Ever since the beginning of the Iron Age,metals have played a key role in human civilizations over the millennia.One good quality of metals is that they are easy to form any shape by melting,moulding,casting or forging.Most metals are ...
Tags: MIG Welding, Welding Machines, Metals, GMAW
UK-PLASA 2012 saw a successful final chapter of the show's history at Earls Court,with high quality visitor attendance,a hugely popular Professional Development Programme and a vibrant out-of-hours social schedule-a fitting end to an era ...
When you think of the future of bathrooms, you probably think, like we all do, of hover toilets, touch-screen mirrors, and showers that talk to you in a robotic voice about your stocks and shares. And although that is undoubtedly what we ...
UK-For the first time,the prestigious Knights of Illumination Awards,hosted by Clay Paky,incorporated special new effects,much to the delight of both guests and organizers.The awards,which were held on Sunday 9 September at Battersea ...
PMMI,owner and producer of the Pack Expo trade shows,recently announced that Pack Expo International 2012(October 28-31;McCormick Place,Chicago),has sold out of exhibit space.The show will be the largest edition of the show since 2002,with ...
The Mars rover Curiosity is on a mission to deliver what scientists hope will be groundbreaking scientific research that wouldn't be possible without robotics,according to a NASA chief engineer. "It's critical to this mission,"said Louise ...
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Rex-Cut Abrasives has introduced Type 1 non-woven cotton fiber abrasive wheels that are ideally suited for mechanically removing braze and residual oxides from large assemblies. Especially effective for robotic applications, they come in a ...
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When it comes to woodworking, a board cut a few millimetres too long or too short can make the difference between a work of art and a pile of firewood. For a lot of us, this small margin of error can turn the making of even the simplest ...
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There are many things we love about the internet:gossip on any subject from celebrity marriages to new versions of the iPhone,the ability to spy on your high school sweetheart via social media,and services that will deliver cannolis or ...
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Computerworld-NASA has decided to take a much deeper look inside Mars to try to figure out why the Red Planet evolved so differently from Earth. The space agency announced late on Monday that it will launch a new mission in 2016,named ...
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Computerworld-NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is three-quarters of the way through a major software upgrade NASA has dubbed a"brain transplant." The four-day software upgrade started Saturday and,if all goes as planned,should wrap up by ...
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Amonix shuts large HCPV panel factory in US 25 Jul 2012"Competition,price pressure,challenging market",cited as reasons for Las Vegas closure.Does HCPV still have good prospects? . It was reported locally that the Seal ...
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Accuray Incorporated has entered into a definitive agreement to buy a developer of medical imaging software systems, Morphormics, for $5.7m. Morphormics' medical imaging software systems automatically recognize and extract anatomical ...
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IDG News Service - Ask any Silicon Valley entrepreneur about their startup and they'll usually tell you the sky is the limit. For some, it's not just the limit but the goal. Combining advances in electronics and new sources of funding with ...
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Sentinel aims to go asteroid hunting 11 Jul 2012 The first privately funded deep-space mission will map the inner solar system and track dangerous asteroids. Watchful eye:Sentinel will track near-Earth asteroids A proposed space ...