July 1, 2009
Features
DC Motors Selection Part 1 of 2
A few characteristics of dc motors maintin linear relationships that allow for very predictable operation. First, if enough voltage is applied across...
Magnetostrictive sensors increase wind turbine efficiency
As part of a sustainable energy solution, wind power has demonstrated great potential to satisfy energy demands with a clean, safe, and highly efficient...
Picking the right language
Since the mid 1990s, substantial efforts have been made to standardize programming in all areas of industrial control. The increasing abundance of low-cost...
Top 10 tipsMotion programming
Don't underestimate the importance of program architecture. Setting up the best architecture for the application requires a lot of advance planning. Instead...
Useful Websites
Web Contents
Gear and motion website refreshed for clarity An updated website now better details precision products and industry applications: At www.wittenstein-us.com,...
In the Loop
One temporary state
On a picturesque hill in the heart of modern Rome, there stands a flowering garden called Palatine that contains all of the royal palaces and official...
In Response
In response
Machine control monopoly hurts U.S. OEMs My company entered the marketplace in 1997, when an abundance of small, hi-tech suppliers dominated the motion...
What's New
Sturdy actuator strengthens pool lift
Many people who have difficulty with weight-bearing activities due to arthritis, injury, or being overweight enjoy the benefits of aquatic physical therapy...
Vision-enabled feeder handles 400+ parts
Vibratory bowl conveyors provide an economical and reliable way of feeding small parts in a given orientation. However, the mechanical parts-orienting...
Biz bits
CUI encoders join MicroMo dc motors CUI Inc., Tualatin, Ore., announces that their AMT Series modular encoder is now being carried by MicroMo Electronics...
ODVA updates CIP Networks specs
ODVA has published new editions of specifications for the family of CIP Networks, enhancing the EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, CompoNet, and ControlNet technologies....
Online course troubleshoots packaging equipment
A new online course is now available from PMMI, the packaging supply chain association. Troubleshooting Packaging Machinery is offered through PMMI U,...
Programmable Automation
MSD 101
Operation donut: Dispensing technology pulls out all the stops
When electrical component manufacturer FTZ Industries, Simpsonville, S.C., set out to create a new electrical splice, they had a vision in mind: To create...
Vertical Hall sensing
The Hall effect is the production of a potential difference (namely, Hall voltage) across an electrical conductor in which an electric current flows in...
Brushing Up
More on entropy
As a measurement of a system's randomness, entropy has specific scientific meaning. Last month, we saw how entropy can be scientifically defined in terms...
Dealing With Distributors
Solving problems when things go wrong
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem. Theodore Isaac Rubin, American...
Better by Design
Smart transporter
Any factory space around a conveyor is premium real estate, because like a highway artery, the component facilitates transport, assembly, sorting, inspection,...
New Products
New Products
Multiport junction blocks Zip-Port multiport junction blocks allow multiple sensors to be wired to one block with one cable to the control panel. Features...
Robotic auto reaches for the stars
When French automaker Citron wanted something exciting to lure customers into its flagship showroom along the Champs-es avenue in Paris, the company contacted...
