Henkel Adhesive Technologies plans to leverage its technical expertise in material development to bring novel materials with unique properties to the additive manufacturing industry in areas not available today. Henkel is a leading global supplier of light cure acrylic, silicone, epoxy, and polyurethane adhesives used in such applications as medical and electronic device as well […]
Berkeley Lab study shows significant potential for further turbine scaling
The growing size of wind turbines has helped lower the cost of wind energy to the point that it is economically competitive with fossil-fuel alternatives in some locations, says Berkeley Lab.
Developments in additive manufacturing service bureaus
Additive manufacturing service providers offer a range of capabilities to help you make your parts fast. Fast Radius is an industrial manufacturer that offers services in cutting edge 3D plastic and metal printing technologies, CNC machining and rapid injection molding. But it’s the company’s On-Demand Production Platform that makes the company different from other additive […]
NASA Technology Used To Find Stone Age Structures
Oklahoma’s Beaver River is an incredibly historic place. Anthropologists estimate that as early as 10,500 years ago, human beings hunted bison in the region. Being without horses, the hunter-gatherers would funnel herds into narrow, dead-end gullies cut into the hillside by the river. Once there, they would kill them en masse, taking the meat and…
Mars Ice Deposit Holds As Much Water As Lake Superior
Frozen beneath a region of cracked and pitted plains on Mars lies about as much water as what’s in Lake Superior, largest of the Great Lakes, researchers using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have determined. Scientists examined part of Mars’ Utopia Planitia region, in the mid-northern latitudes, with the orbiter’s ground-penetrating Shallow Radar (SHARAD) instrument. Analyses…
Cleaning Equipment-Maker Hopes To Introduce Industrial-Sized Roomba-Like Floor Scrubber
New robotics technology is seeping into every part of manufacturing – even the cleaning of the factory floors and assembly lines. Nilfisk, a cleaning equipment-maker based in suburban Minneapolis, and Pittsburgh company Carnegie Robotics LLC last month introduced one of the nation’s most advanced robotic floor scrubbers – one that allows a worker to program…
Could Moving Walkways Be the Key to Car-Free Cities of the Future?
Scientists in Switzerland are considering the future of the city, specifically a metropolis without cars. Without vehicles, how will people move quickly and efficiently throughout an urban center? One seemingly fanciful option is the moving walkway. In a new study, researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, or EPFL, considered the potential…
Turning Sugar Waste into Light — and Job Opportunities
From Britain to Mexico, countries are considering sugar taxes to reduce consumption and curb the global obesity epidemic. In 2014, about 600 million people, roughly double the population of the United States, were obese. Addressing the problem earlier this year, the World Health Organization pointed the finger at high sugar consumption, in particular through sugar-sweetened…
New Method Developed for Analyzing Photonic Crystal Structure
A new technique developed by MIT researchers reveals the inner details of photonic crystals, synthetic materials whose exotic optical properties are the subject of widespread research. Photonic crystals are generally made by drilling millions of closely spaced, minuscule holes in a slab of transparent material, using variations of microchip-fabrication methods. Depending on the exact orientation,…
New Network To Trace The Evolution Of The Universe
The network will bring European research, science and business together to further our understanding of the early universe and its consituents. Dr Rapahel Hirschi, Associate Professor in Astrophysics at Keele University, will be leading the ‘Chemical Elements as Tracers of the Evolution of the Cosmos’ Action, supported by 37 other researchers throughout 27 European countries.…
New Method For The Early Detection Of Emerging Problems In Industrial Processes
Modern automated industrial processes rely heavily on the precise control of process conditions, making it critical to detect emerging deviations. A KAUST-led research team has now developed a highly sensitive incipient anomaly detection method with the potential to dramatically improve industrial productivity, quality and safety. From oil and gas refining to water treatment and product…
How Real Is The Risk Posed By 3-D Printed Guns?
3-D printed guns are back in the news after Queensland Police reported last week that they had discovered a 3-D printer in a raid on what appeared to be a “large-scale” weapons production facility as a part of Operation Oscar Quantum. According to police, the raid uncovered homemade weapons and ammunition in a workshop manufacturing facility “containing equipment used…
Photo of the Day: Celebrating Thanksgiving Aboard the International Space Station
The six Expedition 50 crew members celebrate Thanksgiving in space, Nov. 24, 2016, with rehydrated turkey, stuffing, potatoes and vegetables.
