Hello everyone. I'm new to the composites world but have great interest in the manufacture of carbon fiber parts. I was hoping to supplement my internet research and short amount of time experimenting, with some knowledge from the experts here. This is a hobby project for me, but I do have a...
I'm making a conveyor type of machine to move a product in a linear path about 36" long. I have a drive shaft and two other shafts running beneath the conveyor belt. The shafts are at different heights (Y-axis let's say) relative to the floor.
Currently, I'm using a hex socket to drive the...
Hello everyone. I work for a small cooking equipment manufacturer. My background is in Mechanical Engineering so I thought I might ask you guys over here for some help. We have a customer wishing to heat a 70% Sorbitol solution(sugar substitute) to a temperature of 375 degrees F. Our largest...
We have a reoccurring problem. We need to be able to batch print in an efficient manner. The 'Pack and Go' feature along with 'Task Scheduler' do accomplish this task. The problem is that it is too many steps and too time consuming. PDM Works also, I'm told, does this. But it would require...
I finally convinced everyone at my job to jump to SW2008. A word of caution: make sure your hardware is up to date. It definitely exposed the weaknesses in our setups.
With the drawing files now converted to 2008, our older viewers on non-SW machines had to be updated. We installed 2008...
I purchased a new 24" imac and finally got around to installing Boot Camp. I installed windows xp with little problem.
I began installing SW2008 using the DVD. Prior to install it informed me of the SP0.1 update and asked me if I wished to download. I did. It took about 4 hours.
When...
Greetings all. I work for a company that manufactures water jacketed holding tanks for 50+ years. These tanks are made from 304 SS and have various fittings for water inlet/outlet. They are non-pressurized, and have a filling elbow near the top that is open to the atmosphere. The water in...
I am making a drawing of an assembly with 20 parts for a product manual. To simplify the drawing for the end user, I wish to identify only 5 components in the excel-based BOM with balloons. These are the wear-and-tear parts that need to be replaced periodically.
In the 'bill of materials...
