I have a drawing that calls for a 3/8" x 1-1/2" lg hex head bolt w/nut. The associated materials drawing states that "Structural field connections are to be 'Friction Type' and are to be made with high strength bolts (ASTM-A325). ASTM-A325 does not cover smaller than 1/2". Would A354 be an...
Hey all,
I have imported some MS Access queries to an excel spreadsheet so I could have all of the data in one place and also to do some manipulation. The problem I am seeing is that the link to the external query seems to get lost randomly after an update. When you right click on the data...
The company I work for extrudes plastic sheet. We recently had a fatigue failure of one of our extruder screws. The fatigue zone was roughly halfway through the screw. We have other, old machines that may also be wearing in this way. Does anyone know of a way to test the screw continuity...
Here is a link to an interesting article on the subject for fodder:
http://www.sba.oakland.edu/faculty/schwartz/GMDecay.htm
I was curious if any of you have been with a company that went through a similar decay process. If so, what were the internal indicators? Did the company rebound? If...
