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AutoQuiz: Which Documents are Needed for a Control Software Program?
Which documents should be fully developed before a control software program can be developed? -
Okuma hosts pre-engineering students
Okuma hosted high school students from York, South Carolina on Friday, March 13 in Charlotte, North Carolina. -
U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Down 1.7% in January
January U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $181.9 million, down 1.7% from December’s total and up 1.9% from January 2014. -
Heason Builds a Very Round Kilogram
New kilogram standard replaces the old platinum-iridium that is wasting away. -
January Manufacturing Technology Orders Off
January U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $341.17, down 32.9% from December’s $508.57 million. -
Multivariable Control Performance: A Case for Model-less Control
Is model-based predictive multivariable control the technology of choice for automated multivariable control going forward, or is a reevaluation indicated at this juncture? -
PD Plus Error-Dependent Integral Nonlinear Controllers for Robot Manipulators
In framework of traditional PID controllers, there are only three parameters available to tune, as a result, performance of the resulting system is always limited. -
U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Up 7.2% in December
December U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $168.2 million, up 7.2% from November’s total and up 20.3% from December 2013. -
How to Integrate Multigenerational Industrial Automation Systems
You may have to follow the path of a cross-platform, multigenerational upgrade or migration to upgrade your automation system. -
Manufacturing Technology Orders up 3.1% in 2014
U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $506.89 million, up 32.7% from November and up 4.7% when compared with the total of $484.08 million reported for December 2013. -
The Gradual Market Expansion of China’s CNC Metal-Cutting Machine Industry
By Elmer Chen, GCiS China Strategic Research Rather than insulating domestic suppliers, the Chinese government has opted to loosen import regulations for many forms of technologically advanced products in the interim, and domestic companies will struggle to catch up and surpass foreign suppliers occupying the high end market. -
Experimental Verification of SMC with Moving Switching Lines Applied to Hoisting Crane Vertical Motion Control
An ISA technical paper proposes a sliding mode control strategies for the point-to-point motion control of a hoisting crane. -
Okuma releases CNC Video Series
Videos demonstrate basic CNC control procedures. -
Gilman Precision publishes Spindle Catalog
The products included are eight different series of belt-driven spindles, Mech-Tronix integrally motorized spindles, and standard spindle accessories. -
Okuma names Brad Klippstein Controls Product Specialist
Klippstein holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and previously worked as a supervisor of CNC control and electrical design engineering. -
A Fast Converging Robust Controller Using Adaptive Second Order Sliding Mode
An ISA technical paper proposes an adaptive second order sliding mode controller with a nonlinear sliding surface. -
Konecranes hires Giddings & Lewis specialists
Jim Foust and Tim Ellis have more than 70 years of direct experience with Giddings & Lewis machine tools. -
U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Down 18.9% in November
The 18.9% decrease is in part due to the record breaking sales in October. -
Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 2.6% in 2014
November U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $378.06 million, down 15.5% from October and down 14.5% when compared with the total of $442.01 million reported for November 2013. -
OpTek Systems uses confocal sensors on highly reflective and diffuse surfaces
OpTek Systems has installed non-contact confocal chromatic sensors from Micro-Epsilon on a number of its laser processing machines to measure the surface finish and groove depth of difficult materials, ranging from highly reflective, mirrored surfaces to dark, diffuse surfaces.
