Forward-thinking companies need to plan now for where they want to be when the current recession ends. Waiting until they see the bottom will leave them way behind.
To meet unprecedented demand for artificial hips, knees and other types of implantable joints, many orthopedic device manufacturers are attempting to adopt new types of materials, improve productivity and shorten time to market.
The nut factor, as defined in the equation T=KDF, is not derived from engineering principles. Instead, it is arrived at experimentally to make the equation valid.
The good news is that American fourth and eighth grade students improved their math and science scores in 2007. The bad news is that they continue to lag behind their peers from top-performing Asian countries.
Mazda Motor Corp. (Hiroshima, Japan) has developed a new plastic molding technology that substantially reduces the weight of plastic parts for vehicles. The technology lowers the amount of plastic resin
Crimping and press-fitting are not inherently difficult assembly processes-unless you have to complete them in less then 2 seconds and meet a tolerance of 1/50th the diameter of a human hair.