June 1, 2010
Features
Green designs enhance renewable applications
As companies and entire countries strive to increase usage of renewable energy technologies, a plethora of green components has been introduced. Included...
Roller-pinion linear drives
Roller-pinion drives use a motor-actuated pinion and linear rack to convert rotary motion into linear advancement. Sometimes the rack is fixed; in other...
Calculating a practical hotspot safety margin
Two-parameter motor models assume that the entire motor exhibits one dynamic temperature. Four-parameter thermal models are just as easy to use, but far...
Editorial
New manufacturing report shares good news, bad news
A new whitepaper from the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board takes a close look at the present state of U.S. manufacturing and...
In response
Arizona angst Isn't it interesting that the nation as a whole thinks Arizona is a bad place because we want to enforce federal laws regarding illegal...
What's New
Semiconductor rebound sparks interest in SEMICON West
Fueled by major market expansion, SEMICON West 2010 returns to the Moscone Center in San Francisco from July 13 to 15 with new programs on semiconductor manufacturing, emerging market opportunities, and increasing productivity in established manufacture....
Robots for cleanrooms handle wafers with ease
While certain industries have suffered during the recession, the consumer electronic supply chain with its cleanroom requirements is growing and cleanroom...
Mechatronics, motion control markets promising
Post-recession business plans for several members of the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) include expansion into motion control and...
Non-industrial market consumes billions of motors
In the first study of its kind, IMS Research, Austin, Tex., says global motor demand in the non-industrial market comprised more than 8.7 billion units in 2009 and will grow to nearly 11.5 billion units by 2013....
BSA elects 2010 officers
At its 2010 Annual Convention held May 1 to 4 in Naples, Fla., the Bearing Specialists Association (BSA) elected the following slate of officers to serve...
Biz bits
Ringfeder offers GERWAH product line Ringfeder Power Transmission USA Corp., Westwood, N.J., now offers the full line of GERWAH products, including line...
State of the Art
Motion control meets adaptive control
Proportional integral derivative (PID) control is the most common type of feedback control algorithm used in industry today. Because the PID algorithm...
Motion Scenarios
Motion Scenarios: Indexing
In modern machine design, indexing refers to movement of a mechanical member from an initial position to a new position, starting and ending in rest....
Brushing Up
Brushing Up: Rare-earth elements
Rare-earth elements are those 30 metals found in the periodic table's oft-omitted center two rows. They're used in many modern applications. Most powerful...
Time-Saving Technology
Beer producer brews productivity with electric actuation
As manufacturers find new ways to produce goods at faster speeds than ever before, OEMs are being asked to build machines that are in turn faster and...
Safety Focus
EtherNet/IP for safety: Network simplifies integration
The challenges of safety integration are most apparent to motion design engineers, because of all industrial systems, moving machines pose significant...
Better by Design
Better by Design: Linear position reporters
Getting accurate moves out of a hydraulic positioning system requires reliable feedback. This mission-critical position data is generated by electrical...
Web Watch
Web watch
Serial-number lookup Gearmotor manufacturer Bodine Electric Co. has expanded product information and support at www.bodine-electric.com/support. Now information...
Products
Retaining Nuts
SHOELOK hardened steel, mechanical lock retaining nuts adjust, preload, and secure bearings and other components to shafts and spindles of power assemblies....
Fiber optic slip ring
Stainless-steel Prizm Model CK7206 is a seven-channel electro-optical slip ring assembly that runs to 60 rpm with less than 1 dB of variation....
Locking wiring devices
New line of Bryant wiring devices includes locking and straight blade plugs, connectors, and receptacles in 15, 20, and 30-A models....
Integrated motion systems
Lean Automation Packs include an ac drive (inverter) or position control with a servo drive and motor plus micro programmable controller, color operator interface terminal, software, setup guide, power supply, cables, and tools....
Single-point machine camera
BOA M1280 smart camera integrates a full industrial machine vision system with resolution of 1280 × 960 up to 24 frames per second....
Velocity sensors
INTACTON COVIDIS velocity sensors provide speed and length measurements for production of continuous goods like cable, non-woven materials, and paper....
Digital thermometer
The DTG-RTD100 Series thermometer for RTD sensors features a large backlit display with 1-in. digits that can be read from 35 ft away....
Shaft grounding ring
The AEGIS 841 SGR bearing isolator ring protects severe-duty motor bearings from harmful VFD-induced shaft currents and from contaminants....
Pneumatic control
Reengineered proportional pneumatic control with intermediate positioning is reduced from $1,841 to $884....
Pneumatic assembly tools
Pneumatic assembly tools perform numerous manufacturing functions and increase productivity....
Inductive proximity sensors
The KD-2446 high-precision proximity sensor system offers lead-free RoHS compliance in a DIN package that's easy to install....
