Nuclear Reactor Control Rods
Sometimes people ask me what the control rods in nuclear power plants are. Well, here’s…
High Temperature Ceramics
Ultra-high temperature ceramics are ceramics that can undergo temperature, chemical, and erosive extremes and still…
Overview of Nuclear Reactor Core Fundamentals
Many factors play into the design of a modern reactor core. One of the first…
The Fukushima "Cover-up"
Sometimes you see something that makes you sigh. Every so often people bring up Fukushima…
What is a House of Quality for Manufacturing?
Hauser and Clausing wrote about the concept of a “House of Quality” customer requirements elaborating…
Novel Design Criteria
Novelty in Design Evaluation Metrics Whenever considering an engineering design concept, novel solutions should be…
Improving Cost Effectiveness of Injection Molding Designs
In 1999, Yuh-Min Chen and Jang-John Liu published a paper discussing various methods to improve…
The Role of Product Architecture in the Manufacturing Firm
When considering a product, it is important to first consider the overall architecture of the…
Design for Manufacturing: Turned Part Style Selection
This article provides background and general best practices in selecting turned parts manufacturing systems. Turned…
Injection Mold Total Cost Equation
The cost to produce tooling and dies are typically normalized across the expected production volume.…