The digital July issue of Modern Machine Shop is now available. Feature stories emphasize hole making and Swiss-type machining topics. The cover story discusses the costs and benefits of horizontal machining. Our Rapid Traverse section highlights a novel modular clamping system as well as shop glasses that offer video and data capabilities. This month’s Better Prod...
The Cold War may be over, but don’t tell Russia. They’ve just taken the lead in a brand new hypersonic arms race with a fuel that allows cruise missiles to fly 5x the speed of sound. The fuel would allow specially designed cruise missiles to top 6,126 kilometers per hour (or Mach 5). And these hypersonic munitions could potentially upset the global military order by e...
Seals directly impact equipment performance. Used properly, they prevent fluid leaks, extend cylinder life, minimize friction and energy consumption, and improve actuator positioning accuracy. n this two-part article series, we examine a dozen critical factors that influence how seals perform in various applications, offer advice on engineering best (and worst) practi...
Thermosettng resins are frequently used as the matrix for fiber-reinforced composites. Since these materials no longer melt after cross-linking, parts made from them cannot be welded. This is why adhesive bonding is used as the joining technique. For this reason, the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF investigates so-called structur...
Web Industries Inc. (Marlborough, Mass.) is among the few composites industry suppliers situated at a critical focal point in the aerospace supply chain. The provider of slitting, cutting and winding services is responsible for formatting much of the thermoset- and thermoplastic-based carbon fiber tapes used in automated tape laying (ATL) and automated fiber placement (A...
Can audiophiles and causal listeners improve their stereo system by upgrading one of the seemingly simpler components, the speaker wires and connectors? Some companies insist they can. So they offer speaker wire (or cables), sometimes for thousands of dollars that promise better tonality, warmer sound, and richly melodic sound free of grain. But many of these claims are ...
about selling kilowatt hours -- but it's evolving to become more digitized. Maikel Van Verseveld, Chief Executive Officer of Omnetric Group (a joint venture of Siemens and Accenture) likens this to how the cable TV industry evolved over the last 30 years. "Back in the 1980s, cable companies were the dominant force determining the kind of video content available on TV,...
