by Jaap Vink | 22 Nov 2013 | Blog, Tolerance Analysis
Suppose you have gone through your tolerance analysis step plan and created a tolerance chain. Now all you have to do is add up all the tolerances. This seems simple enough, but there are a few issues to consider: What do you do with asymmetric tolerances? Do you...
by Jaap Vink | 18 Oct 2013 | Blog, Tolerance Analysis
Tolerances become important as soon as you design an assembly of parts. Of course, each dimension must be given a tolerance. But in an assembly, tolerances become important because all the parts must fit together. In this article, I will implicitly assume that we are...
by Jaap Vink | 27 Jan 2012 | Blog
The flexure hinge is a proven design element in precision engineering systems. It is created by drilling or spark erosion of two adjacent holes. The positive characteristics of flexure hinges, free of backlash and friction, are partially offset by the limited angular...
by Jaap Vink | 27 Jan 2012 | Blog
The program HertzWin developed by Vink System Analysis & Design is used by many people. Sometimes these users have questions about the accuracy and use of the HertzWin results. Some of these questions are discussed here. Does the program contain calculation errors...
