Cam designers have traditionally been a small lot of dedicated people who have found power sometimes through the applied use of mathematics, but just as often through ...

Think of the camshaft as your engine's brain. It makes all the decisions as to when the valves should open or close, how long they stay open, when valve overlap occurs, and basically, everything else ...

Engineering design is an art of compromise. To achieve a design goal — for example, a certain machine function — engineers select components based on several criteria, including functionality, ...

Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

In machine design, indexing is the movement from an initial position to a new position, starting and ending in rest. What applications require such motion? Machine tool changers, beverage cappers, and ...