Comments(0) Registration for the upcoming SolidWorks User Group Network Technical Summit in Denver is now open; this educational and networking opportunity takes place on Tuesday, August 28th. See the SWUGN website for more information. See you there!
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If you’re looking to ensure fasteners don’t work their way loose in a high vibration environment, the washers from Nord-Lock are worth considering. The basic premise behind them is to use ramps (at an angle greater than the pitch) to increase the bolt tension as the bolt begins to loosen - and thus ensure that the bolt will not be able to loosen. The video on their website does a good job of explaining this in more detail and comparing it to other popular locking methods.
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Any good engineer or designer needs a handy reference guide of dimensional data for common fasteners. While my favorite is the hardbound book offered by Kanebridge, ACF Components is offering a similar guide in a free, downloadable PDF. They do require you to fill out a form with your contact info, but it’s a small price to pay for a good reference manual.
Comments(0) SolidWorks 2008 has escaped beta testing and been released to production, featuring over 250 enhancements and a new, reduced-clutter user interface. There’s a cool built-in tolerance analysis tool, among other new features. Read more here (via Desktop Engineering).
