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Design for Assembly
28. September 2021Although Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles are often looked at as one subject and combined into Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA), they are separate […]
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Types of Couplings
17. September 2021A shaft coupling is one of the most common machine elements because it is just so important in power transmission systems. Thus, they find use in a variety of applications […]
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Types of Machine Elements
05. August 2021Mechanical engineering has become extremely complex with time. An average car today has about 30,000 machine elements when we count each one down to the smallest screw. These machine elements […]
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Total Runout (GD&T) Explained
05. August 2021ASME Y14.5-2009 classifies fourteen different types of geometric tolerances. These fourteen tolerances can be sorted into five broad groups, where each group represents the type of control they exercise on […]
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Design for Supply Chain Principles Explained
15. July 2021Design for Supply Chain is a part of the Design for Excellence (DFX) philosophy that focuses on creating designs that improve a certain aspect of a product. Some popular examples […]
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Design for X (DFX) Methods
17. June 2021Albert Einstein once said, “The best design is the simplest one that works.” However, a simple design can be difficult and time-consuming to create. However, putting too little work into […]
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Learn from Engineers – Making the Dream Welding Table
15. June 2021A few days ago, I received the most heart-warming letter from one of our customers. It’s just great to see someone so young being that passionate about engineering. Hopefully, you’ll […]
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Cylindricity (GD&T) Explained
03. June 2021The GD&T standards in ASME Y14.5-2009 define fourteen types of geometric tolerances. These fourteen geometric tolerances are divided into 5 main types of geometric control. These are form, location, orientation, […]
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Circularity (GD&T) Explained
19. April 2021The geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) standards in ASME Y14.5-2018 define five main types of controls for various part features. These are form, location, orientation, profile and runout. The form […]
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What is Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)?
15. April 2021Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) is a type of manufacturing method that uses computer software and automatable machinery to create products with a high degree of accuracy and precision. Modern machines and […]
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Flatness (GD&T) Explained
30. March 2021The fourteen types of geometric tolerances in GD&T are divided into 5 main types of control. These are form, location, orientation, profile, and runout. Form controls determine the shape of […]
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5S System in Lean Manufacturing
25. March 20215S is a set of principles that, when applied in the workplace, can drastically improve the productivity and efficiency of the entire setup. It is a lean manufacturing tool that […]