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Comment on Next Generation Manufacturing by Steve Meyer

Steve Meyer — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:36:57 +0000

Not sure where to start. The field is very broad. Best thing is to get a good electric motor book from a manufacturer and learn how electric motors work. Focus on the transformation of electrical energy to mechanical work. Learn how to formulate a good work statement that describes the load. These are valuable fundamentals that aren’t dealt with very well but form the key relationships for all mechatronic applications.

Comment on Next Generation Manufacturing by Jacky Matwani

Jacky Matwani — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:12:22 +0000

I m Fresh Student of mechatronics engineering, i want to know more about it………… please give me tips

Comment on Mechatronics Under Water, Oil & Gas Under Attack by Oilfield Forum

Oilfield Forum — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:44:37 +0000

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Comment on Universal Gripper Utilizes Coffee Bean-Filled Balloon by Fons Jena

Fons Jena — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:25:36 +0000

In fact it is amazing that it took so long to get to this, many people used the ‘vacuum coffee bags’ every morning for years but nobody had the brilliant idea of using it for a gripper. So simple yet so efficient (for a limited number of things at least).
Anyway, I came in touch with this tech when I was looking for a thesis subject. I thought about it and now my thesis comprises of making a multi-fingered gripper with this ‘grain fixation’ method. I hope of making a yet more usefull gripper combining this gripper with a 3-fingered dexterous hand. I’m already looking forward to start with it and my holidays have only just started lol!
(sorry for my english and thumbs up with the website, it is in my ‘daily check list’)

Comment on Wind Power – Progress, Slowly by N.Purushothaman

N.Purushothaman — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:57:38 +0000

i also thought of a windmill design & try 2 mak it work 24×7 bt i,m just doing 3rd year B.E MECHATRONICS & so i need som details abt the construction of an windmill

Comment on Competition in World Markets by Steve Meyer

Steve Meyer — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:35:33 +0000

Many industries have automated to reduce labor costs. It is a difficult thing to apply consistently. Woodworking, for example, is very limited.

The tax issue is huge. Many companies, like GE, have chosen to move resources offshore to avoid paying US taxes. We need to reconsider how the tax code incentivizes companies and whether companies that started in the US need to exhibit some kind of loyalty to the “land of opportunity” that gave them their start.

Comment on Made in America by Steve Meyer

Steve Meyer — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:26:36 +0000

I agree, broad statistical data needs to be segmented in order to get meaningful information. The scariest part of $4. gasoline is the $1.50 worth of taxes that goes the State and Federal government. With foreign car companies it’s a little harder. All the payroll and taxes are paid here, all the revenue comes in to a US company. Some of the product content may be brought in from offshore, and all the profit is sent overseas. So it’s a mixed bag.

Comment on Made in America by Steve Meyer

Steve Meyer — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:21:41 +0000

Thanks for your comment.

Comment on Made in America by Steve Meyer

Steve Meyer — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:20:22 +0000

Steve D,
Thanks for your comment. Maybe I should have written the article as “Designed in America”, although Apple does employ a huge workforce. Clearly, the manufacturing advantage has shifted to Asia. But there are many examples of manufacturing returning to the US. The core issue is the political leadership, as you rightly point out.

Comment on Lithium – The Next Big Thing by Steve Meyer

Steve Meyer — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:17:43 +0000

Peter, thanks for your comment. I hope lithium will change the situation in Afghanistan.

Comment on Made in America by Jake

Jake — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:37:21 +0000

Isn’t the iPhone manufactured/assembled in China by Foxconn?

Comment on Lithium – The Next Big Thing by Peter

Peter — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:58:40 +0000

From Vietnam war the USA unfortunatly need drug, any drug ,poppies for generation and generation . That will never stop! I wish lithium make change!

Comment on Made in America by Steve D

Steve D — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:42:58 +0000

Hi Steve– I agree wholeheartedly with the gist of your article. However, I am confused as to why you’re using Apple as an example for other US compaines to emulate. Thye I-Phone is indeed well engineered and wildly successful due to great marketing– but it is a product of outsourcing to China, notable for the fact that suicides are far too common in the plant where they are produced. Regarding Mexico…interestingly, the drug war is driving some manufacturing back to the states due to risk factors. Not the best circumstances for “re-shoring”, but I welcome the US jobs nonetheless. Now, as to why labor costs are so high in the US… that is a worthy discussion in an of itself. And then, there is the one-sided protectionist policies that keep US goods out of many markets. Ultimately, we’re seeing the effects of failed, short-sighted policies– public and private.

Comment on Made in America by Rick

Rick — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:38:44 +0000

Made in America, but…what country? It is different than “Made in USA”, Why? because America is a continent. None of the Spanish spoken countries of America, call America to the USA. When the USA started calling themselves with the name of the continent with so many countries? The date is unknown, but apparently, when the USA was ready to be a country, they expected that all the states in America were united as one. They didn’t think that some countries were already founded under their own name.

Would you imagine a France calling themselves Europe and Europeans? What England would think about it? What about…”MADE IN EUROPE”? Yeah..but where.

So please, just remember America belongs to Americans, the people who live in this WHOLE beautiful continent, not just some of them.

Have a great day.

Comment on Made in America by John Kontolefa

John Kontolefa — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:13:01 +0000

With the US being the leading consumer of goods, the economic data tends to overstate the value US Manufacturing by a wide margin. For example, a gallon of gasoline refined in the US may contribute $4 to the total of US manufactured goods even though the crude oil to produce it accounts for most of the cost and was imported. Car “transplant” manufactures who assemble high value components “count” towards manufacturing output.

A better gage of the poor health of US manufacturing is in the trade deficit numbers.