A foundational guide to understanding load cells/force sensors FUTEK designs, develops, and manufactures a wide range of industry-leading load cell sensors using strain gauge technology. In this guide, you will
When compared to UTS, 6g metric threads will be very similar to a 2A UTS bolt in terms of thread fit. UTS bolts that have diameters of less than 1/4 inch are provided gauge numbers, but inch measurements are used between 1/4 and 1-inch sizes. The second number of a UTS bolt design...
Torsion Shear Bolt Type: Torsion Shear Bolt Definition: Steel Structure High Strength Torsion Shear Bolt has a semi-circular head and a plum head at the end of the bolt. It is an improved type of large hexagonal high strength bolts. Description: High Strength...
Determine the cross-sectional area of the bolt. Since U-bolts are circular, this can be done by squaring the radius of the cross section of the bolt (i.e. multiplying the number by itself), then multiplying that number by the constant pi (3.14). For example, if the radius of the bol...
joints and the founder of the British website Bolt Science, a leading provider of independent technical expertise in bolted joint technology. In his opinion, it is important to understand and quantify the forces on a bolted joint and also their relationship to determine what size bolt is ...
How to Build Your Everything Really Really Fast: A few years ago, I wrote a short document on methods for rapidly fabricating elements of mechanical systems entitled How to Build Your Robot Really Really Fast. It was catered towards students in MIT's 2.0
I leave it to you to determine which, if either, is improved by the addition of the other. So for now at least, if you want to see what actually exists in the wilderness, with heads and legs attached, you are going to have to get off the couch and work for it. But like most ...
Is it possible to determine the minimum thread engagement in a tapped hole to avoid thread stripping? Every threaded joint must fulfill a simple engineering rule: any fastener failure must occur in the shank of the male fastener – bolt or stud. It implies that the shear strength o...
Rotating Coupling with Projecting Bolt Heads Rotating parts cause hazards such as in-running nip points. Parts can rotate closely to each other in opposite directions while their axes are parallel to each other. When they run closely, the stock fed between two rolls produces a nip point. This...
Removing a screw or bolt is usually a straightforward and agreeable procedure. Occasionally, though, the head will shear and what was a simple task becomes a frustrating chore. It's time to put your problem solving skills to work. Assess the situation, determine a solution, and apply the fix...