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‘Inversion Protected’ technology cuts down restart time from typically 40 seconds to just 10 seconds and reduces internal engine damage or deterioration due to water ingress.

Six-page brochure details Festo eMotionSpheres, including: indoor GPS tracking, three dimensional motion guidance, autonomous motion, physical and computer motion integration.

The free app for Android/iPhone devices features nearly all the control a single project or application could need for up to four actuators.

After declining for two consecutive years, revenues for industrial geared products are forecast to grow 4.7 percent in 2014 to $13,218.2 million.

Kollmorgen supplied a motion control automation solution to IMA PG for their PG Express blister packaging machine.

TSI Solutions is a factory automation systems house located in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Applied Motion Products was founded in 1978 and specializes in providing advanced stepper and servo motor drives to a broad range of industrial and OEM customers.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Industrial control systems are the “brains” of any automated manufacturing system. Many of these systems require motion systems - “brawn” - to accomplish the physical aspects of automation. Motion technologies have improved and are refined to meet the new manufacturing requirements. MDA North America provides the opportunity for engineers to sharpen motion knowledge and learn from industry experts first hand.

SKF Mobile Apps can be downloaded free to smartphones and tablets from the Apple app store and the Google Play store for use anywhere and anytime.

The demise of DC variable speed drives has been predicted by many people for years, but the inherent advantages of DC current for applications requiring accurate control of motor speed and torque, especially at low or zero speeds, mean this technology is still very much alive.

igus and Germanischer Lloyd developed a new test standard for cables used in motion control applications aboard ships and in offshore applications.

April U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $391.53 million down 20.4% from March but up 9.8% when compared with the total of $356.52 million reported for April 2013.

Based on xCORE microcontrollers from XMOS and Synapticon’s SOMANET technology, the kits enable efficient, standards-compliant and safe motion control applications, ranging from simple single-axis solutions to distributed motion control systems.

The RDC allows TMEIC engineers to establish reliable remote sessions. Once connected, TMEIC engineers can directly control systems and drives, or monitor and assist the customer in troubleshooting, adjusting, or collecting fault data.

China’s leaders are issuing increasingly clear signals that they plan another round of economic stimulus programs, as evidence accumulates that the economy is slowing more than expected this year.

March U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $171 million, up 7.8 percent from February’s total and down 2.5 percent from March 2013.

The Galil DMC-4143 connected to an Apple Mac, moves the sculptures for four shows daily, from their place inside the clock tower, out through the door and into the center of the Glockenspiel.

March U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $492.78 million, up 38.5% from February and up 2.9% when compared with the total of $479.04 million reported for March 2013.

Multivac packaging machines work in multi-shift operation up to seven days a week. Diagnostic data requested via remote service provides insight into the machine status at all times. An mGuard security appliance protects the VPN.

February U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $354.40 million, down 6.6% from January and down 6.2% when compared with the total of $377.82 million reported for February 2013.