Oct 25 From Rotor Clip The next time you see the jaws of an alligator figure open and snap shut or a haunted house monster reach for you as you pass by, chances are you are seeing a pneumatic actuator in action. READ MORE Share this post: Keyword: how many screws to attach metal roofing per…
1. The friction between the screw and barrel The screw rotates in the barrel, and the friction between the material and the two causes the working surface of the screw and barrel to gradually wear: the diameter of the screw will be reduced by friction, and the diameter of the inner bole of the barrel…
HINSDALE, IL – The mother of a boy who was killed in a crash outside Fuller’s Car Wash last year said Tuesday she obtained a police report of a previous crash that Hinsdale officials did not have. At a Village Board meeting, Kristine Richards, mother of the late 14-year-old Sean Patrick Richards, said the village…
FAIRFAX, VA — Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in chicken salad dishes, soup and sandwiches, cut the ribbon on its new location in the Greenbriar Town Center on Wednesday morning. “We make 12 different types of chicken salad every single day from scratch with the highest quality of ingredients,” said owner Devon…
CONCORD, NH — Police are investigating a bank robbery in Downtown Concord after the Bank of America was hit on Wednesday morning. Officers were sent to the bank at 118 Storrs St. for a report of a robbery in progress at around 9:30 a.m. The suspect was described as a white man wearing a black…
Fifty years ago a visionary television program was first broadcast in the United States, and with it came a wealth of refreshing new ideas about the future organization of human (and not-so-human) society as well as the amazing technologies we would all have in the 23rd century. That show was Star Trek, of course, and…
DATRON Dynamics Employee Wins AUTODESK CAM Challenge DATRON Dynamics Application Technician, Adrian Montero won the Autodesk Fusion 360 CAM Challenge in the Category of Best Surface Finish. His part was machined on the DATRON neo, compact high-speed milling machine. Appropriately named the AUTODESK Fusion 360 CAM Challenge, participants were asked to produce a Fusion logo…
You may never have heard of Mr. Joe Jones, but he’s the inventor of one of the most successful commercial robots ever made – the Roomba. Mr. Jones, a graduate of MIT, has experience designing hundreds of robots and he’s identified a few key precepts that apply to good engineering and design best practices, not…
Buying things sight unseen has become the norm in the modern era of Amazon and all things e-commerce. However, there are still some things that you really owe yourself to see in person before pulling the trigger. When it comes to CNC machines, we’re firm believers in always trying to get a customer in front…
Every once in a while, you run into a person that is truly dumb or stupid. But using those exact words to tell them that or to describe them is not exactly politically correct or proper. These 10 phrases for calling someone stupid in English can make it much easier for you to do so….