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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 20:45

Your equipment is failing. Productivity is down. And your engineering team grows nervous. It's the fault of the coating, right?

Before you answer or reach for plumber's tape, consider the following three interrelated properties for your own machine design.

Hydrophilic Versus Hydrophobic Low Friction Surface
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 12:49

Your wet lubricant is not continuous. Periodic separation exposes metal surfaces to dry rub. Did we mention abrasive and extreme pressure? Are you thinking of hydrophobic coatings to lower your friction during delays in wet lubrication? Better not finalize your product design just yet.

Metals Corrosion on Offshore Oil Rig
Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 17:35

Fasteners and other moving metal parts are the most vulnerable. Once scratched, or worn deeper, surfaces grow active. Electrical potentials increase. A bonanza for corrosion, fatigue, and failure. Now that we're past the doom and gloom, let's see how to fix it.

Food Processing Knives
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 20:59

Is there a solution to cutting through spam? We think so. And it's so much more than keeping our forum free of pesky car insurance ads. So, do consider these coating facts for your own machine knife design.

Urethane Belting
Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 19:57

Early belt wear got you down? What's all that squeaking or noise? Never mind the tension keeps slipping. You've tried reducing loads. And there's no room for more idler take-up. So, where's the answer? Read on. You're getting warmer.

Industry News

A full list of seminar offerings and the speakers who will present them.

The first-ever Medical Silicone Conference (MSC), set for April 6-7 in Minneapolis, promises to be a stellar event as 18 key materials, equipment, molders/processors, and service companies will be on hand as event sponsors

Test your knowledge against that of other engineers when our Design Engineering Group launches its new interactive, Internet-based game show The World’s Smartest Design Engineer

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