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Girls as Engineers

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:45:06 GMT

Bearing simplifies harrowing task

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:45:06 GMT

Cutaway model of the cutter tine rotor of a Lemken power harrow with NKE’s bearing unit. Fitting deep groove ball bearings onto its power harrow machine was getting to be an expensive and time-consuming hassle for German agricultural machiner...

Speeding up and slowing down

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:45:06 GMT

Within the broad scope of motion control, some of the most challenging applications are those that involve high acceleration-deceleration cycles. Here we explore some of the latest tools and tactics to create smooth and controlledmotion profiles, regardl...

A strong finish but cautious 2008 outlook

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:45:06 GMT

Industrial controls finish 2007 strong, but future unclear

Almost human

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:45:06 GMT

Lifelike color sensing improves vision inspections

ADV: National Instruments introduces the Industry’s First PXI Express Instruments

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:45:03 GMT

The NI PXIe-5122 100 MS/s, 2-ch digitizer and the NI PXIe-6536/6537 25/50 MHz digital I/O modules provide data streaming to PC memory or disk at rates up to 400 MB/s. You also can seamlessly integrate these modules with more than 1,200 existing PXI modules to build a complete mixed-signal test system.

Robots making rounds

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:45:07 GMT

Every minute a hospital worker spends delivering bed linens or pushing a medicine cart means time away from patient care. Automating these mundane tasks frees up medical staff for more important duties, and that’s just what one company is doin...

Understanding motion simulation

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:45:05 GMT

This course audit reviews simulations vs. other software, design verification, reverse engineering motion, and modeling velocity and acceleration.

Bearings and slides

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:45:04 GMT

What do today’s system designers need to know about working with bearings and slides? What do they need to watch out for? Learn what industry experts think about these issues as we take a look at bearing and slide technology.

A [better] formula for success

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:45:03 GMT

I usually don’t publish letters in my editorials. But I’d be shortchanging everyone if I didn’t make an exception in this one case. It comes from Nathan Jones, founder of Automated Tooling LLC in Los Gatos, Calif. Enjoyed...

Gearing up your bearings

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:45:05 GMT

Slewing ring bearings — the bearings that find use on cranes, wind turbines, and other smaller designs — are sometimes cut with teeth to double as gears. Let’s review the benefits and challenges of applying these units.

Talkin’ about shaft

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:45:04 GMT

Precision line shafts transmit torque across longer distances while maintaining mechanical synchronization. Here we review their basics, as well as speed considerations.

VFD cables

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:45:05 GMT

Line of variable frequency drive (VFD) cables is designed to carry power from industrial ac drive systems to ac motors. Eight symmetrical ground design, 3-conductor 16 to 2 AWG cables, for many requirements, including MSHA and UL direct burial approvals...

Position sensors

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:45:05 GMT

LP750 series position sensors are hermetically sealed, frictionless, and will serve as a long-life replacement for failing potentiometers in industrial position measurement applications. Features & benefits Available in standard ranges of 4 to 2...

Position encoders

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:45:03 GMT

Encoders with an EnDat 2.2 transmission component (a digital, bidirectional interface) provide serial data transfer, (including diagnostic possibilities, automatic commissioning, and rapid formation of the position value) in safety-related applications....