Mechanical Engineering-CIME articles from July 2005

Mechanical Engineering-CIME archives from July 2005

Summer reading.(editorial)(Editorial)
July 1, 2005... There are few things more precious on a lazy summer afternoon than sitting quietly under the shade of a leafy tree engrossed in a good book. But like most of you, even making time for leisurely reading requires me to develop a careful strategy....

Working to find jobs.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... To the Editor: It was with great interest that I read John L. Roth's letter to the Editor titled "Motivated--or Jobless?" in the January issue. He raises the pertinent point of availability of engineering jobs for undergraduate and, I would...

[H.sub.2] issues now.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... To the Editor: In response to Steve Samenski's letter published in the February issue, I agree that, in theory, hydrogen production need not be polluting. But in practice, there are decades of development required before nonpolluting energy...

Health in the air.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... To the Editor: Your March supplement, Mechanical Engineering Design, had an article on tailoring aircraft to older passengers. It left out an important issue. The aircraft should have an ultraviolet tube in the air recirculation system, or...

Reinventing the valve.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... To the Editor: The article "Split Decision," by Gayle Ehrenman (Technology Focus, December 2004) was interesting and could be used in many test facilities. However, the NASA and Flowserve engineers' idea is not unique. They have rediscovered a...

Before Hill.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... To the Editor: The article "A Model Mission" (December 2004) implies that Maynard Hill was the first to have a model plane cross the Atlantic. This, however, is not true. In the year 1998 an unmanned aerial vehicle flew nonstop across the...

Of mice and nukes.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... To the Editor: No-fly zones have been declared over Disney World and Disneyland, but Feds refuse to protect the Indian Point nuclear plant from potential air strikes. The potential for crippling a prime economic and heavily populated area is...

South Carolina passes boiler safety act.(South Carolina Boiler Safety Act)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... South Carolina recently became the last state to enact boiler safety legislation with the passing into law of The South Carolina Boiler Safety Act (S.581). The law passed without the signature of Gov. Mark Sanford. S.581 was modeled after...

Buying into robot subs.(news & notes)(Battelle Research Institute)(Bluefin Robotics Corp)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Battelle, the research organization that runs several U.S. national labs, has acquired Bluefin Robotics Corp., a developer of autonomous underwater vehicles. The price was not disclosed. Battelle said that Bluefin will operate as a wholly...

Only on M.E. Magazine online @ www.memagazine.org.(Mechanical Engineering)(survey about skill requirements)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Responses to the June Question of the Month: Has the skill set required of mechanical engineers changed in the past five years? It has become more specialized. 50% It has grown broader. 43% It has not changed. ...

Filmmaking.(news & notes)(Bayer Films Americas's dashboard dials from single sheets of polycarbonate film)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A new forming method from Bayer Films Americas of Berlin, Conn., is making dashboard dials from single sheets of polycarbonate film. The process, called high-pressure forming, can make in a single part what used to require separate pieces and...

Surrounded by fake fire.(news & notes)(teaching children to respond in a fire event)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The kids have heard it all before: Don't play with matches. Stop, drop, and roll. Get out and stay out. So how can firefighters get them to tune in to a safety talk? Use virtual reality to put the children in a computer-generated fire,...

The State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse has purchased a 250 kW fuel cell power plant from Fuel-Cell Energy Inc. of Danbury, Conn.(connecticut)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse has purchased a 250 kW fuel cell power plant from Fuel-Cell Energy Inc. of Danbury, Conn. The power plant, which operates on natural gas and produces...

IronCAD.(launch of IronCAD 8.0)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... IronCAD of Atlanta has released the 3D design software IronCAD version 8.

UGS Corp.(launch of Parasolid 17.0)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A provider of product lifecycle management software and services, UGS Corp. of Plano, Texas, has updated its geometric modeling component software to Parasolid version 17.

PTC Electronics.(distribution agreement with Scaime Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... PTC Electronics, a distributor and manufacturer of measurement instruments in Mahwah, N.J., has been named North American master distributor for Scaime Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of the French maker of load cells and other measuring devices.

MotivePower, a unit of Wabtec Corp. in Wilmerding, Pa., signed a $12 million contract to overhaul 70 locomotives for Helm Financial Corp.(Briefly Noted)
July 1, 2005... MotivePower, a unit of Wabtec Corp. in Wilmerding, Pa., signed a $12 million contract to overhaul 70 locomotives for Helm Corp., a San Francisco-based lessor of freight cars and locomotives.

