Mechanical Engineering-CIME articles from April 2007

Mechanical Engineering-CIME archives from April 2007

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April 1, 2007

Glad to be an engineer.(Editorial)
April 1, 2007

Comparing risks.(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007

Milorganite revisited.(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007

Early harvest.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007

An hour's difference.(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007

To be seen or seen through.(news & notes)(thin film transistors)
April 1, 2007

Market for tanks: rebuild vs. replace.(news & notes)(investing for battle tanks)
April 1, 2007

Stackable chips.(news & notes)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Solar-panel plant expands in Wales.(news & notes)(Sharp Electronics (U.K.) Ltd.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Flying green.(news & notes)(jet fuels)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Ceramic composites for more turbines.(news & notes)(General Electric Co. inks deal with Goodrich Corp.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Sumitomo Bakelite Group has acquired Neopreg AG, a Swiss producer of thermoset composites marketed under the trade names Kinel and Neonite.(Briefly Noted)
April 1, 2007

Borg-Warner.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

DCP Midstream Partners of Denver will acquire natural gas gathering and compression assets in Oklahoma from Anadarko Petroleum Corp. for $180.25 million.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

CFD sinks ships.(computing)(computational fluid dynamics)
April 1, 2007

Web-based RFQ service to expand.(computing)(Request for Quotation)(Bezos Expeditions LLC)(European Founders Fund of Munich)(MFG.com Inc.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Shaping an ASME standard.(computing)(American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
April 1, 2007

Compatible CAD and CAM.(computing)(Computer-Aided Design)(Computer-Aided Manufacturing)(Riken Forge)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... IN A BID TO STEP UP competitiveness in its manufacture of dies, a Japanese company has initiated a project to machine hard materials directly, thereby eliminating the use of electrodes and hand polishing. Riken Forge of Maebashi, Japan,...

Tacton Systems.(Briefly Noted)(launch of software)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

UGS Corp.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Beasy Software.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

VX Corp.(Briefly Noted)
April 1, 2007

Ashlar-Vellum.(Briefly Noted)
April 1, 2007

Intergraph Corp.(Briefly Noted)
April 1, 2007

Crane Co.(Briefly Noted)(Flow of Fluids software )(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

VirtualGrid.(Briefly Noted)
April 1, 2007

VariCAD.(Briefly Noted)(introduction of VariCAD 2007 1.07)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Immersion training.(software exchange)
April 1, 2007

Micromechanics analysis.(software exchange)
April 1, 2007

Pass-around documents.(software exchange)
April 1, 2007

Beyond DOS.(software exchange)
April 1, 2007

Structural stress.(software exchange)
April 1, 2007

Influence of China.(technology focus: FLUID HANDLING AND FLUID POWER)(consumption of process equipment)
April 1, 2007

Sending steam heat to the shale oil.(technology focus: FLUID HANDLING AND FLUID POWER)(E.G.L. Resources Inc. devises method for extraction)
April 1, 2007

Control valves plant gets a facelift.(technology focus: FLUID HANDLING AND FLUID POWER)(Fisher Technology Development Center)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Cooled by the sun.(technology focus: FLUID HANDLING AND FLUID POWER)(solar cooling systems)
April 1, 2007

Grease where it belongs.(technology focus: FLUID HANDLING AND FLUID POWER)(grease meters )(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

The road not yet taken: to end our dependence on rapidly dwindling oil supplies, switching to hybrid vehicles and ethanol fuel from corn simply isn't enough.(POWER & energy)
April 1, 2007

Coal without combustion: researchers want to put it into fuel cells instead of boilers, for cheaper, cleaner electricity.(POWER & energy)
April 1, 2007

Fahrenheit 3,600: everywhere you look, the gas turbine industry is running hot.(POWER & energy)(Industry overview)
April 1, 2007

Power window: carbon loaded.(POWER & energy)(global warming )
April 1, 2007

Looking into the fire: is biodiesel a potential smog source? Models of engine combustion aim to assure that it doesn't become one.
April 1, 2007

Efficiency for the field: a manufacturer optimizes cooling in the confines of a tractor engine.
April 1, 2007

Control platform.(new products)
April 1, 2007

Compressor.(new products)
April 1, 2007

Continuing education calendar.(Calendar)
April 1, 2007

Power conditioner.(new products)
April 1, 2007

Thermistor-type sensor.(new products)
April 1, 2007

Dual-component dispensing.(new products)
April 1, 2007

Airflow monitoring.(new products)
April 1, 2007

Direct operated valve.(new products)
April 1, 2007

Self-clinching nuts.(new products)
April 1, 2007

Motorized gripper.(new products)
April 1, 2007

Wire products.(product information)
April 1, 2007

Powder metallurgy parts.(product information)
April 1, 2007

Condensate drainage.(product information)
April 1, 2007

Shaft coupling.(product information)
April 1, 2007

Manufacturing DVD.(product information)
April 1, 2007

Digital torque meter with RS-232 output--HHTQ88.(Instrumentation & Control)
April 1, 2007

Bunting Magnetics Co.(Materials & Assembly)
April 1, 2007

New Flow, Level and Environmental Greenbook[R].(Instrumentation & Control)
April 1, 2007

Plastic fasteners.(Materials & Assembly)
April 1, 2007

Single or dual input digital thermometers--HH11A and HH12A.(Instrumentation & Control)
April 1, 2007

New optics catalog.(Materials & Assembly)
April 1, 2007

Welding software.(Engineering Tools)
April 1, 2007

Electrical/optic thru-bulkhead hermetic seals.(Engineering Tools)
April 1, 2007

Low-cost vibration test systems and digital controllers.(Engineering Tools)
April 1, 2007

Software for Engineering Design, Analysis and Reference, Engineers Toolbox (ETBX) features integrated computational modules for solid mechanics, dynamics, controls, fluid flow, heat transfer, fatigue and fracture mechanics.(Engineering Tools)
April 1, 2007

Plant design suite.(Engineering Tools)
April 1, 2007... This brochure describes Coade's CADWorx plant design suite. CADWorx Plant models piping, steelwork ducting and HVAC in full 3D, with collision checking and fabrication deliverables CADWorx P&ID produces intelligent process and instrumentation...

Epoxy adhesives to meet your needs.(Engineering Tools)
April 1, 2007... Select from Master Bond's extensive line of one- and two-component epoxy adhesives to meet your specific requirements. These compounds feature high bond strength, superior durability, and resistance to chemicals and high temperatures. These...

New! LapFEA 2007 new!(Engineering Tools)
April 1, 2007... New version of LapFEA. The fully integrated finite element preprocessor, solver and postprocessor now includes auto-meshing of surface models, in addition to extensive element level editing capability, a MUST HAVE for the professional...

ASME codes & standards.(American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
April 1, 2007... ASME International, Codes & Standards, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990 (212) 591-8500 Fax: (212) 591-8501 e-mail: cs@asme.org We invite you to visit our Web site: www.asme.org/codes. If you are looking for information...

Nudge of the asteroids.(input output)(Apophis)
April 1, 2007... In late 2004, while most of the world was focused on the great tsunami, astronomers were watching another potential disaster. The asteroid Apophis, about one-third as wide as the span of the Golden Gate Bridge, was heading our way, and the odds...