Hengstler’s new ACURO AX73 optical encoders offer attributes such as ease of installation, high precision and compact dimensions. The AX73 completes the company’s comprehensive family of ATEX-rated absolute rotary encoders, both optical and magnetic. The new AX73 and AX65 offer a special mounting system, while also available are the AX70 and AX71 absolute encoders, as […]
Robots will build spacecraft in orbit
Lee Teschler Executive Editor @dw_LeeTeschler The days of launching complete satellites and similar extraterrestrial objects into orbit may be numbered. Instead, orbiting robots will construct them in space. The basic principles of this concept are being perfected by a company called Tethers Unlimited Inc. in Bothell Wash. under a NASA contract. Tethers’ SpiderFab: Architecture for…
The mythical unskilled American workforce
Lee Teschler – Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @DW—LeeTeschler I once sat through a panel session at a technical conference that featured engineering managers from four large high-tech companies. They all moaned about the lack of youngsters entering the engineering profession and about finding engineers with the right kind of skills. To hear them talk,…
Brother Gearmotors offers new variable frequency drives
Brother Gearmotors (of Brother International Corp.) offers sub-fractional AC gearmotors and reducers for industrial equipment manufacturers … including the food & beverage, packaging and material handling industries. It has partnered with American Control Electronics (ACE) in an agreement that lets Brother Gearmotors offer ACE’s premium selection of Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) as a product add-on to its gearmotors portfolio. A […]
New ServoBelt rotary stage family from Bell Everman
ServoBelt Rotary Stages from Bell Everman are compact, high-torque rotary stages that offer through hole size and speed comparable to direct-drive rotary tables costing thousands more. Features include … Room in the middle. ServoBelt Rotary stages offer two different through hole configurations. Available with 50-, 100- or 200-mm center openings, our large through hole stages accommodate […]
QNP2 Series XY piezo nanopositioning stages with 50x 50 mm aperture
Aerotech’s QNP2 series XY, parallel-kinematic, piezo nanopositioning stages combine sub-nanometer resolution, high dynamics, and excellent geometric performance in a compact, low-profile package. The QNP2-100-XYA has a 50 mm x 50 mm clear aperture with closed-loop travels up to 100 µm x 100 µm (open-loop travels to 120 µm x 120 µm). The design is ideal […]
Lenze out-of-the-box Smart Products for start-stop conveyor applications
A global leader and manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technologies, Lenze Americas delivers out-of-the-box Smart Product solutions for easy commissioning and operation of roller and chain conveyors. “Intelligent Lenze Smart Products, combined with a smartphone, provide a very user-friendly solution,” states Joel Thomas, industry manager of intralogistics at Lenze. “Instead […]
X-Ray Telescopes Find Evidence for Wandering Black Hole
Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory to discover an extremely luminous, variable X-ray source located outside the center of its parent galaxy. This peculiar object could be a wandering black hole that came from a small galaxy falling into a larger one. Astronomers think that supermassive black holes,…
NASA-Produced Maps Help Gauge Italy Earthquake Damage
A NASA-funded program provided valuable information for responders and groups supporting the recovery efforts for the Aug. 24, 2016, magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck central Italy. The earthquake caused significant loss of life and property damage in the town of Amatrice. To assist in the disaster response efforts, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and…
Palfinger Marine wins contract for 66 PSM 400 cranes for offshore turbines
The electro-hydraulic stiff boom cranes are DNV GL approved and fitted with the latest and most innovative safety devices.
AMG Bolting offer free guidelines for tightening bolt circles, up to 96 bolts
The guide includes the tightening pattern for 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 60, 76, and 96 bolts.
