August 1, 2010
Features
Getting a grip on model-based design
Few of us are aware of the complex interactions between neural, mechanical, and sensory systems required to do something as simple as picking up a ball....
Recognizing motor temperature sensor limitations
In the first installment of this series, we discussed how two-parameter thermal models assume that the entire motor, including windings, exhibits one...
How to diagnose a noisy gearbox
Sometimes a gearbox problem can be easily identified by the sound it makes during operation. Conversely, other situations exist for which normal sounding...
Robotics safety
When the first industrial robots moved onto America's automobile assembly lines in the 1960s, most were rather primitive. Today, innovations have ushered in a new age of robotics. Yet despite breakthrough applications, robots carry risk: Without precautions, it's possible for robots to injure people and damage capital equipment....
Steel cable carriers
Dynamic cable carriers were first introduced in 1954, and originally all were made of steel. More recently, manufacturers began making carriers of glass-fiber-reinforced...
Editorial
Establishing plants: Important as innovation
This year's International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) will kick off with something new Industry Inspiration Day on September 14 and it couldn't...
What's New
PTDA 50th anniversary Industry Summit
The Power Transmission Distributors Association will hold its 2010 Industry Summit October 21 to 23, 2010 at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona. This marks PTDA's 50th anniversary as a lead association for industrial power transmission and motion control distribution channels....
IMTS to kick off with Inspiration Day
As part of this year's International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), a day has been planned to inspire attendees with sessions on manufacturing innovation. ...
AMT, NAM join forces to promote U.S. manufacturing
The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) is joining forces with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) to promote manufacturing and...
Moving safely toward recovery
During the economic downturn, many manufacturers had a single-minded focus on staying afloat. Now that recovery is becoming reality, manufacturers must determine how to adjust to yet another “new normal” for their plant operations....
Motion Scenarios
Motion Scenarios: Spindle Control
Modern machine tools continue to make technical advances, thanks in large part to ongoing improvements and fine-tuning in computer numerical control (CNC)...
Web Watch
Internet Resources
Check out Motion System Design's comprehensive web page on the most significant legislation to affect the industry in some time. The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) is new legislation that will regulate...
Products
New Products
Door safety hardware Type C361 door interlocking safety handle and roller kits are for 3P Series molded-case circuit breakers. Features & benefits When...
Stainless steel panel
Equipped with stainless steel housing and 19-in. display, IP65 Automation Panel 920 provides easy operation and reliability, even under tough conditions....
Adaptable motor mount kit and gearbox
LSK motor mounting kit and EPL-H planetary gearhead can be adapted to Festo actuators....
Couplings and shafts
GERWAH magnetic couplings, metal bellows and servo-insert couplings, line shafts, RING-flex couplings, and safety couplings meet a variety of power transmission requirements....
Tiny proximity switch
R12575 micro-proximity switch is suitable for noncontact position sensing in small spaces....
Magnetic ring encoders
PMIR7 Series Posirot incremental magnetic ring encoders come in three sizes to accommodate 27, 35, and 50-mm shafts....
Pneumatic components
Accurate Force Pneumatics components deliver accurate control and optimized pneumatics with little or no friction...
