Subject: Re: American Drawing Standards???
From: enrique.juaristi@crpht.lu (Enrique Juaristi)
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 09:38:34 +0100
In article <32D27F35.4A18@cfer.ualberta.ca>, Paul Skoczylas
wrote:
> Enrique Juaristi wrote:
>
> > 24(10)
> > ------
> > 15(7)
> >
> > I know the figures outside the brackets are dimensions in mm. and those
> > inside are in inches.
>
>
> If the numbers in the brackets are inches, then the numbers might be
> centimetres, but not millimetres as you indicate.
>
> 24 cm = 9.45 inches
> 15 cm = 5.91 inches (this doesn't seem like a good approximation of 7!)
>
> You might want to have a second look at those conversions--are they
> really supposed to be centimetres(inches)? If so, someone screwed
> up--which is correct, the 15 cm or the 7 in?
>
> -Paul
Sorry, in fact I just made up the numbers to show the layout of the
dimensions, which is really what I am interested on. Let us assume for a
second those conversions are right-or calculate them correctly so that
they are correct. Then what does that layout mean?? There's clearly
something I haven't understood, I don't think it's possible to work with
tolerances of 80% in electrical components...
Thanks anyway, you're absolutely right.
--
Enrique Juaristi, mechanical engineer
Subject: Mechanical Mining short course
From: Jim Proud
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 08:53:30 -0700
Announcing a short course:
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Sponsored by:
Earth Mechanics Institute of the
Department of Mining Engineering
and
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Subject: Finite Element software availability
From: "Peter N Roth" <_peteroth@erols.com (remove '_' to email me)>
Date: 8 Jan 1997 17:09:28 GMT
Four years ago, we released TProteus, an object oriented
finite element program written in Turbo Pascal.
We've now updated the software to compile with Delphi 2,
Borland's 32-bit Object Pascal compiler.
According to my correspondents, there is some ancient
information about TProteus in
ftp://ftp.mecheng.asme.org/pub/FEA_STR/TPROTEUS.ZIP
Unfortunately, I can neither read nor update whatever is
in that file.
If someone can point me in the direction that will allow me to
update this file, I would be most grateful.
--
Grace + Peace * Peter N Roth * Engineering Objects
International
Tools for Developers ClassBuilder 4 for Delphi, ClassBuilder++ for C++
Subject: Re: JOB
From: pistol@materials.ecn.purdue.edu (Peter C Tortorici)
Date: 8 Jan 1997 22:06:41 GMT
In article ,
Michael Lombarski wrote:
>In article <5aroh5$4kq@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>,
>pistol@materials.ecn.purdue.edu (Peter C Tortorici) wrote:
>
>
>>
>> I totally agree with this previous statement. One guy in our department
>got about 4-5 offers in one month of searching, and he has one summer of
>experience. The job market is very good right now, and from what I hear,
>will be for the next few years.
>>
>> My own $.02: There are plenty of jobs out there. Maybe it's your job search
>> technique that needs to be examined.
>>
>> Pete
>
>Actually, the market depends upon what degree level you have, the field of
>chemistry, techniques ( if analytical), number of years of experience and
>what industrial field (pharmaceuticals, polymers, petroleum, food, etc.)
>that you are exploring.
>
>In my search, I found that having a Ph.D. is poor right now unless you
>have pharmaceutical experience. In many other areas, many companies are
>trying to use MS or BS level chemists in the same positions as the
>previously used Ph.D. because of lower salaries. They are moving away from
>R & D and new products to "lets make money and with the stuff we have now
>and develop new markets". In this case they need more engineers to keep
>the plants running and a few chemists to help with problems that may arise
>or develop new applications.
>
>Also,did the person that got 4-5 offers in one month of searching were
>these positions as chemists where you lead a project or as a technician
>where you follow the orders/recommendations of the chemist? [I mean no
>disrepect to technicians you contribute a lot of experience and knowledge
>to the labs and make chemist jobs easier, but I am just trying to gather
>information]
>
>Mike
>
>Actually, the market depends upon what degree level you have, the field of
>chemistry, techniques ( if analytical), number of years of experience and
>what industrial field (pharmaceuticals, polymers, petroleum, food, etc.)
>that you are exploring.
