Ideal for applications sensitive to magnetic influence, Isotech’s (www.isotechinc.com) latest range of lightweight, non-magnetic linear ball slides support travel lengths ranging from 50 inches to 12 inches. “We have seen an increasing demand for non-magnetic motion components,” noted Joe Casillo, President at Isotech. “From sensitive electronics, medical equipment, and semiconductor, to liquid crystal manufacturing and […]
Prolift’s Aluminium Gantry Crane with 5000kg lifting capacity
Prolift Solutions (www.prolift.com.au) has introduced the world’s first lightweight aluminum gantry crane that features a lifting capacity of 5000 kg. This portable aluminum gantry craned is remarkably versatile, mobile, strong and safe to use. The crane’s A-frame comes with an inbuilt geared hand wheel system, offering users complete control in raising and lowering the crane […]
Tips for Designing Plastic Parts
By Michael Busker, Materials Engineer, Minnesota Rubber and Plastics, Minneapolis, MN Reprint info >> When designing with plastic, the goal is to achieve a technically accurate design that functions well and can be cost effectively manufactured. Following these basic tips will help in accomplishing these goals and accelerate the designing process. Today’s high performance plastics…
MicroStrain Wireless Nodes Help to Ensure Crop Health
Shelburne Vineyard has recently deployed a wireless environmental sensing system to monitor key conditions during the growing season. Monitoring temperature lows during the spring and fall is critically important to ensure that grapes are not damaged by frost. During the last week of April in 2012, a cold snap threatened the health of Shelburne Vineyard’s…
Precision Motorized Microscope Stage from PI
The new M-687 XY motorized microscope stage family for inverted microscopes is more compact than traditional stepper-motor/servo-motor driven open frame XY stages due to its fully integrated, compact piezo linear motors. Self-Locking Ultrasonic Motors, Direct Linear Drive, Direct Metrology Linear Encoders The self-locking direct-drive motors in the M-687 positioner provide up to 10X higher positional […]
Encoders With Doubly Ensured Precision
The absolute LC 115 and LC 415 sealed linear encoders are available in Functional-safety (FS) encoder versions for the EnDat 2.2 interface and in the near future DRIVE-CLiQ interface. This availability means that these encoders can be used as single-encoder systems in safety-related applications, such as in axes with a linear motor. In addition to…
IntelLiDrives’ PSR300 rotary table delivers superior velocity control
IntelLiDrives, Inc. (www.intellidrives.com) has unveiled a direct drive rotary table that provide superior velocity control and angular positioning with large apertures, making it suitable for applications in wafer inspection and cutting, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, optical applications, fiber-optics alignment, robotics and precision part indexing. Compared to conventional worm and gear drives, the PSR300 rotary table rotates […]
InfiniTwist Cables from Tyco Electronics
Tyco Electronics launches a new family of Madison Cable brand InfiniTwist cables designed to outperform parallel-pair cable products currently available in the market in bend radius, flexibility and overall mechanical reliability. Utilizing a twisted shielded-pair design, InfiniTwist cables improve cable management in high-density systems through a tighter bend radius that is less than 2.5X cable…
260 Series Brushless DC Pump by Thomas
The 260 Series brushless DC WOB-L® air compressor and vacuum pump is designed for medical and other applications requiring a small-size and lightweight pump with variable output. The 260 Series pump is only 4.25”x4.63”x3.02” and weighs only 2.5 lbs. In addition, the 260 Series features variable output (1,000 – 3,000 RPM) utilizing an efficient brushless…