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App accesses gear reducers, servo couplings and linear mounting kits from a smartphone or tablet.

Rockwell’s CompactLogix 5370 controller and three Kinetix 350 EtherNet/IP servo drives are used as the control platform for the new tubing spooler machine.

The linear guidance systems form part of the assembly jigs for the Airbus A350 wings, which are currently being assembled at the Airbus site in Broughton, UK.

By Igor Glikin, Tolomatic Most electromechanical rodless actuators commonly use one of two main drive trains to convert rotary motion of the electrical motor to linear motion of the actuator’s load-carrying device: a power screw drive or a timing belt drive. Here’s how to select drive trains for reliability, efficiency and long service life.

The highest power-rated medium voltage (MV) drives ever used in a reversing roughing mill were commissioned by ABB at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot hot strip mill in South Wales.

Parker Hannifin is sponsoring Victory Motorcycles as they compete in the 2015 Isle of Man TT Zero Challenge on June 10.

March U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $399.83 million, up 30.3% from February’s $306.96 million but down 18.7% when compared with March 2014.

Watzke will be based in Chicago and is responsible for all Lenze operations outside of Europe including the USA, China and India.

The move was driven by the introduction of phase two of the EU’s IE3 efficiency level legislation for electric motors in Europe.

Bill Lydon: I am convinced that collaborative robots are the highest impact automation development to improve manufacturing since the assembly line. If this development follows the cost performance trends of past developments, like PCs, we at the beginning of a new revolution.

Clariant was experiencing issues with its previous DC motor and drive system on an important extrusion machine at its Izmit facility

Brochure covers PiezoMike high-precision miniaturized opto-mechanical piezo-motor actuators.

Literature covers automation system options on injection molding, blow molding, and die casting machines.

20 page specifications guide covers two series of Crouzet’s DCmind Brushless Motors and gearmotors

Berend Bracht steps down after 24 years with Bosch.

Wittenstein will receive the award for its Galaxie product, a high-performance gearhead with independently movable gear teeth.

Siemens Sinumerik CNCs, Simotics motors and Sinamics drives were installed at each lathe, with Simatic PLC and HMI as the master of the entire line.

SCN6 series actuators are compact yet powerful integrated mechatronic cylinders that feature a motor, encoder, drive and actuator in one integral package.

Emotor Rewind Pilot Program promotes energy efficient rewinds for small to large companies in the industrial/manufacturing sector.

New legislation covering the export of high frequency (HF) drives could result in hefty penalties, including potential prison sentences, for machine builders and system integrators