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link to New Course! – FEA Best Practices for Beginners

New Course! – FEA Best Practices for Beginners

https://youtu.be/5kJnxOPIgy4 Welcome to Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with SOLIDWORKS Simulation for Beginners. This course is designed to take you from zero to confident in running meaningful...

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link to Exciting Cart Design Improvements for Our Backyard Coaster

Exciting Cart Design Improvements for Our Backyard Coaster

A number of years ago, I heard that if you ever want to build your dream home; you will need to do it at least twice. Why, you learn things the first time and make adjustments. The same is true for...

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link to Coaster Launch Dog Motion on Test Bench with PID Controls

Coaster Launch Dog Motion on Test Bench with PID Controls

We are moving forward on our launch system for Tilley's Terror. Our coaster launch, well at least the prototype, is taking shape as we are now able to move the launch dog on the track. Watch to see...

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link to Easy to Understand Compressors and Hydraulic Piston Pumps

Easy to Understand Compressors and Hydraulic Piston Pumps

My buddy can find strange things. On a recent trip to the dump he found a worn out air conditioner compressor with the shaft broken off. Trash right?Well not for him; he wanted to melt it down and...

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link to Live Event – Fury 325 Update with Theme Park Predictions

Live Event – Fury 325 Update with Theme Park Predictions

As many of you know, Fury 325 suffered from a structural crack and was shut down on Saturday. This beloved attraction is already missed and we hope that it will be up and running in no time. I...

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link to Video Simple Force Limiting Device for Cyclical Testing

Video Simple Force Limiting Device for Cyclical Testing

There have been several times in my engineering career that I have needed to limit the force a mechanism can produce, but still allow for unpredictable amounts of deflection. This is very useful in...

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