One trend that shows no size of ending is the move to smaller personal electronic devices. From smartphones to tablets, each successive generation is smaller and more powerful than the last. It’s ...

One of our most dependable contributors developed the following design for a clamping system. Mark Grizotzky writes: “This telescopic clamping unit is comprised of three details that have relative ...

The active clamp transformer reset technique offers many well-documented advantages over traditional single-ended reset techniques, including lower voltage stress on the main MOSFET, the ability to ...

[Mark Rehorst] has been busy with his Ultra MegaMax Dominator (UMMD) design for a 3D printer, and one of the many things he learned in the process was how not to design a 3D printed belt clamp. In the ...

Clamping screws are used for workpiece fixing and positioning, especially in applications like machining and mechanical testing. They comprise of a screw with a ball tip that applies horizontal force ...

A Unilock clamping system, for setups of workholding fixtures for machining and grinding operations, can be used for multiple machines in a work cell. A Unilock clamping system, for setups of ...