>
>In my search, I found that having a Ph.D. is poor right now unless you
>have pharmaceutical experience. In many other areas, many companies are
>trying to use MS or BS level chemists in the same positions as the
>previously used Ph.D. because of lower salaries. They are moving away from
>R & D and new products to "lets make money and with the stuff we have now
>and develop new markets". In this case they need more engineers to keep
>the plants running and a few chemists to help with problems that may arise
>or develop new applications.
>
>Also,did the person that got 4-5 offers in one month of searching were
>these positions as chemists where you lead a project or as a technician
>where you follow the orders/recommendations of the chemist? [I mean no
>disrepect to technicians you contribute a lot of experience and knowledge
>to the labs and make chemist jobs easier, but I am just trying to gather
>information]
>
Good point Mike. I guess it is like anytime where certain industries are "hot" and some are just not quite in as much demand. The guy in our department got his
MS in materials engineering and was hired for an intermediate engineering position.
I really did not want to make the whole job search sound like a piece of cake, but
I just wanted to state that one cannot conclude that because he/she has sent
out 100+ resumes to companies that there are no jobs. I really believe
the job search techniques one uses need to be examined too.
Example : Instead of blindly sending resumes to companies generically, Find out
where faculty member's students have gotten jobs and contact them directly. Maybe
that will help, maybe not. But, at least you have a better chance of getting your
foot in the door.
I know of a guy that really wanted to work for "company". He tried sending cover
letters and resumes, to no avail. Then he found out that an alumnus of the
college worked there and contacted that person directly. Then he landed a job.
Good luck.
Pete
Subject: Re: Finding Citation lists...
From: "Arthur E. Sowers"
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 22:10:41 -0500
Almost every library worth its salt will have ISI's "Science Citation
Index", and its in the reference section of your campus library, and even
some large decent public libraries will have it. It comes out yearly.
Art Sowers
=== no change to below, included for reference and context ====
On Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Manish Deshpande wrote:
> Hi...
>
> Is there a way of finding a list of references that cite a particular
> author or a particular paper - even if its only journal articles ? More
> importantly is there an online way of doing it ?
>
> Thanks...
>
> Manish
>
> manish@memcad.com
>
>
Subject: Re: JOB
From: Robert Davis
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 21:07:12 -0800
Michael Lombarski wrote:
>
> In article <5aroh5$4kq@mozo.cc.purdue.edu>,
> pistol@materials.ecn.purdue.edu (Peter C Tortorici) wrote:
>
> >
> > I totally agree with this previous statement. One guy in our department
> got about 4-5 offers in one month of searching, and he has one summer of
> experience. The job market is very good right now, and from what I hear,
> will be for the next few years.
> >
> > My own $.02: There are plenty of jobs out there. Maybe it's your job search
> > technique that needs to be examined.
> >
> > Pete
>
> Actually, the market depends upon what degree level you have, the field of
> chemistry, techniques ( if analytical), number of years of experience and
> what industrial field (pharmaceuticals, polymers, petroleum, food, etc.)
> that you are exploring.
>
> In my search, I found that having a Ph.D. is poor right now unless you
> have pharmaceutical experience. In many other areas, many companies are
> trying to use MS or BS level chemists in the same positions as the
> previously used Ph.D. because of lower salaries. They are moving away from
> R & D and new products to "lets make money and with the stuff we have now
> and develop new markets". In this case they need more engineers to keep
> the plants running and a few chemists to help with problems that may arise
> or develop new applications.
>
> Also,did the person that got 4-5 offers in one month of searching were
> these positions as chemists where you lead a project or as a technician
> where you follow the orders/recommendations of the chemist? [I mean no
> disrepect to technicians you contribute a lot of experience and knowledge
> to the labs and make chemist jobs easier, but I am just trying to gather
> information]
>
> Mike
One comment. In the real world, there are few if any companies that
will take any new hire an put them in charge of a project or program,
PhD or not. You have to do your time at the bottom to get to the top.
Some think a PhD is a short cut to the big bucks or big projects, you
have to prove you self. There is too much to risk to let a rookie run
the show.
Subject: Re: Finding Citation lists...
From: DrHeasley@Chemistry.com (Frank)
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 22:18:29 GMT
On Wed, 08 Jan 1997 11:02:22 -0500, Manish Deshpande
wrote:
>Hi...
