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PI publishes Positioning and Motion Control Catalog
Catalog covers precision positioning technologies and product families from motorized linear translation stages to 6-axis parallel kinematic positioners. -
GAM Gear publishes product Brochure
Brochure covers precision gear reducers, servo couplings, and linear mounting kits designed to simplify mounting to linear actuators. -
Weiss automates cylinder lock production
Cylinder locks are mass produced articles that require high positioning precision with the shortest possible workpiece cycle times. Weiss provided a fully automated cylinder lock assembly machine. -
How to Improve Shaft Runout Measurements
By Lion Precision Designers, engineers and maintenance staff can make better shaft runout measurements by following the best practices outlined in this application note. -
Manufacturing technology orders up 13.6% in May
The total was up 13.6% from April but down 7.6% when compared with the total of $465.38 million reported for May 2012. 2013 is down 6.9% compared with 2012. -
Thomson publishes Materials in Motion brochure
The guide provides an overview of the products and technology available from Thomson, including rod-type and rodless linear actuators, round and square rail linear guides and bearings, ball and lead screws, and more. -
Beckhoff Automation Opens Office in Chicago Area
Beckhoff opened a regional office in Woodridge, Ill., in the Chicago suburbs. -
Mitsubishi Certifies Training Center at Bertelkamp Automation
Bertelkamp's training center provides Mitsubishi Electric university-based training for its programmable logic controls (PLCs), human machine interfaces (HMI), variable frequency drives (VFD) and robots. -
Direct versus Indirect measurement of shaft angle
By Mark Howard, Zettlex The traditional approach is to measure angular position or speed indirectly – typically inferring the shaft’s position from measurements made elsewhere. It can also be done with inductive sensors. -
Servo2Go now sells AMC's 60A analog Z-Drives
Z drives provide 50% more power in the same space, making upgrades in power output a simple drop-in replacement. -
Wittenstein U.S. names Peter Riehle as President & CEO
Riehle has held senior executive positions at the Schaeffler Group, DMG America, Weinig Inc., and TRUMPF. -
NORD drives conveyors at power station construction site
During construction of the Linthal 2015 pumped storage hydroelectric power station, NORD gear units drive the conveyor belts that take rocks about 850 ft to the crushing plant and bring it back to a gravel plant. -
Beckhoff Growth Continues with New NA Headquarters
By Bill Lydon, Editor On May 30, 2013, I attended the grand opening of Beckhoff Automation’s new $8 million North American headquarters. The facility features a training center, an ESD-protected PC repair center, and a building automation system based on Beckhoff‘s own hardware and software. -
Galil Controllers used in Motion Simulation Platforms
The electronically controlled platforms are in simulation systems designed for a variety of industries such as military, entertainment, museums, academia, and flight training. -
Yaskawa America Acquires Agile Planet
Agile Planet is a developer of intelligent robotics software and hardware products engineered to improve the efficiency and functionality of industrial robots. -
HEIDENHAIN introduces KGM 282 machine Verification Tool
KGM 282 allows the user to precisely pinpoint the problem in the dynamics of the machine in order to increase its accuracy. -
National Instruments to resell Kollmorgen Servos
NI will sell Kollmorgen’s EtherCAT AKD brushless servo drive and single-cable AKM motor. -
ABB names Ulrich Spiesshofer CEO
Spiesshofer will succeed Joe Hogan as CEO on September 15, 2013. Hogan will continue with ABB for some months as Senior Advisor to the Board. -
NUM CNC software upgrades centerless grinding machines
RefreshEng converts any of Cincinnati's 2-OM family of centerless grinder machines to the same precision machining available on new grinders - but for an outlay that is some 60% lower than a new machine. -
NIST says MTConnect works with robots
In the test at NIST, MTConnect enabled a robot conversant in ROS-Industrial to load and unload parts into an MTConnect-conversant lathe for cutting, precisely when the machine tool was ready to perform the task.