Roark's Formulas for Excel Tutorial: Problem 4 of 5
Let's switch from beams to plates. The next problem involves a flat annular plate with uniform annular line load, fixed on the outside and free in the center.Click here to read the rest of the case...
View ArticleRoark's Formulas for Excel Tutorial - Part 5 of 5
Continue with the annular plate from problem 4 (See the April 20 post). To optimize the design, you would like to specify that the maximum deflection in the center be at most 10% of the plate...
View ArticleDeciding Whether to Use the TK or Excel Version of Roark's Formulas
Customers sometimes ask how they should decide which version of Roark's Formulas to purchase - the TK Solver version, or the Excel version. Here's a bit of guidance:Our TK Solver version of Roark’s...
View ArticleAccurately Estimating Capacity When Designing Plastic Gears Using Integrated...
Certain parameters hold true when designing all gears, including plastic:Use of conjugate tooth forms.Maintaining contact ratios greater than 1.00.Minimizing specific sliding, thus improving...
View ArticleFree Integrated Gear Software Case Studies
60+ tutorials and examples, from an overview of Integrated Gear Software (IGS) to detailed case studies are available for free download on the UTS website. Click here to learn more.Thank you for...
View ArticleCheck Out These Success Stories!
Case studies and examples are a good thing. Sometimes, though, it's nice to read something a little less formal - say, an interview or first-hand account from a fellow TK user.Click here to read how an...
View ArticleShare Your TK Models!
Calling all authors! We'd love to see what you've done in TK, and share it with the greater TK community. Click here to see models TK users have shared with us in the past.All models should be sent to...
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Project Tracking System - An Introduction
Today's post is the first in a weekly series on the ten core modules that comprise UTS's Project Tracking System (PTS). The program is comprised of different modules to manage a project’s various...
View ArticlePTS - Engineering Calculations Module
The DR Module (see last week's post) is accompanied by TK Solver, a powerful Engineering Calculations Module which aids in solving the most challenging engineering design problems. Design equations can...
View ArticlePTS - Manufacturer or Vendor Module
Manufacturing activities are invariably done at remote locations. Each vendor has the responsibility of manufacturing and dispatching multiple parts (sometimes thousands of parts depending on the size...
View ArticlePTS - Site Inspector Module
Large projects (such as Power Plants) require on-site inspectors at the manufacturing site to ensure that outgoing shipments meet the original requirement specifications. If a manufactured item is...
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PTS - Site Managers Module
Site Managers who oversee the receipt of shipments use the Site Managers Module to enter the status of each manufactured or bought-out-item received. They can also enter real-time information on the...
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PTS - Time Tracker and Cost Information Module
Every project utilizes an intangible resource–time–which adds to the cost of any project. Human resource costs are sometimes calculated in an ad-hoc manner or get averaged across projects....
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PTS - Corporate Client Module
PTS comes with an elaborate Dashboard that provides point-and-click access on the status of every Package and every ongoing Project. Information on planned and previous Projects can also be accessed...
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PTS - Meetings Management Module
The MM module sets up Project-related meetings and includes facilities to issue meeting notices to a chosen attendee list (subject, agenda, time, date, duration and venue). Attendees also receive...
View ArticlePTS - Document Management Module
Every activity in a Project Plan involves documentation, which may be shared across teams or among team members. PTS provides upload, filtering and search facilities for viewing information pertaining...
View ArticlePTS - Core Administrative Module
The Administrative Module is the core module that provides the facilities to:Manage projects (Create and edit project information)Link projects to their respective packages or systems (Add, edit and...
View ArticleTutorial Video: Differential Equations #1
We’re going to record some video tutorials for a variety of TK Solver topics. The tutorials will be posted in the support section of the UTS web site. Each one will be about five minutes in length and...
View ArticleTutorial Video: Differential Equations #2
Built upon Differential Equations #1Differential Equations #2Thank you for subscribing to Universal Technical Systems' Blog. You can visit our website at www.uts.us.com
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