March 1, 2005
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Best Buy blues
Over the past several years I've been a frequent shopper at Best Buy, the appliance and electronics retail giant. I've purchased a Maytag dishwasher,...
Can't buy an education
I must take exception to something you said in the October 2004 issue of Motion System Design. On the editorial page you said, taxpayer moneys could be...
Aerospace manufacturing takes off with high-speed, five-axis machining.
Aerospace applications present some of the toughest challenges to machine-tool builders. As quickly as possible, complex shaped parts must be cut to exacting...
Company news
Cleveland-based Parker Hannifin Corp. is expanding its offerings in electromechanical automation technology with the acquisition of Bayside Controls Inc.,...
SMMA spring management conference
The Motor and Motion Association's (SMMA) 2005 Spring Management Conference, running May 4-6 at the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa in Tucson,...
BSA 2005 annual convention
The Bearings Specialists Association's (BSA) annual 2005 Convention, running May 14-17 at the Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, features...
Conference on powder metallurgy and particulate materials
The 2005 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials runs June 19-23 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and features more than 240...
Industrial Ethernet Roundtable
In growing numbers, designers are facing the challenge of evaluating Ethernet as a communication interface for their next product or project. Although...
Robotic defense vehicles on the move
Responding to a call for more technologically advanced defense systems, several companies are teaming together to design and develop robotic military...
Overcoming vector control challenges
The past few decades have seen a rise in the use of field-oriented control in induction motor applications. One advantage of field-oriented control -...
PNEUMATIC ACTUATION Getting it straight
Pneumatic actuation plays a major role in today's world of computerized automation. It's reliable, economical, and surprisingly easy to use. Understanding...
Gears and gearing
Productivity of a system is characterized by uptime, output, and efficiency. Designers, component makers, and end users all contribute to (or hinder)...
Design by Objective: TORQUE DENSITY
Stainless steel couplings Type 303 stainless steel beam couplings provide high torque capacity and low wind up. FEATURES & BENEFITS 10 to 38 mm in diameter...
Lorenz-force motors
In 1831, Michael Faraday discovered that subjecting a coil to a moving magnetic field induces a current. Today, electromagnetic induction powers most...
Systems SUBSYSTEMS
Does your z-axis need a lift? MAK-AF Auto Focus linear stages meet the demanding requirements of auto-focus applications, providing high speed moves and...
Pneumatic SOLUTIONS
Non-contacting transducers For use in hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, the TLI series of non-contacting position transducers utilizes inductive-resistive...
Product SPOTLIGHT
Modular step motor The 3509V is a 0.9, size-14 step motor with five mounting options. FEATURES & BENEFITS 1.5 arc minutes accuracy 0.82 1.44 in. square,...
New Products
Noncontact linear displacement transducer Q21R programmable LDT works with a variety of magnets, adjusting signal strength accordingly. FEATURES & BENEFITS...
Poultry in motion
Out on his first field test for the aerospace lab of Ida-Ore University, and Finagle J. Wurme has forgotten his notebook. Not only that, he's at the wrong...