Picatinny Ensures Software Reliability For Advanced Precision Airdrop System
Engineers at Picatinny Arsenal are applying their expertise in software reliability to an advanced precision airdrop system designed to deliver vital supplies to the warfighter on time and in challenging terrain with minimum damage to cargo. The Joint Precision Airdrop System, or JPADS, is intended to provide increased tactical maneuverability and enable a sustainment capability…
FAQ: What is distributed architecture for servo drives?
Traditional servo system architecture consists of a power supply, a motion controller, and servo drives all housed in one location—typically a control cabinet located away from the machine. Each motor is connected to the control cabinet by two cables—one for power and one for feedback. This centralized architecture results in significant time and cost for routing, managing […]
Dunkermotoren website with new design
As of the end of June the Dunkermotoren website now appears with a new design. The site features a new, fresh look which goes well with the corporate philosophy. The new navigational structure makes it easier for the user to quickly and easily discover their desired contents in an uncomplicated way. The flexible design of…
ST Series linear motor now available with Profinet drive
The ST Series linear motor from Dunkermotoren now available with Profinet drive, DME 230×4. In combination with this Profinet drive, the ST linear motors allow for easy integration into Siemens controller environments. The linear system with DME 230×4 provides high dynamic motion and good controllability for quick and precise positioning. The ST Series ServoTube is…
Watch Three Jetmen Fly With The French Air Force
Three adrenaline-seeking jetmen joined the Patrouille de France in a spectacular aerobatic dance. Yves Rossy, Vincent Reffet, and Fred Fugen daringly flew through the sky during a nine-minute aerial demonstration above the village of Saint-Chrsitol in the southeast region of France. According to Jetman Dubai, the jet-propelled wings have a max speed of 140-170 knots…
This Is Why The Schiaparelli Mars Lander Crashed
On October 19, the Schiaparelli probe crashed on the surface of Mars. Ever since the impact, the European Space Agency (ESA) has been carrying out an extensive investigation to understand why the landing attempt failed. What precisely triggered its landing engines to prematurely shut down, causing it to fatally crash and explode on the Red…
M87 Has a Plan to Make Smartphones the New Small Cells
What if your smartphone didn’t need to move closer to the tower to get a better connection because it could tap into the stronger signal of a phone nearby? What if it didn’t need a cellular or Wi-Fi connection at all to talk to the devices around it? Turns out both of those hypotheticals will…
BGA 22 – Ironless BLDC motor now available with gearboxes and integrated controller
The BGA 22×22 dCore from Dunkermotoren is now available with a suitable gearbox, encoder and controller. The innovative, ironless, axial flow design of the BGA 22 provides definite advantages such as zero-cogging torque, low vibration, and very low audible noise. In addition to this new motor, there is a four-quadrant controller, BGE 6005 with CANopen…
Dunkermotoren’s BLDC motor BG 65 is now available with Profinet interface
Dunkermotoren’s brushless DC motor BG 65 is now available with its integrated Profinet interface which is compatible with Siemes controllers from the S7-200 up to the S7-1500. With function blocks the motor is simple to integrate into PLC controllers. With a continuous output power of 60 – 190 W and a peak of 341 W…
Airpot introduces 5.6 mm bore anti-stiction cylinder
Airpot Corp. now sellsMP5 Airpel Plus — the newest, smallest bore cylinder in its Airpel family of Anti-Stiction air cylinders. With a bore size of only 5.6 mm and a maximum outside diameter of 9.8 mm, MP5 is for low-force pneumatic actuation requiring the most sensitive pressure response and precise, accurate, gram-level force control. MP5 Airpel is […]
BitFlow releases single-link CoaXPress frame grabber
A new generation of machine vision cameras built to the CoaXPress (CXP) standard has recently emerged that makes the development of CXP systems more affordable, easier to configure, and cooler operating. Responding to the need to create an equally cost-effective, high-speed interface to fully leverage these new CXP cameras, BitFlow has introduced the Aon-CXP single link […]
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Moxa suggests ways to mitigate security risks
Moxa says the sheer volume of the data collected from these interconnected devices and the complete shift in how data is handled make these devices vulnerable to cyber attacks and unauthorized access.