American Sensor Technologies, a Landing, N.J., manufacturer of MEMS pressure sensors, has acquired Macro Sensors of Pennsauken, N.J.(New Jersey)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... American Sensor Technologies, a Landing, N.J., manufacturer of MEMS pressure sensors, has acquired Macro Sensors of Pennsauken, N.J., a maker of LDVT position sensors.

Circling the globe.(computing)(Element Six's technology application)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A COMPANY THAT GOES GLOBAL can't afford to keep its technology local. That's the advice of Patrick Seeber, group information manager at Element Six, formerly known as De Beers Industrial Diamonds, of Gauteng, South Africa. The supplier of...

More than a helmet.(computing)( Casco and TargetDesign make new helmets)
July 1, 2005... TODAY'S SPORTS HELMETS don't just minimize risk of injury; they're tools toward victory. Now, ski and snowboard helmets merge fashionable design, comfortable fit, and an aerodynamic design that, in some cases, can shave precious...

Reverse flight assembly.(CAD in obtaining Gulfstream IV skin panel assemblies)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... IT'S NOT REALLY THAT HARD, sometimes, to fly by the seat of your pants. That's what engineers at business-jet maker Gulfstream discovered when they wanted to obtain a three-dimensional digital model of the Gulfstream IV skin panel...

A piece of the virtual pie.(computing)(Virtual reality devices)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... LET THE EARLY ADOPTERS have their fun, then take advantage of falling prices later. That's the thinking of Brett Stevens, deputy director of postgraduate computing programs at the University of Portsmouth in Portsmouth, England. "Ever...

Fleet of fleet buses.(Gillig Corp's buses)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... CATCH ONE OF THE BUSES CIRCLING the airport gates, take it to your rental car company, and you've likely just taken a ride on a bus made by Gillig Corp. of Hayward, Calif. The company manufactures fuel-efficient diesel buses not only for...

No more manual beams.(computing)
July 1, 2005... TO AUTOMATE ITS MASS-DESIGN and' mass-production processes, New Columbia Joist Co. of New Columbia, Pa., is using customized engineering software. The steel joists that the company sells are beam-like structures used to support loads like...

Curvy blocks.(computing)
July 1, 2005... A TOY MAKER FACED A DILEMMA: It wanted to make a curvy toy rally car from its snap-together, plastic geometric building blocks. How could kids construct a curving car from the blocks? To solve the problem, Mega Bloks of Montreal turned to...

McLaren Software.(Enterprise Engineer 2.5.1 Service Pack 1 released)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... McLaren Software of Glasgow, Scotland, has released Enterprise Engineer 2.5.1 Service Pack 1, an upgrade to its EMC Document application. The upgrade provides content management and handling for documents.

Hanley Innovations.(VisualFoil Plus software released)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Hanley Innovations of Ocala, Fla., which makes software for aerodynamics conceptual design and analysis, has released Visual Foil Plus for airfoil two-dimensional design and analysis.

SoftMEMS.(MEMS Pro product upgraded)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... SoftMEMS of Los Gatos, Calif., has upgraded its MEMS Pro product, a CAD tool for the design and analysis of MEMS, including associated electronics and packaging.

Sycode.(Mesh to Solid softwarereleased)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Sycode of Goa, India, launched Mesh to Solid, a software with the capability to create a solid from a triangular or quad mesh.

SolidWorks.(eDrawings product name chhanged to DWGviewer)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... To emphasize its role in viewing drawings from AutoCAD, SolidWorks of Concord, Mass., has changed the name of its eDrawings product to DWGviewer.

Wolfram Research.(Mathematica Cal cCenter 3 software released)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Wolfram Research of Champaign, Ill., has released Mathematica Cal cCenter 3 software for technical mathematical calculations.

Delcam.(plans to launch new versions of PowerInspect inspection software)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Delcam of Birmingham, England, is set to launch three new versions of its PowerInspect inspection software. In addition to an upgrade to the existing manual version of the software, the new versions will support CNC-based inspection techniques...

Gibbs and Associates.(GibbsCAM 2005+ released)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The developer of GibbsCam computer-aided manufacturing software, Gibbs and Associates of Moorpark, Calif., has released an upgrade, GibbsCAM 2005+.

Computer-aided engineering software maker Dassault Systemes of Paris has acquired Abaqus of Providence, R.I.(Briefly Noted)
July 1, 2005... Computer-aided engineering software maker Dassault Systemes of Paris has acquired Abaqus of Providence, R.I., which makes finite element analysis software.

Flomerics.(SmartParts3D web site enhanced)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Flomerics of Marlborough, Mass., now includes thermal models of Sunon fans on its SmartParts3D Web site, so engineers can incorporate the fans into thermal simulations.

