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Featured Articles:
-Festo’s Bionic Demos Use Fluidic Muscle
-Robotics is the way of the future and present for manufacturing
-Motion control: The past 10 years; and more
Resources & Literature:
-Load Inertia and Motor Selection
-ABB publishes position paper on drives
-TURCK publishes proximity sensors catalog; and more
Application Stories:
-Servo drives trim fish with accuracy
-Phantom of the Opera Chandelier at Venetian Hotel Thrills Audiences
-Redesign keeps painting robot safe - off the floor; and more
Featured Training:
-RIA offers training on Robotic Material Removal
-RIA offers Robot Safety training
-Business Principles
Featured Events:
-National Manufacturing Week
-OMAC and OPC to hold PackExpo 2007 Demo
-EIC/EME Manufacturing Expo; and more
Festo’s Bionic Demos Use Fluidic Muscle
Design News, June, 2007
Joseph Ogando, Senior Editor
Called Airic’s Arm, it features 32 fluidic muscles and laser-sintered artificial bones that approximate the structures of a human arm. It's capable of handling a 3-kg load while fully extended.
Robotics is the way of the future and present for manufacturing
Plant Services, May 2007
By Ken Schnepf
Learning to put robotics to use is an essential survival skill for U.S. manufacturers as robots become more efficient, reliable and easier to control while the available labor market shrinks.
Motion control: The past 10 years
Control Design, May 2007
By Loren Shaum, Contributing Editor
Author reviews the changes that have happened over the past decade with drives, motors and motion controllers.
What goes wrong when inertias aren't right
Machine Design, May 2007
By Leland Teschler
Motor and load inertias should match as closely as possible. Does this apply to servomotors? What exactly should the ratio be?
Optical scanning: the Ferrari of motion control
Motion System Design, May 2007
By Amit Shahar, General Scanning
This article offers an overview of optical-scanning based high performance, servo controlled motion systems and focuses on substantial gains achieved through the recent innovation of tuning servo performance.
Load Inertia and Motor Selection
By John Mazurkiewicz, Baldor Electric
Tutorial paper explains matching load and motor inertia. Mismatch can extend the time to speed (acceleration time), and excessive mismatches produce less than optimal response and can waste power.
ABB publishes position paper on drives
By Ilpo Ruohonen, et al
AC drives are smaller, more intelligent, easier to install and control, have better communications, and are suitable for many more applications.
TURCK publishes proximity sensors catalog
The 600-plus page catalog contains TURCK's proximity sensor line, as well as specialty sensors for non-traditional applications.
Elobau publishes machine safety sensors brochure
Downloadable machine guarding products brochure includes non-contact sensors and control units for industrial machine safety.
Baldor publishes Powerlink-compatible AC drive catalog
The 28-page catalog details the drive's architecture, a bus for plug-in expansion options, software configuration for different motor types, and Ethernet Powerlink capability.
Servo drives trim fish with accuracy
Process and Control Today, May 2007
By John Houston, Editor
Multi-axis servo drives from Lenze are used to trim salmon fillets at high speed and to a precise profile. The ITM fish trimming machine made by Marel hf of Reykjavik automatically trims salmon fillets into pre-defined shapes using an advanced vision system linked to servo drives
Phantom of the Opera Chandelier at Venetian Hotel Thrills Audiences
Design News, May 2007
John Dodge, Editor-in-Chief
Anyone who has seen Phantom of the Opera knows that the crashing chandelier scene in the Paris Opera House climaxes the performance. When you get right down to it, the whole rig is like a 32-axis robot hanging from the ceiling.
Redesign keeps painting robot safe - off the floor
Control Design, May 2007
By Jim Montague, Executive Editor
Dürr Paint Systems inverted its robot design, so it could be installed on walls and ceilings for better access, more accurate painting and better coverage.
Precise cutting kept well in-hand
Control Design, May 2007
By Deron Roberts, Jet Edge Inc.
This global designer and manufacturer of ultra-high-pressure waterjet systems helped develop a full-featured, water-resistant pendant that works with its PC-based motion control system.
Improve Your Application’s Performance
By John Mazurkiewicz, Baldor Electric
Servomotors can be used in applications requiring numerous starting, stopping, and reversals, and applications requiring precise control over position and speed.
