Engineering and Manufacturing BOMs
The bills of material, or BOMs, for products or assemblies, allow engineering to design and guide the manufacturing of individual material, parts, or assemblies. A bill of material specifies the…
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Travis Ziebro Fracture Toughness
Fracture toughness is a physical property of matter. It describes the resistance of the material to fracture while it has cracks. It is different than simple toughness which is defined…
Best Pallet Jack – Our Top 4 Picks of 2021
Pallet jacks – sometimes referred to as pallet trucks – are some of the most useful material handling equipment known today. They are used on loading docks to move incoming…
Emissivity and Its Impact on Radiant Heat
The material property known as emissivity describes a material’s propensity to radiate energy. Emissivity measurements, sometimes referred to as an e-value, range from 0 to 1. A measurement of 0…
Materials Selection – The Engineering Process
The materials selection process for a component or assembly involves a careful evaluation of the benefits and trade-offs of material properties. In this article, you will learn the properties involved…
Project Engineer – Duties and Salary
A project engineer leads the technical development of an engineering project. Depending on the size and responsibility, he/she may also assume project management duties as well. The project engineer typically…
Best Steel Toe Shoes of 2021
My dad never wavered from his pair of steel toe Wolverine work boots. Functional? Sure. Practical? Maybe for him as a mechanic in a small shop, as he rarely traveled…
Electrical Designer – Duties and Salary
An electrical designer works with mechanical designers, engineers, clients, and fabricators to produce design documentation for electrical equipment. Not all industries require a dedicated electrical designer. Equipment that with only…
Mechanical Designer – Duties and Salary
A mechanical designer works with engineers, clients, and fabricators to produce design documents. In this article, you will learn job roles, design packages used, credentials, and potential employers of mechanical…
What I Wish I Knew at 22
From selective competitiveness to leadership, here’s 10 things I wish I knew at 22.