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The 45,600 sq ft facility in Mauldin, SC, will assemble Simogear geared motors and gear units primarily used in conveyor systems.

The AKM motor and ACS drive let VT BOLT achieve top speeds in excess of 100 mph throughout the duration of each 20 mile race.

Tuboly-Astronic uses linear actuators from Schaeffler to ensure that sheet metal parts are handled and positioned with repeatable accuracy.

Three hydraulic lifting platforms were embedded in the floor. Trolleys are rolled onto the platforms at the work stations, fixed, and – still standing on the tracks – lifted along with the payload.

By Turck White paper provides an in-depth explanation of how sensors using resistance inductance capacitance (RLC) technology enhance position sensing in industrial applications.

By Mark Howard, Zettlex Potentiometers are still, by far, the most commonly used position sensor. They are widely seen as the low cost solution for many position sensing applications. But is their reputation for low cost justified?

The online software allows precise specification of either rod-style or rodless electric actuators based on the motion profile (velocity/acceleration), orientation, loads and forces.

Rockwell acquired the medium-voltage drives business of Harbin Jiuzhou in China.

With a year-to-date total of $3,606.56 million, 2012 is up 4.1% compared with 2011.

IMS Research projects further growth in the market for precision gearboxes and geared motors, but expects precision geared product sales to slow through 2016.

Kineo CAM, headquartered in Toulouse, France, is a provider of computer-aided motion software.

The 70 page brochure covers three different types of piezo motors – inertial motors, often referred to as stick slip motors, ultrasonic motors and stepping (walk) type motors.

Automation.com, October 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor It is hard to find another platform with the computing power and rapid prototyping capabilities of LabVIEW coupled with NI hardware. Because it comes at a price, their products are used in demanding industrial automation applications out of the reach of typical industrial controllers.

The Mechanical Product Assembly & Logistics Center in Glendale Heights, IL, supports electro-mechanical product manufacturing operations for the Americas region.

Systems Brochure summarizes the company's expanded engineering services and system capabilities in motion control or custom actuation solutions.

Gold mine in Nevada expects to grind up 582,260 ounces of gold and 29.1 million ounces of silver for the next 10 years.

While the original pneumatic actuator worked well once set up, adjusting its force and speed to accommodate a different size container was complicated.

ABB will supply an HPGR drive system comprising two squirrel cage induction motors, two ACS1000 frequency converters and two converter transformers.

ABB will supply three 7.4MW induction motors, ACS6000 frequency converters, transformers, medium voltage cubicles, chiller units and system engineering for semiautogenous (SAG) mills.

Forbes will address the impact of the President and his administration on the future of the U.S. economy and business growth during a keynote presentation at Automation 2013 in Chicago on January 22.