Featured Articles:
-Integrating Controllers
-Energy Efficient Motion
-Motion control on a budget; and more

Resources & Literature:
-Motion Control Technical Library
-Stepper Motion System Selection Guide
-Controlling Machines Without Wires Webcast; and more

Application Stories:
-Pharmaceutical Packaging Get Flexible with Motion Control
-Safe, Quick Jam Clearing
-Encoder Track Design Improves Position Control; and more

Featured Training:
-Motion Control Problem Identification And Proposal Process
-Introduction to Motor Manufacturing
-Servo Motor Feedback Devices; and more

Product Announcements:
-NI releases LabVIEW 8.5 for Machine Control
-Banner introduces M-GAGE wireless vehicle sensor
-ABB adds FieldBusPlug to PSR motor starters; and more

Company News:
-ARC says Machine Safeguarding market to reach $2.8 Billion
-ARC predicts strong growth for AC Drives
-ABB Q2 net income doubles to $729 million; and more

Application News:
-Siemens to supply Drive Systems for new Steckel Mill in Morocco
-Siemens drives world's longest conveyor belt
-WEG Delivers Its Largest Ever Slip Ring Motor; and more

Featured Events:
-National Manufacturing Week
-Global Packaging Forum
-SMMA 2007 Fall Technical Conference; and more

Integrating Controllers
Motion Control OnLine, August 2007
By Kristin Lewotsky, contributing editor
These days, the trend is toward pushing intelligence out into the system. Controllers are not just distributed, but integrated into the driver or into the robots themselves.

Energy Efficient Motion
Control Engineering, July 2007
By Mark Hoske, Editor
Legislative efforts seek added efficient motor incentives to diffuse higher capital costs so everyone can benefit from lifecycle energy savings benefits.

Motion control on a budget
Machine Design, July 2007
By Doug Mills, Chief Engineer, Fabco-Air Inc
Pneumatic linear slides offer an economical way to move heavy loads precisely.

Juggling many functions
Motion System Design, July 2007
By Fabio Malaspina, Rockwell Automation
Programmable automation controls (PACs) consolidate discrete, motion, drives and safety control in a single environment, making changeovers easier and significantly faster.

Commanding new heights
Motion System Design, July 2007
By Steve Reese, Parker Hannifin
It's easy to synchronize motion, but doing it well is another thing altogether. New algorithms take machine coordination to the next level.

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Motion Control Technical Library
The National Instruments Motion Control Technical Library is a free online resource with over 120 technical notes, webcasts, application solutions, advisors and selection guides and over 150 example programs you can use to learn about motion control fundamentals.

Stepper Motion System Selection Guide
The National Instruments Stepper Motion Selection Guide is a free online resource for selecting the hardware and software components you need to build a complete stepper motion control system.

Controlling Machines Without Wires Webcast
September 12, 2007 11:00 am EST
Wireless technology is reducing or eliminating wiring runs in manufacturing facilities, combining machine control and monitoring with freedom of movement. Control Engineering webcast. Registration required.

Lamination Steels Third Edition CD-ROM
A compendium of lamination steel alloys commonly used in electric motors. Includes 1,700 pages of up-to-date material performance charts, product information and data values for both the core loss and magnetization properties for a wide variety of information into motor simulation and magnetic analysis software.

Oxford Sensor Technology offers Turnkey robot systems
OST offers complete, custom-made solutions for robot guidance, inspection and welding.

Bosch Rexroth brochure describes solutions to accelerate machine tool productivity
Brochure describes electric, hydraulic, pneumatic and linear motion and assembly technology resources available to manufacturers to improve productivity of any machine tool operation.

Tolomatic announces on-line motor and linear actuator database  
YOUR MOTOR HERE! is an easy-to-use online database that checks in-line motor-to-actuator mounting compatibility and makes the match. It covers most popular brands of servo and stepper motors.

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Pharmaceutical Packaging Get Flexible with Motion Control
Motion Control OnLine, August 2007
By Kristin Lewotsky, contributing editor
Motion control is helping pharmaceutical manufacturers remain competitive while dealing with a tough marketplace, a challenging regulatory environment and the ongoing threat of piracy.

Safe, Quick Jam Clearing
Control Engineering, July 2007
By Mark Nehrkorn, Omron STI Machine Services
Hasko Machines set out to develop a machine control system for wood cutting that would maintain speed while incorporating safeguards and circuits that meet ANSI/ASSE Z244.1-2003.

Encoder Track Design Improves Position Control
DesignWorld, July 2007
by Tom Wyatt, HEIDENHAIN Corporation
Your choice of position encoders influences such important motor properties as positioning accuracy, speed stability, and bandwidth for drive command-signal response and disturbance rejection, as well as power loss and size.

Packaging Application: Box Taper
By Bison Gear
In the packaging industry, applications for gearmotors can be found in equipment used to automate the assembly, filling, and closing of cardboard boxes. One of these applications is a machine used to automatically close the top and tape it shut.

