igus won two awards as part of this year’s iF product design competition. A panel made up of 50 judges from around the world judged that the company’s…
MISUMI Introduces MSA Series Belt Drive Actuators
May 13, 2013 :
MISUMI USA, Inc., a subsidiary of MISUMI Corporation, part of MISUMI Group, Inc., announces the introduction of the MSA Series Belt Drive Actuators, a highly versatile addition to…
Electric Actuator LA14 – Tough World – Tough Actuator
May 10, 2013 :
The LA14 electric actuator from TECHLINE is the new member of a family of strong, robust TECHLINE actuators from LINAK. It has all of the TECHLINE qualities and…
New Dual Axis Positioning System For Liquid Handling
May 9, 2013 :
Steinmeyer, Inc. announced positioning system that is ideal for liquid handling systems and medical dispensing applications. The series LTZ is a 2 axis system that incorporates precision composite belts…
Nanopositioners Meet the Requirements of Demanding Positioning Applications
May 1, 2013 :
Aerotech’s ANT-L-Z crossed-roller, Z-axis, nanopositioning stages are the best-in-class in combining speed, accuracy, resolution, repeatability, reliability and size. They are offered in two models (ANT95-L-Z and ANT130-L-Z) and…
Tolomatic’s iPad app gives easy access to products and information
April 30, 2013 :
Tolomatic’s iPad app gives engineers easy access to Tolomatic linear motion product information, electric linear actuators, motors and control systems; pneumatic cylinders; industrial caliper brakes; right-angle gearboxes; and…
Motion-Amplified Piezo Actuator Cuts Costs
April 29, 2013 :
Piezo motion specialist Physik Instrumente (PI) has added a new member to its PiezoMove family of motion-amplified, flexure-guided piezo linear actuators. The new P-604 model was designed with…
How bearings fail—a closer look at brinelling
April 21, 2013 :
Last month, we looked at how wear contributes to bearing failure. This month we will examine indentations, sometimes referred to as brinelling. Just a reminder, there are a…
Exlar Expands Flexible K Series Actuators with New 75 mm Frame Size
April 10, 2013 :
Exlar, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls, announces the expansion of its K Series line of linear actuators with new 75 mm frame size. K Series actuators combine roller…
How bearings fail—a closer look at smearing
Last month, we looked at how brinelling contributes to bearing failure. This month we will examine smearing. Just a reminder, there are a number of causes that contribute…
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