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All, I am looking to put down a circular hole pattern, in a piece that is 36" in diameter. The hole pattern is at 35" in diameter. I am looking for high precision on this part and we are looking for someone to jig grind this operation. Does any one know of a company that can handle a piece...

Hey All, Does anyone have any experience with managing AutoCAD Inventor, Pro-E and NX assemblies within SolidWorks PDM? What issues has anyone seen? Rich.......[viking2] Richard Nornhold, PE http://www.personna.com

All, We are looking to build an extremely precise gauge for setup of in house equipment in one of our manufacturing locations. We are looking to hold +/-0.0001" on the guage. We are looking for a steel that is dimensionally stable to make sure that the guage stays accurate over time. We are...

Hi all, Is there anyone out there using AutoCAD Electrical and Vault in a multi-user, multi-site installation? We have been having issues with corrupt database files when attemping. I am looking for tips and tricks of someone who has implemented this. Regards, Rich......[viking2] Richard...

All, We have an application where we are inserting an aluminum part into a plastic part. We are feeding the aluminum parts down a vibratory rail and using the part insertion plunger to gate the queued up aluminum parts. We are struggling with the build up of aluminum on the plunger. We have...

All, Is there a way to execute a macro based on an "if" statement within an Excel Spreadsheet? Regards, Rich......[viking2] Richard Nornhold, PE http://www.personna.com

All, We have a specialty wire being roll formed and annealed. The wire is about 0.01" x 0.1" (hxw) in cross section. After rolling we then strip anneal the wire to minimize as many of the internal stresses, as we can. We are then stamping the wire with a bent leg of about 0.041". The wire...

All, I have been given the responsibility of figuring out a strategy for taking machine level data and using for multiple levels of reporting in the organization. We have plants in multiple parts of the world and no standard for data gathering and reporting. We are predominately an Allen...

All, We are trying to use a vision system to inspect some plastic parts that are molded white. When it comes to inspection systems the most difficult color to work with is white. I am wondering if there are any UV additives that will show up under non visible light? Regards...

All, Is there an option on the hole wizard to drill and tap for machined flat bottomed hole? Rich.....[viking2] Richard Nornhold, PE http://www.ovenind.com

All, I am looking to find a chart of metric specialty threads. Our design challenge is that we have a thin wall (1.5mm) that we need a 3.5mm clearance home and then we are going to thread this hole to screw a retaining cap in place. If we back off the clear hole to 3.3mm we can then use a...

All, I am working on an application/product where I would like to use a small DC (6V) pump, capable of < 1/2 GPM flow, with about 5' of head. I have looked at some aquarium pump manufacturers, but they are all 110 VAC. This application is going to be remote battery operated with solar trickle...

All, We are in the process of designing a small wind turbine for a client. We are trying to select a generator that will suite our application. Would anyone have any guidance in this matter? Would it be best to select an off the shelf generator, or design one that we can have wound by a...

All, We produce a product that uses a small little brick PLC to control an AC Drive. The PLC and Drive both have a port for Modbus communication and I can eliminate some wiring in our system if we send commands across the bus. The issue I have is with controlling a joystick. The drive...

All, I just recently did an assembly where I need to draw in the wire routing. This is the first time I've looked for this functionality in SW2008. I know that in earlier versions there was an add-in that came with SW Premium, that provided wire routing. Can someone give me some guidance...

All, Is there a rule of thumb for quantities being produced and when you migrate from a PLC platform and into an embedded controller? Regards, Rich....[viking2] Richard Nornhold, PE http://www.ovenind.com

All, Is a steel to steel Interferance Fit going to be water proof? I am not talking about any pressure, submerged in about 6" of water. Regards, Rich.....[viking] Richard Nornhold, PE

All, I have a DL5 Series PLC from Automation direct and I am trying to do a simple motor seal in. I am paralleling the motor contact as a NO contact around the pushbutton input that is triggering the motor to run. For some reason this doesn't seem to seal the motor in. Any thoughts...

All, I have a general question. I remember hearing, when I graduated from college in 1992, that 60% of all engineering positions in the US, were based in Southern California. Was this true then, and if so, is this still the case? Regards, Rich..... Richard Nornhold, PE

All, I am looking to set up a system that has 110VAC input and runs an inverter driven motor off of 110VAC 1PH. This is the easy part. I want to be able to provide battery backup to this system, so I need to convert the 110VAC to 24VDC and then be able to feedback the 24VDC back into 110VAC...