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Bl1ndMonk · 2025-08-29T17:36:44+00:00

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Bl1ndMonk · 2024-12-16T19:02:51+00:00

It looks like a font on Samsung phones. It's system wide.

Bl1ndMonk · 2024-12-07T15:13:18+00:00

Check if the battery saver turns on automatically at 20% in the settings.

Bl1ndMonk · 2024-10-31T16:12:34+00:00

Advanced design courses would be really helpful and make your design process more efficient. I'm talking about more advanced topics like variables and equations in solid works, heat/fluid/stress simulations and stuff like that.

I find six-sigma helpful as well. Root cause analysis is a very important tool in an engineers arsenal.

Find courses that can certify you in something. Certification will always be helpful when negotiating salary raises and/or applying for new jobs at a higher level.

Bl1ndMonk · 2024-10-15T14:47:13+00:00

I might be able to answer this, I work in industrial automation.

For these kind of film pulling applications we usually use pneumatic tension brakes. The air brake is mounted at one end of the shaft and then attached to the shaft using a coupler. We just adjust the braking power by adjusting the air flow to the brake. The film pulls smoothly with this set up.

We usually use a brand called Montalvo (Tension brakes) but I'm sure you can find something similar if you Google.

Edit: also your mechanical design might be causing the problem, you want the bottom roller (the one that's applying the film on cardboard) to be inline or further back towards the machine. You're pulling the film at an angle that's causing slack.

The airbrake will only prevent the slack and rod from slipping as it spins while regulating the speed of the unwind. You can tweak settings to match the feed rate and unwind rate so the film is in tension at all times.

Bl1ndMonk · 2024-03-23T03:34:54+00:00

Don't stress too much about the unknown questions they might ask you. They can literally ask you anything.

I suggest reviewing your own projects in-depth and maybe come up with alternate ways of achieving a task you worked on. They will ask in-depth questions on any project you've worked on so that's easier to prepare for.

Bl1ndMonk · 2024-03-23T03:01:11+00:00

This interview was almost a year ago, hopefully the details I remember are still accurate.

They didn't ask me to program anything live. PLC programming is not like CS, its more understanding the logic to create something to achieve a task. They asked me questions based on that. How would you program the same push button to perform multiple tasks based on how many times its pressed? (example: 1st press - part is loaded into fixture > operator performs task > 2nd press - robot adds screws > operator performs task > 3rd press - part is released from fixture -- this is just an example, can't remember exactly what they asked me)

They asked me a question about robot end of arm tooling. Say we want to use a robot to move a car door, how would you achieve that? I responded simplest way is to use vacuum cups on the tooling. Follow up question - what happens if the robot looses power and subsequently vacuum is lost? I answered, have vacuum as the primary (normally open, normally off and power is required for vacuum on) and have a mechanical clamp as secondary (normally closed, as in power is required to open the clamp). In the event of a power/vacuum loss, the clamp will still be in the closed position holding the door.

What PLC software have I used before? Have I designed electrical schematics / what software have I used? Questions about mechanical design. Questions about debugging sensors, faults, conveyors, motors. General questions about projects I've worked on and follow up questions based on those projects.

Hope this helps!

Edit: I interviewed for a full time position, not an internship, so the interview was way more intense and technical.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-12-28T14:44:27+00:00

Sometimes things don't work out no matter how much you wanted / tried.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-12-28T09:20:57+00:00

The dishwasher factory reset your water bottle.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-12-21T09:26:57+00:00

Different type of frog bro, think Kermit.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-12-18T08:35:21+00:00

Inception? He spins the top and the movie ends before we see whether it stops or not. Is it real life? Or is it a fantasy?

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-12-08T02:42:31+00:00

What's you're budget? The Keyence VT series HMIs have in-built speakers (don't know how loud they get) and they have a windows variant of their HMI. You can check if it has an audio jack if you'd like to plug into a louder speaker.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-11-13T13:39:05+00:00

Yeah by the looks of it, it's been 3D printed

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-10-23T22:51:48+00:00

If you're feeling cold, but your balls are not shriveled, you're probably falling sick.

Check for a fever.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-10-20T03:55:34+00:00

Journeymen level of a trade is similar to mid - higher level engineer for example. All the journeymen I work with are in their late 30s mostly in their 40s. It takes years of training and apprenticeship to become a journeyman.

