By John Mazurkiewicz John Mazurkiewicz Baldor Electric Motors that operate efficiently are crucial today, especially with the steadily increasing cost of electricity. A properly designed servomotor is inherently efficient. However, it’s how you apply and use the servomotor that determines whether you benefit from that efficiency. Servomotors improve machine and motion system operation in several…
Level Sensors for Heavy Production Equipment
Machine builders and fluid reservoir suppliers are no longer stuck using discrete (high-low) level switches for feedback because of price. That’s because MTS SystemsCorp. Sensors Division has developed a new line of liquid level sensors that use similar Temposonics magnetostrictive sensing technology found in its other sensors, but at a lower cost. The current ML…
Precision Linear Shaft
Most MISUMI precision linear shaft can be configured in 1mm increments. They have a consistent hardening depth and a light pre-load. This minimizes clearance design between the shaft and the bushing. This allows for smoother, more precise and quieter operation. Outside diameter sizes range from 3 to 50mm and lengths from 10 to 1500mm. Shafts…
SpaceClaim Offers Integrated Parts Catalog
SpaceClaim Corp. and TraceParts S. A. announced the immediate availability of SpaceClaim TraceParts, a comprehensive library of manufacturers’ and industry standard parts seamlessly integrated into SpaceClaim Professional 2007. Users can choose components from a variety of leading parts supplier catalogs and place them directly into their designs. The availability and use of manufacturer-supplied design models…
Microsoft Compute Cluster Ed. Webcast
This webcast will focus on the transition to cost-effective compute clusters for improved, scalable application performance for users of high performance technical or commercial computing applications and disciplines. Learn how new approaches in high-performance compute clusters and operating environments have opened the door for a much simpler and cost-effective strategy to meet demand for faster…
3Dconnexion’s New Software Development Kit
3Dconnexion, a Logitech company, announces the availability of a new software development kit (SDK), enabling developers of 3D design and visualization applications to quickly and easily implement support for 3Dconnexion’s award-winning line of 3D navigation devices, including the SpaceNavigator. The 3Dconnexion COM-based SDK for Windows is free and available immediately for download at www.3dconnexion.com/support. With…
EdgeCAM 11.5
EdgeCAM has announced the immediate availability of EdgeCAM 11.5, the latest release of its advanced CNC offline programming system. It delivers more functionality to support machining on both traditional and latest generation multi-axis machines. EdgeCAM 11.5 further expands the application’s established multi-axis simultaneous machining strategies. Improvements to the system’s 5-axis capabilities help to streamline the…
New eBook: What’s New in AutoCAD 2008?
Abbotsford, BC Canada, – upFront. eZine Publishing, Ltd. “What’s New? AutoCAD 2008” PDF ebook is for everyone wondering about, and competitors worrying over, AutoCAD 2008 and its new feature lists. This 110-page PDF ebook details changes in Autodesk’s latest release of its AutoCAD flagship software. “What’s New? AutoCAD 2008” covers these aspects of the new…
SpaceClaim Launches 3D Mechanical Design Software
CONCORD, MA – 14 March 2007 – SpaceClaim Corporation today announced the launch of its flagship product, SpaceClaim Professional 2007. SpaceClaim bridges the gap between designers and those in the extended product development team-such as suppliers, manufacturing engineers, analysis engineers, and engineering management-who lack access or time to master the designers’ 3D CAD system. To…
RINGFEDER CORPORATION Recertified as ISO 9001:2000 Compliant
Westwood, NJ – Ringfeder Corporation, widely recognized as a top – quality supplier of power transmission components in North and South America, has recently achieved ISO 9001:2000 recertification. The company was originally certified in 2005. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001:2000 is a set of worldwide quality assurance system standards that facilitate international trade. The…
Design Rules
Design rules Numerous books and courses are available that systematically cover Project and Product Design Procedures, so I expect every engineer to know how to attack a new consumer or industrial product design and carry it through to successful completion. But with countless new products I have studied and purchased recently, I find that most…
Solid Gold Electroforms
Cedar Grove, NJ – with over 45 years of innovation in electroforming technology, Servometer / Precision Mfg. Group, LLC has developed a patent pending process to manufacture solid gold electroforms, suitable for both invasive and implantable medical applications. These very precise, thin-walled, lightweight, structurally rigid hollow shells can be made as small as 0.020 in.…
