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Deublin® a leading manufacturer of rotating unions and electrical slip rings offers utilizing proven technology for long lasting, high quality rotary transmission of electrical signal and power. Deublin slip rings are designed for a variety of applications including semi-conductor production, wind turbines, industrial automation and directional drilling. Deublin slip rings are designed with consideration for…

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 2 pm ET / 11 am PT     Many manufacturers need to put valuable product data in the hands of downstream stakeholders. But that’s difficult when the data lives in a product lifecycle management (PLM) system geared to engineers. Many casual users outside of engineering find these systems too complex…

A new learning system developed by MIT researchers improves robots’ abilities to mold materials into target shapes and make predictions about interacting with solid objects and liquids. The system, known as a learning-based particle simulator, could give industrial robots a more refined touch – and it may have fun applications in personal robotics, such as…

Sager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components and provider of value-add solutions, is now stocking E-T-A’s 3120-N series IP65 rated rocker activated switch/circuit breaker. E-T-A’s IP65 rated 3120-N thermal circuit breaker/switch combination unites overcurrent protection and the function of an ON/OFF switch within a single component. The trip element…

With its headquarters in Waunakee, Wis., NORD Gear Corporation is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the United States this year with its sixth expansion – adding 86,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space. The company is expanding for the sixth time since it built its North American headquarters in Waunakee, Wis. in 1983. The […]

CNC machining keeps improving and advancing every year, and, therefore, gets a bit more complex each year. As a result, it can be challenging to keep pace with the dos and don’ts of part design. But lowering the cost of machined parts while improving functionality can still be achieved by a few relatively simple adjustments…

A question of torque – Inspection robots for pipes and ducts, rescue robots in disaster areas, or humanoid robots – they all have one thing in common: They are mobile robots that aid humans. We explain some of their requirements for drive technology in detail. One of the basic requirements for the drives of mobile…

EPIC is more than just a name; it is an acronym describing the primary capabilities in the system. In this blog post, we’ll look more in depth at the P for programmability. With today’s traditional PLC systems, you typically have one fixed development system with a limited set of tools. This is a burden that most engineers…

MISUMI, a global supplier of configurable components, is excited to announce their upcoming event partnership with Fisher Unitech during SOLIDWORKS World 2019 in Dallas. This free networking event — The Rapid Design Experience — will include networking, entertainment, and refreshments. The event will also serve as a showcase for sharing new developments for both companies…

Why should you worry about traceability? Mention traceability to a lot of engineers, and they’ll say that their industry doesn’t require it, and so they don’t get involved with that. And it’s true — a lot of traceability requirements have come from industry or governmental mandate, in areas such as medical, automotive, aerospace, and food…

Emerson has launched a new generation of ultrasonic welders that support the growing demand for the assembly of smaller and more intricate plastic components. The Branson GSX Ultrasonic Welding Platform is an advanced and intuitive flexible joining solution, designed to optimize and ensure quality welds, while helping manufacturers meet project timelines and deliver expected return on investments. Plastic components…

EtherCAT (Ethernet for Control Automation Technology) is a high performance and very efficient Ethernet-based fieldbus system applicable for various types of devices in the industrial network systems. Thanks to these advantages, it is one of the most widely adopted industrial Ethernet technologies, and has gradually become a standard communication interface in the industrial field. Responding…