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Magnaplate Goes Against The Grain To Save Mars Exploration Project
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A pDCPD Primer
It's the short name for polydicyclopentadiene, a thermoset polymer plastic material. A pDCPD Primer | Osborne Industries. Resin Transfer Molding. Overview. Definition. Equipment. Reaction Injection Molding. Overview. Definition. Equipment. pDCPD Molding. Overview. Support Services. Overview
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Careers: Engineering a cause
was dissolving because crops were also failing," he adds. The Denver group split the project into two parts: a potable-water system, and an irrigation system. They focused on the potable-water system first. "The town had a crude system in place that was poorly designed and broken. Underground plastic
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Outdoor Gear Manufacturer Implements New Conveyor Systems
When an outdoor gear manufacturer developed a new concept for manufacturing ice substitutes and handling scrap plastic, it needed several special conveyor systems to bring it to fruition. After using traditional conveyors for years, engineers at the facility wanted conveyors that were adaptable
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Putting The Right Spin On Rotational-Molding Designs
, Ky., the plastic seats were installed in 1999 in the Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla. Normally with a volume requirement of 65,000 one would consider the blow-molding process. But the project required seven different sized seats each in three different colors. The blow-mold tooling would have been more
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ORION(R) Case Study: Ardmore, OK
different brands and most had been in service for years.". Ardmore's meters are housed in plastic boxes set 18 to 24 inches below the surface. "We only have about four weeks of freezing weather each year," Geurin continued. "Our frost line is at about 18 inches, and we really don't have problems related
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AlliedSignal Automotive Brake Division Improves Productivity with ARMEX(R)
, as the manufacturing process has tight tolerances. For example, typical tooling tolerances are +/- .005 inches, while the casting tolerances are generally +/- .02 inches. For this reason, hard abrasives, such as glass or plastic media, cannot be used. In addition, if the surface is not clean, tolerances
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What's HOT and What's Not: An Exercise in Productivity with the Use of Thermal Imaging
WAYPOINT Engineering had recently taken the opportunity to show some examples of infrared thermal photos and working examples to one of our customers. Our primary usage has been more focused on a combination of marine surveying and plastic injection molded tools and plastic parts. On this occasion