CD-adapco.(Star-CD version 3.24 released)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... CD-adapco of London has released Star-CD version 3.24 for computational fluid dynamics. It includes a general-purpose combustion model capable of simulating the combustion process within gasoline, diesel, and hybrid concept engines.

CAD for Macs.(software exchange)
July 1, 2005... Capability: VersaCAD 2005 is now available for Macintosh OS X. The computer-aided drafting and design software can be used by engineers, designers, or architects. The new version features Mac-style menus, tool bars, and a graphical interface....

Share graphics files.(software exchange)
July 1, 2005... Capability: Deep Publish 3.6 works with the developer's Deep Server enterprise software or Deep Exploration client software, so users can publish, view, interact with, and import 2-D and 3-D graphics directly into Microsoft Office and Adobe...

Digital design.(software exchange)
July 1, 2005... Capability: SketchUp's developer describes the software--upgraded to version hyenas a pencil for digital design. Developed for the conceptual stages of design, the three-dimensional modeling program is easy to learn, the developer says. The...

CAD to thermal model.(software exchange)
July 1, 2005... Capability: Icepro version 4.1 converts models for import into an electronics-cooling analysis program. With the tool, users can convert any CAD model into a thermal model. Typically, CAD models are too detailed to be thermal-model friendly, so...

Company collaboration.(software exchange)
July 1, 2005... Capability: With Geomagic Review, users can share inspection results and collaborate throughout the company. The software works with the developer's Geomagic Qualify computer-aided inspection application. Users can share graphical results from...

Better vibrations.(POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)
July 1, 2005... When market conditions forced some California farmers to switch from electric motors to diesel engines to run the pumps that irrigate fields and orchards, they made an unwelcome discovery. Constant vibrations from the diesel engines were...

Control on paper.(POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)
July 1, 2005... Perforated paper on a roll is meant to tear. That s why it s perfed in the first place. So think of the control you need over machines that roll it up. ABB has told us about one of the jobs its New Zealand contingent handled that helped...

Strong and silent type.(POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)(steel-belted tooth drive from Remstar International Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... An industrial-strength, steel-belted tooth drive is playing a key role in a new product from Remstar International Inc. of Westbrook, Maine. The Shuttle XP vertical lift module uses that belt drive to realize higher speeds and greater...

The RV stops rocking.(POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)(Recreational vehicles)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A recreational vehicle promises the comforts of one's own bed no matter where you are. But some RV-ers have found themselves more at sea than at home: Because of give in the trailer's suspension and jacks, the "fifth wheel" can sway back and...

Networked flow.(POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... When it comes to valves, unlike television, plenty of cable isn't necessarily a good thing. So when two Defense Energy Supply Center fuel depots in Jacksonville, Fla., automated their fuel-handling systems, they got rid of some of the...

Torque limits.(POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)(Elmar Industries Inc. installed two different mechanical torque limiting devices)
July 1, 2005... Filling bottles at the rate of hundreds every minute, you have to keep everything running smoothly. Jerky movements can cause bottles to jam, and then you're into downtime. What's more, system crashes from any cause can damage gears and require...

A breath of fresh air.(POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)(Inogen Corp. has developed an oxygen concentrator)
July 1, 2005... Respiratory patients who require home oxygen therapy have traditionally had just two choices for ambulatory therapy: compressed oxygen systems and liquid oxygen systems. Both work just fine, but have the major disadvantage of requiring tanks...

Government relations in the new ASME.(washington window)(American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
July 1, 2005... Unless you've been on sabbatical in a far-off land, you've probably heard that ASME is undergoing a reorganization. This reorganization, known as Continuity and Change, is coming to a close, and when this issue arrives in your mailbox, it will...

Life, meet engineering: the line between the life sciences and engineering continues to blur; meanwhile each discipline can take from the other.(bioengineering)(BioCAD systems)
July 1, 2005... Each week now, the national news seems to report a new discovery brought to us from the life sciences. In May, for example, Korean researchers announced that they had produced stem cells tailored for the first time to match the individual who...

Beyond silicon: engineers are expanding their material world to reduce the cost and tailor performance of microdevices.(FEATURE FOCUS: NEXT-GENERATION MATERIALS)(using titanium for microelectromechanical systems)
July 1, 2005... Microelectromechanical systems evolved from the semiconductor industry, and silicon accounts for the vast majority of MEMS. That's no surprise, since silicon lends itself well to semiconductor processing, and the designers and engineers of...

