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  • 4. Table of various dimensions
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      • Trash-avoiding caps
    • Screw and tap materials
      • Screw Pitch Lead
      • Tap hole under dimension
      • In Helisat downhole
    • Dish fir dimensions
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      • Keyway dimension table
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    • Aluminum
    • Stainless steel
    • Resin
    • Rubber/Sponge
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      • About Flat Bar
      • About Black Skin
      • SS400-FB
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      • SUS303-FB
      • SUS316-FB
    • Round and square bars
      • Polished steel bar
      • Centerless round bar
    • Square pipe
      • SS400(STKR)
    • Equilateral angle iron (Angle)
      • SS400
    • Steel plate and wire mesh
      • Expanded metal
      • How to call Jishaku
    • Plumbing
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  • 6.Heat treatment/surface treatment
    • 6-1. Surface treatment
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    • 6-3.Painting
  • 7.Drafting knowledge
    • 7-1.What is mechanical Drawing?
    • 7-2. How to write a drawing
    • 7-3.How to do a drawing inspection
    • 7-4.鋼材の記載方法

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  • 1.Design technology
    • 1-1.The story of machine design
    • 1-2.About Automation
    • 1-3.Factory System
      • Clean Room
      • Nut Runner
      • Stack transport
      • Galvano Scanner
      • About contamination
      • Forklift related
      • Crane related
      • About Factory power supply
    • Mechanical Design|Basics
    • Trestle design
    • Jig design
    • Positioning foundation
    • Tolerance design
    • Input design
    • Welding knowledge
    • Analytical Strength|CAE
    • Safety design
    • Explosion-proof design
    • Thermal measures
    • Air circuit
    • Production Technology/Manufacturing technology
    • Processing|Foundation
    • CAD|General
  • 2.Design calculations
    • Surface roughness ・ Surface roughness table
    • Cycle calculation
    • Habitual sex moments
    • Strength calculation
    • Basic calculation (Other)
  • 3.Mechanical elements
    • Motor
    • Air cylinder
    • Security
    • Electric Cylinder / Single Axis Robot
    • Index table
    • Linear Guide Shaft
    • Ball screw
    • Robot
    • Conveyor
    • Bearings ・ Bearings
    • Oiles Bush
    • Cable bear
    • Spring design
    • Shock absorbers
    • Chain
    • Sensor
    • Light curtain
    • Toggle clamp
    • Other Mechanical elements
  • 4. Table of various dimensions
    • Hex Socket Head cap Bolt
      • Screw-Zagli dimensions
      • Screw head dimensions
      • Trash-avoiding caps
    • Screw and tap materials
      • Screw Pitch Lead
      • Tap hole under dimension
      • In Helisat downhole
    • Dish fir dimensions
    • Spring/ Flat washer
      • Flat washer dimensions (New JIS, Old JIS)
      • Applications of flat washers
      • Application of Spring washer
    • Nuts
      • Hex Nut Dimensions
      • Types of nuts
    • Key-Keyway
      • Keyway dimension table
    • Parallel Pin-Knock pin
    • Piping screw
    • Tool dimensions
  • 5. Material Characteristics/Dimensions
    • Physical characteristics
    • Aluminum
    • Stainless steel
    • Resin
    • Rubber/Sponge
    • Flat bar
      • About Flat Bar
      • About Black Skin
      • SS400-FB
      • SUS304-FB
      • SUS303-FB
      • SUS316-FB
    • Round and square bars
      • Polished steel bar
      • Centerless round bar
    • Square pipe
      • SS400(STKR)
    • Equilateral angle iron (Angle)
      • SS400
    • Steel plate and wire mesh
      • Expanded metal
      • How to call Jishaku
    • Plumbing
    • Types of steel
  • 6.Heat treatment/surface treatment
    • 6-1. Surface treatment
    • 6-2.Heat treatment
    • 6-3.Painting
  • 7.Drafting knowledge
    • 7-1.What is mechanical Drawing?
    • 7-2. How to write a drawing
    • 7-3.How to do a drawing inspection
    • 7-4.鋼材の記載方法
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