This 13 YEAR OLD video shows this incredible car door design that allows the car door to completely integrate back into the car body instead of swinging out like all common modern car doors. This absolutely blew our minds that this didn’t catch on because it looks like a no-brainer compared to normal doors. Check …
There are so many different options out there to choose from when deciding to purchase CAD (Computer Aided Design) software. The price of the software will always be one of the main factors in whether customers purchase the product or not. However, understanding the sometimes complicated pricing structures of CAD programs is not always easy. …
Watch these two robots sword fight with unbelievable accuracy. This shows how far robotics have come and how much fun being a robotics engineer must be! Prepare to feel bad about your sword fighting skills because you will never be as good as these two robots!
The list below comprises some of the top civil engineering firms in the world, which in most cases are the best companies to work for. However bear in mind that there are thousands of much smaller companies, agencies and consultancies that can offer great careers in their own right, but are not widely known. So, …
The new GC Hummer EV in an all electric pick-up truck that has a whopping 1,000 horsepower and 11,500 torque! It also has DC fast charging that adds 100 miles of range, can “crab-walk” which means it can drive sideways, and can only power one wheel if needed. It is an amazing development in electric …
Materials are an essential way of gaining an extra insight into your designs. This can be achieved by acting as a part of a simulation, or analysing the center of gravity and the weight of the design itself. You will not be able to do any of these without assigning material properties to your parts. …
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Daan Roosegaarde has designed the world’s largest smog vacuum cleaner and has installed it in Rotterdam to help improve the city’s air quality. It is able to clean 30,000 M3 of air per hour when it is at peak performance, and stands at 23 feet high!
Working from home can be hard. Especially in the current state of the world, frustrating barriers can be encountered when trying to replicate your productivity in the comfort of your own home. Programs like Fusion 360 have purposefully been created in a way that makes working from anywhere, not just at home, more convenient. They …
The Sheet Metal module of Solidworks is an extremely useful addition to the Solidworks modelling box of tricks that sometimes get overlooked. This collection of specialist tools allows users to create 3D parts from flat sheets of metal. These can be made in 3D and then ‘virtually unfolded’ within Solidworks to give a fast, cheap …
Is Energy a Good Career Path? Considering a career in energy? Let us help you make an informed decision with this article outlining if energy is a good career! A world without energy is an impossible thought due to the advancement of technology, it is essential in almost every aspect of our modern lives. The …
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7Cr17MoV vs 7Cr17 Stainless Steel – what is the difference? 7Cr17MoV stainless steel is the Chinese GB standard grade martensitic steel created by adding a little Molybdenum (Mo) and Vanadium (V) to 7Cr17 stainless steel to heighten its wear resistance and hardness. 7Cr17 itself is known as a high barbon Chinese chromium martensitic steel that …
Prepare to want something that you have never wanted before, a third thumb! An English designer has invented a “third thumb” that can be controlled by pressure sensors in your shoes. A genius way to add more functionality to your hands and attract some strange looks in public!
This is a clear a concise SolidWorks Lofted Boss/Base tutorial with multiple screenshots to guide you step by step. Lofts use two or more profiles to create shapes allowing a wide variety of solids to be made. The Anatomy a Loft in SolidWorks Extrudes, Revolves and Sweeps all generally follow similar principles of operation in …
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This series of sculptures are called “Portal Icosahedrons” and give the feeling like you are looking into infinite space. Icosahedrons are geometric globes made up of 20 identical triangles. These are hypnotizing to look at, are made of steel, glass and LED lights and are definitely worth a look!
What time is it? Sounds like a simple question right? Not with this Russian clock puzzle that seems to give you an idea of what the time is as it has three identical hands! See if you can solve the puzzle before the solution is shown at the end of the video. Also read: Quiz …
2020, what a year! We think it is safe to say that it has been a very different year for everyone on planet Earth. Pretty much every aspect of our daily lives have been affected by the virus that has been terrorizing the world, but we are here to focus on the positives! This year …
SUS304 (SUS meaning Steel Use Stainless) stainless steel austenite is typically known as the Japanese name for SS304 or AISI 304. The main difference between the two materials is not any physical property or feature, but how it is referenced to in American and Japanese grades. However, that has not stopped various people from attempting …
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This amphibious house rests on separated foundations so the house can rise upwards when the River Thames overflows. Extended guideposts rise up with it, up to 2.5 meters. The site does not flood regularly, so the residents can enjoy the waterfront views all year round with no worries!
This article will teach you how to use SolidWorks bend table when working with sheet metal. We will also look at how you can create sheet metal gauge tables for SolidWorks. Anyone that has worked with sheet metal in the past knows that sheet metal properties like bend allowance, bend deduction, ben radius, K-factors, gauge …
Virgin has just completed their first passenger test of their Hyperloop “train.” This entirely new mode of transport works using electromagnetic propulsion and can reach up to 670mph! This is an exciting look at what could become a normal way to travel in years to come.
