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Upcoming web events.

Jun 19, 2008 ... Attend a Web event by National Instruments at NI.com. Programmable Automation Controllers with Embedded Technology Learn how to optimize existing facilities and new machine designs using PACs with embedded technology. They provide a single platform capable of machine ...

Sustainable manufacturing.(EDITOR'S WEB PICKS)

Jun 19, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Analysts agree that raw materials and labor are the two largest costs for most manufacturers. Production inefficiency, scrap, and rework cost time, money, and reputation, and today's highly compressed product-development and manufacturing cycles magnify ...

Fluid dynamics speeds mechanical design.(EDITOR'S WEB PICKS)

Jun 19, 2008 ... A recent study reports best-in-class companies are twice as likely to use fluid-flow simulation as their counterparts. However, until recently, cost and complexity kept computational fluid dynamics (CFD) mostly in the hands of research, ...

Industrial hydraulics.(EDITOR'S WEB PICKS)

Jun 19, 2008 ... Bosch rexroth has launched a new industrial hydraulics Web site that provides easy access for technology updates, application support, expert help, ...

Free webcast: supercharging products with embedded RFID.(NEW AT machinedesign.com)

Jun 19, 2008 ... RFID has garnered much attention in recent years as a tool to increase supply-chain accuracy and efficiency. The story now is how adding RFID increases reliability, efficiency, functionality, and accuracy for a competitive advantage. Learn RFID basics; new applications in disposable ...

Design Engineer Job Zone.(NEW AT machinedesign.com)

Jun 19, 2008 ... Announcing Design Engineer Job Zone. Powered by Machine Design and other Penton Engineering Web sites, it's a recruiting site devoted exclusively to engineers and lists the latest engineering jobs from top ...

50 years of innovation.(BACKTALK)

Jun 19, 2008 ... W.L. Gore & Associates is celebrating its rise from the family basement as a wire and cable manufacturer to what's become a multibillion dollar leader in fabrics, medical, industrial and electronics products. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On January 1, 1958, Wilbert L ....

Green guides.(BACKTALK)

Jun 19, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If you're looking to "go green" and need some help doing it, check out treehugger.com/gogreen. php. There's a host of handy guides to help you make the transition and explain why it needs to be done. Here are some examples, so pick one and get ...

Eco supercar.(BACKTALK)

Jun 19, 2008 ... What do you get when you blend an exotic high-performance car with eco-friendly fuel solutions? The Scorpion. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Texas-based Ronn Motor Co. unveiled its hybrid-powered sports car that runs on a mix of hydrogen and gasoline for reduced emissions and ...

Green humor.(BACKTALK)

Jun 19, 2008 ... Q. Why are eco warriors bad at playing poker? A. They like to avoid the flush. Q. How do you confuse an eco warrior? A. Give them a blue bottle to recycle. An aquarium center in Japan has ...

No accidents? Doesn't mean you're safe.(BERKE ON SAFETY)

Jun 19, 2008; Berke, Lanny ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The old safety wisdom has been, "If no one is seriously hurt, the workplace must be safe." But reacting only to "lost time" incidents means ignoring 99% of the opportunities to make the workplace safer. An effective close-call and accident investigation ...

Dan Newman: a Darpa manager talks about unmanned aircraft, working on a job you can't finish, and working for the government.(CAREER PROFILE)(Interview)

Jun 19, 2008; Burt, Victoria ... Darpa is an agency of the Department of Defense (DOD) that has a reputation for fielding a lot of gee-whiz projects. It is responsible for developing new technology for the military. GPS, the stealth fighter, and gallium-arsenide semiconductors all track their origins back to Darpa ...

Garbage in, methane out.(DATUM)

Jun 19, 2008; Teschler, Leland ... With this issue's focus on green and sustainability topics, it seems like a good time to review what happens to the refuse left over despite our best efforts at being efficient users of resources. For that we can turn to the results of a long-term study called the Garbage Project. ...

Calculating friction in one step: a new method eliminates the tedium of determining pipe friction.(FLUID POWER)

Jun 19, 2008; Buzzelli, Dennis ... The Colebrook equation 1/[square root of (f)]=-2 log[([epsilon]/3.7D)+2.51/[R.sub.e][square root of (f)])] (1) has long been used for calculating the friction factor, f, for incompressible and some compressible flows in uniform pipes, ducts, and conduits. It is ...

Jets gear up to fly greener: Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan program is set to take to the skies with innovations ranging from reduction gearing to low-emission combustion cycles.(GREEN TECHNOLOGY)(Cover story)

Jun 19, 2008; Shapiro, Jessica ... Living in an airport flight path? Your skies may soon be quieter and cleaner if aircraft-engine maker Pratt & Whitney has anything to say about it. The company recently finished ground-based testing of its geared turbofan (GTF) concept. The next step is flying the 30,000-lb-thrust engines ...

More-efficient motors: recent legislation forces motors to use electricity in a more miserly way.(GREEN TECHNOLOGY)

Jun 19, 2008; Teschler, Leland ... Despite media hoopla about energy-efficient lighting, the real opportunity to save energy for many businesses and even for homes is in motors. Motorized equipment accounts for 64% of the electricity U.S. manufacturers consume. The Federal government began mandating energy ...

2008 Chevy Silverado 3500 4WD Crew Cab LT2.(IN THE NEWS)

Jun 19, 2008; Dvorack, Paul ... It's fashionable today to criticize pickup trucks because they are not as dainty or fuel efficient as cramped minicars. Critics conveniently overlook the fact that the larger vehicles can handle jobs smaller ones could never do. The Chevy Silverado 3500 4WD Crew Cab LT2 with four rear ...

10 years ago--June 18, 1998.(IN THE NEWS: LOOKING BACK)

Jun 19, 2008 ... A new thermochemical process developed by Sedis, a French company, increases the hardness of industrial drive chains and makes them more wear resistant. The process boosts surface hardness from about 800 to 1,900 Vickers and is similar to chrome hardening: Atomic chromium combines with the ...

30 years ago--June 22, 1978.(IN THE NEWS: LOOKING BACK)

Jun 19, 2008 ... Lubolid, by Dow Corning Corp., is a new friction-control additive that reduces squeal, fade, chatter, and cold-start sensitivity in disc brakes. With the elimination of asbestos and an increase in the use of high-performance disc brakes, friction-material manufacturers needed a ...

50 years ago--June 26, 1958.(IN THE NEWS: LOOKING BACK)

Jun 19, 2008 ... Oil or gas, or a combination of both, can be used as fuel in this pressurizedfurnace steam generator. The unit, from Babcock & Wilcox Co., is designed for power, process, or heating loads requiring steam capacities to 400,000 lb/hr. An integral combustion ...