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- The Inauguration of a New Industry-University Research Alliance
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 3, Summer 2017
- Does your organization have a specific shot peening need or concern? The Center for Surface Engineering and Enhancement (CSEE) at Purdue University can provide the research and support you need to a...
- Need a Dependable, Low-Maintenance Media Hopper Fill Valve?
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 3, Summer 2017
- Electronics Inc. has the answer. The On | Off Hopper Fill MagnaValve® eliminates media leakage and the maintenance problems associated with air cylinders and mechanical valves. Other benefits incl...
- Work-Hardening During Peening
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 3, Summer 2017
- INTRODUCTION Shot peening is normally applied in order to improve the fatigue properties of components. This improvement is due to two factors: (1) Work-hardening of the surface layer and (2) Compr...
- Application of Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 3, Summer 2017
- INTRODUCTION The positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS)has been widely used for probing open volume defects in various materials 1). PALS has been applied for detecting the fatigue damage...
- The Role of Wheelblast in
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 3, Summer 2017
- Part I of this series focused on application-centric reasons to help determine the choice of airblast or wheelblast for your shot peening equipment needs. The relatively higher amount of blast media p...
- Introducing the PSMX-II
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 3, Summer 2017
- DEAR READER…as you are aware, shot peening improves the fatigue strength of metal parts such as gears or springs. Shot peening improves fatigue strength through compressed residual stress. Arc ...
- My Shot Peening Bucket List
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 3, Summer 2017
- People that know me well won’t be surprised to read that I have a shot peening bucket list. Here are a few of the opportunities for improvement on my list: • How do we achieve better m...
- Recycling Abrasives
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 2, Spring 2017
- Any facility that uses abrasives, whether it is shot, cut wire, aluminum oxide or other types of media, faces the challenge of what do to with the by-products from the abrasive blasting processes. The...
- SAE AMS2590A
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 2, Spring 2017
- As the Sponsor of the AMS2590 specification’s five-year review, I took the opportunity to improve on its clarity and guidance. I’m happy that revision A was released in November of 2016 ...
- The Importance of Work
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 2, Spring 2017
- INTRODUCTION: Work and rate of doing work are, arguably, the most important parameters in the Universe. No event can happen unless some work is done at a measurable rate. Even blinking an eye require...
- PeenSolver: Your Free Curve Solver Web App
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 2, Spring 2017
- Creating and solving a saturation curve manually can be quite frustrating when you’re first introduced to saturation curves and the 10% rule. Most people are delighted when they learn there ar...
- Fred Blackman Celebrates 50 Years with Peening Technologies
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 2, Spring 2017
- In the Shot Peening Business,only a handful of things have lasted for 50 years: Almen strips, Almen gages, Almen blocks—and Fred Blackman. Peening Technologies of Connecticut employee Wilfred �...
- The Role of Wheelblast in Shot Peening – Part I
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 2, Spring 2017
- The introductory class at the EI Shot Peening Workshop covers the history of shot peening. The instructor explains that engine valve springs were blast cleaned in a tumble-type wheelblast machine (com...
- How a New Product is Developed
- Year: 2017, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 31, Issue 2, Spring 2017
- I remember this idea came during a chilly afternoon in Monterey, California, after the AMEC Surface Enhancement annual committee meeting. I was sitting outside with Holger Polanetsky, Process Engineer...
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