I'm guessing this topic has been covered before, but I did a search and couldn't find anything. I also read the FAQ here http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=936 and here
http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=974
I've been offered a part-time contract job helping a local company model up some...
Hey everyone,
I'm trying to design a lifting beam that is going to lift 2 objects side by side. The smaller object is about 8 feet long & weighs 2200 lbs, and the larger object is about 22 feet long & weighs 36000 lbs. We are using a single lifting point over the center of gravity, and are...
Sorry to bump an older thread, but I was considering posting this exact same topic and I stumbled across this post.
I work for a "machine design" company, and most of our projects are for steel mills & pipe mills. Everyone in the Engineering department, whether they are an engineer or not...
Ashereng,
I think I didn't word my post correctly. The guys I work with are CAD/CAM technologists, and they know way more than me about the job. A lot of the time when I ask them a question they finish the answer with "you're the engineer, do you agree with what I just told you?" I just look...
Hey everyone,
I recently graduated from Industrial Engineering, and I've been working with a Machine Design firm for the past month now, using Inventor & AutoCAD. I'm not trying to be the new guy coming in and changing around everything that works, but I wanted to ask something.
In the short...
