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THORS eLearning Solutions meets remote learning challenges for manufacturing technology and engineering students.
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Industry Vetted eLearning Solutions for Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Students

With the rapidly changing remote learning requirements, more educational institutes are looking for cost-effective options for quality online resources to replace textbooks, enhance lectures, and provide learning tools that appeal to the “YouTube” generation. “While most engineering courses are calculation- or design-intensive, introductory manufacturing courses tend to be primarily information-driven.

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Advantages of using aluminum in automotive manufacturing include durability, lighter weight, high strength, and infinite recyclability.
Aluminum

Aluminum: Driving the Decade

The first two decades of this century witnessed the dramatic fall and rise of the automotive industry. We cruise into the new decade with technological advances defined by fuel-efficient and autonomous vehicles. Emission regulations and fuel economy mandates are defining the design parameters of the mobility market.  Automakers are increasingly

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Gears are thought to be one of the oldest components known to humankind.
Gears

Gear Manufacturing: Back to Basics

Gears are thought to be one of the oldest components known to humankind. Early examples of gears trace back to the fourth century BC in China. Since then, gears have been used extensively for the transmission of power. They find application in almost all modern machinery. To meet the strenuous service conditions, gears should have

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Effects of increasing and decreasong bond usage in a green sand system.
Castings

Reducing Bond Usage in Green Sand Systems

This month, let’s learn all about some effective ways of reducing bond usage in green sand systems. Firstly, bond is added to green sand systems to: 1.Replace burnt or inactivated bentonite due to the heat of the metal poured surrounding the casting in the mold (for ferrous castings, 25 to

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Reference chart developed from fully mulled sand mixed with new sand, clay, and water used for estimating clay levels and compactability.
Castings

Green Sand Clay Level 101

In a previous post, we looked at ways to control sand compactability and how it is affected by process variables. The next important control variable is green sand clay level. It is vital to understand the science behind clay for efficient production. Clay is a bonding agent which, in the presence

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Compactability values of normal, wet, and dry sand.
Castings

Sand Compactability and the Factors That Affect It

We told you how you can control sand compactability in our earlier blog, “How to Control Compactability of Sand“. We are now back with tips to help you make better decisions during sand storage, transportation, testing, and handling. To truly understand certain aspects of sand compactability, it is important to

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