I fell in love with cable driven mechanisms a few years ago and put together some of my first mechanical tentacles to celebrate. But only after playing with them did I start to understand the ...

You can find them in many household appliances, building technology, and countless pipe and hydraulic lines: small, ...

Measuring torque when installing threaded fasteners is the best indicator of future joint performance, right? Actually, bolt tension is a better performance indicator, but measuring torque is far ...

Designers typically qualify clamp force of a bolted joint by the amount of torque applied to fasteners holding it, either as they're tightened or after the fact. The approach may be adequate for many ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. According to Smith, the Berner cage derives its advantages from three key principles: pulley size ...