Win cash prizes in cable carrier contest
Cable carriers ensure the safe supply of energy, data, and other media, and a new contest aims to honor the engineers who make the most of them....
Help for Haiti from engineers, others
Tragedy has a way of putting things into perspective. While most Americans were safe and living in relative comfort but fretting about our lackluster...
In response
Memo to Emerson's CEO It was good to see that two of your readers recognize the problem with the economy, whereas the CEO of Emerson is still playing...
CC-Link IE extends Industrial Ethernet to field device level
Although not as widely installed as DeviceNet, Profibus, or Profinet in the U.S., CC-Link is the number one device-level network in Asia and one with...
Safety symposium to focus on cyber security
The International Society of Automation, Research Triangle Park, N.C., announces that the 2010 Industrial Automation Safety and Security Symposium, sponsored...
Biz bits
Cognex appoints new president Cognex Corp., Natick, Mass., a supplier of machine vision systems, announces the promotion of Robert Willett to president...
Resistive magnet record returns to Florida
Scientists who do research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., once again have a new world-record...
Talent knows no color line
In the 1950s, the decade in which Motion System Design was first published, our inaugural issues were what some might call plain vanilla. Paging through...
Plastic bearings 101
Want to learn more about plastic bearings and when to consider using them in your designs?...
Food manufacturer beefs up production with slip clutch
By incorporating a Polyclutch slip clutch from A&A Manufacturing Co., North Haven, Conn., into a conveyor drive mechanism, a prominent food manufacturer was able to increase the speed of a production line....
Absolute positioning on a budget
When the Rock-Tenn paperboard mill in Aurora, Ill., wanted to automate the positioning and tensioning of belts on its conveyor system, it took more than a year to find a vendor capable of meeting the project budget and specifications....
Biz bits | Jan 2010
ROLLON appoints new general manager Linear motion products manufacturer ROLLON Corp., Sparta, N.J., announces that Richard (Rick) Wood has been appointed...
In response | Jan 2010
Innovation, education keys to future Will American workers need to lower their standard of living to compete with third world manufacturers? Some will....
Automation market poised for growth
It's no secret that the automation systems market for discrete industries began to slow rapidly with the economic downturn that started in 2007. The manufacturing...
Robotic safety standards evolving
It looks like robots are here to stay: Significant increases in microprocessing power and recent strides in automation and control technology have made...
Microcontroller supports New Year's resolutions
If you've resolved to exercise more this year, a new watch is here to help, especially if swimming is your game. Creator of swim training aids for the...
SERCOS lll master library available
SERCOS International (SI) announces that an open-source driver library for SERCOS lll realtime Ethernet communication is now available via the sourceforge.net...
Cables help robot arm flex muscles on Mars
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), set to launch in 2011, is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term robotic exploration of the red planet....
Yaskawa expands manufacturing in Milwaukee
Small motor market faces uphill battle
According to new statistics from IMS Research, Austin, the 2009 economic downturn has cut more than $700 million from the small motor market, which had...
Working within size and weight constraints
Your next project's design specifications already include faster and cheaper; now add smaller and lighter to the wish list. Check out some of the latest...
Space-saving controller aids U.S. Border Patrol
Keeping America's borders secure is a top priority with regard to several challenging issues facing the U.S., drug trafficking and terrorism to name just...
HD camera accessories lighten up
Until 2006, the only broadcast-use motorized Pan/Tilt heads on the market were very heavy, because professional equipment was built to hold analog video...
BSA bears down on counterfeiting
From fake designer handbags to downright dangerous batteries and extension cords, no industry remains immune to the ills of counterfeiting including bearings....
Super stylish sit n spin
Seating need not be serious. In fact, there's no good reason why furniture in general can't be both fun and functional at the same time. Such is the case...
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