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 cyclical testing when the test piece needs to have a certain load applied to it over and over. Usually in situations like this, you want to be able to setup a test machine and let it run continuously without the need for babysitting it.
Paper Doll Method Demonstrated: Easy Control Enclosure Layout
So we're building this new spectacular coaster Tilley's Terror and the controls will be expensive. We want to layout our control box without wasting material, so how do we do that.Quite simple, we...
10 Easy Tips for Designing a Programmable Logic Controller Enclosure
As we begin building Tilley's Terror, the first three inversion backyard coaster, we will be needing a hearty control enclosure to hold my programmable logic controller (PLC) and Human Machine...