Keeping Metal on the Move
Process and Control Today, July 2007
By John Houston, Editor
A transport system needed to be robust enough not only to carry the products, weighing eight tonnes each, but also the two tonne carriages that support the products as they are moved between stations. Engineers at SCM Materials Handling used equipment from Bosch Rexroth.

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Motion Control Problem Identification And Proposal Process
October 22-24, 2007 Nashville, Tennessee
This course is a hands on experience guided by the seminar leaders jointly applying proven basic concepts and procedures, in a team setting for the purpose of identifying the real problem, evaluating alternative technical solutions and preparing a technical proposal which will be critiqued by the team.

Introduction to Motor Manufacturing
October 22-24, 2007 Nashville, Tennessee
This course is designed to familiarize the attendee with the manufacturing techniques and methods employed in their manufacture and assembly. Some topics include: shafts, rotors, winding, magnets, insulation & bearings.

Servo Motor Feedback Devices
October 22-24, 2007 Nashville, Tennessee
A review of the basic sensors used in modern motion systems. This course will cover accuracy, effective operating ranges and how to select which sensing device to use in a given application.

Introduction to Motion Control
October 22-24, 2007 Nashville, Tennessee
Review the basic building blocks and design tools required to implement motion control systems. Performance and specification limitations, environmental/safety considerations, and economic factors that impact the selection of electro hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical technologies are reviewed.

Understanding Motion Control Systems - AIT Training Course MCS110
3-Day Course - This practical course introduces engineering concepts of motors and drives that can be easily understood by both engineers and technicians unfamiliar with the technology and not accustomed to complex theory and mathematics.

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ARC says Machine Safeguarding market to reach $2.8 Billion  
The worldwide market for machine safeguarding solutions is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 12.5% over the next five years.

ARC predicts strong growth for AC Drives
Low and high power AC drive markets experienced strong growth driven by the massive consumption occurring in the Chemical, Cement, Metal, Pharmaceutical, Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Water & Wastewater, and Metals & Mining industries

ABB Q2 net income doubles to $729 million  
Earnings in the quarter rose to $1 billion on a 27% increase in revenues and net income doubled to $729 million.

SynqNet Interest Group Established for Motion Applications  
Members get access to online SynqNet articles, case studies, flash animations, quarterly e-newsletters, invitations to annual SynqNet meetings, and direct email access to SynqNet experts.

Bison Gear receives Business Leadership Award  
Bison Gear will receive the award from the River Valley Workforce Investment Board in Aurora, Illinois, for its outstanding contribution to workforce development during the past year.

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Siemens to supply Drive Systems for new Steckel Mill in Morocco  
The drive systems, valued at 16 million euros, will be delivered, installed and commissioned at the end of 2008.

Siemens drives world's longest conveyor belt  
Siemens equipped a 19-km conveyor belt system with drive systems for Alcoa, Rockdale, Texas. The conveyor belt system transports coal from the Three Oaks Mine.

WEG Delivers Its Largest Ever Slip Ring Motor
Process & Control Today, July 2007
By John Houston, Editor
The largest motor ever made by WEG, a 27,000kW, 12-pole, 11kV slip ring induction machine, has being delivered to CEGELEC UK for final installation in the early summer of 2008. Weighing over 95,000kg, the high voltage motor is for use in a wind tunnel, for the testing of aircraft.

ABB supplies conveyor controls to Greek lignite mines  
Five System 800xAs will control 250 belt conveyors at five lignite mines in Greece. The job includes 300 AC 800M controllers and 100,000 I/O.

Freightliner uses LabVIEW and PXI to verify truck assembly  
Using NI tools, Freightliner integrated electrical test, machine vision and physical measurements into a system that ensures high-quality vehicles and instructs operators on the correct assembly process.

National Manufacturing Week
September 24-27, Rosemont, IL
Four shows in one: Design Engineering, Enterprise IT, Plant Engineering & Maintenance, and Industrial Automation.

Global Packaging Forum
October 12, 2007 Las Vegas, NV
The Forum, which immediately precedes Pack Expo, will explore the future trends and benefits of robotic automation in the packaging industry.

SMMA 2007 Fall Technical Conference
October 10-12, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky
Covers new technologies for motors & drives, new materials, and design, simulation and testing. Sponsored by Small Motor Manufacturing Assn.

Rockwell Automation Fair to be held in Chicago
November 13-15, 2007 Chicago, Illinois
Rockwell Automation will host the 16th annual Automation Fair, a free forum with more than 100 exhibitors and 10,000 attendees from around world.

2008 Motor, Drive & Automation Systems Conference
February 14-15, 2008 - Atlanta, Georgia
Two-day conference is focused on the latest advancements and economics in electric motor, drive & automation technology. Topics discussed will include new motors, drives & automation systems, system design and integration for optimum performance, new components and materials, advancements in electronics and control, testing systems and techniques.

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