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What They Didn’t Teach You in Engineering School About Heat Transfer
In applications from automotive heat exchangers, to plastic injection molding through to consumer electronics cooling - mechanical engineers are reliant on analysis to predict if product designs will … [Read more...] about What They Didn’t Teach You in Engineering School About Heat Transfer
What They Didn’t Teach You in Engineering School About 3D Pressure Drop
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Understanding truck mounted hydraulic systems
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Lead Screws 101 – A Basic Guide to Implementing a Lead Screw Assembly for Any Design
In many devices lead screw assemblies are used to convert motion from rotary to linear and vice versa. Historically these assemblies have had poor efficiencies and relied on grease for improved … [Read more...] about Lead Screws 101 – A Basic Guide to Implementing a Lead Screw Assembly for Any Design
Pressure Velocity and Leadscrew Assemblies
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Stepper Motor Linear Actuators 101
With trends towards miniaturization, precision, computer control and cost reduction, hybrid and can-stack style integrated stepper motor actuators are being used in an ever increasing range of … [Read more...] about Stepper Motor Linear Actuators 101
Brushless Motor Winding Parameters – What They Mean and How to Choose the Best Winding
When designing a brushless motor into your application there is more to consider than just the speed, torque and voltage ratings. Inductance, Coulomb Friction, and Viscous Damping also have a great … [Read more...] about Brushless Motor Winding Parameters – What They Mean and How to Choose the Best Winding
Understanding How Feedback Encoder Devices Operate
Feedback is used in closed loop systems in applications across all markets to control speed and/or position, and it has an important role in keeping equipment operating smoothly and accurately. This … [Read more...] about Understanding How Feedback Encoder Devices Operate
Comparison of motor feedback system: optical, capacitive or magnetic?
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