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Fall 2007

Features

Buying Consortium: Advantage Suppliers and Buyers (PDF)
Prime Advantage Corp. provides purchasing clout and more.

AGMA: The Gear Industry's Resource (PDF)
More than 90 years old, AGMA continues to thrive as a global, relevant, go-to resource and service provider for more than 400 worldwide members.

The Search for Intelligent Brakes (PDF)
Design of the Allen Telescope Array at Hat Creek, CA required brakes that could provide a controlled slip during occasional periods of high winds.

Technical Articles

Processing and Design of Plastic Gears (PDF)
Some gear geometries are more practical to produce than others. Since choices made early in the design process affect the ease and cost of fabrication, those who design gears would do well to consider molding.

How to Design a Better Servo Control System (PDF)
Tips on strategies, modeling techniques, validation, feedback and stiffness for servo control design engineers.

Bearings for High Temperatures (PDF)
Long-term analysis of field data shows that the lack of proper lubrication is the most commonly cited cause of bearing failure and accounts for over 40% of breakdowns.

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