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ANCA announces expansion of Michigan plant
The expansion allows ANCA to serve its customers and user base in North America and South America with a larger demonstration floor, classrooms for training, machine assembly and process development, and an enlarged reception area. -
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Low Cost Test Rig for a Standalone Wind Energy Conversion System [technical]
Wavelet decomposition enables differentiation between faulty & healthy conditions for effective diagnostic procedure for wind turbine condition monitoring. -
How to Optimize Application Engineering to Keep Projects on Time and on Budget
Customization of products that deviate from vendor and industry standards leads to a number of problems on projects. Engineering and as-built documentation costs can increase because of the deviation -
Protolabs announces purchase of new Minnesota manufacturing facility
About 225 jobs at Protolabs’ Plymouth, Minn. plant will relocate to the Brooklyn Park building, enabling the company to expand the injection molding capacity in the Plymouth facility to support increased customer demands. The new Brooklyn Park plant is scheduled to become fully operational by the end of 2018. -
Mitsubishi Electric Automation announces series of how-to videos for CNC products
The CNC Quick Tip videos provide answers to frequently asked questions about various CNC functions. The first videos in the series address the layout of Mitsubishi controls, customizing counters on the monitor page, and performing a program search using an SD card, memory or HDD. -
Design Principles for Complex Process Control
A complex process is not a complicated process with a large number of measurements and actuators. It is complex because its variables are highly coupled and correlated. As much as possible, control sh -
Digitalization: The Future is Now
By Ramona Schindler, Siemens Industry, Inc. With the machine tool industry in flux currently, as it seeks to find its way into the digital world, the entire process chain necessitates the integration of suppliers who can respond to the needs of the industry. -
Precision Drive Systems announces opening of Washington office
The office is located in Arlington, WA, part of the Seattle Metropolitan area. PDS provides full service precision spindle sales and service for CNC routers, milling machines and robotic units. -
Haydon Kerk announces launch of 3-D-printed leadscrew-nut insert prototype service
Engineers typically do not have access to 3-D printers to do this prototyping. Instead, most of them contract with a third party to get quick turnaround on parts. With Haydon Kerk 3DP prototyping services, machine builders can now get help with this type of design verification. -
Fives Machining Systems announces acquisition of Konecranes Machine Tool Service division
Konecranes MTS division brings nearly 40-years of experience providing a full range of preventive maintenance, rebuild, remanufacture, retrofit and repair services, as well as onsite support for all types and brands of machine tools. -
How to Monitor and Control Quality in Process Manufacturing
Modern automation system components can be successfully applied through good design practices to produce consistent & quality products at reasonable costs. -
New Industrial Automation Strategies for Shale Gas Operators
Key challenges facing shale gas producers relate to the safety, reliability, efficiency, and flexibility of their operations. -
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How to Reduce Diesel Engine Pollution Through a High-Pressure Common Rail Injection System [technical]
To improve the diesel engine performance, a high-pressure rail injection system has been shown to pay a vital role in reducing diesel pollution. -
Mitsubishi Electric announces CNC Dealer Locator tool
Through the new CNC Dealer Locator, customers can find dealers or OEMs by location or by OEM or dealer name. Once identified on the CNC Dealer Locator, the dealer or OEM can help the customer find the right CNC machine for their needs. -
AutoQuiz: Which Control Valve Style Is More Likely to Develop a Blockage?
Ball, butterfly, and pinch valve body style have straight-through flow, and they are less likely to develop blockage. -
NuTec Tooling announces 2017 Industrial Automation Impact Survey
The survey is intended for managers and operators to benchmark the extent to which automation has influenced production, purchasing habits, cost controls, and future strategies. -
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PWM-Switching Pattern-Based Diagnosis Scheme for Induction Motor Drives [Technical]
Research offers fault detection technique for insulated-gate bipolar transistors open-circuit faults in voltage source inverter-fed induction motor drives. -
How a Sequenced Changeover Approach for a Plant Upgrade Minimizes Downtime
For industrial plant migration to a new system, the challenge is to create a transition plan and minimal-risk implementation roadmap. -
Beckwood partners with Siemens to produce automated hydraulic press
The company was seeking a turnkey package consisting of two 1400-ton hydraulic presses and two automated stamping die handling systems to load and unload the presses more efficiently than the conventional forklift and manual labor-intensive system this customer was currently utilizing. -
What Are the Benefits of Oxygen-Based Fuel Controllers for Biomass Plants
For plants that use automated fuel control, a pressure-based controller is the most common.
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