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Thordon Bearings has appointed Anthony Hamilton as its new Technical Director. Reporting directly to CEO Anna Galoni, Hamilton will lead the Burlington-headquartered company’s engineering, CAD, and New Product Development teams. “We are delighted to welcome Tony to the Thordon family as we look to strengthen the company’s product portfolio in existing and new markets,” said […]

By Spencer Crandall Around this time each year, families around the world gather to decorate their Christmas trees. Unfortunately, we’ve all lost an ornament to a clumsy family member, a domestic pet, or a sagging tree. In the spirit of protecting the sentimental ornaments in our lives, we’re going to use Ansys to discuss the […]

In the latest version of CoreTechnologie’s 4D_Additive software, the additive manufacturing tool now supports a new approach for the creation, optimization and validation of lattice structures. With the advanced lattice module lightweight structures can be created quickly and easily and then transferred directly to the calculation software for validation the new Nastran interface. With the […]

CORE Industrial Partners (“CORE”), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial service companies, today announced the completion of the initial listing on the New York Stock Exchange for Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corp. (“Fathom”), an industry leader in on-demand digital manufacturing and 3D printing services, through […]

EXAIR’s new 1/4 NPT HollowStream liquid atomizing spray nozzle provides a hollow cone spray pattern for pressurized liquids. They are applied to solve cooling, cleaning, foam breaking, rinsing, and dust suppression applications for industry. The tangential flow design is vaneless, with wide-open internal features to resist clogging while producing a uniform distribution in a ring…

Heilind Electronics, a global distributor of electronic components and authorized distributor for Qualtek Electronics, has announced a new product offering: Qualtek’s 739W-X2/55, a 20A NEMA 5-20R tamper-resistant convenience outlet. This solution provides the same reliable tamper-resistant system as similar Qualtek models. The 739W-X2/55 features a built-in shutter system that prevents foreign objects from touching electrically…

TRACO POWER announces the new TEN-WIRH range of 3~40 watt high-reliability DC-DC converters in compact and fully encapsulated footprints with an ultra-wide, 4:1 input range of 36~160 VDC. The TEN-WIRH series includes 5 power platforms covering 3 / 6 / 10 / 20 / 40 Watt power levels with single and dual outputs ranging 3…

CNC machining services provider ‘Get It Made’ is offering innovative space and aerospace companies in the U.K and in the U.S. a £10,000 grant. Those selected to receive the grant will be able to spend the money on developing solutions and technologies to advance the space and aerospace industry. With such a variety of innovation…

EXAIR’s new FullStream and HollowStream Liquid Atomizing Spray Nozzles provide a full cone or hollow spray pattern for pressurized liquids in 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 NPT sizes. These inexpensive and versatile nozzles offer the ideal solution for cooling, cleaning, rinsing, and dust suppression applications. They produce droplets by spinning the liquid and breaking its surface…

The winners of the 2021 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced in a digital ceremony this week with products across several categories, including Mechanical. Critical to LEAP’s success is the involvement of the engineering community. WTWH Media was not involved in the selection of the winners. Instead, this year’s winners were chosen…

The highly reliable, affordable, and easy to integrate TCW241 Ethernet IO Module handles a wide variety of ethernet IO monitoring and control applications. The Teracom TCW241 includes a three-year warranty. Supporting Modbus TCP/IP connectivity, the device has four digital inputs, four analog inputs, and four relays. Its 1-Wire interface supports up to eight 1-Wire sensors…

In digital times, they seem like relics from the past, but spirit levels remain indispensable tools in everyday industrial operations. Two new spirit level types from Winco now offer even better and faster alignment. It is hardly possible to do without these small tools for adjustment when striving for perfectly horizontal alignment of machines, mechanisms,…

Flexibility is an important key to success. AZCO Corp.’s building blocks of automation system offers flexibility and options to design a machine configured to meet your needs. Modules can be quickly and easily installed or removed, based on your requirements. You can seamlessly integrate unwinds, cut to length, slitters and traveling knife assemblies, accumulators, laminating…

