brainteasers

In each issue of the Automation Notebook we feature a section of brainteasers. These are the brainteaser answers from Issue 28, 2014 of the Automation Notebook. The brainteaser questions are repeated the answers are posted below each question. You can view the brainteasers from Issue 28, 2014 without the answers here: http://library.automationdirect.com/brainteasers-issue-28-2014 Cavity Fighter The miserly…

Cavity Fighter The miserly owner of the candy factory purchased 1000 gallons of molasses to fill his main storage tank. But because he was a cheapskate and didn’t spend any money on maintenance, the ancient valve at the bottom of the tank began leaking in the middle of the night. The following morning the factory…

In each issue of the Automation Notebook we feature a section of brainteasers. These are the brainteaser answers from Issue 27, 2013 of the Automation Notebook. The brainteaser questions are repeated the answers are posted below each question. You can view the brainteasers from Issue 27, 2013 without the answers here: http://library.automationdirect.com/brainteasers-issue-27-2013 The ‘bot is in…

The ‘bot is in Your CourtThe local robotics team has come up with a robot designed to automatically paint the lines on a standard tennis court.  The only issue with the robot is that turning the paint on and off makes a mess, but the team has realized that going over a line twice will…

In each issue of the Automation Notebook we feature a section of brainteasers. These are the brainteaser answers from Issue 26, 2013 of the Automation Notebook. The brainteaser questions are repeated in black. The answers to the brainteaser questions are highlighted in red with explanations. You can view the brainteasers from Issue 26, 2013 without…

1. Penny Wise: Place six pennies on a flat surface. Can you arrange the pennies in the exact positions shown, such that – IF you placed a seventh penny in the middle – it would touch all of the original six. You may not lift any of the pennies from the surface or use any…

1. Circular References A factory has a circular work cell, which they wish to divide into four equal sections, using three safety curtains, each the same length. How might this be done? Extra Credit: What is the length of the three safety curtains? 2. The Circling Cart That same factory has a four wheel cart that rides…

In each issue of the Automation Notebook we feature a section of brainteasers. These are the brainteaser answers from  Issue 24, 2012 of the Automation Notebook. The brainteaser questions are repeated in black. The answers to the brainteaser questions are highlighted in red with explanations. You can view the brainteasers from Issue 24, 2012 without the answers…

1. Widget Not The WidgetMaker2000 had only been making widgets for an hour before something in the drive train malfunctioned. The machine had to finish the production run at 3/5ths of its normal speed. This caused a two-hour delay for the completion of the production run. The operator explained that if the machine could have…