switzerland and the U.S. have succeeded in printing a robotic hand with bones, ligaments, and tendons made of different polymers using a new laser scanning technique and slow-​curing plastics. The technology makes it easy to combine soft, elastic, and rigid materials in a single print.
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Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action
Autonomous excavator builds huge stone wall
Researchers at Swiss technical university ETH Zurich recently demonstrated an autonomous excavator called HEAP by building a 6-m-high, 65-m-long dry stone wall. HEAP uses sensors that draw a 3D map of the construction site. Stones were excavated locally by the machine. Special tools and machine vision enable the machine to scan and grab a large stone and register its approximate weight and center of gravity. An algorithm determines the best position for each rock, and the excavator places it. HEAP works pretty fast, too. [Photo credit: ETH Zurich/Marc Schneider]
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