{"id":31454,"date":"2022-10-04T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/?p=31454"},"modified":"2022-09-27T14:27:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T18:27:04","slug":"mechanisms-mentorship-video-series-symmetric-over-center-clamping-mechanism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2022\/10\/mechanisms-mentorship-video-series-symmetric-over-center-clamping-mechanism.html","title":{"rendered":"Mechanisms &#038; Mentorship Video Series: Symmetric Over-Center Clamping Mechanism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered what it would be like to be mentored one-on-one by a senior engineer that\u2019s using SOLIDWORKS to successfully deliver solutions to industry clients? My name is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/testai\/\">Rafael Testai<\/a>, and in this video series \u201cMechanisms &amp; Mentorship,\u201d we\u2019ll take a look behind the scenes to see how a hand-picked engineer has designed one of their mechanisms in granular detail. We\u2019ll \u201copen the hood\u201d to analyze their CAD design and thought process behind the solution. I\u2019ll ask them questions about the project, roadblocks, challenges, specific insights they learned, and how they\u2019re using SOLIDWORKS to solve real world problems.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll learn a mixture of soft skills and hard skills. This series is perfect for viewers who are already proficient in SOLIDWORKS (CSWA, CSWP, CSWE) and want to take the next step in their careers.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of Mechanisms &amp; Mentorship, I\u2019ll interview Senior Product Development Engineer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johnbmartell\/\">John Martell<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/teampipeline.us\/\">TeamPipeline.us<\/a> in Arizona. We\u2019ll focus on the clever mechanism that he designed called \u201cSymmetric Over-Center Clamping Mechanism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZWngg92dg9Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Time Stamps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1) What Problem Were You Trying to Solve? (Min 1:07)\u00a0 <\/strong>The customer had a medical device that was similar to a straight wire. After usage, the medical device had bends. The customer wanted John to design a fixture that would straighten the wire in the medical device, so that it could be reprocessed and reused again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31473\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image3-3-300x162.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image3-3-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image3-3-615x332.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image3-3-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image3-3-1536x829.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image3-3-728x393.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image3-3.png 1543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31636\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/BIG-PICTURE-300x247.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/BIG-PICTURE-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/BIG-PICTURE.png 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2) Big Picture Mechanism Explained (Min 1:38)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31469\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image4-3-252x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image4-3-252x300.png 252w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image4-3.png 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31453\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image1-3-300x213.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image1-3-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image1-3-615x436.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image1-3-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image1-3-728x517.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image1-3.png 847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3) PRO TIP: Look at Existing Off the Shelf Components (Min 6:36) <\/strong>Start by gathering requirements that the customer gives you. Then, look for inspiration on how to solve the problem at hand by looking for off the shelf straightening devices that already exist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31635\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/LOOKING-AT-EXISTING-OFF-THE-SHELF-300x159.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/LOOKING-AT-EXISTING-OFF-THE-SHELF-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/LOOKING-AT-EXISTING-OFF-THE-SHELF-615x326.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/LOOKING-AT-EXISTING-OFF-THE-SHELF-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/LOOKING-AT-EXISTING-OFF-THE-SHELF-728x386.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/LOOKING-AT-EXISTING-OFF-THE-SHELF.png 1058w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4) When to Use a Sketch Notebook and Why? (Min 10:30) <\/strong>Part of John\u2019s process in mechanical design engineering is using an actual pen and paper notebook to jot down ideas, requirements, visualization, mechanisms, and track project progress. He explains that his brain feels optimally engaged when using this medium to flesh out ideas. Though there are perks of OneNote and similar electronic notes apps, and it is very useful at certain points in a project, John shared that he prefers paper and pen over a tablet. Do you agree? What are your preferences? Please comment below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31470\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image9-2-300x283.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image9-2-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image9-2.png 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31637\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SKETCH-1-300x283.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SKETCH-1-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SKETCH-1.png 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31638 \" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/RAF-SKETCH-300x243.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/RAF-SKETCH-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/RAF-SKETCH.png 411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5) Borrowing inspiration from existing mechanisms and devices (Min 18:38) <\/strong>John explains that getting acquainted with as many mechanisms as possible will help you in your journey as a mechanical design engineer. This knowledge will result in doing less development in designs. He references the websites <em>https:\/\/507movements.com<\/em>\u00a0and McMaster-Carr as sources of inspiration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31451\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image8-2-300x147.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image8-2-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image8-2.png 513w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31447\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image7-1-289x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image7-1-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image7-1-593x615.png 593w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image7-1.png 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31471\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image14-1-279x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image14-1-279x300.png 279w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/image14-1.png 551w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BONUS #1: Blooper (Min 16:50)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31634\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/BLOOPER-300x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/BLOOPER-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/BLOOPER-615x433.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/BLOOPER-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/BLOOPER-728x512.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/BLOOPER.png 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>BONUS #2: Fun fact: <\/strong>Did you know that John Martell is a musician and has over 2 million listens from the songs he has created and published on Spotify? Listen to his Verified Spotify artist profile<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/3XXaMkkjWhGq77BBIk3a5r?si=oqgW1kjKQ0GqADtCzxKQfQ&amp;nd=1\">\u00a0here<\/a>. In addition, John created the intro audio track for the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/beinganengineer.buzzsprout.com\/\">Being an Engineer<\/a>\u201d podcast, which is ranked as the #1 and #2 podcast on Google for the terms \u201cMechanical Engineer Podcast\u201d and \u201cMechanical Engineering Podcast.\u201d How many of you are engineers and also enjoy playing music? Comment below. Now may be a good time to connect with each other. ?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31641 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SS-300x90.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"57\" height=\"17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SS-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SS-615x185.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SS-768x231.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SS-1536x461.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SS-728x219.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SS.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 57px) 100vw, 57px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31639 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SPOTIFY-300x126.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SPOTIFY-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SPOTIFY-615x259.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SPOTIFY-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SPOTIFY-728x306.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SPOTIFY.png 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johnbmartell\/\">John Martell<\/a>, visit his LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you read until the very end, I greatly appreciate it. I would encourage you to follow me on Linkedin so that we can stay in touch and you can be notified when more articles get published. I lead with value and my writing style is direct and to the point.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/testai\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/testai\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Any recommendations on who you think I should interview next? Feel free to reach out to me on Linkedin or Instagram. I read all correspondence.<\/p>\n<p>Linkedin:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/testai\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/testai\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rafael_testai\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rafael_testai\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered what it would be like to be mentored one-on-one by a senior engineer that\u2019s using SOLIDWORKS to successfully deliver solutions to industry clients? My name is Rafael Testai, and in this video series \u201cMechanisms &amp; Mentorship,\u201d we\u2019ll take<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2022\/10\/mechanisms-mentorship-video-series-symmetric-over-center-clamping-mechanism.html\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":601,"featured_media":31452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,35],"tags":[443,3064,3063,2941,2942,3067,1585,2939,2940,1467,3066],"class_list":["post-31454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solidworks","category-tips-tricks","tag-cad","tag-clamp-mechanism-cad-model","tag-how-does-a-symmetric-clamp-mechanism-work","tag-master-modeling","tag-mechanisms","tag-medical-device-reprocessing","tag-multibody-part","tag-rafael-testai","tag-reverse-engineer-solidworks","tag-solidworks-tutorial","tag-symmetric-over-center-clamping-mechanism"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/601"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31454"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31672,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31454\/revisions\/31672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}