The 1520 Signal Simulator and Calibrator offers market-leading WiFi connectivity, ergonomic and visualization features, and up to 10 hours of battery life. Designed to support MTI Instruments’ proven jet engine vibration measurement and balancing systems, the portable signal simulator brings laboratory-grade accuracy directly onto the flightline and to the test-cell. The unit features a rugged,…

In our latest Technology Tuesdays podcast, Design World’s Michelle Froese speaks with David Church, president of Sorbothane, about innovative shock and vibration solutions. Sorbothane has been developing materials and components that isolate vibration, attenuate shock, and damp unwanted noise for more than 35 years. We discuss visco-elastic technology and the Sorbothane brand of material, including…

ITT Inc. and its Enidine brand is proud to announce its expanded small bore shock absorber line with the new PXR (Platinum Extended Range) Series. “The new PXR Series from Enidine provides all of the benefits of RoHS compliant materials in a small package,” said Greg Herman, Global Commercial Leader, Enidine Industrial. “Similar to our…

ITT Inc. and its Enidine brand will highlight its vast portfolio of highly engineered industrial motion control solutions for the manufacturing and construction industries at IFPE 2020 this week. The company will present its latest innovative technologies in the South Hall, Booth S82200. Enidine’s highly engineered adaptable motion control products meet the growing needs of…

ACE Controls presents an all new e-commerce web store, making AceControls.com a true one-stop shop for sizing, configuring, and now purchasing shock absorbers or gas springs. All the previously offered tools and resources are still available on the website, including product sizing tools, accessory configurators, tutorials, and a full CAD library with part drawings. Being […]

Design engineers who employ advanced damping and vibration isolation can vastly improve the performance of their industrial-automation machinery. By Larry Cavalloro • ACE Controls A top objective for designers of industrial-automation machinery is to build and tune axes for minimal vibration (free or forced); gently and precisely slow axes’ moving masses; and render unavoidable machinery […]

Monnit Corp. now sells a new ALTA advanced vibration meter. The wireless meter features a configurable frequency measurement range from 0.4 Hz to 4800 Hz (24 RPM to 288,000 RPM). This vast range enables the sensor to do everything from identifying abnormal vibrations in high-RPM machines to tracking seismic impact on bridges and buildings. “For…

In our latest Technology Tuesdays podcast, Design World’s Mary Gannon speaks with ITT Enidine’s Dan Kowalik, about the company’s entrance into the IoT world with its intelligent shock absorber, the Sentinel 1. A lightly edited transcript of this conversation follows below: Mary Gannon: I’m Mary Gannon and today I’m joined by Dan Kowalik, director of…

ITT Inc. and its Enidine brand is redefining the shock absorber industry with Sentinel 1, ITT Enidine’s first-generation on-board monitoring system. “Sentinel 1’s new patent-pending design is the first of its kind in the shock absorber industry,” said Farrokh Batliwala, Senior Vice President and President, Connect and Control Technologies, ITT Inc. “By incorporating microelectronic solutions…

The move to faster speeds, larger volumes and greater outputs in automated machinery is prompting more use of vibration and shock mitigation technologies. This has intensified innovations to shock absorbers, vibration dampers, air bearings and other devices, which run the gamut from faster response-designs to smart technologies. According to Brian Fink, Product Manager, Aerotech Inc.,…

ITT Inc.’s Enidine brand, Orchard Park, N.Y., is showcasing a comprehensive portfolio of highly engineered energy absorption and vibration isolation solutions for military and defense applications at the 2019 WEST Conference in San Diego, today through Friday. Designed for the most demanding defense applications at the tactical edge and beyond, ITT Enidine’s innovative portfolio of…

Vibration in industrial machinery often originates from imbalances inherent to motors, gearboxes, and other turning component that excites natural frequencies. Dampers in this context are components that counteract and often isolate the vibration source from the rest of the design or machine — to prevent its propagation of mechanical oscillation. Watch the recent video on […]

