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Hello, I'm fabricating a custom thermoforming oven and vacuum table. The table is done and the oven box is made but I'm uncertain about the connections for the electrical components I think will work for it. This oven is meant to form just a few plastic sheets measuring about 33" x 33", for a...

Hello, I have a very small custom wire formed part which is intended for medium to large production runs. The manufacturing process concept is to utilize a pick and place machine to place this tiny flat formed wire onto another part which is plastic. Maintaining the orientation of these parts...

Hello, I'm having a difficult time locating a source of mechanical grippers for pick and place SMT machines. Pneumatically activated, lateral grip, mini grippers which would connect to or be a part of a Luer type tip would be preferred. Another option, as a backup plan, would be a mini robot...

Hello, I need to understand what's involved for forming fine 304 stainless steel spring steel wire with about a .0066 dia. or less. It comes in a spool which when unwound from it, it has taken the curled shape of the spool. What I need to do is first get cut lengths of the wire perfectly...

Hello, I need to first confirm that LED lights, the inexpensive kind often found in blinking toys are not all that fragile should they have impacts. I know that incandescent light bulbs used in cars still work fine after a high speed accident and those lights are being replaced by LED bulbs...

I'm a novice regarding electrical issues. A project I've been working on includes some simple electronics with 3 PCBs consisting of standardized components. I've had it made and it works Ok. I also had the schematics done so I can get manufacturer quotes, but being on a tight budget, they were...

I'm a novice regarding accelerometers and am making an effort to put together a simple indoor, single axis drop testing apparatus to do some tests. I think I have the hardware parts identified which will be compatible. I still need the data acquisition software to give me the readings of the Gs...

Hello, I'm looking into using permanent magnets for the suspension of a small mass in a device. It will be working in an ambient temperature of between +20F to +110F. I need the magnetic force to be stable. How will variations in temp. within that range effect the magnetic force of these...

Hello, I need some guidance for the selection of the right material for springs. Basic criteria are that it must maintain its spring rating and its dimensions during variations in temperatures from about +20 degrees F to +110 degrees F. and not be expensive. Compression cycles won't be more...

Hello, I hope this is the right forum area to post this ... I'm learning about analog accelerometers which use springs to suspend the moving mass inside them. I've looked but can't find so far what the material is for the springs. I have a hunch it would need to be a material that's...

Hello Everyone, I recently bought for hurricane emergency use here in Miami, a 7" LCD portable TV. It comes with a home power connection and 12v DC IN via a male plug for female vehicle cigarette lighter sockets. The internal battery is a Lithium Polymer 1800mAh which after we tested it, it...

Hello, If this is the wrong forum for this question please correct me. I need to conduct some drop tests on a device about 1ft. sq. and weighing about 5lbs. I'll be testing impact forces but I only need to go between about 10Gs and 200Gs. The equipment just needs to tell me what the G reading...

I'm building a device which includes a flywheel which is connected to a drive shaft with a lobe on it (just to keep the description simple). The lobe, at BDC, will be creating compression pressure on a plunging pin in a die which needs to be at least 1/2 ton, for every stroke of the lobe. I...

I'm on a project to build a prototype, about 20"H x 10"W x 10"D. It needs to compress powders into tablets about the size of an asprin tablet, which takes a minimum of 1/2 ton of compression pressure to accomplish. I need some ideas on mechanisms that don't include hydraulics, but which will...