Behind the scenes a lot of mechanical engineering goes into creating and maintaining a tropical rainforest near Lake Erie just 40 miles from the Canadian border The RainForest at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo contains two acres of plants and wildlife Learn more

Ball bearings are very precise mechanisms that in many cases have geometrical tolerances measured in millionths of an inch When handling inspecting or mounting bearings one should treat them as precision instruments Poor handling techniques cause Learn more

Orlando FL -- For those who have wondered what it takes to create a major theme park attraction behind the thrilling rides and breathtaking effects is a team of engineers that spends countless hours ensuring that the attraction is safe to operate Learn more

Formulated for chip-on-board LED assemblies Light-Cap Series acrylate encapsulating resins form strong bonds to plastic and other substrates including UV-absorbing clear or tinted grades of glass and plastics and semitransparent materials such as Learn more

For maintenance professionals selecting the right hydraulic lubricant is critical to maximizing the service life of equipment Almost every oil company -- from major lubricant suppliers such as ExxonMobil to small independents -- sells hydraulic Learn more

With an estimated 65% of industrial electrical energy used by electric motors it is no wonder that major users in industry increasingly see energy reduction as a key to improving their profitability and competitiveness Because variable-speed Learn more

There's an old saying that "Information is Power." But in today's manufacturing-driven organizations data that is inconsistently gathered categorized and stored can lead to little if any actionable information That is actionable information Learn more

The crew of the U.S space shuttle Discovery used a modified Fluke 54 Series II digital thermometer in a demonstration of space-based repair of Thermal Protection System (TPS) tiles during the shuttle's "Return to Flight" voyage Testing emergency Learn more

Efforts to control noise and vibration in a wide range of mechanisms and devices inevitably require the use of passive acoustical materials To achieve the greatest performance per dollar requires not only the correct choice of materials but also Learn more

Temposonics® C-Series linear-position sensor incorporates the latest in magnetostrictive sensor technology to produce a very small magnetostrictive position sensor Designed for use in higher-volume OEM products such as medical devices small Learn more