January 1, 2007
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We invite you to spend some time at Motion System Design's website. Read the latest industry news and find links to blogs and useful papers. You'll also...
What's new in 2007
Imagine what life would be like if we had no perspective of time. If all days, months, and years were regarded as the same, and if we had no way to distinguish...
Alternative energy methods drive need for planetary gearboxes
The move towards alternative energy forms, including wind energy, will boost the markets for planetary gearboxes in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa...
Bosch Rexroth taps new U.S. CEO
Bosch Rexroth Corp., Hoffman Estates, Ill., appointed Berend Bracht, former CEO of Bosch Rexroth China and former head of the company's U.S. industrial...
Collaboration targets Magneto-Rheological technology
A longterm strategic collaboration agreement between Lord Corp., Cary, N.C., and MagneShoc, Div. of Arre Industries Inc., Atlanta, will allow the two...
PTDA aims to educate future leaders
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA), Chicago, is sponsoring an educational event for distribution executives, managers, and professionals....
International standards get the point
The European standard of using commas rather than decimal points in a series of numbers may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the National Institute...
Ringing true: Slewing basics
Bolt it in place, and off you go: A slewing ring is a contained system of balls or rollers, caging, raceways, mounting provisions, and often, integral...
Keeping your drive alive
From a signal-level perspective, all ac drives feed reshaped current and voltage to motors to make them move in sophisticated ways. But because ac drives...
Showboating the line
Slow and steady wins the race, so the saying goes. In fact, consistency is the most challenging part of making linear machines advance at low speed. Component...
Control platforms
Maximizing productivity is a common goal for motion system engineers. In this report, Motion System Design editors tap industry experts for advice on...
Why Vision?
In the not too distant past, machines that could were the stuff of science fiction. Today, machine vision is a must have technology in a growing number...
Addressing encoder error
Encoders are widely used to help control machine position and speed. Typical encoder output, a series of quadrature signals, consists of two full square...
Spotlight: Cable and cable carriers
VFD cable Shielded Olflex VFD Slim cable is a thinner RoHS-compliant motor supply cable. Features & benefits Surge Guard protection resists non-linear...
Products
Incremental encoders Leine & Linde incremental encoder model 862 offers resistance to high vibration and shock, and is electrically insulated up to 2.5...
Design by objective
High-speed actuator KLM actuator achieves high accuracy with an optic linear encoder, caged ball LM guide, and linear motor. Features & benefits Operates...
Shell shocker
Finagle J. Wurme has missed deer season again. For the tenth straight year, his boss at Charlie's Diner wouldn't give him time off. Randy, the cook, claimed...
