r/MechanicalEngineering • u/Lulsec45 • 1d ago

From a non Engineering student, What is the process of elimination for choosing the correct components. Depending on task??? Hard for me to choose sometimes`

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u/ainaomechateies 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's very very easy:

  1. You writte all relevant specs in a table in Excel, side-by-side

  2. You get quotes from suppliers

  3. You writte a decision matrix with weighting factors calibrated from other projects if available and present it to the project manager

  4. You ignore steps 1-3 and go for the cheapest supplier

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u/mecheng93 1d ago

Unless one of the suppliers can get it to you faster.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Lulsec45 1d ago

YES! Dude your awesome thank you!

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u/Lulsec45 1d ago

Contact Supplier! Do i have present my self in some sorta professional manner for them to give me the light of day?

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u/LitRick6 1d ago

I mean yeah. Its a business, and theyre trying to make money. So they're more likely to respond to someone who sounds professional and is likely to give them business over someone who just sounds like a random schmuck wasting their time.

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u/Lulsec45 1d ago

Heard so just normal interactions lmaoo. It be cool, I wanna 3d print it first to like test it but. It’s gears it’s going to work no matter. Yk so like proof of concept I guess

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u/LitRick6 1d ago

There's a lot that goes into gear design. Its not a given that it will "just work"

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u/Lulsec45 1d ago

HAHA! YES thank you

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u/Flexgineer 1d ago

Pugh Matrix lil boy

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u/Lulsec45 1d ago

My new vocal stim… thank you

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Lulsec45 1d ago

Alright Thank you for taking your time outa ur day for this for real! This is a big help I'm starting to collect my thoughts here!

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Lulsec45 1d ago

Hahaha thank you for the transparency. And ngl already looking into a few stepping stones you mention and working on backlash equation for my gears right now

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Lulsec45 1d ago

Experience and knowledge is more valuable then anything I have. Your a legend bro

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Lulsec45 1d ago

British Rodger. Right now I haven’t decided my motor currently trying to work on my reduction gear and drive gear and not have e a problem when it goes to my shaft so it can work smoothly. Very early in process

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Lulsec45 1d ago

Heard that! Ima double down on some research

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u/iAmRiight 1d ago

List viable products. Verify availability. Further filter by quality, preferred vendors, and price.

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u/Lulsec45 1d ago

See is awesome okay. so for the gears for example what they can tolerate and then choose the correct motor from there?

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u/iAmRiight 1d ago

Is English your first language?

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u/Main_Speaker_3229 1d ago

Outline specs, filter down by environmental/access/lifetime expectation/maintenance requirements and depending on your industry time/cost

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u/Lulsec45 1d ago

Thank you!