May 1, 2005
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The truth about outsourcing
Since the mid 1990s, the U.S. has been losing manufacturing jobs at an alarming rate. Nearly 3 million positions have vanished in the past three years...
In RESPONSE
Best Buy sympathies I also became entrapped by the Best Buy Corporate Policy as it relates to purchases and the return/replace/repair customer agreement....
Saying Y.E.S. to engineering students
Several college and high school students have benefited from a new program offered by igus which was designed to foster mechanical design ideas and inventions...
Company news
Wago Corp., Germantown, Wis., has appointed Scott Becher Senior Sales and Application Engineer for the western region of North America. He has many years...
Free motors from Bodine
Bodine Electric Co. will be offering free stock ac, dc, or brushless dc motor/gearmotor samples to qualified original equipment manufacturers until June...
INDUSTRY NEWS: Market improves for proximity and linear displacement sensors
According to a recent report from Venture Development Corp. (VDC), the proximity and linear displacement sensors market is brightening in North America....
Artificial antenna helps cockroach move
A robotic cockroach, designed by a research team at Johns Hopkins University, uses a flexible, sensor-laden antenna to send signals to the wheeled robot's...
Actuator thrust requirements
An actuator's function is to provide thrust and positioning in machines used for production or testing. One type is the electromechanical actuator, which...
Magnets seal it off
When moving seals are needed, ferrofluid seals often offer performance and life benefits that surpass alternatives. This is most true when rotary motion...
Rough riders
Seals are robust components for closing off the area around rotating shafts. Since sealing zone conditions are complex (involving relatively high pressures...
Servo Couplings
Transmitting rotary power from one shaft to another is a servo coupling's primary function. Doing this in the most productive manner is a shared goal...
Design by objective: SIZE & WEIGHT
Miniature servo couplings SD005 and SC005 Servo Class couplings are designed to handle the drive and resolution characteristics of ac and dc servomotors,...
Systems & SUBSYSTEMS
Micro drive, mega features Easy to install, use, and maintain, the L200 Series micro variable-speed drives offer many new features. Side-by-side mounting...
Better BY DESIGN
Rack and roll While most driving pinions that mate with rack gears are toothed, one innovative system restricts teeth to the linear component. ...
Product spotlight: GEARS & GEARING
These precision servo worm reducers deliver high performance, precise positioning, and repeatability. FEATURES & BENEFITS Five...
Pneumatic SOLUTIONS
Proportional valve CD An introductory CD highlights the features and specifications of EVP proportional-control valves. FEATURES & BENEFITS Control air...
New PRODUCTS
Industrial shock absorber Miniature SC 650-HC shock absorber is capable of rapid repeat strokes FEATURES & BENEFITS Pressure chamber with metered orifices...
Repeat o' fender
Kristy Klutzmeier swore she'd never own an SUV, but her insurance agent's loaner is beginning to win her over. She's using it for the third time in as...
