It must drive watchmakers mad. If you think that’s overstatement, visit the workshops of A. Lange & Sohne, or Vacheron Constantin, or any other high-end manufacture. You will find rooms full of the ...

Tapping screws form mating threads in materials they are driven into. There are two basic types: thread forming and thread cutting. The thread-forming screw displaced material around the pilot hole so ...

Translating rotary motion to linear motion is a basic part of mechatronic design. Take a look at the nearest 3D-printer or CNC router — at least the Cartesian variety — and you’ll see some mechanism ...