January 1, 2006
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A new year in motion
We interrupt this editorial series on the life of Nikola Tesla to bring you an important announcement. As you know, this is the first issue of 2006. In...
In Response
Insightful editorials Just a quick thanks for the insightful editorials you pen for Motion System Design. You never shy away from shedding the light of...
New sensor design resonates with linear motion
A new type of linear position transducer combines inductive coupling with resonant circuit principles to resolve micron-level movements over a sensing...
Primed and ready to go
Missouri professors discover largest prime number With the help of 700 programmed computers, a team of researchers at Central Missouri State University...
Purdue develops metamaterial for better optics and communications
Purdue University engineers have created a material with a negative index of refraction in the wavelength of light, paving the way for better communications...
AHTD introduces new mission at 2005 Fall Meeting
During its Fall Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., the Association for High Technology Distribution (AHTD) introduced its...
Taking the lead
Leadscrews consist of a screw and its riding nut, which is wedged forward as the screw turns. Originally, leadscrews were assembled using low-quality...
Electrifying motors
Premium efficient motors were introduced in the early 1980s and employed better lamination, lower-loss cooling fans, and more active material than previous...
Motor control
Since the mid 1990s, motor control algorithms have grown increasingly complex, driven by several factors. Among the most important are lower energy consumption...
Getting your bearings
Bearings have been used for thousands of years styled from wood, metal, and now plastic. These rolling components are critical in motion control applications,...
Operation: conveying
How does a typical conveying application work in a packaging setting? Typically, conveyors fall into two main camps: synchronous and nonsynchronous. Synchronous...
Things to consider when you need to optimize efficiency
Motion systems, in the most basic sense, convert energy from one mode or form to another. In the process, some energy is rendered unusable, typically...
Applying encoders
Encoders provide velocity, acceleration, direction, and position feedback to motion systems. Two basic types of feedback are absolute and incremental....
Straightening out motion
Linear bearings reduce the friction of straight movements. But here the sliders are put to another clever use: They adjust to and absorb the forces resulting...
Spotlight: Cables & Cable Carriers
Fiber optic cables Fiber optic cables offer high performance, speed, and reliability for communication networks, are UL-listed, and tested against Telcordia,...
Products
Miniature couplings Beam and Oldham couplings are suitable for micro-component applications. FEATURES & BENEFITS Beam couplings in 20 sizes with O.D....
Pneumatic solutions
Miniature air cylinders Long-life linear actuators are corrosion-resistant and available as 1-in. bores in brass or stainless steel with a clevis-style...
All charged up
A capacitor is an electrical circuit element that consists of a pair of metal plates separated by a dielectric, an electrically insulating material. Capacitors...
Plymouth walk
Finals week has ended at IOU, and Finagle J. Wurme and his three roommies are in town in his 59 Fury for the big Friday night cruise. One after another...
Oskar Erich Peter
Oskar Erich Peter was born in 1898 in Berlin, Germany. During World War I he served as fighter pilot in the German Air Force. Surviving air battles and...