RIA offers training on Robotic Material Removal
September 17-19, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Grinding, Deburring & Finishing Workshop covers robotic material removal and surface finishing.
RIA offers Robot Safety training
October 1-4, 2007 Indianapolis, Indiana
Robot Safety Conference XIX features two days of presentations on robot safety, standards, successful robot applications, and latest developments.
Business Principles
October 22-24, 2007 Nashville, Tennessee
This course reviews common business principles and practices that every sales person should know. This course allows you to plan creative strategies to help counter a tough competitor; it becomes easier to assist the customer with understanding the advantages and benefits as they apply to possible solutions.
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 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.
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Advantech introduces AMAX Programmable Automation Controller - 6/01/07 The AMAX distributed control PAC combines analog, discrete and motion control. Prices start at $485 |
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Bison Gear receives Business Leadership Award - 06/12/07
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.
Don Vincent to retire as head of Robotic Industries Assn - 06/11/07
Vincent will be succeeded by Jeffrey A. Burnstein, who has served as RIA's number two executive for more than two decades.
ARC says automation services market will grow - 05/22/07
Automation services are benefitting from several converging factors that will provide 12% annual market growth over the next five years, according to ARC Advisory Group.
ISaGRAF 5.1 achieves IEC 61499 compliance - 05/09/07
Version 5.1 of ISaGRAF has been confirmed by TÜV Rheinland to be compliant with the requirements detailed in the IEC 61499 standard.
SERCOS promotes soft master for SERCOS III - 05/03/07
The soft master implementation will make SERCOS III the only bus on the market that offers both hardware and software based master implementations.
Bison Gear starts Skilled Workforce training - 05/01/07
To help reduce the shortage of qualified entry-level workers in Manufacturing, Bison is starting a training program consisting of applied math and manufacturing principles.
Harbour Group Acquires Haydon - 04/24/07
Harbour Group acquired Tritex, the parent company of Haydon, which makes fractional horsepower linear actuators, lead screw assemblies, rotary stepper motors and hermetically sealed switches.
Baldor's Ethernet-based motion control system simplifies labeling machines - 06/13/07
Motion control components based on Ethernet Powerlink is being used by Harland Machine Systems, manufacturer of linear labeling machines.
Siemens to build new temper mill for Nuco Steel - 06/13/07
Siemens Metals Technologies will add a new wide Temper Mill to Nucor's existing Cut-to-Length Line.
Siemens supplies drives and automation for rolling mill in China - 05/18/07
Siemens landed orders from Baoshan Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd. in Shanghai to supply drive and automation equipment for the modernization of the Hot Strip Rolling Mill No. 1 and expansion of the plate mill.
Portescap supplies motion control for educational robots - 05/02/07
Khepera III robot is designed for robotic demonstrations and experiments in training future engineers and designers on subjects ranging from artificial intelligence to real time programming and controls.
Empire Magnetics keeps Cirque du Soleil splashing - 05/01/07
One of Empire's custom motor gearbox assemblies made it into show business as an unnoticed yet essential co-star in “O” by Cirque du Soleil at Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Siemens supplies drives for Chinese steel factory - 05/01/07
Siemens will supply process automation and drive systems valued at EUR 18 million for a continuous-annealing line and two hot-dip-galvanizing lines at Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel Co.
Imprinting machine uses Baumüller's servo direct drives - 04/12/07
Baumüller's servo axes are used in the EDM 200 developed by Sondermaschinen Oschersleben GmbH (SMO). With a straight width of just two meters, this machine can complete small and rapid print jobs with high cost-efficiency.
National Manufacturing Week
September 24-27, Rosemont, IL
Four shows in one: Design Engineering, Enterprise IT, Plant Engineering & Maintenance, and Industrial Automation.
OMAC and OPC to hold PackExpo 2007 Demo
October 15-17, 2007 Las Vegas
The OMAC Packaging Workgroup (OPW) and the OPC Foundation will provide an "Integrated Packaging Line" demonstration at PackExpo 2007.
EIC/EME Manufacturing Expo
October 22-24, 2007 Nashville, Tennessee
Widely known as one of the world’s largest and most important gatherings of engineers and technical experts, EIC/EME focuses on the development of electrical products.
15th Annual Robotics Industry Forum
November 7 - 9, 2007 - Friday, November 09, 2007
Conference and exhibit
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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