Product Design & Development

EXAIR now offers static eliminating Super Ion Air Knives that range from 3-in. (76 mm) through a maximum length of 108-in. (2743 mm). One-piece construction ensures seamless airflow and eliminates coupling multiple short-length air knives together. One-piece construction also decreases overall height by ½-in. making it better for tight spaces. The Long Super Ion Air…

Newly expanding to an 18,000 sq. ft. facility in the scenic, bustling seaport city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, IPSUMM is a growing multi-divisional product development company. IPSUMM’s business units serve the manufacturing sector with equipment and services including die-cutting, capital machinery, automation support, and a full-service machine shop. According to company President & CEO John…

The draw-wire encoder C105 features a compact design. It is available with various wire types. All encoders with 58 mm synchro flange and 6 mm shaft, as well as analog sensors with redundant interfaces can be combined with this draw-wire mechanism. The cable and connector orientations of the encoder can easily be adapted to the…

The PSU02 is combined with the Ants LES02 sensor to realize elevator and safety functions in compliance with EN81-20/-21/-50. The Ants LES02 measures the absolute car position 100% slip-free. The PSU02 evaluates the safe position feedback and triggers by means of safety relays, jointly with the elevator control, the required safety functions. Therefore, the safe…

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Forza Silicon — a business of AMETEK and leader of advanced image sensor and mixed-signal integrated circuit designs for imaging applications — recently used its Integrated Production Services (IPS) to enable the production of high-speed image sensors that employ back side illumination (BSI) technology. While BSI sensors have been available for more than 10 years…

Specialized machines designed for prototyping printed circuit boards can drastically speed up development efforts. Leland Teschler • Executive Editor Examine advice columns online pitched at engineers and you’ll often see posts advocating an investment in a milling machine specifically designed to produce prototype circuit boards. Engineers who use these machines point to benefits that include…

EXAIR’s new 3 NPT Heavy Duty Threaded Line Vac is a powerful in-line conveyor that transports high volumes of material through ordinary pipe. Designed for rugged, industrial applications, it is made of a hardened alloy to prevent premature wear when transporting abrasive or heavy materials like garnet, glass, sand, shot blast, tumbling media, or metal…

Process display – for standard signals with totalizer, scalable. Cost-effective standard signal display for front panel mounting with scalable, bright, 5-digit LED display. Due to 14-bit resolution, accurately measured value display range with minimum and maximum value acquisition and scalable totalizer for time-controlled summation of the reading. Product features – Entrance area: 1 current measuring…

Quest Industrial is bringing robotic palletizing to more customers and markets with the launch of its new standardized Box Bot – the QB300 series, which is debuting in booth C-2825 at PACK EXPO 2021, Sept. 27-29, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. The Box Bot, a space-saving robotic palletizer with a small footprint,…

Smalley recently launched the 2021 Ring and Spring Catalog and Design Guide, a resource engineers have relied on for decades for retaining ring and compression spring selection. Smalley’s Catalog and Design Guide contains specifications on over 10,000 stock parts, custom design configurations, engineering equations, application guides, and more; all wrapped up into one comprehensive guide. Our newest release is unique because…

The winners of the 2020 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced yesterday in a digital ceremony, with products across 12 categories. Critical to LEAP’s success is the involvement of the engineering community. No one at WTWH Media selected the winners. Instead, our editorial team did the arduous work of assembling a top-notch…

Public health concerns have put a new emphasis on contactless credentials. The blossoming variety of reader formats complicates the task of reading and verifying IDs. Kiran Vasishta • ELATEC, Inc. Contactless credentials can be divided into two categories: soft credentials that include mobile phone apps transmitting data via BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) or NFC (Near…

Tacho generators in drives of mountain railways and ski lifts are exposed to enormous strain. Nevertheless, they must perform for precise and reliable speed measurement. This is why manufacturers rely on HeavyDuty solutions from Baumer Hübner. What does it take for a tacho generator to withstand the rough conditions on snow-covered mountains? Every day, and…

The PF08H1 Facial Temperature Screening Kiosk is an easy-to-use, self-contained personnel temperature screening device that scans in under three seconds. Using Heimann sensor technology from Germany, a global leader in thermal imaging technology, the PF08H1 Thermal Guard system detects face temperature with an accuracy of ±0.5°F. This touchless, plug-and-play standalone system does not require any…

Road-to-rig testing brings real-world emissions testing into a precision lab setting and is generally regarded as the future of vehicle development. JOSH ISRAEL | HORIBA AUTOMOTIVE TEST SYSTEMS In 1995, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created Rover—a first-of-its-kind on-board mass emissions measurement system. In the 25 years since the creation of that first unit, the…

Solid-state devices that convert heat to energy have a reputation for being inefficient. New materials may eventually change the equation. Leland Teschler • Executive Editor Estimates are that 61% of the energy consumed in the U.S. is lost to heat. No wonder, then, that there is interest in finding ways to harvest some of these…

Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor lteschler@wtwhmedia.com On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler Ever heard of the K890 sub-machine gun? A a prototype came out during the 1950s, but there were hardly any made. The reason was its awkwardly shaped stock which made the gun difficult to shoot accurately. It also had a weirdly short…

Innovative medical devices from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) get a lot of press. But many of those devices wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for innovative contract manufacturers and suppliers. Working with materials as pliable as polyester and as strong as stainless steel, these companies are always innovating to create new or improved components that their…

Pioneer Metal Finishing has launched the launch of Surface Engineering Academy (SEA) — an Expert-Level resource for surface engineering and modification advancement. “We’re very excited to launch Surface Engineering Academy as part of our ongoing efforts to help engineers optimize the performance of their products. Given the complexity, breadth, and development of surface modification options,…

Computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulation software and services company MSC Software Corp. (MSC)  recently founded the MSC Nastran Excellence Award to recognize the engineering and design innovation of its users around the world. MSC Nastran is a simulation tool used across nearly every kind of industry – from aerospace to medical technology. It is a widely…

By Mario Mitchell • Parker Hannifin Despite all the expertise of a motion control manufacturer, a distributor, or an integrator, sometimes it’s the customer who is best suited to create the application they need. Case in point: Yost Chokes owner Bill Yost (in Creston, Ohio) recently needed a special storage rack to organize his inventory…

When a customer needed to upgrade their existing food processing line to merge two lanes of frozen pizzas into a single lane, Dorner’s Engineered Solutions Group designed the perfect custom solution. Dorner’s Engineered Solutions Group (ESG) gives extra attention to building conveyor systems with unique dimensions and performance characteristics above and beyond Dorner’s regular conveyor…

There are two fundamental categories of post-launch reviews. The first we shall call “Team Self-Assessment Project Reviews.” These reviews are primarily for product developers to explore their lessons learned from working together on a project that has just completed. The second we shall call “Management Business Reviews of New Products.” These reviews are primarily for…