Bal-tec     Bal-tec manufactures precision kinematic coupling components. Their  site offers free technical papers on theoretical and practical kinematic design for accurate parts positioning.

Patent     The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office offers online searching of their patent data base. They offer patent number searches and also advanced boolean searches that let you refine your search parameters. Their data base contains the full text (searchable) of patents since 1976 and full page images of patents since 1790.

Steam     This is an online library of historical steam engine books. You can read here about the dawn of modern technology.

Technology     This is a collection of links pertaining to the history of technology and industry.

Nasmyth     This online book is an illustrated autobiography by a key player in the machinery revolution. Nasmyth was a noted inventor of machine tools and an associate of other famous machinery developers and scientists. Scroll down the linked page to find the Nasmyth frame link. This is an enjoyable and informative book.

efunda     This is a great site for engineering fundamentals and resources. Materials, formulas, mathematics, industrial processes, online calculators, and more make this site a handy reference.

Engineers Edge   This is a good and practical collection of design and engineering resources.

Principal Metals   This site has valuable, and easy to get at, reference data for metals. Handy data for engineering alloys is attainable with a few clicks.

Materials     Here are two handy comparison charts for stainless steels and for plastics.

Potter     This is the famous "Frank Potter's Science Gems" site of links to educational sites for science, mathematics, and engineering technology.

New Bern   See why we are proud to call New Bern and North Carolina's Crystal Coast home.

Crystal Coast  Culture, recreation, education, climate, cuisine: eastern North Carolina has it all.

Beaches   We think our local beaches are among the world's finest.