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Looking for some advice on a new product we're about to introduce. It's a controller for pneumatics that is super easy to program (even my 9 year old daughter can do so). It's a way for teams without automation or programming experience to introduce automation easily into their work...developing new manufacturing processes, life cycle testing, etc. Is this useful? Would you use it? What other functionality would you want to have? Couple videos to illustrate functionality:
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I don't know if this is the right place, but how to handle burnout as an engineer? There are times when I have no motivation or wonder what I am doing actual engineering. How should I handle this? Or am I making a big deal out of nothing?
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I had an idea for a problem that was showing up on the production line (the idea came about after seeing the Device Rotating Module). Normally I would make a simple cad design in Onshape (I don't have Solidworks at work and I use the makers edition at home) but I decided to just start with a piece of paper and a pencil. I got further inspiration viewing YouTube videos on 3D printing and just starting drawing. I added dimensions where I needed to and notes as well to create a version 1 and it felt relaxing because I wasn't fighting software. (I of course made the paper sketch into a PDF so I couldn't lose it). It also helped that it was quiet and I could focus but to …
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Number 10 screws seem to be the transition point between using course threads (larger sizes) and fine threads (smaller sizes). During my entire career spanning various industries including aerospace, semiconductor equipment and other hi-tech fields the standard practice was 10-32. I never asked why, it just was. I believe part of the reason is that this was the fastener sizes companies stocked. Recently I see an uptick of 10-24 usage. Curious. What is your experience? What industries have you see one or the other or both?
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Biomedical Engineering is the the intersection of biology and engineering. From designing new therapies for diseases or medical devices it involves many engineering disciplines such as mechanical, electrical and chemical in application to biology (not necessarily only human biology).
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My knowledge in Mechanical engineering is based in the fact that this major is based in problem solving with the help of machines where humans by themselves are not able to do the main action, for example, from the beginning of human history inventions like the wheel made easier the transportation of heavy artifacts through one distance to another, Thomas Newcomen who invented the first successful steam engine with a piston in 1712, the creation of the airplane which its based is in the aircraft made by the Wright brothers in 1903, all and more actual examples, like biomechanical suits or anything that has to do in the biomechanical area, is …
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