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Materials TECHNOLOGY ZONE
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Welcome to the Materials Technology Zone. Here you will find Feature Articles, New Products and News related to Engineering Materials. Be sure to check out the Basics of Design Engineering, where you'll find a great source of design engineering basics.

NEWS & ARTICLES
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Off to the Mine We Go with Nylatron GS
Nylatron GS, a molybdenum-disulphide (MoS2) filled nylon, is now certified by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Dept. of Labor.
Metal-Filled Acetal is Easy to Find With Metal Sensors
Delrin 400MTD acetal from DuPont, Wilmington, Del., is made with a proprietary metal filler and can be detected by most metal sensors used on food-processing conveyors, in the unlikely event of a part’s entry into the process stream.
Ballistic Material for Brain Buckets
For the past two decades high-tenacity fibers such as S-glass, Aramid, and ultrahighmolecular- weight-polyethylene (UHMWPE) have been the materials of choice for making lightweight armor.
High-Flow Nylon 66
A high-impact nylon 66 (PA66) flows easily into intricate and multicavity parts such as fasteners and automotive engine cradle nests.
Letters - 05/22/2008
After 31 years as an engineer, mostly at one large company, I urged my kids not to pursue engineering as a profession.
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FEATURES
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Industry Focus: Medical -- Rethinking the Wheelchair
Using aerospace design and manufacturing techniques, a small company hopes to make it big in the wheelchair business.
Staying Out of Court
Want to avoid litigation over product design? Develop “hindsight in advance.”
Leland Teschler's Editorial: The Engineering “Extremist” Mindset
Do engineers have a “mindset” that makes them prone to become Islamic terrorists?
At the Top of Their Game
Engineers aspire to change the world with their work. Here are some who did.
Dream Jobs - Who’s Got Them and How to Get One
As part of our annual salary survey, readers tell us what the ideal career looks like.
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NEW PRODUCTS
Product Spotlight: A/V enclosures and racks
The XSF and XMF Series enclosures are for broadcast applications, and the XME and XMER Series are for broadcast, audio/ video, security, and wireless telecom applications.
Product Spotlight: CompactPCI enclosure
The E192 is a two-slot 3U Compact PCI enclosure that incorporates a modular and removable power supply.
Product Spotlight: Door-removal hinges
The F6 line of concealed, removable-style door hinges feature security from vandalism.
Product Spotlight: Powder-coated enclosure absorbs radiation
The Type 4X stainless-steel wall-mount enclosure has a white polyester-powder finish inside and out that reduces solar-radiation absorption and keeps internal components cooler.
Product Spotlight: PCB enclosures with recirculating air
The 715 Series of recirculating air-cooled ATR enclosures hold commercial off-theshelf (COTS) circuit cards.
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BASICS OF DESIGN ENGINEERING: Materials
Plastic Design Basics
Plastics and Their Properties
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHTS
E-NEWSLETTERS
The Machine Design Tech Insider - March 20, 2008
Quieter Ride for Long-Haul Truckers - Here Comes the $2,500 Car - Recycling carbon dioxide into fuel - Armed robots assist soldiers in Iraq
The Machine Design Tech Insider - January 24, 2008
The I-35 Bridge: The truth is out there - Wind tunnel tests future space planes - An uplifting experience - Machine Design Editor Leland Teschler: Are CFLs really a bright idea?
The Machine Design Tech Insider - January, 18, 2008
Detecting reflective targets - Unmanned seaplane takes off and lands on water - Engineering an ad - Machine Design Editor Leland Teschler: Why you can't always believe published research
Materials Monthly - January 2008
Sittin' pretty - Smooth sailing - Biomaterial-based stent makes clinical trial debuts - Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics - Eco-friendly cable insulation - Medical-grade elastomers - Garlock Sealing Technologies celebrates 120th anniversary - Porous metals head West - More TPU knowhow for Bayer MaterialScience - More TPU capacity
Materials Monthly - December 2007
Print electronics come of age - Smart pioneers first full polypropylene body panels - Composite rides the waves
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FEATURED COMPANIES
Accurate Automatic Parts Inc. New Berlin, WI
Aluma Cast, Inc. Appleton, WI
Applied Porous Technologies, Inc. Tariffville, CT
Atlantic Precision Spring, Inc. Bristol, CT
Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Greenland, NH
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