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Before the implementation of Unidrive M, Render’s machines were able to deliver 25 or 26 cycles per minute. Since adopting Unidrive M, the business has seen returns of 30 cycles per minute.

By Michael Marciante, Macro Sensors Connectors and lead wires provide the electrical connection between the coils of an LVDT position sensor and signal conditioning electronics. Choosing between a connector and lead wires, when specifying an LVDT or other sensor, often depends on the application and its environment.

With a year-to-date total of $1,798.34 million, 2015 was down 7.9% when compared with 2014.

By Clint Hayes, Bosch Rexroth Corporation Precision can be optimized by focusing on drive and mechanical factors that affect control engineering performance. Equipped with even with the most sophisticated motion controller, machine designers may find it difficult to achieve exact linear motion precision unless their mechanical components are accurately specified for the application. That’s why understanding the parameters for the given application, and the market, is the first step in attaining the required degree of precision.

IHS says the world medium-voltage motors market was worth $5.7 billion in 2014 but will decline slightly by 1.9% in 2015 to $5.6 billion.

By Oliver Haya and Erik Myers, Rockwell Automation Manufacturers and packaging contractors are constantly striving to locate a cost-effective and flexible way to increase productivity in their packaging operations, while also economizing their floor space. Traditional linear moving systems rarely meet all the criteria. The intelligent modular track systems offer greater flexibility and energy efficiency, and lower operating and maintenance costs.

Engineering calculator helps users select variable frequency drive (VFD) cables that meet their application requirements.

Emrise designs, manufactures and markets electronic devices, sub-systems and equipment for aerospace, defense, industrial and communications markets.

Zaber’s new X-MCB1 stepper motor controller is a single-axis controller that can drive any bipolar stepper motor or actuator up to 2.5 A/phase with high resolution.

Diakont, a leading high-tech company that provides industrial motion control solutions to the energy industries, introduced the DA Series product line of electric roller screw actuators for applications requiring high performance and reliability.

A ProCheck inspection takes less than three hours and includes a detailed report, all for $600 per machine.

Training program helps to help bridge skills gap for manufacturers in Southern Wisconsin.

Hewitson is the third president in the company’s history and succeeds Bob Ruland who will continue to oversee the company as Chairman.

2015 Global Switched Reluctance Drive Industry Report is a professional and in-depth research report on the world's major regional market conditions of the Switched Reluctance Drive industry, focusing on the main regions (North America, Europe and Asia) and the main countries (United States, Germany, Japan and China).

Motion Control Association is now Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA) after merger with SMMA.

Salvagnini is using distributed servo amplifiers for positioning, instead of keeping drives installed centrally in the control cabinet.

Anderson spent 14 years as president of Rosemount Flow business unit and a two years as president responsible for establishing the Lifecycle Services organization for Emerson Process, Flow Measurement group.

CIMdata projects that in 2015 growth in manufacturing will continue and end-user payments for NC software will increase by 6.7% to $1.88 billion.

By Edward E. Herceg, Alliance Sensors Group Position feedback sensors for hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders have used one of three traditional technologies: Magnetostrictive, Variable Resistance, and Variable Inductance sensors. Here’s a comparison.

April U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $384.81 million, down 8.1% from March’s $418.67 million.