Design for Manufacturing: Knurling
Knurling is the process by which repeated patterns are cut or rolled onto a material. Normally this is accomplished on
Design for Manufacturing: Grinding
Grinding is a subtractive process that utilizes an abrasive wheel to remove material from a workpiece. Design engineers must remain
Design for Manufacturing: Gang Milling
This article looks at the time and tooling considerations behind gang milling.
Gang milling is the process by which multiple
How do you build a flashing LED circuit?
This is the first of many tutorials on making certain electronic circuits. In programming, it's traditional to start
Digital Logic and Boolean Algebra
Boolean algebra is a topic that is extraordinarily important in the electronics business.
Why is that, you ask?
Well, Boolean
Design for Manufacturing: Secondary Operations on Rods
This rule involves the minimization of secondary machining operations on extruded rods cut from bar stock.
Extruded rods are frequently
Design for Manufacturing: Shaft Keyways
Keyways are cut into shafts to connect them to another object. Typically, this transmits rotational energy by providing a transmission
Design for Manufacturing: Drilling Surface Requirements
This article considers the requirements for drilling surfaces in the context of minimizing manufacturing flow times and costs.
Drill entry
What is Reactive Power?
In an earlier post, I went over some electrical power terminology. Recently someone asked about what a "KVAR"
Design for Manufacturing: Laser Cutting
Carbon dioxide laser cutting beams are frequently used throughout manufacturing to provide precision cut sheets of material. Laser cutters are
