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Vacuum Degassing in Casting of Concrete Analogues

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Hello, I am searching for any technical papers or resources regarding degassing of materials that are roughly ...

Miguel Thomas Jan '21

Jan '21

Hello, Miguel.
I have experience with degassing low viscosity polyurethane and high viscosity silicone. I've ...

Jan '21

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the reply. I have seen the process that you are talking about. But due to the non-homogeneous ...

Jan '21

Yes, it is important to size the container so that its volume is at least double the material volume. When the ...

Jan '21

Hi Miguel,

Here are 2 articles that may be helpful!

Best regards,
Carol

Carol Tower
SME e-Librarian

Jan '21

Great, thanks for the response. I will see if I can give this a shot. Any recommendations on reliable vacuum pumps?

Jan '21

Thanks Carol, I will give them a read!

Jan '21

Hello, Miguel.
When I was actively creating purchase requisitions for vacuum pumps, I relied on a sales rep who ...

Jan '21

Hi David,

Thanks again for your feedback and links. I certainly understand the need for correctly sized chamber ...

Jan '21

Not sure what your set-up looks like but have you tried to:
1. degas/vibrate as you pour?
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2. degas/vibrate in ...

Jan '21

Hello, Miguel.
I think your theory is a good one to verify. It certainly looks plausible that shaking can entrap ...

Lean

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Hi, I am new to the Knowledge Resource Center but just wondering if someone could direct me to the location of ...

Paul Wilson Dec '20

Dec '20

Good morning Paul Wilson ‍!

Thank you for posting in the Knowledge & Resource Center. Below are links to various ...

Marking metal for simple lathe turning

Hello SME- What would be the appropriate industry standard approach to marking out features while turning a round ...

Thomas Bussi Oct '20

Common FE Interview Questions (Mechanical)

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Hello! I am looking for any information to help me prepare for an upcoming technical interview. I am an EIT and ...

Zachary Bibik Jul '20

Aug '20

Hi Zachary,

Here are a few links to articles on common interview questions on engineering fundamentals

...

Aug '20

Hi Carol,

Thank you for the helpful information!
Have a great day!

COVID 19 and OEM's

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Hi Carol We are new to SME and I was made aware of this resource by one of my contacts. I am wondering if you have any ...

Richard Stuntebeck Jul '20

Jul '20

Hi Richard,

I found 2 articles on how a few OEMs are changing their focus to Covid-19.

One article is attached and ...

Jul '20

Thank you Carol.

I did not see the attached article. What am i doing wrong?

richard

Jul '20

Richard Stuntebeck ‍ Please see the attached file.

Jul '20

Thank you so much Diana!

Jul '20

You're welcome, Richard Stuntebeck ‍!

Information on Cutting Composites on CNC machines

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Hi all! I am a new member to the SME community and I am looking for information on cutting composites on CNC machines. ...

Patrick Scukas May '20

May '20

Hi Patrick,

I saw your post on SME Connect about milling composites on CNC machining centers and thought I might be ...

May '20

Thank You soo much!

This is going to be a big help to me! I have been machining metal for over a decade and I have now ...

Solid State Forging and Simultaneous Shearing Force. ...

Dear Carol, SME Members: Can you or members guide me to Induction and / or friction welders? As posted earlier. My ...

Paul Cheng Apr '20

SME Membership

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Hello everyone, Not necessarily a specific manufacturing question, but I was wondering if anyone knows how many ...

Peter Stamatis Apr '20

Apr '20

Pete Stamatis ‍ Thank you for posting on SME Connect in the Knowledge & Resource Center. We currently have around ...

Apr '20

Thank you Dianna!

Extrusion molding information

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Hi. I was wondering if you can send me any current information about extrusion molding. I am interested in what is ...

David Sulli Mar '20

Mar '20

What is the material your going to be using?

Mar '20

Hi David,

There's current literature about the extrusion molding process in general, but only a few resources on ...

Mar '20

Hi, Lisa. The material will be plant-based, so quite a bit different from traditional plastic materials.
Dave

Mar '20

Thanks, Carol.
Best regards,
Dave

Evidence Based Maintenance

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Want to evaluate the benefit of an "evidence based equipment maintenance" program in a manufacturing ...

Salvatore Celestino Jan '20

Jan '20

Hello Salvatore,

I've identified an article of interest, "Evidence-based asset management applied to ...

Jan '20

Carol,
Thank you. Looking forward to the article.

Sal Celestino

Jan '20

Hi Sal,

The article is attached!

Best regards,
Carol

Jan '20

Got it! Thank you

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Jan '20

Got it! Thank you

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