Plowshares to Swords and Back: the military buildup of World War II led to victory and, by an indirect route, to a richer world.
July 1, 2005... As ASME celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, Mechanical Engineering is running articles each month highlighting key influences in the Society's development. This, the seventh in our series, looks at the U.S. war effort of the 1940s and...

Going the distance: they put this frame through the long haul in a short time.(Ford Otosan)
July 1, 2005... A Turkish auto manufacturer had been marketing its heavy commercial vehicle for years, but new emissions requirements were looming. The rules came from the European Parliament in Brussels. Turkey, which is not part of the European Union, has...

Lean and mean.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... SURE TOYOTA IS CREDITED WITH INTRODUCING THE CONCEPT OF LEAN engineering to the United States back in the 1980s, but did the Japanese invent the notion of running a tight ship, or of putting in a full-day's work, or any other platitude that you...

On-the-job training at home.
July 1, 2005... KNOW YOUR CAPABILITIES. THAT'S the advice Bradford L. Goldense and John R. Power have for managers. In the article "What's On at Your Shop?" in this issue of Engineering Management, they say that successfully managing precious research and...

Thinking lean: when companies snip the muda from their systems, everyone in the enterprise gets into the act of change.(lean engineering)(breaking down a business process to its most valuable parts )
July 1, 2005... LEAN ENGINEERING. THE PHRASE HAS nothing to do with superthin supermodels who also happen to be engineers. Rather, it refers to a business practice brought to the United States by Toyota in the middle 1980s. That practice--of breaking down...

Everybody in the loop: straight talk, and often, says this engineering manager, is what works for him on the job.(Herb Flink of Parker Hannifin Corp. Fluid Control Div.)(Interview)
July 1, 2005... SOMETIMES IT'S HELPFUL TO READ ABOUT THE travails and triumphs that engineering managers face at their jobs. With that in mind, Engineering Management will include occasional articles taken from free-ranging discussions with managers who ply...

A case for credentials: becoming a certified engineering manager, under this new program, proves that you know your stuff.(standards for engineering management)(American Society of Mechanical Engineers )
July 1, 2005... MANAGERS, WATCH OUT FOR YOUR JOBS. Many young engineers today say they have their sights set on management. Some of those engineers will move up the management ladder to become very successful, while others rise to the level of...

What's on at your shop? To keep your R&D factory running smoothly, you need to know that it's carrying the right load.(project management of research and development offices)
July 1, 2005... A KEY TO SUCCESS IN MANAGING PRECIOUS RE-search and development resources, mostly technical people, is the ability to estimate how many resources are required to take on potential projects. It has been well established that core members of R&D...

System tracks costs, jobs.(new products)
July 1, 2005... PARADIGM IMAGING GROUP. COSTA MESA. CALIF. The ScanTrak FM is a cost and job tracking system for large format scanners. According to Control Systems Copitrak, the manufacturer, ScanTrak FM provides firms with the ability to track and bill for...

Temperature transmitter.(new products)
July 1, 2005... OMEGA ENGINEERING INC., STAMFORD. CONN. The PRTXD Series has two wire transmitters that provide a 4 to 20 mA signal representing temperature. The units include a 3 1/2-digit display and an RTD sensor. The digits are 1/2 in. high, and there are...

Fuse products.(new products)
July 1, 2005... AUTOMATIONDIRECT. CUMMING, GA. The new Edison line of fuse products includes Class CC current-limiting fuses and Class M Midget general-purpose fuses. Class CC current limiting fuses, often used in applications for small motor branch...

Eliminating reworking.(new products)
July 1, 2005... FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC., LAKE MARY. FLA. The company has a special version of its traditional FaroArm called a Digital Template, which is useful for the construction and home improvement industries. According to the company, most kitchens and...

Remote-mounted manifold.(new products)
July 1, 2005... SWAGELOK CO., SOLON. OHIO. Even when the Swagelok remote-mounted two-valve manifold is panel mounted, its angled vent valve is easy to actuate. This compact manifold features a non-rotating, hardened needle design to minimize seal wear, protect...

Structural acrylic adhesive.(new products)
July 1, 2005... PERMABOND ENGINEERING ADHESIVES, SOMERSET, N.J. Permabond's high-performance structural acrylic adhesives have been especially developed for use in demanding, high stress applications, where toughness and durability are vital. The new adhesives...

Translating tube system.(new products)
July 1, 2005... DUFF-NORTON CO.. CHARLOTTE, N.C. The company's new SuperCylinder adds a precision-guided translating tube system to its proven mechanical actuator components, to provide a clevis-mounted actuator line with broad capabilities. A ground and...

