Mechatronics Machine Design Guide
By National Instruments
With this comprehensive machine design guide, learn step-by-step best practices for designing your next machine. Throughout the guide, in-depth application examples illustrate the approaches successful designers have implemented.

Machine & Process Safety Engineering Guide
Omron Scientific Technologies introduces the 2011-2012 Guide to Machine and Process Safeguarding. The guide also highlights Omron STI’s Safety Library with access to educational resource material including fully-illustrated articles on safety regulations and directives, risk assessment, types of protective measures and background on safety technologies.

The New Kollmorgen Engineer’s Library
By Kollmorgen
One definition of an engineer is someone who’s always curious about the way things work, and how to make them work better. Just for those people, we’ve created a new Engineer’s Library, with resources to help you envision, design and realize a better machine. First up, we have three white papers on servo drive technologies, full-frequency auto-tuning and solutions for flexo printing. We’ll be updating the Engineer’s Library several times per year, so check in often.

Fluid Automation: Unsung Contributor to Plant Performance
By ASCO Numatics
Fluid automation systems do more than control the flow of a process liquid or compressed air. Perceptive managers know that valves and pneumatic actuators can control the flow of profit. This management brief explores how fluid automation’s speed and reliability can provide competitive economic advantages in plant operations worldwide. Learn more about improving plant economic performance.