Visual demonstrations of the latest technology and revealing just how innovative
and effective the latest products and solutions can be.
08/05/2013
igus' xiros ball bearings are designed to provide an economic alternative for applications where the use of conventional metallic ball bearings are problematic; applications where the focus is not on maximum load and speed, but on other features such as chemical resistance or submerged components.
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19/04/2013
This video tells you how to model mechanical applications using COMSOL Multiphysics.
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12/04/2013
UK firm Collcap Packing is using 3D printing technology to prototype cosmetics packaging for its many international perfumery and cosmetics suppliers.
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05/04/2013
Film students from the University of the West of England used Bloodhound as the subject for their final year project. They visited the Bloodhounded Technical Centre, conducted interviews with the team and produced this fantastic film.
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05/04/2013
Standard 3D printers require significant mechanical structure to provide movement on the three axes. This alternative design uses radial arms with a minimum of mechanical engineering. The extra calculations required for the more complex geometry are provided by the Raspberry Pi microcomputer.
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25/03/2013
This video demonstrates the benefits of Abssac's machined spring product. The single piece, double start machined spring can be used to supply extension, torsion and lateral bending springs with the added advantage of better accuracy and a choice of end attachments.
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21/03/2013
This video aims to provide newer users of SolidWorks with a base to get them started on using the different methods for creating splines.
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20/03/2013
Materialise has announced the official launch of its new flexible 3D printing material, the TPU 92A-1.
The fully functional material, as demonstrated in the video below, is designed to offer a high tear resistance, high resistance to dynamic loading and high abrasive resistance.
According to Materialise, it also offers excellent durable elasticity and a snappy response.
The TPU 92A-1 is available now and is specified over a temperature range of -20 to 80°C.
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28/02/2013
Scott Summit from Singularity University explains the current state and future potential of 3D printing.
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28/02/2013
jbj Techniques integrates extensive product knowledge and specification ability with excellent machine shop services and comprehensive product stocks to provide the service needed to keep your machinery systems performing to the optimum.
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25/02/2013
Ultra-tech, a Florida-based containment provider for chemical clean-up and waste management, has developed a super-hydrophobic and oleophobic coating that can repel almost any liquid.
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15/02/2013
Energy chain specialist igus UK has announced the E4.80, a universal energy chain designed for very high speeds, long travels and high fill weights.
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12/02/2013
German start up Nanoscribe has developed what it claims to be the world's fastest 3D printer of micro and nanostructures.
The new Photonic Professional GT uses laser lithography, but the technology is based on two-photon polymerisation with a galvo mirror system.
This combination is said to allow for unmatched precision, but also blazing speeds.
Martin Hermatschweiler, ceo of Nanoscribe, said: "We are revolutionising 3D printing on the micrometre scale.
"The demands for precision and speed at the same time are met by industrially established galvo scanners – a quantum leap in nanofabrication.
"Our product benefits from more than one decade of experience in photonics, the key technology of the 21st century."
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04/02/2013
igus has developed a new spherical trapezoidal leadscrew nut, which combines the technology of igubal self-aligning bearings with drylin leadscrew drives.
The module requires no external lubrication and is optimised to enable reliable, precise and accurate linear motion.
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30/01/2013
igus has introduced the micro flizz, a complete cable carrier system that consists of cables, an energy chain and guiding profile to safely guide energy, media and signal cables.
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29/01/2013
Dr Ben Evans from Swansea University explains how computational fluid dynamics has helped designers shape the Bloodhound SSC.
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28/01/2013
This video shows the GRASP quadrotors, developed by University of Pennsylvania engineers, performing the James Bond theme on musical instruments.
The room was equipped with infrared lights and cameras. Reflectors on the struts of each robot reflect the light to the cameras, which allows the system to determine each quadrotor's exact position within the room. That information is then relayed wirelessly back to the robots, to make them aware of their own location, and those of the other robots.
In order to perform the music, each quadrotor was assigned a set of waypoints in 3D space, each one of which they had to reach at a precise point in time. While those coordinates had been programmed in by human operators, it was up to each robot to determine how to reach its waypoints on time, without disturbing the other units.
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24/01/2013
This video shows pipe flow and heat transfer using the example of the cooling of a steering wheel injection mould. The model fully couples the 1D cooling channels with the heat transfer simulation of the 3D mould and the polyurethane part. CAD geometry is imported into Comsol Multiphysics.
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23/01/2013
Linkage systems specialist Stabilus gives an overview of its wide range of gas struts and hydraulic vibration dampers.
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18/01/2013
igus UK's plastic linear and plain bearings are offered as a superior alternative to metal bearings due to their chip, dirt and dust resistant capabilities.
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17/01/2013
A nanoscale coating that's at least 95% air repels a broad range of liquids, causing them to bounce off the treated surface.
In a demonstration, the surface repelled coffee, soy sauce and vegetable oil, as well as toxic hydrochloric and sulfuric acids that could burn skin.
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14/01/2013
MIT researchers have developed a new material that changes its shape after absorbing water vapour.
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19/12/2012
Energy chains are the umbilical cord of many modern machines and are typically installed linearly. However, for applications that require vertical cable management, especially those with space constraints, this is not an option.
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14/12/2012
This video is the first part of three which shows how to use SolidWorks Motion to analyde a suspension system from a Formula SAE car.
In the first part, the process of eliminating redundancies within your model will be shown. Removing redundancies is an important step when using SolidWorks Motion in order to get accurate results and to have the simulation run properly. The other two videos cover the set up and running of the motion study and then post processing of the results.
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14/12/2012
This is part two out of a three part series showing how to use SolidWorks Motion to analyse a suspension system in a Formula SAE car.
The second part covers the set up and running of the motion study. A spring, damper, and a linear motor are used in this simulation to simulate a tire hitting a hole in the road. The last video in the series will look at the post processing of this study.
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