April 1, 2006
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Waverunner the conclusion
Almost every book written about Nikola Tesla mentions the inventor's unusual behaviors. The speculation is that Tesla had a type of obsessive-compulsive...
Servo system switches cartons with ease and speed
When a company switches from filling cookie to cereal boxes, it requires a quick and efficient system that can handle the different dimensions of the...
Additive protects gear oils from corrosion
A new anti-corrosion additive for hydraulic and lubricating oils protects equipment during operation and intermittent shutdowns. Cortec Corp.'s M-530...
Profibus Trade Organization adds certified training
The Profibus Trade Organization (PTO) and the Profi Interface Center (PIC) have added two courses Profibus Installer's and Profinet Certified Network...
BSA marks 40th year
The Bearing Specialists Association (BSA) kicks off its 40th anniversary celebration at its 2006 Annual Convention, April 22 to 25 at the Ritz-Carlton...
Lights, switches, action
Electromagnetic motors have one thing in common: They're all driven by magnetic fields. How the fields are produced and how they couple the rotor and...
Keeping belts in synch
Synchronous belts originally known as timing belts precisely match, or synchronize, the motion of two or more shafts. They keep shafts in synch because...
The eyes of motion
With some help from machine vision systems, automated mechanical systems can align components, read barcodes, guide manipulators, and inspect their own...
Kicking into high gear
Whether used as common speed reducers or exotic speed increasers, gearboxes face special challenges when rpms run high. Noise, vibration, and wind losses...
Stop and go
Manufacturing processes often march to the beat of short repetitive moves. These incremental or indexing cycles are prevalent on all sorts of production...
Screw stiffness
Ballscrews are essentially long beams, so there's no way to prevent them from flexing and elastically deforming under load. That said, they can be made...
Turning wafers upside down
During semiconductor fabrication, wafers undergo numerous processing steps coatings, bakings, etches, rinses and inspections, creating electrical circuits...
Product spotlight: Platforms & hardware
Stand-alone controller EC21 embedded controller is a stand-alone CPU for switching cabinet installation that connects to three I/O systems (X67 I/O, compact...
Products
Turn steppers into servos SilentStep control software lets stepmotors run like servos by optimizing torque, precision, and noise. FEATURES & BENEFITS...
Circle ballet
Trochoids curves traced by rolling circles were originally explored and defined by Archimedes, that lover of all things spiral, for sport. Later the curves...
Joachim Uhing
In the late 1940s, Joachim Uhing was working in a factory in Germany that made thread guides and other parts for industrial knitting machines. As in many...
Pneumatic solutions
Rodless band cylinder Ultran Band rodless cylinder seals mechanical piston/yoke connections. Features & benefits 18 to 63 mm bore sizes (inch available)...
Hanging by a thread
Finagle J. Wurme is a contestant on a new reality challenge show. For his first task he must cross a 1,200 ft gorge, with sharp craggy rocks and venomous...
