April 1, 2005
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Best Buy blues Part Two
Last July, I spent about $7,000 on computer equipment at Best Buy. As I explained in the March editorial, this is in addition to many other major purchases...
In RESPONSE
Three cheers for FWF Hooray! Thank you all for the Fun With Fundamentals (FWF) revival! Maybe it's just me, but while working on this first of the revived...
Motor testing crucial to British Airways
Responding to a need by British Airways Avionic Engineering, Magtrol SA of Fribourg, Switzerland, developed a complete turn-key system to test a wide...
EASA Convention and Exposition
The Electrical Apparatus Service Association's (EASA) Annual Convention and Exposition, Reaching New Heights, runs June 25-29 at the Gaylord Opryland...
Company news
McNeil Industries has acquired the assets of Precision Guide Systems. Both companies are based in Willoughby, Ohio. McNeil Industries is an ISO-certified...
Math file-sharing problems solved
Sharing complicated math equations has gotten easier with the development of TK Solver Player for Excel, a free downloadable program from Universal Technical...
World demand grows
According to industrial market research firm The Freedonia Group, growth in the packaging machinery industry is showing improvement over previous years,...
EPRI research makes waves
A recent report shows that electricity from wave energy may be economically possible in the near future. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)...
KEEPING on TRACK
As demands for productivity have increased, automation systems with rigorous duty cycles are being designed for longer travels, higher speeds, and rapid...
It takes two
Servomotors are the clear choice for today's motion applications. Then again, so are stepmotors. What's more, stepmotors are also less expensive than...
Variable-speed drives
Productivity is a shared goal in industrial applications involving designers, component makers, and end users. Everyone plays a role. In this report,...
Design by Objective: EFFICIENCY
Gear drives Drive One high-torque drives offer superior efficiency and performance for high torque, low speed applications. FEATURES & BENEFITS Output...
Systems & SUBSYSTEMS
Keep a low profile Combining accuracy and precision in a low-profile package, the DDT 200 direct drive rotary stage fulfills rotary motion requirements...
Pneumatic SOLUTIONS
Automation systems The Easy-2-Combine automation system simplifies handling tasks with small parts by using directly combinable individual components....
Inside out
Usually a motor's rotor is on the inside and usually that's okay except when power density is an issue. This being the case in a new line of motors, the...
Baby steps
Most hybrid motors step fast like variable reluctance varieties, while boosting torque with permanent magnets. But these stepmotors go one step further...
PROXIMITY SENSORS
High-speed vision sensor PresencePLUS P4 EDGE vision sensors are for high-speed inspection and error-proofing applications. FEATURES & BENEFITS Sense...
New PRODUCTS
Low weight couplings CD couplings with aluminum hubs have low weight and low inertia, making them ideal for servomotor and other precision motion control...
New PRODUCTS
Brushless dc motors Responsive compact motor features high torque to size ratio in a stainless steel housing. FEATURES & BENEFITS Peak torque of 10 oz/in....
Shoe-in
As it turns out, Finagle J. Wurme did not hit the plane with his frozen chicken. Once the bird was removed from the runway, airport security officers...
