January 1, 2012
Features
Position control primer
The controllers that drive modern motor-powered designs must be set up with accurate motion profiles including position, velocity, and time targets. However,...
Modularity making motion engineering a snap
Modular systems are based on standardized individual components that can be combined in different ways to form moving machinery, while reducing the amount...
Design by Objective: Safety
Safety is arguably the most important design objective there is. Productivity begins with making sure operators and machinery can operate in a safe and...
Best by Design
As part of our annual Best by Design contest, we hereby invite you to peruse the following innovative componenets highlighted throughout 2011, consider whether you could find practical use for the components in an actual design, and then vote on your favorites....
Specifying encoders for hazardous locations
One of the most challenging tasks design engineers can face is designing measurement or control systems to operate safely in hazardous environments. These...
Editorial
Here's to a smoother ride in 2012
Welcome to 2012! We hereby present you with your customized magazine Motion System Design updated for the New Year with a fresh look and expanded editorial....
IN RESPONSE
The following letters are in response to the November 2011 In the Loop column, Houston, we have company, discussing international space exploration. Human...
What's New
Linear motion market must diversify for growth
According to the newly released report, The World Market for Linear Motion Products, 2010 Edition from IMS Research, Austin, the combined ballscrew and...
AutomationDirect named great place to work
AutomationDirect, Cumming, Ga., was recently ranked Number Four on The Great Place to Work Rankings: 2011 Best Small & Medium Workplaces presented by...
Custom parts suit space-age applications
NASA's next Mars rover Curiosity took off for the red planet on November 25, 2011, and plans to safely land in the Gale crater area by August 2012. The...
Lockheed Martin hosts science festival
A report delivered to Congress last fall finds that the U.S. now ranks 48th in terms of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. The...
Fighting friction in fluid power systems
It is well known that friction between lubricated surfaces is a chief source of energy losses in fluid power systems. Now, help is on the way due to research...
Save the date: CSIA conference
Control system integrators, take note: Mark your calendars for the CSIA 2012 Executive Conference, to be held April 25 to 28 at the Talking Stick Resort...
Motion Industries honors Nexen Group
Nexen Group Inc., Vadnais Heights, Minn., recently received the Operational Excellence Supplier Partnership Award from Motion Industries, Atlanta, a distributor...
Forest City Gear receives top honors
The Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) Aerospace & Defense Industry Supply Chain Award winners were announced at the 5th Annual Awards Event held in November...
igus holds third cable competition
igus inc., East Providence, R.I., is holding its third vector award competition to reward challenging and innovative applications using cable carrier...
Leveraging the inspiration of Nature
Nature has always been a source of inspiration and resources to mankind, because throughout the ages, the natural environment has optimized solutions...
Internet Resources
INDUSTRIAL REMOTE-ACCESS APP AutomationDirect's new C-more remote HMI application is available through the iTunes App Store for $4.99 and provides remote...