More torque.(new products)
July 1, 2005... FLOWSERVE CORP., DALLAS, TEXAS. Two new sizes have been added to the Flowserve Limitorque PT series of worm gear operators. The PT series is built to provide the torque needed for operation of quarter-turn valves used in water and wastewater...

Membrane vents.(new products)
July 1, 2005... W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES INC., ELKTON, MD. The company provides high-performing ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) membranes for manufacturing, automotive, and medical applications. It has added a new item to its line of membrane vents for...

New machine control platform.(new products)
July 1, 2005... BALDOR ELECTRIC CO., FORT SMITh, ARK. Baldor has launched products for implementing machinery and motion control systems using the industry standard Ethernet Powerlink protocol. Consisting of servo motor drives, a full-function machine...

Inverter duty motors.(new products)
July 1, 2005... BODINE ELECTRIC CO., CHICAGO, ILL. Pacesetter ac inverter duty motors, gearmotors, and ac variable speed controls consist of all-new motor and gearhead combinations for output power in a small package. Applications for the new inverter duty...

Control valve.(new products)
July 1, 2005... EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT, MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA. The company now has product line extensions for the Fisher NotchFlo DST control valve. The control valve adds 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-in. Class 600 globe-style bodies. These bodies are available in...

Oil-less air compressors.(new products)
July 1, 2005... CURTIS-TOLEDO, ST. LOUIS, MO. Curtis-Toledo offers both single-stage (110 psig max) and two-stage (220 psig max) oil-less air compressors. The single-stage simplex and duplex tank-mounted units range from 3 to 10 horsepower, while two-stage...

Design and Installation of Marine Pipelines.(ME bookshelf)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Design and Installation of Marine Pipelines. M. W. Braestrup, J.B. Andersen, L. W. Andersen, M.B. Bryndum, C.J. Christensen, and Niels Rishoj. ASME Press, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 100165990. Co-published with Blackwell Science, U.K. 2005....

The Sharpest Cut: The Impact of Manfred Padberg and His Work.(ME bookshelf)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... The Sharpest Cut: The impact of Manfred Padberg and his work. Edited by Martin Grotschel. The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 3600 University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688. 2004. 380 pages. $99. ISBN...

Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists.(ME bookshelf)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists. Howard B. Rockman. Wiley-IEEE Press, 111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030. 2004. 511 pages. $79.95. ISBN 0-471-44998-9. Engineers, scientists, and the companies that employ them have a...

Scaling.(ME bookshelf)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Scaling. G.I. Barenblatt. Cambridge University Press, 40 W. 20th St., New York, NY 10011-4211. 2004. 17I pages, softcover. $30. ISBN 0-521-53394-5. Many phenomena in nature, engineering, or society, when seen at an intermediate distance in...

Mechanical Wear Fundamentals and Testing, 2d ed.(ME bookshelf)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Mechanical Wear Fundamentals and Testing. Second Edition. Raymond G. Bayer. Marcel Dekker Inc., 270 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016-0601. 2004. 399 pages. ISBN 0-8247-4620-1. This volume, written by a tribological expert with more than 30...

Mechanical PE Sample Examination.(ME bookshelf)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Mechanical PE Sample Examination. Michael R. Lindeburg. Professional Publications Inc., 1250 Fifth Ave., Belmont, CA 94002-3863. 2004. 114 pages, softcover. $35.95. ISBN 1-59126-006-X. Mechanical engineers looking ahead to the challenging...

Introduction to Fluid Mechanics.(ME bookshelf)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Introduction to Fluid Mechanics. Edward J. Shaughnessy, Jr., Ira M. Katz, and James P. Schaffer. Oxford University Press Inc., 198 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016-4308. 2005. 1,018 pages. ISBN 0-19-515451-7. This volume covers the tools...

The Power to Fly: An Engineer's Life.(ME bookshelf)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... The Power to Fly: An Engineer's Life. Brian Rowe with Martin Ducheny. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1801 Alexander Bell Dr., Reston, VA 20191-4344. 2004. 205 pages. AIAA members, $24.95; list, $39.95. ISBN 1-56347-709-2....

Reverse engineering a lost culture.(input output)(Samnites)
July 1, 2005... You don't hear much about the Samnites these days. They were one of those peoples who had the hard luck of sharing the Italian peninsula with the ancient Romans. So only fragments remain of their culture. Until recently, the Samnites'...

2005-06 buying guide: the definitive resource of products and services for mechanical engineers.(Directory)
July 1, 2005... Buyers Guide from the editor We are proud to present to you the inaugural issue of the Mechanical Engineering Buying Guide. This Buying Guide is intended to connect you, the engineer, with the suppliers who can help you do your...