August 1, 2008
Articles
The Lego connection
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy which would be okay, I suppose, if Jack was a banker or actuary, but if he designs motion systems for a living,...
Pneumatics gets lumber mills rolling
In the lumber industry, productivity demands are staggering; output is often measured in lugs per minute, a unit that describes how quickly a machine...
In Sights
Just south of Las Vegas sits Nevada Solar One a 64-megawatt solar thermal plant, the world's third-biggest solar energy field. The Boulder City facility...
Video highlights lumber applications
Trimmer fences and precision end trim (PET) saws are two of many applications in the lumber manufacturing industry where electromechanical linear actuators...
PTDA adds motion control conference
The PTDA 2008 Industry Summit, to be held Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 in Miami Beach, Fla., will offer educational programming, business development and networking...
Lamination steels CD now available
The Electric Motor Education and Research Foundation (EMERF), a research foundation of SMMA — The Motor and Motion Association, has announced the release of the Lamination Steels Third Edition CD-ROM...
Preview of long-awaited math reference debuts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a five-chapter preview of the highly anticipated online Digital Library of Mathematical...
Biz bits
WEG builds transformer plant WEG Electric Motors Corp., Atlanta, a global supplier of motors, drives, and transformers, has broken ground on an advanced...
Efficiency on solid ground
With growing energy concerns (and prices) it's no wonder that efficiency-boosting components are on the rise in industry. Variable frequency drives (VFDs)...
Steady does it: Part 1 of 2
Increased machine throughput usually requires higher velocities and accelerations, but forces are often limited by the voltage and current restraints of a system's motors and drives. ...
Getting in Gear
Gearing up for productivity How does gear selection contribute to productivity in today's motion-centric automation environment? Mitch Cone Drive: Two...
Shock absorbers, avoiders defend designs
Being subjected to regular blows of shock and vibration has lead to the death of many a component. It doesn't have to be this way. To help your applications...
Save time with IEC 61131-3
Mechatronic control system works with IEC 61131-3 MotionWorks IEC Mechatronic Control System features software that is fully compatible with the global...
Anti-vibration shims
There are two main sources of vibration in a machine: transmission of motive force to the machine, and its actual activity whether cutting, stamping,...
New Products
Shock-resistant encoders Sendix encoders with 12-bit analog and 14-bit CANopen outputs are designed for applications requiring rugged, high-resolution...
A Day in the Life, A Profile of Design Engineers
A Day in the Life, a new section on Motion System Design that profiles MSD readers in the design engineering industry....