For mission-critical motion systems, any oscillation can cause damage to the machines themselves, the product they’re used to manufacture and the people operating them. From shock damping materials to more advanced dampers, wire rope attenuators and shock absorbers, these components can be engineered and designed to meet specific needs, ensuring machines can run faster and…

ITT Inc. and its Bornemann, Compact Automation and Enidine brands are showcasing a wide portfolio of packaging industry solutions at the 2018 PACK EXPO International, this week through Wednesday, in Chicago. ITT’s highly engineered energy absorption, vibration isolation, motion control and processing solutions are designed to provide reliability and extended service life for the most…

ITT Cannon and ITT Enidine will highlight their comprehensive portfolios of highly engineered and ruggedized interconnect, energy absorption and vibration isolation solutions for military and defense applications at the 2018 Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition October 8-10 (Halls ABC / Booth 2350), in the Walter E Washington Convention Center, Washington,…

ITT Inc. and its Enidine brand will highlight its comprehensive portfolio of highly engineered and customized industrial automation and motion control solutions for the manufacturing industry at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS 2018) in Chicago this week Sept. 10–15. The company will present its latest industrial technologies at East Building, Level 2, Booth 12051.…

Gas springs, also called gas dampers, tension springs, or gas-pressure springs depending on the setup and context, are compressed-air or oil cylinders that install in motion designs to damp forces and return kinematic linkages and more complicated assemblies to default positions. Gas springs work through a piston on the end of a rod that protrudes […]

This year’s MD&M West finished strong with myriad new products for use in medical devices (or medical-device manufacture) announced.  Here are some of the coolest things we saw in our final dash around the floor. Also come back to motioncontroltips.com in the coming weeks for Design World editorial that takes a more in-depth look at some of these most pioneering […]

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J.W. Winco, Inc., a supplier of standard industrial machine components, announced it now offers GN 254 Inch and Metric Size Stainless Steel Vibration/Shock Absorption Mounts, Conical Type. These RoHS compliant vibration/shock absorption mounts are also known as shock absorbing mounts, vibration mounts, anti-vibration mounts, vibration bobbins, or rubber bumpers. Frequently used as end-stop bumpers, for…

CE Controls’ new VibroChecker PRO native iOS app turns iPhones and iPads into professional vibration and impact measuring devices. The mobile app gives users  a high-performance, lightweight alternative to more costly systems. The VibroChecker app from Ace Controls uses the acceleration sensors, gyroscopes and microphones integrated in the iPhone and iPad to measure vibrations on machines and components within a […]

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The use of industrial shock absorbers and vibration dampening devices is on the rise as extreme environments continue to grow. With higher temperatures, faster speeds, higher number of…

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ACE Controls has launched a suite of engineering tools related to vibration control, gas shock size and safety. These tools are part of a new website relaunch. The site’s calculation program makes sizing ACE shock absorbers easy. By entering some basic technical information into the calculator, engineers can select the right vibration control shock absorber…

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has announced key changes in its leadership – including an appointment to its board of management and the naming a new President of Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies (Freudenberg-NOK). Dr. Theodore G. Duclos will become a member of FST’s Board of Management on January 1, 2016, and is relocating from the United States…

J.W. Winco, Inc.now offers inch sized GN 451.1 / GN 451.2 / GN 451.3 Cylindrical Type Vibration Isolation Mounts with Stainless Steel Components. These RoHS-compliant vibration isolation mounts, also known as vibration mounts, anti-vibration mounts, vibration bobbins, or rubber bumpers, are suitable for the elastic mounting of machine units such as motors, compressors and pumps.…

This IP 67-rated measuring device has two integrated three-axis, 16-bit acceleration sensors with range options of ±2 g, ±4 g, ±8 g and ±16 g and a sampling frequency of 1 Hz to 5 kHz. It also provides built-in tilt monitoring in longitudinal and transverse directions. The unit can be used to implement cost-effective acceleration…