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?
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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.
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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...
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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...
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I'm looking for software (preferably freeware) to open files with a .GBX file extension.
We received files from customers that are of this format and unfortunately we can't open them. I did a search on google for the file extension .GBX and it came back to me recommending Pentalogix...
Hi all,
Our customer has sent us on Inventor Part files (.ipt) and we are unable to open them in Solidworks. They're using the latest version of Inventor and we're using SW2008 SP3.0
I've downloaded the latest version of Autodesk Design Review and I'm still unable to open this part. Can...
Can somebody tell me the difference between a Roll Tap and a normal Tap. Does a roll tap not produce swarf. I've read that somewehere but surely some swarf has to be present or else there would be no thread??
God bless,
Phil.
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I'm looking for waysof speeding up the way in which I detail drawings. I work for a machine building company and frequently have to detail large batches of tooling part drawings for manufacturing. I've tried using the autodimension tool but it doesn't work very well. I usually end up...
Hi all,
I'm working with machine building company in Dublin, Ireland. We're looking to ypgrade our computers. Our current ones are Dell Precision 350's. The latest model in the Dell range seems to be the T7400. I'd like to know can anyone recommend another brand.
Our minimum specs are as...
I'm looking for a CAD Model of an Allan Bradly HMI Panelview 600 (don't have the exact part num at hand). I can't find an solid models on the ab.com website. Anyone know where I can get them. I've been told I can get step files off it but i can't seem to find any.
God bless,
Phil.
Hi all,
Can anyone tell me whether Solidworks will work on a Mac with Windows installed on it? I believe it won't work fullstop on a normal Mac as +Solid Works is only compatible on a Windows system.
I believe Macs are much better but I don't want to go splashing out only to find out I can't...
Hi all,
I've been working in Mechanical Design for the last year now using Solid Works. I feel fairly comfortable with it at this stage but I'd like to go one(maybe 5) step further and become a Solid Works Professional. I understand that it takes a serious amount of effort to become one as it's...
