Greetings,  I am trying to retrofit an existing piece of industrial machinery to include a 2nd (remote) operator's console. The existing console features a rotary knob type operator interface for speed control (potentiometer wired to DC motor speed controller). This rotary type of input is preferred by the end user. Ideally, the operator ...

i once watched a demo of a software where they showed motion of piston and crank in 2d interface. it is, i am sure, a well known software. can anyone please help me with the solution? or any good software which gives you kinematics in 2d interface

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The April 24 Machine Design column Berke on Safety asks you to come up with problems one might encounter when using hair dryers in your house for an interactive example of a Preliminary Hazard Analysis. So go read his article if you haven't yet and then post your ideas and thoughts to his request here as a reply to this ...

Attending the COFES 2008 (Congress on the Future of Engineering Software) conference has been a nice surprise. For one thing, the event is being held at the beautiful Scottsdale Plaza Resort near Phoenix, Arizona. Think bright blue skies, hot sunny days, and unusual fauna such as the bottle brush tree, which has what looks like thousand of red, ...

We just got word that Misumi USA Inc. will conduct several configuration technical seminars entitled ''Designing a better machine faster with the configurable component.'' The seminars are designed to help engineers overcome the time and performance pressures typically associated with custom machine builds by using off-the-shelf ...

My company is looking moving into the world of model based machining (at least that's what we call it).  I've been charged with coming up with the process for generating the solid models we would send to our machine shops.  I'm struggling with how to determine what qualifies as a ''good'' model.  Any feedback would be ...

TruTV, the former Court TV, has just ordered six hour-long episodes of a new series called, ''Man vs. Cartoon.'' The series is supposed to look at whether the stuff seen in cartoons is actually possible in real life. Produced by Warner Horizon and Pilgrim Films & Television, the series will draw on Warner Bros. vast animation ...

Hello Friends ... In designing an upstroke hydraulic press having Two daylights and overall Platen dimensions of 3164 mm x 1792 mm x 63 mm, it was felt that, while the structure could be of welded construction, the Platens, Press Bed and Hydraulic Cylinders/ Rams could be in CAST Steel. The questions are: 1. Is it technically ...

Gents and ladies,      Not being ''savie'' (but forced to learn) on designing ''simple'' motion control systems I am forced to ask for help. We need a motion controlled system, on the ''Z'' axis ONLY, 6 stop posistions all ABSOLUTE and they are 12'' ABSOLUTE apart. It is basically a table 6' long X 10'' wide that needs to go ...