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Tuesday, July 24, 2018 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT     Lead screws and tribologically-optimized lead screw nuts are important components for power transmission applications.  By converting rotary motion into linear motion they are frequently used to move linear bearings, primarily in low cycle positioning applications.  This webinar will cover the background, define the varying…

Fitzpatrick Manufacturing, a Sterling Heights, Michigan-based CNC machine shop and custom manufacturer founded in 1952, supplies parts to more than a dozen sectors, including aerospace, automotive, medical equipment and oil and gas. To increase operational efficiency and counterbalance a tight labor market, Fitzpatrick Manufacturing made its initial foray into advanced automation by adopting a Sawyer collaborative…

DunAn Sensing has announced the MDC (MEMS DURAsenseâ Core) Series of harsh media compatible pressure transducers. The MDC series uses DunAn Sensing’s proprietary DURAsenseâ unique packaging and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) pressure sensor integration strategy to provide highly accurate pressure outputs in space-limited applications at a low cost including pumps, hydraulics, pneumatics, valves and hand-held devices. […]

Joral’s new G-force compensated inclinometer provides feedback for pitch, yaw, and roll. The new technology uses sensor fusion, which is the combining of more than one complementary sensing method. The new Joral SGAM and DGAM incline sensors take input by a gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer to provide a 3-axis output for X, Y, and Z […]

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…

Our society needs new ideas and technologies to solve the various problems we face in everyday life. Here small startups play an important role – four enterprises point like it goes. Clean energy from an altitude of 500 m Johannes loves kites. The passionate kitesurfer also sails the skies in his work, and has big…

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…

We can use our brains better At the recent AICD annual conference in San Antonio, Holly G. Green of The Human Factor Inc. gave a fascinating talk about our brains, and how we can retrain them to work better on the job. While the world has evolved at amazing speed over the last decade and…

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 —…

Advantech’s IIoT iAutomation Group announced the launch of the ITA-1501, a new addition to the ITA series. Along with the existing ITA-1611 and ITA-1771 products, the ITA series now offers a comprehensive product solution, from entry to advanced level, for applications in self-service. These ITAs are compact, fanless industrial PCs with low power consumption, specifically…