Today Andover Protection Systems, LLC, a rapidly expanding family-owned business, announces that it has expanded its line and now manufactures more than 1100 models of refrigeration and air-conditioning compressors for use in the presence of flammable and explosive gases and dusts. Thirty-five years ago, the owner, Ed Roston, began the business and has been marketing…

Würth Elektronik has published a new catalog of AEC-Q200 certified components for automotive electronics. Product highlights include new ferrites, inductors and particularly robust electromechanical components. Design kits from many product groups are available for developers—as sample sets with free refill service. With WE-TEMA, Würth Elektronik offers an innovative series of ferrites for cable assembly, some…

Well-publicized hacks illustrate why contactless credentials demand sophisticated security measures that can evolve as fast as the cracking techniques used by bad actors. Kiran Vasishta • ELATEC, Inc. In recent years, multinational corporations including Cathay Pacific, Facebook, and Uber have been heavily fined for security and data protection violations. This period has seen a rise…

CARLO GAVAZZI has launched the RSBS Series — a compact, single-phase soft-starter. The RSBS is designed for single-phase compressors and is a suitable solution in single-phase voltage networks that are prone to voltage fluctuations. The high inrush current caused by starting compressors in these conditions can cause light to flicker, fuses to trip, generators to…

Our fascination with Mars is stronger than ever. At this very moment, yet another robot called Perseverance is on its way to uncover the secrets of Mars. The mission will also involve the first helicopter flight in space. This issue of the driven magazine is dedicated to Perseverance and all of the other explorative missions…

Emerson has released the new portfolio of RXi industrial display and panel PC products for monitoring, visualizing, and enhancing everyday production processes in life sciences, metals and mining, power and water, and manufacturing and machinery. A modular design is foundational to the industrial display platform, enabling users to select the right configuration based on application…

Miki Pulley’s unique BXR power-off engaged brake may serve as an emergency brake, as well as a holding brake, important for protecting compact designed automated systems. These BXR spring-applied brakes provide versatility in space and weight savings. Their unique, low profile design is 2/3 the thickness of other brakes in the Miki lineup. Successful articulating…

Interroll has completed construction on its second plant on their campus in Hiram (Atlanta) Georgia. The 11 million dollar investment gives Interroll a substantial increase in capacity for the region. At Interroll, the Americas region continues to see a high level of project activities. At the same time, the company is quickly introducing innovative solutions…

CUI Inc announced the addition of nine power supply series to its ac-dc product family in May. The PSK-S12B, PSK-S25B, PSK-S60B, VOF-S12B, VOF-S25B, VOF-S60B, VOF-S12C, VOF-S25C and VOF-S60C offer 12 to 60 W of continuous power in chassis and board mount packages. These ac-dc power supplies have been designed for a wide range of consumer, industrial and ITE applications. The PSK-S12B/S25B/S60B, VOF-S12B/S25B/S60B and VOF-S12C/S25C/S60C comply with…

CUI Inc announced the addition of four isolated converters to its isolated dc-dc converter line in June. The PRQ3W-S, PQD10W-D, PQF20W-D, and PRF30W-D are 3 to 30 W, dual regulated, dc-dc converters in SIP & DIP packages. These converters additionally offer wide input ranges, robust operating temperatures, and EN 62368-1 certification. The PRQ3W-S series offers up to…

  CUI Inc announced the addition of two GaN desktop ac-dc power supply series to its SDI product family in July. The SDI160G-U and SDI160G-UD offer 160 W of continuous power from a compact desktop package. These ac-dc supplies have been designed for a wide range of portable industrial and consumer products, where efficient power is needed in a lighter,…

  CUI Inc announced the addition of four 10 watt external ac-dc power supply series to its SWI product family in August. New Series SWI10B-N: North American blade series with cord options SWI10B-N-USB: North American blade series with USB Type A connector SWI10B-E: European blade series with cord options SWI10B-E-USB: European blade series with USB…