Recently added articles from Motion System Design:
Efficiency on solid ground: shaft grounding unleashes the full benefits of variable frequency drives.(Variable Frequency Drives)
Aug 01, 2008; Willwerth, Adam ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With growing energy concerns (and prices) it's no wonder that efficiency-boosting components are on the rise in industry. Variable frequency drives (VFDs) are no exception. The components are already common in HVAC and industrial automation systems, and ...
Getting in gear: gear ratios, service factors, and lubricant choice are just a few of the critical factors involved in gear selection. To avoid downtime and maximize productivity, see what the experts have to say about gear technology in this forum on gearing in automation.(Productivity Forum)(Cover story)
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gearing up for productivity How does gear selection contribute to productivity in today's motion-centric automation environment? Mitch * Cone Drive: Two basic criteria must be considered when choosing a speed reducer--thermal ...
Pneumatics gets lumber mills rolling.(Industry Focus: Paper & Wood)
Aug 01, 2008 ... In the lumber industry, productivity demands are staggering; output is often measured in lugs per minute, a unit that describes how quickly a machine can process logs and boards. OEMs and timber-processing end users also need machines that can withstand harsh mill problems where ...
Video highlights lumber applications.(What's New)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Trimmer fences and precision end trim (PET) saws are two of many applications in the lumber manufacturing industry where electromechanical linear actuators have been successfully applied in place of traditional electrohydraulic actuators. Other applications include veneer lathe carriages, ...
Insights.(What's New)
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just south of Las Vegas sits Nevada Solar One--a 64-megawatt solar thermal plant, the world's third-biggest solar energy field. The Boulder City facility is the first large-scale solar project of its kind--a parabolic trough power plant--to be built in the ...
PTDA adds motion control conference.(What's New)(Conference news)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The PTDA 2008 Industry Summit, to be held Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 in Miami Beach, Fla., will offer educational programming, business development and networking opportunities, and--new this year--a motion control technical conference and showcase. Most conference sessions will offer simultaneous ...
Lamination steels CD now available.(What's New)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Electric Motor Education and Research Foundation (EMERF), a research foundation of SMMA--The Motor and Motion Association, has announced the release of the Lamination Steels Third Edition CD-ROM. Over five years in development, the CD contains more than 1,700 pages of charts, data ...
WEG builds transformer plant.(Biz bits)
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WEG Electric Motors Corp., Atlanta, a global supplier of motors, drives, and transformers, has broken ground on an advanced transformer plant dedicated to serving U.S. customers in the utility, municipality, wind, and industrial ...
austriamicrosystems to sell SQUIGGLE motors.(Biz bits)
Aug 01, 2008 ... New Scale Technologies Inc., Victor, N.Y., has named its strategic partner austriamicrosystems, Unterpremstaetten, Austria, as a global agent for its Squiggle motors, micro motion systems, and other products. New Scale develops and manufactures miniature motion systems including the ...
Robert Willett to lead Cognex division.(Biz bits)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Cognex Corp., Natick, Mass., recently appointed Robert Willett as president of its Modular Vision Systems Division (MVSD). As President of MVSD, he now oversees the largest operating division at Cognex, which generates nearly 90% of the company's revenue. The division designs, develops, ...
Siemens and ROY-G-BIV form partnership.(Biz bits)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Siemens Energy & Automation Inc., Alpharetta, Ga., and ROY-G-BIV Corp., Bingen, Wash., have announced a partnership that combines the Siemens Motion Control Information System (MCIS) software solution with ROY-G-BIV's XMC universal machine connectivity software. The partnership creates ...
A day in the life.(Reader PROFILE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] David Collins, Amusement Ride Engineer TEAM IX Newbury Park, California What kind of background do you have? I've worked in the amusement ride industry for 25 years. Prior to going into this field, I spent 28 years working in the ...
Compact brushless servomotors.(New Products)
Aug 01, 2008 ... BSM R-series ac servomotors offer a high performance, low-maintenance alternative to stepper motors and dc servos. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Features & benefits * Peak torques to 33.63 lb-in., fast acceleration, small 1.6 and 2.4 in. square bodies ...
Photoelectric sensors.(New Products)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Harsh-duty E58 Series has industry's only background rejection sensor with a two-wire circuit design. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Features & benefits * Resistant to chemical attack, moisture intrusion; can withstand heavy shock and vibration; stainless steel, ...
2D laser sensor.(New Products)
Aug 01, 2008 ... New Model ZG profiling laser sensor simplifies setup, shortens inspection time, and reduces hardware with a built-in LCD display. Features & benefits * Full height and width inspection; captures entire shapes by measuring X and Z axes in msecs; measures four items ...