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- The 2004 Shot Peening and Blast Cleaning Workshop, Dearborn, Michigan, Dearborn Hyatt Regency
- Year: 2005, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 1, Winter 2005
- If the workshop is any kind of market indicator, the shot peening and blast cleaning industry has reason to feel optimistic. We had the largest attendance since before 9/11. The exhibits, speakers and...
- Why We Shot Peen Gears
- Year: 2005, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 1, Winter 2005
- Indiana Tool / Indiana Gear has provided manufacturing services to a global market for nearly 50 years. We provide precision machining services from one piece prototypes to volume production pieces of...
- Caught in a Steel Trap
- Year: 2005, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 2, Spring 2005
- The steel shortage has been a global phenomenon with causes so complex, so massive and so inevitable that the timing for solutions is nearly impossible to predict, much less obtain. It has affected al...
- Troubleshooting a Shot Peening Process Gone Astray
- Year: 2005, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 2, Spring 2005
- One of my most satisfying roles at Electronics Inc. is as a troubleshooter. On any given day, I will get a phone call from a colleague with a problem: "Jack, why isn't this process working? What are w...
- Environment - Recycled Glass for Shot Blasting, Caen Hill Locks, Kennet and Avon Canal
- Year: 2005, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 2, Spring 2005
- Background Information Caen Hill Locks are located to the west of Devizes, Wiltshire on the Kennett and Avon Canal in the United Kingdom. Within a distance of 2 miles, there are 28 staircase locks, e...
- Blast Cleaning Weld Cells with a Disappearing Media
- Year: 2005, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 2, Spring 2005
- It's not magic, nor a mystery. Imagine a blast media which requires no need for containment and poses virtually no safety risk or spillage concerns. A blasting tool which uses media that disappears on...
- Nanyang Technological University in Singapore to Offer New Aerospace Engineering Degree
- Year: 2005, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 2, Spring 2005
- Professor Shaker Meguid, 2002 Shot Peener of the Year, is the leader of the program's task force. In July 2005, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will offer a new four-year Bachelor of Engineeri...
- Air Valve Testing
- Year: 2005, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 2, Spring 2005
- I have been asked, "What's the reason for the success of the MagnaValve?" There is no question that this magnetic valve, with no moving parts, has captured the attention of the shot flow market for th...
- Air Blasting: A Versatile and Controllable Process
- Year: 2005, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 2, Spring 2005
- Blasting using compressed air as the energy source is one of the best ways to alter a surface because it is versatile, speedy, and economical. Enclosed air-blast systems are used in a wide range of in...
- What a Nozzle Can Do Better Than a Wheel
- Year: 2005, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 2, Spring 2005
- There are applications where wheel blasting is the best solution. I will leave it to wheel machine manufacturers to state their case. In this issue of The Shot Peener, I'll highlight the benefits of t...
- Effects of Indent Ratio on Curvature and Deformation of Sheet and Strip
- Year: 2004, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 18 / Issue 1, Winter 2004
- INTRODUCTION Indent ratio in shot peening is the ratio of the indentation diameter, d, to the component thickness, T, see fig. 1. When the indent ratio is small, we get convex curvature of sheet and s...
- Prediction and Control of Indent Diameter
- Year: 2004, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 18 / Issue 2, Spring 2004
- INTRODUCTION Shot peening control is based on satisfying two specified parameters - PEENING INTENSITY and COVERAGE. Peening intensity is independent of the component's properties, being defined by the...
- Actual and Predicted Shot Peening Indentations
- Year: 2004, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 18 / Issue 3, Summer 2004
- INTRODUCTION Shot peening involves the covering of components with indentations. Those indentations induce a surface layer of compressive residual stress that enhances component properties. Two parame...
- Residual Stresses in Shot Peened Components
- Year: 2004, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 18 / Issue 4, Fall 2004
- INTRODUCTION Shot peening of components produces a 'magic skin' containing compressive residual macrostress. This skin has a thickness that is largely determined by the size of the shot particles that...
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