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International Innovative Technologies is using in-line particle size distribution analysis systems in its low energy milling equipment.

Orders were down 6.9% from October but up 26.6% when compared with the total of $339.68 million reported for November 2010.

The application, accessible through the MISUMI Web site, provides design engineers with a visual index to all of the company’s Factory Automation components.

Klaver most recently served as the manufacturing manager for Roush Yates Racing Enterprises.

Rev C involves a very rigorous audit process heavily influenced by major aerospace and defense companies.

Dynospindles.com website streamlines the ordering of custom and standard machine tool spindles and related accessories.

Video series details how to install industrial rotary encoders.

Products include DC brush and brushless motors, linear actuators, precision lead screws, motorized and non-motorized linear rail and guide systems, drives, and controllers.

MEMS development stems from microelectronics industry and combines conventional techniques developed for IC processing with MEMS-specific processes

Orders were down 22.4% from September but up 20.3% when compared with the total of $385.21 million reported for October 2010.

PLCopen Motion Control Specifications have been extended with the release of Part 5 and Part 6, adding fluid power to the spec.

New orders for motion control products are up 19% through the third quarter of 2011, but are slowing down says MCA.

September U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $606.56 million, up 22.9% from August and up 51.9% when compared with the total of $399.32 million reported for September 2010.

The catalog covers Roller Pinion System (RPS) products, designed to provide high-accuracy linear positioning with no backlash, as well as expanded gear offerings.

AD Converters Quiz: convert an analog signal to a digital one

ASCON's KOMPAS-3D software is being used to create all of the parts of drill bit sanding machines at Pilco in Finspеng, Sweden.

By scanning an existing upper and lower bowl assembly and modifying the CAD models to fit parts they already had tooling for, Aircraft Technologies substantially reduced the tooling cost.

Automation.com, October 2011 By Jay Becker, Dunkermotor OEMs will benefit from not specifying and purchasing more control features and functionality than their applications require. This White Paper discusses seven distinct integral control topologies to enable OEM design engineers to choose what suits their application without over-specifying.

To manufacture near perfect flatness (0.001 in) and parallelism (0.0004 in) in its vises, Kurt uses its own gaging and workholoding systems. Both control the variables that occur in the machining, heat treating and grinding operations

Automation.com, October 2011 By David Collier, Pilz Why machine builders should resist the temptation to save money in the short term by using Category 2 architecture on machine guard safety circuits that require Performance Level d.