Lambda PCB-Mount AC-DC Power Supplies
Lambda introduces a series of single-output 5- to 15-watt AC-DC power supplies designed for direct mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB). Small and lightweight, the new KPS series supplies are ideal for use in a wide variety of applications, such as process control, test-and-measurement, and portable equipment. Units come in three different power levels…
IndraMotion for Metal Forming from Bosch Rexroth
(Hoffman Estates, IL) – With the IndraMotion for Metal Forming solution suite, Rexroth offers reliable, economical and scalable performance. The Bosch Rexroth IndraMotion for Metal Forming Roll Feed system is a new, ready-made motion control solution for roll feed applications. The system contains all of the pre-defined, user-activated functions needed for specific applications, such as…
Linear Actuators
J.W. Winco, Inc. offers metric Linear Actuators with left or right hand thread. The actuators have guide tubes of chrome plated precision steel, with gun metal follower nuts and plastic end caps. The tubes are also available in stainless steel. Tubes come in a variety of diameters and travel lengths from 65 to 315 mm. …
Steel-Disk Seals
NILOS steel-disk seals for grease-lubricated roller bearings contribute to bearing service life. They protect against contaminants in mining equipment exposed to dirt, dust, and debris and minimize bearing friction loss and heat build-up. They also prevent lubricants from leaking. Their non-contact, grease-filled labyrinth sealing elements comprise laminated steel-seal disks and steel cores. The seals resist…
Ringfeder Corp to Exhibit at Offshore Technology Conference
Ringfeder Corporation of Westwood, NJ will exhibit their ARCUSAFLEXR and ECOLOCR product lines at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). Their participation in this show is indicative of Ringfeder Corp’s strong commitment to the marketplace, as well as to their current and potential customers. The 2007 Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 2007, will be held April 30th…
Compact Robot Stays Out of the Way
The RS20 is one of a series of high-performance SCARA robots, including the RS20, RS40B, RS60, and RS80, with a range of 220 mm, 400mm, 600mm, and 800 mm reach, respectively. With unrivalled speed, precision, and a small footprint for compact tabletop lean manufacturing, their payload is from 1 to 8kg. The new device has…
Flange Bush Eliminates Bulky Housing
NB’s Slide Bushings come in an array of configurations, such as lightweight, standard, clearance adjustable, and open. NB bushings give smoother, more precise movement. Their wiper seals are the highest quality precision grade. NB’s round, square or two side cut Flange Slide Bush line has the mounting ease of a flange. Choose from single, double-wide,…
MSC.Software Signs OEM Agreement with FEMUTEC GmbH
SANTA ANA, Calif. — February 2007 — MSC.Software, a leading global provider of enterprise simulation software and services solutions, has announced a new OEM relationship with manufacturing specialists FEMUTEC GmbH. It will focus on simulation interests in materials forming. FEMUTEC GmbH has ten years of experience in developing and supplying software, technical support, and consultancy…
Ethernet: The Battle For Motion Control
By Leslie Langnau Asking motion control engineers to send position data to multiple-axis machines over an Ethernet network is not a trivial request. Despite various protocol claims, implementation nuances make control schemes over Ethernet in real time a matter of definition, and communication is not what you would call “plug-n-play.” The suitability of motion control…
HEIDENHAIN Releases TNC Software Upgrade
Torsionally Rigid Couplings Enhance Servo Performance
Servo systems more often than not require that mechanical components have a high torsional stiffness in order to perform properly in applications requiring rapid acceleration and deceleration of high inertia loads. Flexible couplings usually have the lowest torsional stiffness of any component in a motion system. All too often couplings are selected based on factors…
Incremental Wire Draw Encoder
DAYTON, OH — SICK STEGMANN, INC. introduces PKS Incremental Wire Draw Encoders. This wire draw system is a compact workhorse that provides precise linear position or distance information for paths up to 5 m in length with repeatability to ± 3 measuring steps at speeds to 3.5 m/sec. PKS wire draw encoders include an integrated…
Delta Tau Introduces Advantage 900m CNC Control
CHATSWORTH, CA – Delta Tau Data Systems, the technology leader in multi-axis programmable motion control solutions, has announced the Advantage 900M CNC control, which increases machine tool speed and accuracy by allowing the use of the non-proprietary MACRO (Motion and Control Ring Optical) ring, available in both fiber-optic (100-Base-F) and twisted-pair electrical cable (100-Base-T) formats. …