Engineering Office
“The best way to reduce maintenance costs….
Design it right the first time ! “
“The best mechanical design for maintenance…
Is the one with the fewest moving parts”
By Fred J. Weber
General Engineering
Online Approved DOE Technical Standards…
“PDF” Handbooks in physics,thermodynamics, math, instrumentation and etc
https://www.standards.doe.gov
Click on “Standards” then click on “Archieve”
Cheresources excellent site for chemical and process engineers
https://www.cheresources.com/
The Engineering Toolbox
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/
eFunda is a premier online of engineering fundamentals and calculators.
https://www.efunda.com/
On-line Engineering tool to assist in design, construction and maintaining your facility
https://www.freecalc.com/
Eng-tips and feedback forum
https://www.eng-tips.com/
Mechanical components everything from fitting to tools
https://icrank.com/
Click on “Technology” or “More”
Mechanical Engineering forums and downloads
https://mechanical-engg.com
Control Engineering
Looking for control problems:
1. Output stays at 0%
2. Output stays at 100%
3. Output goes from 0% to 100%
Control.com…Nerds in Control…Information on controls
https://www.control.com/textbook
Electrical and PLC…Industrial test and video company (PLC and general controls)
https://www.industrialtext.com/freestuff.htm
Automationforum.co..great site for learning controls and instrumentation
https://automationforum.co/
Control Magazine
https://www.controlglobal.com/
Computer Engineering
Number one solution to any computer problem….“turn off the power”
Computer Hope…. general computer information
https://www.computerhope.com/sindex.htm
PLC Talk….forum and info for plc
http://www.plc.net (not secure)
forum….http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/
Computer and communication…general computer info and standards
https://www.cmpcmm.com/standards.html
Tek tips forums Ask software or hardware question
https://www.tek-tips.com/
UNIX users…Unix and Linux forums
https://www.unix.com/
Mechanical Engineering
Pump and piping…understanding pumps, motors and their control
http://www.pumped101.com/
https://www.pumpfundamentals.com/tutorial3.htm
Pipe design Central… info on planning a piping job
http://www.pipingdesign.com/ ….click on “Download chapter 1”
The Piping Engineering World
https://www.pipingengineer.org/
Hydraulic Institute Pump
https://www.pumps.org/
Go to “Data Library” and click on “Visit the Library”
The Engineering Toolbox
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/
Gases and Compressed Air
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ ….click on “Gases and Compressed air”
Structural and Materials….Spreadsheet for Structual calculations
https://www.xcalcs.com/
Bulk and Powder … click on “Solution
https://www.powderandbulk.com/
Corrosion… click on “Free Content”
https://www.corrosionsource.com/
Defense and federal specification… US government standards
https://quicksearch.dla.mil
Weight standards
https://www.scalemanufacturers.org/Links.htm
Inventor’s Workshop
Why is maintenance always redesigning equipment ?
“I believe it’s because 50 % of all maintenance people are related to Thomas A. Edison.”
Steps for an sucessful invention
1. Get an idea
2. Write/sketch it down.
3. Search the web (look for images) and search www.uspto.gov/
4. Design it.
5. Build it
6. Calculate the cost
A. (+) costs…What you can sell the product for ?)
B. (-) costs…. What it costs to design it, build it, ship it, market it , account it, lawyer it and etc. ?
7. When the (+) costs are greater than the (-) costs
Patent it , Manufacture it, and Sell it !
Useful web sites
US patent office… www.uspto.gov/
Inventor fraud… http://www.inventorfraud.com/
European Patent office… http://worldwide.espacenet.com/?locale=en_EP
Physics, Chemistry and Math Web sites
http://www.efunda.com/home.cfm
http://www.eng-tips.com/
physics forums
http://physforum.com/
Basic physics
http://230nsc1.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html
Physics websites
http://www.mastep.sjsu.edu/resources/physics.htm
Industrial physics web site
http://www.aip.org
Chemistry Periodic table
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/index.html
Math calculation
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/trig.html
http://www.engineering.com/content/community/library/tables/tables.jsp?disciplineID=mechanical&tabID=200&subTabID=210
Alternate energy… http://www.altenergy.org/
NASA technical papers… http://www.nasatech.com/TSP2/cats.php
“PDF” Handbooks in physics,thermodynamics, math, instrumentation and etc
Online Approved DOE Technical Standards http://energy.gov
Click on “Offices” go to Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS) is the Department of Energy’s (DOE)
http://energy.gov/hss/office-health-safety-and-security
Go to “Information Center” and Click on “DOE Technical Standards Program”
http://energy.gov/hss/information-center/department-energy-technical-standards-program/doe-approved-technical
Click on “Approved standards”
http://energy.gov/hss/information-center/department-energy-technical-standards-program/doe-approved-technical
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