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  1. wbednarz

    Cosmos spring element capabilities

    I have an FEA application that requires spring elements for accurate analysis. I am evaluating different programs at this point for ease of use and functionality. Could someone here tell me at what product level does the latest release of Cosmos offer spring elements? Cosmos Designer, Cosmos...
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    ASME Stress results for FEA

    Can someone tell me what ASME standard stesses are? I am showing someone some FEA results as vonMises and principle stresses, but they said they would like to see ASME standard stresses. They suggested that these stresses would be bending or tensile stresses in a cross section of a part. I...
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    UHMW Abrasion Resistance

    I like the sound of that. I sent them an RFQ for rubber backed Tivar 1000 at 3/8" thick. Thanks.
  4. wbednarz

    Bearing wear inspection

    I called Halwal. They seem to have a solution. I sent them the bearings. The application does not lend itself to running oil or grease through it. I will keep this in mind though.
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    Bearing wear inspection

    Thanks for that information. That sounds easy. Where would I find that? Link?
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    Bearing wear inspection

    We have some angular contact bearings without seals used in an environment where there is a lot of airborne metalic dust. Basically ground slag from a burn cut. The bearings are in a compartment that shields it from heavy particles but the airborne dust still gets in the compartment. The...
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    UHMW Abrasion Resistance

    Teflon is about 5-6 times the price of UHMW. That is not an option for us.
  8. wbednarz

    UHMW Abrasion Resistance

    Thanks for the reply. We do have a mechanism to move it across the table that will give us mechanical advantage. However, it is not enough for dry steel on steel. My concerns are what is a good adhesive between steel and UHMW and what kind of loading issues should I be concerned about...
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    UHMW Abrasion Resistance

    I am considering laminating some table tops (steel plate top) with 1/4" or 1/2" thick UHMW (see McMaster items 84945K815) to slide heavy dies across. The dies weigh about 2000# each. I was thinking of using an adhesive to mount the UHMW. I am choosing this instead of rollers because of the...
  10. wbednarz

    Pro-e to Solid Edge

    I worked with a large international company that had a 5+ year investment in Pro-E and they switched to SE based on a one year evaluation. They could not justify the excessive cost of the Pro-E license and the difficulty. During the eval they looked at Solid Works and Wildfire. Solid Edge was...
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    Expose variable - BOM variable precision - version 16 update 5

    It was resolved in update 7 which was release just recently. New computer viruses? That could be nice.
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    Expose variable - BOM variable precision - version 16 update 5

    It is resolved. New computer viruses? That could be nice.
  13. wbednarz

    Good Billing Software for small firm?

    Peachtree is a little more powerful, but a little less user friendly. I believe it has a good P&L reporting capability. We had discussed the option of going the Access route and decided against it because of the in-house development and maintenance commitment and dependancy. If you hire...
  14. wbednarz

    From SolidWorks to SE

    Metman, If you would like for me to send you a file with a lofted sheet metal part that Solid Edge can flatten, let me know. I don't know how someone can share emails to individuals here without exposing it to everyone. New computer viruses? That could be nice.
  15. wbednarz

    From SolidWorks to SE

    Metman, You asked the following questions earlier: One example is that SW will not make a SM part from a loft, or if there is a radius on a corner flange, a simple circle (lightening hole) with a 45 degree flange. Will SE do it? Solid Edge can make a sheetmetal part from a loft. It can't...
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    Migrating to SolidEdge from SDRC I-deas

    Solid Edge does not have tolerance analysis module or any significant tools built-in to do extensive analyses. I am not sure if you can't just get away with excel and solid edge variables to do most of the analyses you are considering. Here are some Voyager Partners that have Tolerance...
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    Expose variable - BOM variable precision - version 16 update 5

    Unfortunately I can not seem to get this to work. I did the following. Opened the draft file containing the BOM. In Place Activated the assembly by double clicking the draft view. In Place Activated the part to adjust precision. Menu: File>File Properties>Units; Made sure the precision for...
  18. wbednarz

    Survey: How often does Solidworks crash on you?

    I know this is a Solidworks thread, but I am a Solid Edge user surprised at the stability issues reported here. Although lacking in market share and awareness, Solid Edge is apparantly much stronger in stability. I am used to 1-2 crashes a month. This is from experience with versions 12 up to...
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    Expose variable - BOM variable precision - version 16 update 5

    I installed v16 (and updated 5) last week. My incentive was to take advantage of the new feature/capability to expose variables as a non-geometric variable. This is useful for me because a lot of our BOMs include standard steel cut to length. A problem that has shown up is that the variable...
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