Surface Finishes: Hard Chrome Plating
The most common and long-established method of decorative plating on steel is copper-nickel-chrome plating also known as ‘chrome…
Surface Finishes: Heat Treatments
Heat treatment is a type of surface treatment that includes hardening and thermal diffusion. Both use heating to…
Surfaces Finishes: Electroless Plating
Electroless plating is a chemical plating technique used to deposit a layer of metal plating without using an…
Surface Finishes: Anodizing
“Anodizing is an electrochemical process that converts the metal surface into a decorative, durable, corrosion-resistant, anodic oxide finish.”…
The Technique of Losing Weight: Part Two
Strength and Shape Design Considerations After looking at ways to use different plastics instead of metal in last…
The Technique of Losing Weight: Part One
In response to concerns about global warming and depletion of subterranean resources such as petroleum oil, the automobile…
One for All: Universal Design
“Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest…
Belt Driven Actuators: Loads and Speeds
Actuators are systems used to control or drive a load. There are pneumatic, hydraulic and electric actuators, all…
You Can with Cantilever Shafts!
Back during your engineering school days, most of us took a strength of materials course and learned about…
You’ve Got the POWER! MR vs. GT
In the rotary power transmission world, timing pulleys and timing belts are king! There are a variety of…
