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Design an Idler for a Conveyor Belt System
The idlers are an important part of a belt conveyor system; they provide stability to the conveyed materials. There are…
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Five Hydraulic Component Symbols You Should Learn Before Reading or Designing Hydraulic Schematics
Learning hydraulic component symbols is the essential first step toward reading hydraulic schematics. We will discuss glossary of ISO hydraulic…
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Shaft Design for Combined Bending and Torsion Load – By Equivalent Bending Moment and Torque Method
This article will discuss drive shaft design concepts and shaft design formulas for shafts subjected to combined bending and torsion…
Machine Design II 3 min read
Mechanical Forging Press Machine – How It Works
Mechanical forging press machines are widely used for producing forging components. This article will explain the details of the different…
Machine Design II 3 min read
Five Useful Tips for Plastic Part Design
Plastic part design is a specialized job and a little different than product design using metals. Five important tips for…
Machine Design II 3 min read
Laminated Leaf Spring Design Procedure
You can find leaf springs in almost all four wheelers. In this article we discuss how to design a leaf…
Machine Design II 3 min read
The 3-2-1 Principle of Jig Fixture Design
Jigs and fixtures are used extensively for mass production. This article will explain what the 3-2-1 principle is and how…
Machine Design II 2 min read
Jigs vs Fixtures
The terms “jig” and “fixture” are many times referred as the synonyms of each other, sometimes both the terms are…
Machine Design II 3 min read
Calculate Mass Moment of Inertia for Irregular Geometry in Six Steps
This article will explain how to calculate the mass moment of inertia of an irregular geometry. You need not use…
Machine Design II 4 min read
How Intake Resonators improve Volumetric Efficiency
The volumetric efficiency and resonators in an air intake system are two closely related terms for the performance of naturally…
Machine Design II 2 min read
Area Moment of Inertia vs Polar moment of inertia
This article will explain what area moment of inertia and polar moment of inertia are, and which moment of inertia…
Machine Design II 2 min read
Calculate Area Moment of Inertia of Irregular Sections in Five Steps
The area moment of inertia calculation formulas are readily available for regular cross sections. But, occasionally you may come across…
