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Thanks for the help. I looked at the IBC and it refers to the RMI code for rack systems. However, I do not have access to this specification. Since I live in Rhode Island - I think designing it for seismic loads is too conservative and complicated unless you have beam properties and FEA...

I've been tasked to analyze the loading capacity (stacking height, unit loading etc..) of our warehouse shelves. However, from what I found searching the code sites IBC etc... this seems to be an OEM question (unknown) or should be a question for the municipality inspectors (hate to dig up...

Thanks for the reply I don’t know if you will find a cost effective solution. Try to Google “sheet metal separation” if you haven’t already. This looks like something that might work. http://www.magnetics.com/sheetfan&electros.htm Magnetically separate oily, sticky or thin steel sheets...

Hi all: Looking for a machine/mechanism to remove banded sheetmetal from pallets on a forklift and feed into our STOPA SHEET METAL STORAGE SYSTEM (see image below) Current Operation Sheet Metal (Various Sizes, 5' X 10', 3' X 12, etc..Typically 12 inches high) arrive banded on pallets (various...

Thanks - I'm going with the Kaydon MTO-265 slew ring bearing, which is also the one offered in McMaster-Carr. On the outer diameter of the table I'll use casters. These slew ring bearings are nice and the mounting design seems easy enough. Thanks for the advice.

Help. I'm designing a rotating workbench with vises. 6 vises (60 deg apart) on a 7' diameter steel table (1/2" to 5/8") thick depending on the final design iteration. I’m looking for ideas on mounting the table (Spherical thrust bearing, yoke rollers, design sites or company manufactured...

Thank you all for the advice! Any ideas on the shaft design? I figured it has to be roughly 21-feet long (20 feet for the tarp (standard length) + around a foot for bearing supports, etc...). Most pipe comes in 20-foot lengths max. stiffness/weight should be maximized. The shaft may be...

I like this idea - Thanks

Thanks for the advice - Can you explain the hinged cap part of it – I’m having a hard time visualizing this.

I’m trying to design a 20-foot shaft to roll up 100 feet of tarp. The shaft would be simply supported on two pillow block bearings. For a bare bones budget the shaft would be hand cranked (very low use ~ 60-80 rpm’s and used maybe once a day). For a preliminary design I came up with a (SCH...

Looking for a translator program to take a Cosmos model file and translate it to a .inp file for use in Abaqus or Patran. Thanks,

Is there any data on the compressive stiffness of neoprene rubber? This is for Mil-R-6855 Type 2 Gr40 (40 Durometer) extruded sheet rubber 2" x 20" x 1/8" thick. Can you quantify the compressive stiffness from the durometer? This is for small deflections used in a finite...

This is basically a modeling problem in Patran 2003ra and I use ABAQUS as a post processor. I'm trying to use the new connector elements in ABAQUS 6.3 (see link below): http://www.hks.com/reference/epaper/r_a00-2.pdf I would like to start out with a simple connector element i.e. a pin...

Sorry I wasn't more specific. This is basically a modeling problem in Patran 2003ra and I use ABAQUS as a post processor. I'm trying to use the new connector elements in ABAQUS 6.3 (see link below): http://www.hks.com/reference/epaper/r_a00-2.pdf I would like to start out with a simple...

Trying to create a release between two beam elements using Patran as a mesh generator and ABAQUS as a post prosecessor. Please attach (.inp) file of a cantiler beam with hinge or something similair. Any help appreciated. Thanks,