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sorry, thought it was the x-axis only. You could probably go with a piggy back set-up, one cylinder mounted perpendicular to the other if you have the room. Alterntavily, try Festo.

Try the DGE series of Festo linear slides. Used them on a job recently to apply glue to the inside of a bore. They werk well. You can contact me directly if you need more assistance.

Hi all, I work for a machine building company. We've built a hydraulic lifting machine for lifting a product (long copper bars weighing up to 200kg). The setup is as follows: 1.There are two carriages on either end of a mild steel frame. One of the carriages is fixed and the other is sliding...

What exaclt does the term "Positive Acting Interlock" mean? I'm using interlocks on 2 of the doors of machine. If a door is openend power to the machine is cut off. Does this mean they are positively acting interlocks?

Can anyone tell me the order in which lamps should be installed on a lamp tower, ie. what the colour order is?

ya, it takes ages to open a detailed drawing on SW 08. Also, will SW 09 only run on Vista?

what exactly do you mean by cogging? thanks for all you replies.

Hi all, What's the main differences between stepper and servo motors and what applications might they be used? God bless, Phil.

Hi all, We got in some 1/8" BSP helicoils, 1/4 inch long, recently but we thing they're the wrong size. Doe sanyone know what they're ID should be? God bless, Phil.

Tried "Use specified color for Shaded with Edges mode" - no joy there. Tangent edges visible. Large assembly mode works for other drawings.

Have a manual for another machine for The States. t's a repeat job and one of the old engineers did it up so I just copied it (few minor changes only required). Are there any documents in particular that are required for The States? Also. can you clarify what you mean by including a section...

Hi all, I'm a mechanical design engineer and I've finished a machine for moving toothbrushes from one conveyor to another. I need to write up a manual which needs to include the following: 1: Introduction (how machine works) 2: Installation and Commissioning 3: De-commissioning & Disposal...

Hi all, I want the display style of an isometric view of an assembly to be shaded with edges but it won't allow this. It's only shaded even though shaded with edges is selected.. I've gone back into the assembly file and made sure that there are no problems and it seems fine. How can I fix...

Hi all, Just want to find out about diffeerent types of couplings and when and where they are used. Bellows couplings are used on servo motors? Is this because the shaft is changing rotation directions continuously. What other types of couplings are available and where might they be used...

Hi Gonzalo, I don't think our customer would appreciate me uploading their files to the net so I'd better not. Can I download a trial version of that program? Tried there website but there doesn't seem to be anything available. God bless, Phil.