Test your knowledge! If you already mastered our Level 1 quiz, now it’s time to go to the next level! Test your Mechanical Engineering knowledge now. Ten questions that lead to the truth…
Have you always had a desire to fly like a bird? Well BMW may have just made your dream possible by creating an electric wingsuit that can actually gain back altitude when falling. This is a big jump in personal flight and it just looks out of this world! Check it out!
We’ve already talked about the Extreme manufacturing danger: the steel mill cobble, now here are three new hot steels rolling videos: two from India and one from the US! Take a look at this video circling the internet of a hot steel rolling mill in India. It’s not clear whether this worker is unbelievably good …
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In Taiwan, a huge 140 meter (459 feet) bridge collapsed in October of 2019, the event is known as the “Taiwan Bridge Collapse”. The oil tanker that was traversing the bridge at the time fell into the water and caused a fire when it struck three fishing boats that were below the bridge. This resulted …
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This “chairless chair” enables employees to rest when their job requires them to stand or be in a bent over position for long periods of time. It has an ergonomic design that fits the human body with little restrictions and saves space in workspaces where chairs would get in the way.
The BolaWrap™ 100 is a remote restraint that shoots a bola style tether made out of Kevlar that is 8 feet long. The purpose of the BolaWrap™ is to entangle the subject, without harming them. This technology will be essential to subduing a subject, and reduce the use of firearms. It is essentially a police …
In this step-by-step tutorial with screenshots, we will explain how to use Revolved Cut in SolidWorks. You will also find out what makes Revolved features different, and how to make them. Revolves and Extrudes in SolidWorks are similar in that they both use a sketched profile to make a shape or cut. However, whilst simple …
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An insight into what people in the early 1930s thought the future would look like, the Schienenzeppelin Train was an experimental railcar that looked like a Zeppelin airship. It was powered by a huge propeller at the back, and reached speeds of around 143mph!!
SolidWorks Motion Studies allows for more complex machines like engines to be designed where every part is moving on the correct path. This SolidWorks Motion Study Tutorial will cover Animation and Motion Analysis. CAD (Computer Aided Design) programs have always been able to transform an engineer or designer’s ideas into a real design through the …
This is a robot head massager that attempts to instantly put you into a relaxed state so that you can sleep well and enjoy your life. If it can actually achieve this, it will be a gamechanger! The only thing left now is to try it, will you?
On March 25, 2020, Autodesk announced that they were launching AutoCAD 2021. This is the 35th iteration of their flagship software. There was no big event or press release for the new version, Autodesk announced on their blog and they made it available to download, along with the seven new tool sets that accompanied AutoCAD …
AutoCAD stands for Automatic Computer Aided Design, and that is representative of what this program is all about. It creates 2D and 3D drawings and models, providing a modern alternative to drawing with pencil and paper. It was developed by the company Autodesk in order to speed up the design process and develop a more …
Mechanical Engineering Games are somewhat rate, however, there are plently of games that can be used by mechanical engineers as an alternative way to learn, and as a way to let off some steam in between projects, classes or anything else they may be working on. We have included the games that have engineering concepts …
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This tractor, the turbocharged JCB Fastrac, has 1,000bhp and clocked a speed of nearly 136MPH! A cool feature is that they literally use ice to cool the engine. If you know someone who needs their farm done quickly, send them this video and see their reaction!
Fourier’s Law states that the time it takes for heat to travel through a material is proportional to the temperature’s negative gradient, and to the cross-sectional area perpendicular to the gradient through which the heat is flowing. Fourier’s law is simply an alternative name for the law of heat conduction. Fourier’s law formula: qi = …
You’ll have to be an engineer to laugh at these jokes! We’ve searched around and gathered some of the funnies mechanical engineering jokes and memes for you and perhaps our favourite anecdote of all time. Enjoy! When the general public thinks about mechanical engineers, I’m sure the first thing they think about is the humour …
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This amazing shirt allows deaf people to feel sounds, like a concert through touch. The lights can be seen following the music as it provides feedback to the person. An invention that will definitely make a lot of people happy, and give deaf people the feeling of music that they have been missing!
What is a Dual-Mass Flywheel? A dual-mass flywheel (also known as DMFW or DMF), is a mechanical device that rotates and is used to generate continuous energy in systems where there is no continuous source of energy. Its operation is very similar to that of a regular flywheel, but it dampens any revolutions or torque …
We’ve all been there, need to ride your bike, but don’t want to get helmet hair. Well Hövding has the answer, an airbag, for your head. It comes in a collar that attaches around your neck and inflates around your head in 0.01 seconds. That stylish, safe choice!
What is SWOOD? SWOOD is a CAD/CAM woodworking furniture design software that is integrated with SolidWorks. The program was created by the company EFICAD, with the intention of making it easier to design woodworking projects by providing specialized tools. It provides a fully customizable and workable 3D environment and parametric capabilities, where the job can …
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