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App is for any novice or experienced engineer who uses motion control products in their industrial automation machinery.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Helmuth Ludwig, CEO of Siemens Industry Sector USA, provided his views on the 2014 manufacturing outlook and other industry topics, including the first live display of an assembly line at the Auto Show in Detroit, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first assembly line.

Transparency Market Research says the electric motor market is highly fragmented and the top five players accounted for less than 15% of the revenue share in 2012.

The Electric Motor Education and Research Foundation (EMERF) gave Texas A&M $15,000 to study "Design of Ferrite Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor (Fa-SynRM) with Aluminum Conductors in Stator."

Kugler-Womako in Germany is using TR750 rotary indexing tables in its EcoBinder paper-based binding system.

Forum topics include pneumatics, servo pneumatics, electric drives, software, fieldbus, process automation, sensors and vision, directives and standards, and more.

Frost & Sullivan says the need to modernize automation in the mining industry will increase use of electric motors and drives in Europe and Russia.

Metronix's smart drive has allowed Pfankuch to increase the speed of its friction feeder by 50% while also doubling the positioning accuracy.

Global sales of motion control products recovered in 2013 to reach $12.2 billion, but growth was far too weak to overcome the 2012 market declines.

Rollem, a specialist print machinery manufacturer, is using a multi-axis motion controller and high level software development environment from ABB to control its modular finishing system.

The webinars in January focus on how configurable components can reduce design time, improve product quality and speed time-to-market.

Educational resource kits help machine builders, systems integrators and end-users address engineering challenges in factory automation, linear motion and mobile engineering.

The Motion Control Association (MCA) announced that it has reached a milestone of surpassing 100 member companies.

Oil and gas plants in Europe are increasingly adopting energy-efficient electric drives and motors to cut down on energy consumption, optimize performance, improve productivity, and boost profits

October U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $435.02 million, up 10.2% from September but down 3.2% when compared with the total of $449.44 million reported for October 2012.

MV drive sales are predicted to increase by 8% in 2013, with widely diverging growth rates by region.

Strothmann will supply complete parts handling consisting of a blank loader with fully automated tooling change, High Speed Transfer (HST), and parts unloading at the end of a new tandem press line being built by Shanghai Superior Die Technology Co.

Lynxspring will distribute Franklin Control System’s VFDs, Building Automation and Energy Management Starter products.

By Thomas R. Cutler During 2013 the past-paced, ever-changing elements of automation impacting manufacturing, material handling, and logistics was remarkable. The prognosis for more automation innovation in 2014 is axiomatic and transformative companies will illuminate the possibilities of great efficiency, productivity, and profitability.

Exlar is a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Controls. Exlar designs, manufactures and sells linear and rotary motion products worldwide.