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Anti-bacterial film for touchscreen-based display systems
Series of new supercapacitors operate at higher voltages
Women in 3D Printing announces Platinum sponsors for the TIPE 3D Printing Conference
7th axis extends range for robots
LVDT electronics, Part 2: Interface circuitry
Cat6a and Cat5e cables provide single source for Ethernet surge protection
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Tech Tips: Crossed Roller Bearing Update
Download NB Ebook Crossed roller bearings provide moreaccuracy, rigidity, and weight-bearing capacity for linear motion than other commonly used friction-reducing devices such as ball bearings. And unlike ball bearings, they can support moment loads, radial forces or tilting loads.
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The Colossus robot on the front line against Covid-19
To disinfect surfaces without taking risks, the Bataillon de Marins-Pompiers (marine fire service) from Marseille has equipped itself with two Colossus robots. These remote control and highly modular autonomous robots are proving to be valuable assets in the fight against Covid-19. Fitted with maxon motors, these versatile robots are also capable of supporting the unit…
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Watch groov RIO in action with new on-demand webinar
Follow along with Opto 22’s Benson Hougland as he presents a live demonstration of the recently released groov RIO. groov RIO (GRV-R7-MM1001-10) is available now with all of the features and capabilities you’ve heard about. But it’s one thing to read about it and another thing to see it for yourself. Edge I/O revolutionizes remote I/O…
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Wire harness/cabinet design software adds tabular editing, document embedding, and 3D PDF support
The 2020 release of the E3.series electrical and fluid engineering tool suite features expanded functionality across the complete range of applications from schematics and cable planning through to 2D and 3D cabinet and wire harness design and documentation. E3.series is widely used in the manufacturing industry to design large, complex electrical cabling, control cabinet, and…
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ElectroCraft motor drive families – universal drive support, built-in motion controller
Hack the Crisis: UL's Deborah Jennings-Conner
Oriental Motor engineer details motion technologies shown at Pack Expo
Hack the Crisis: Nanofabrica's CEO, Jon Donner
How to calculate maximum buckling load for ball screws and lead screws
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September 2020 Issue: Achieve faster motion goals with EtherCAT
Social change and the engineering world While this is an opinion column, I generally stay away from things of a political nature. Instead, here I mostly focus on engineering, manufacturing and management topics. But the social upheaval and protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd have surely caused many of us to…
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JW Winco announces new assembly pins
Assembly pins are certainly not a new invention, but JW Winco has once again been able to enhance fully developed parts according to the application and combine them with other standard securing parts Assembly pins are unspectacular, but essential construction elements. Winco has taken this universal standard part and further improved it. Stainless steel assembly…
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How to achieve end-to-end PLM by designing for IoT connectivity
IoT is finally being recognized and flexibly integrated as an enterprise enabler, particularly for end-to-end product lifecycle management (PLM). Keith Higgins, VP of Digital Transformation, Rockwell Automation, Dave Duncan, Vice President of Product Management – PLM, Digital Engineering Solutions, PTC The marriage between physical and digital worlds now is more apparent than ever. Phones can…