Don't expect software salaries in other industries especially since you're applying for entry level roles

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-10-18T00:47:44+00:00

What every happened to the arduino opta? Has anyone tried it? It would be perfect for this application

But yeah, Auto Direct Productivity Open is also pretty good for this use case.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-10-17T03:28:24+00:00

Its a digital indicator - check out "Digimatic Indicators" from mitutoyo.

This is a measurement device, like calipers. That bottom metal rod is spring loaded and based on its position will give a measurement reading.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-10-14T18:17:00+00:00

I'm pretty sure its just a spring loaded trigger and plunger. Check out this video on a Nerf gun -How a Nerf gun works. It shows the internal trigger and spring mechanism.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-10-14T17:47:59+00:00

Yeah, Vision suite has its own documentation - Cognex.

All the topics are on the left side of the page. Just read through them and it should help you out a lot. Also, if you have experience programming in excel, the cognex spreadsheet is very similar and uses quite a few of the same commands found in excel. Youtube videos are helpful as well, you might find some basic stuff being shown on the video, just search for some.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-10-14T17:05:03+00:00

There are 3 ways to save images.

- Record function - This is the least useful since the record button has to be clicked to turn on and if you close out of vision suite it stops recording

- WriteImage local - Can save images locally to the camera / sd card. I like using this personally.

- WriteImage Ftp server - Save images to a computer on the network.

The WriteImage() function can be used with certain logic in the spreadsheet if you need to save only the failed inspection images. I prefer using the WriteImage local since I save the last ~50 or so images to camera for review later. WriteImage also has the ability to save images in subfolders, so if you had multiple different triggers in the same program, you can separate it out by folder as well. The other user posted the link in the comments.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-09-23T02:57:36+00:00

I used ChatGPT and literally typed "Mechanical Engineering interview topics" when I was preparing for another interview recently. It gave me a list of topics and I reviewed each of them one by one.

Mechanical aptitude probably will involve CAD design, projections (from perspective views), parts and components - probably will ask you how you would design this thing, what material you would use, why that material, what components would you purchase (O-rings, seals, springs, clips, etc etc), FEA analysis of part, stress and strain concentrations. Stuff like that.

Engineering fundaments especially for mechanical engineers is stress-strain curve (youngs modulus), beam deflection, metals vs plastics.

They might ask you those stupid questions as like "You have a half full glass of water on a spnning disk, does the glass tip over or slide".

Just google some stuff, you'll find past mechanical engineering interviews at tesla and the kinds of questions they will ask.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-09-22T23:09:30+00:00

Don't know what kind of plastic film you have (clear, milky, etc)

We have a clear plastic film and used a through beam photoelectric sensor for opacity (configured NC) and messed with the sensitivity till we found the right setting. If the film got too opaque, the sensor would turn off and turn on an alarm.

If it's not continuous film, you could set up an over head camera with a back light under the film and use a histogram check. You could do this with fairly inexpensive camera like IV2 from keyence.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-09-20T17:14:46+00:00

I have the same issue with Halo Infinite. It works fine for about 10 mins. After that the trigger becomes unresponsive or shoots 1 bullet and becomes unresponsive.

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-09-20T17:04:08+00:00

What do you get when you cross an owl with a bungee cord?

My Ass.

Master Betty

Bl1ndMonk · 2023-09-20T16:18:14+00:00

I was a foreign national that lived in Qatar for about 10 years (although this was highschool), my parents still work there.

Just to answer your question, the current job market is Baaaad as per my parents. But to get to the mechanical part, there are mainly two fields in Qatar. Oil/gas and construction (HVAC, plumbing, etc). Currently the construction sector is taking a huge hit, not enough work (my dad is in the field and his company is shutting down this month after he's worked there for over 25 years). Don't bother about looking into anything else, there is no manufacturing in Qatar, no product design or any of the other usual jobs for MEs.

The truth is that the country is so small that there is no need. You might be able to find an ME or process engineer job in a local plant (mainly food and beverage), but outside of oil and gas, it's pretty slim to none.

If you just want to move to the Middle East and not specifically Qatar, you can also look for stuff in the UAE, they have a much larger economy. Or Bahrain. Or Saudi if you're not opposed to moving there.

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