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Thursday, September 13, 2018 11:30am ET / 8:30am PT     In the complex world of food and beverage applications, equipment seals make the difference between perfect system functionality and issues like contamination, leaks and malfunctions. Choosing the right material to prevent these challenges involves working beyond a specification. This webinar will guide you through…

Touring the 880-acre FedEx facility in Memphis, I marveled at the speed and efficiency of the automation technologies that can process close to half a million shipments an hour and 250 flights a day. The cargo hub is a shining example of the synthesis of humans and machines. This past March, FedEx announced it is…

At Sensors Expo 2018, Ben LeNail, Director of Business Development at Alta Devices, a maker of thin, flexible solar photovoltaic cells for energy harvesting, provided an update on the company’s technology, its applications and energy harvesting solutions for sensors. The company’s specialty photovoltaic cells are ultra-high efficiency devices. Alta Devices has held the world record […]

At the core of most motion axes are electric motors. Stopping loads on their axes can be done with the electric motor itself — called internal braking in certain contexts — or with an external clutch or brake. For the former, one simple approach is to simply cut motor voltage input and allow the axis […]

Across every industry, the product development life cycle is an integral business function that brings quality products to market. From inception to production, developing new products requires streamlined solutions to get to market faster. In this eBook, we discuss five stages of the product development life cycle and key manufacturing methods, like 3D printing and…

The spinal cord is a miracle of nature, and it is a long way from being fully understood. At the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, a team is building robots to explore the secrets of the spine. Brushing teeth, making coffee, unlocking a door – our brain is the central processing unit for…

In a recent video I did with my esteemed colleague Paul Heney of Design World, I got the chance try out a BenQ PD2710QC computer monitor designed specifically for designers working in CAD, illustration, and animation. Most useful to design engineers is a CAD/CAM mode that renders better contrast on lines and shapes on technical…

Connecting the car is the easy part At the annual conference of the Society of Automotive Engineers, no small number of technical papers cover issues surrounding driver interactions with features on the car dashboard. Touchscreens in particular are a hot topic. You can find SAE papers with impressive-sounding titles such as, Touch Interactive Display Systems:…

Mating screw applications that require secure attachments can rely on self-clinching locknuts, which self-lock threads to reduce loosening and can be removed repeatedly without affecting performance. By Michael J. Rossi, Marketing Services Supervisor, PennEngineering By all measures, the hardware specified to attach components is expected to perform reliably in service. But sometimes application-related factors —…

Photoelectric all-rounder BOS 21M ADCAPGenerating, transporting and processing information are central tasks in the Industry 4.0 environment. The basis for all the information is intelligent sensors which provide the required input. With their BOS 21M ADCAP will be showing a newly developed optical multifunction sensor, the BOS 21M series. The versatile all-rounder uses red light…