English Medical Device Design Basics: ISO 13485 and the Extra Rigor Mechanical Parts Require
The first time I was pulled onto a medical device project after years of designing production equipment for automotive a...
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English Writing Work Instructions for Assembly: Turning a Design Into a Repeatable Process
A finished 3D model and a clean drawing set feel like the end of the job, but on the shop floor they're really just the ...
実務ノウハウ クレーン吊り治具の設計基礎——重心・玉掛け角度の考え方
クレーン吊り治具の設計基礎：重心・玉掛け角度の考え方。主な内容：なぜ吊り治具の設計を軽視できないのか・重心位置の算出・フックとシャックルの選定・治具の識別表示と誤使用防止・治具の検証など。
実務ノウハウ 大型装置の分割搬入設計——現地の搬入経路をどこまで織り込むか
大型装置の分割搬入設計：現地の搬入経路をどこまで織り込むか。主な内容：搬入経路の確認を後回しにしてはいけない理由・現地情報の集め方・分割単位の決め方・クレーン・重機のアクセス条件との整合・分割接合部の設計など。
English Production Line Balancing for Machine Designers: Designing Equipment That Matches Takt Time
Early in my time as a contract engineer stationed inside a manufacturer's plant, I designed a welding cell that I was ge...
English CMM Measurement Basics: How Coordinate Measuring Machines Verify Your Tolerances
For most of my career as a mechanical designer, the coordinate measuring machine was somewhere on the other side of a gl...
実務ノウハウ 海上輸送のラッシング設計——吊り点・固縛点を図面に反映する方法
海上輸送のラッシング設計：吊り点・固縛点を図面に反映する方法。主な内容：吊り点の設計・固縛点の配置・吊り点・固縛点の図面表記・溶接構造とボルト構造・ラッシング設計の検証など。
実務ノウハウ 輸出梱包を前提にした設計——分割・重量・重心の決め方
輸出梱包を前提にした設計：分割・重量・重心の決め方。主な内容：輸出梱包が設計に与える制約とは・分割設計の基本方針・重量配分の考え方と最大重量の壁・重心位置の管理と表示・木箱・コンテナ寸法から逆算する外形設計など。
English Jig and Fixture Design Fundamentals: Locating, Clamping, and Repeatability
I still remember the first fixture I designed on my own, early in my career as a contract designer stationed at a manufa...
English Poka-Yoke in Design: Building Mistake-Proofing Directly Into Your Parts
Early in my career I designed a bracket that could be installed backward. It was symmetric enough that an assembler in a...