>
>Is there a way of finding a list of references that cite a particular
>author or a particular paper - even if its only journal articles ? More
>importantly is there an online way of doing it ?
>
>Thanks...
>
>Manish
>
>manish@memcad.com
Your university library should have a reference called "Science
Citation Index" published by the Institute for Scientific Information,
the ISI, which also publishes Current Contents and The Scientist
newspaper.
Science Citation Index is available in electronic form as "Scisearch"
from several commercial data providers, notably Lexus/Nexus, BRS, and
(correct me if this is wrong) the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
These resources are quite expensive - you have to be a subscriber and
pay for them by the minute and downloaded reference.
SciSearch may also be available on CD-ROM at your library. This would
be the most effective way to use it.
Frank Heasley, Ph.D.
Principal
FSG Online - Careers in Science, Biotechnology and Medicine
http://www.chemistry.com
Subject: Polystyrene Patterns for Investment Casting
From: yakov@planet.it (Yakov Horenstein)
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 13:38:22 +0100
Greetings from Italy:
I am the marketing manager of Promau Engineering, the largest rapid
prototyping service bureau in Italy. Our services include 3D CAD
construction [Pro-E, Catia, Cadds4x/5, Alias, Autocad, SolidWorks], Rapid
Prototyping [SLA, SLS], and small-series production of parts in plastics
[vacuum casting] and metals [investment casting].
Our Eosint P350 sintering machine, manufactured by a German company,
produces parts in polystyrene [340x340x590mm], which we have used very
successfully to make cores and patterns for investment casting. Our parts
were recently on display in our stand at the EuroMold '96 Exhibition in
Frankfurt, where we were pleased to discover that our prices are
significantly lower than in Germany, while the quality of our parts is as
good, if not better, than our competitors there. All the foundries we spoke
to preferred polystyrene over any other RP produced material for investment
casting patterns.
As North American users do not have access to this technology, we would
like to offer US and Canadian companies the chance to evaluate the benefits
of polystyrene patterns for investment casting. Interested companies
should contact us at one of the addresses below for more info.
Arrivederci, and greetings for a happy and prosperous New Year.
_______________________________________________
Yakov Horenstein, Marketing Manager
Promau Engineering srl
155, Strada per Novara
28062 Cameri (NO), ITALY
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Fax: +39 (0)321 616068 [Direct: +39 (0)2 2900 6208]
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Milano, Italy Fax: +39 (0)2 2900 6208
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Subject: Re: Finding Citation lists...
From: richardz@cy-net.net (richard)
Date: 9 Jan 1997 15:42:57 GMT
In article , "Arthur E. Sowers" says:
>
>
>Almost every library worth its salt will have ISI's "Science Citation
>Index", and its in the reference section of your campus library, and even
>some large decent public libraries will have it. It comes out yearly.
>
>Art Sowers
>
>=== no change to below, included for reference and context ====
>
>
>On Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Manish Deshpande wrote:
>
>> Hi...
>>
>> Is there a way of finding a list of references that cite a particular
>> author or a particular paper - even if its only journal articles ? More
>> importantly is there an online way of doing it ?
>>
>> Thanks...
>>
>> Manish
>>
>> manish@memcad.com
>>
>>
>
Actually it comes out quarterly with yearly compilations, though there
are probably several different subscription plans.
Every grad student should become familiar with several ISI products-
Citation Index, Current Contents, The Scientist, the online or CD ROM
equivalents of these products, Online database searching--for example
through Dialog.
Also, grad students should learn how to search the older literature using
printed indexes such as Chem Abstracts, Bioabstracts.
The literature search is the foundation of scientific research and
academic scholarship. Learn to do it well.
Profs--- teach it to your students. I've met too many who can't find
information about anything that isn't in the text they used in their
last class (they sold their other texts 0)) .
Pardon the sarcasm please but this issue is one of my pets.
When my son was still in HS he was given a minor paper work assignment
to write on some topic. He had no idea how to find the info.
I took him over to the TAMU library and showed him how to use the catalogs
and indexes. I showed him how to do a citation search, and a keyword search,
and an author search. I showed him shelf after shelf of primary literature
and taught him how to find stuff.
Finally I told him that LIBRARIANS are the most wonderful people in the
world. Never hesitate to ask them for help.
As we left he commented, "Dad, why don't the teach us this in school?"
Indeed!
