DESIGN GUIDE LIBRARY
A collection of key technology topics available for download.
BALLSCREWS
DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
In this exclusive Design Guide, the editors of Design World present information on ballscrew-based linear-motion drive types.
This Design Guide outlines ways to leverage AI, IoT, wireless, and other connectivity technologies to continually evolve and optimize.
In this Design Guide, the editors of Design World detail the most common relay types and variations as well best practices for sizing, selection, and installation. Then we explain the various subtypes of terminal blocks — and what’s more common on the market today.
GEARMOTORS
PULLEYS & BELT DRIVES
HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACES (HMIs)
Detailing the construction, control, and networking of gearmotors -- and approaches to sizing and applying them for top performance.
This exclusive Design Guide covers both V and synchronous belt types — including the fundamentals of their operation and topics on sizing and selection.
This exclusive Design Guide reviews various types of HMIs — as well as their basic functions and new and emerging HMI functions, connectivity options, and IIoT operations.
SERVOMOTORS
PROFILED-RAIL LINEAR GUIDES
In this Design Guide, the editors of Design World detail the construction, control, and networking of servomotors — and approaches to tuning and inertia matching for top performance ... even in highly dynamic applications.
In this Design Guide, the editors of Design World detail the linear rails, guide rails, linear slides and linear ways used to facilitate single and multi-axis linear motion.
GENERAL MOTION SYSTEM DESIGN
MOTION CONTROLLERS
STEPPER MOTORS
In this exclusive Design Guide, the editors of Design World detail application variations and the vast array of
stepper-motor designs.
Motion systems for industrial automation command electric motors to drive mechanical linkages for precise speed, force, and position outputs. In this Design Guide, we detail motion systems with various electric, electronic, and mechanical components.
This Design Guide details motion controllers that take the form of standalone controllers that mount on machines as well as in control panels, controller+HMI hybrid components and more.
MACHINE SAFETY
CONVEYORS
In this exclusive Design Guide, the editors of Design World review the approaches needed to fully assess a machine’s required level of safety; the components needed for safe installations; and the proper integration of such components in individual machines and workcells. The role of controls and leading standards (for markets and general automation) will also be covered.
In this Design Guide, the editors of Design World detail the most common conveyor types and variations as well best practices for sizing, selection, and installation.
MACHINE DESIGNS FOR PACKAGING
LINEAR BEARING
DEFINITIONS
CABLE CARRIERS
Motion control systems can vary from simple, straightforward single-axis direct-drive systems with little wiring to large and complex multi-axis robotic systems with a hornet’s nest of cables.
In this Design Guide, we detail cable carrier subtypes as well as the different designs into which cable carriers integrate.
The design of machinery for use in the packaging has evolved with consumer demands. In this exclusive Design Guide, the editors of Design World outline an array of packaging machine applications and motion solutions — including electric motors, pneumatics, linear assemblies, controls, sensors, and networking elements.
The editors of Design World explain basic linear-bearing terminology and detail the most common linear-bearing types ... as well general ways to quantify the performance and capabilities of linear bearings for sizing, selection, and installation.
MACHINE DESIGNS FOR FOOD MANUFACTURING
ROLLER SCREWS
In this exclusive Design Guide, the editors of Design World present information on linear-motion drive types employing roller screws and review roller screw load-life characteristics — also why roller screws excel where high speeds and loads are present.
In this exclusive Design Guide, the editors of Design World review technologies common in machinery for food manufacturing. While the software and motion programming resemble that of machines used in any number of industries, the motion components of food-manufacturing equipment sport an array of features to prioritize durability, worker safety, and prevention of contamination — whether biological or chemical.
MOTION STAGES,
TABLES & GANTRIES
SPRINGS AND RETAINING RINGS
LINEAR MOTORS
Linear motors are one of the latest motion components to go mainstream for OEMs building moving machinery requiring high precision. In this exclusive Design Guide, the editors of Design World review the functions and variations of linear motors for precision automation as well as their connectivity and configuration requirements.
In this exclusive Design Guide, the editors of Design World review the functions and variations of motion stages for precision automation.
This design guide will also cover connectivity and configuration requirements for motion stages.
Springs and retaining rings are mechanical components found in countless assemblies in a variety of sectors. As we’ll explore, springs used in motion system designs come in three main types: compression, extension, and torsion. For retaining rings, there are also three main types: tapered section, constant section, and spiral.
LINEAR POSITION
SENSORS
AC MOTORS
AND DRIVES
SPECIFYING LINEAR BEARINGS
In this exclusive Design Guide, the editors of Design World review the functions and variations of AC drives and motors for general automation as well as motion (servo) designs as well as their connectivity and configuration requirements
In this Design Guide, the editors of Design World detail some of the most common sensing options for tracking linear position and travel … including variations based on capacitive, eddy current, Hall effect, and inductive technologies.
In this Design Guide, the editors of Design World build on the information presented in previous Design Guides and explain the parameters employed to properly specify linear bearings — especially those relating to accuracy, life, and preload. Such values communicate the performance and capabilities of linear bearings for optimized sizing, selection, and installation.
NANOPOSITIONING
AND MINIATURE MOTION SYSTEMS DESIGN
ROTARY BEARINGS
This Design Guide details rotary bearings that take the form of plain style bearings as well as rolling-element rotary bearings for the support of radial and axial loads.
This exclusive Design Guide reviews the technologies and component types used in nanopositioning and miniature motion systems — and detail their typical modes of integration.
NEMA STEPPER LINEAR ACTUATORS
GEARING
LINEAR BEARINGS
In this Design Guide, the editors of Design World detail the most common gear types for precision applications — as well as the contained gear trains known as gearboxes and other iterations to simplify integration and servotuning.
In this Design Guide, the editors of Design World detail the most common linear bushing and ball spline types for motion control — as well best practices for sizing, selection, and installation.
In this exclusive Design Guide, the editors of Design World review linear actuators that pair stepper motors with ball and leadscrews.
A GUIDE TO ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING
ENCODERS
POWER SUPPLIES
This Design Guide covers how choosing the most suitable power-supply subtype is essential to safety and properly working automated systems … as is the proper integration of power supplies.
This Design Guide details the most suitable encoder type for a given machine function depends on the required accuracy, ruggedness, and signal type — as well as cost constraints.
Additive refers to how a part or design is created—all additive parts are built layer-by-layer. This information guide covers the main methods of additive manufacturing so that you can decide what method work best for you.