Electric Boat Gets Max $101 million Sub Missile Tube Contract Modification
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a maximum $101 million contract modification for tactical missile tubes in support of the Ohio-class submarine replacement program. The cost-plus-fixed-fee modification covers the manufacturing of 22 tactical missile tubes for the next-generation submarine set to replace Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines. The tubes will support the manufacture of the common missile…
Raytheon and Logos to Partner on Sensor System
Raytheon and Logos Technologies are partnering to provide a new multi-intelligence sensor system for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, Raytheon announced Wednesday. The advanced multi-intelligence, or multi-INT, sensor will integrate Raytheon’s high-definition Multi-Spectral Targeting System with Logos’ Wide-Area Motion Technology technology into a modular, lightweight sensor system for a range of platforms,Raytheon said in a statement.…
Monitoring Parkinson’s Symptoms at Home
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in the developed world, with around 60,000 people diagnosed in the U.S. each year. Although there is no cure for the disease, there are treatments that can reduce the severity of a patient’s symptoms. But for these treatments to be effective, clinicians need a method to…
Reported Yahoo Email Scanning Revives Surveillance Concerns
Yahoo’s reported willingness to search user email to assist U.S. government investigators has revived concerns about court-approved surveillance programs that companies aren’t allowed to disclose to the people using their services. Last year, Yahoo modified an existing version of its email security program to flag the appearance of a digital “signature” the U.S. had linked…
HMS to offer the Netbiter remote management solution under the eWON® brand
As of October 3rd, HMS Industrial Networks will offer the Netbiter Remote Management solution under the newly acquired brand name eWON®. Alongside eWON Cosy and Flexy, Netbiter will be one of the three main product lines within the eWON Remote Solutions offering. Further to the rebranding, all the elements of Netbiter (gateways, Argos cloud service…
Moxa weatherproof access point ensures reliable outdoor wi-fi
Moxa has introduced its AWK-4131A-US-T outdoor wi-fi industrial AP/bridge/client featuring an IP68-rated weatherproof housing coupled with support for ultra-fast 802.11n and 2X2 MIMO (Multiple-input /multiple-output).
Piab extends line of gripping tools for packaging and palletizing
Piab is extending its program of advanced packaging and palletizing products with the Kenos range of suction pad/foam grippers. The gripping systems—Kenos Vacuum Gripper (KVG), Kenos Sack Gripper…
Where do you locate fluid power components?
We at Fluid Power World write many articles about fluid power components, but less often do we write about where these components are located in a system. You…
Furry Wetsuits Could Be Wave of the Future for Surfers
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water … MIT researchers are taking a page from nature and developing a furry wetsuit to help surfers stay warm and nimble in the water. They drew inspiration from sea otters, beavers, and other semi-aquatic mammals that are small in stature but need…
Blue Origin Successfully Tests Escape System, Lands Rocket
Rocket company Blue Origin has pulled off a double success. The aerospace startup led by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos tested the escape system of its space capsule Wednesday in remote west Texas. Forty-four seconds into the flight, the capsule popped off like a champagne cork, propelled by an escape motor mounted underneath. Not only did the…
Official: Hackers Who Hit French TV Station Are Still Active
A French official says the hackers who knocked a French television station offline last year are still regularly trying break in to French government computers. Senior French cybersecurity official Guillaume Poupard says sensors deployed at government ministries routinely pick up electronic signatures linked to the group. The revelation adds another dose of intrigue to the…
Are 3D printed medical devices covered by insurance or can they be covered by insurance?
There are several groups looking into this and studying it right now. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is sponsoring a group that is working on those type of insurance codes that could be used. But as of this date, it’s a little bit unknown. There are areas where insurance can cover it and there are […]
Photo of the Day: Rover’s Panorama Taken Amid ‘Murray Buttes’ on Mars
This 360-degree panorama was acquired by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover while the rover was in an area called “Murray Buttes” on lower Mount Sharp, one of the most scenic landscapes yet visited by any Mars rover. The view stitches together many individual images taken by Mastcam’s left-eye camera on Sept.…
Researchers Try to See Through the Fog, Literally
Rainy, foggy days are becoming more common as we move into the autumn and winter months. If you’ve ever clicked on your bright beams to cut through the fog, you know it only makes it harder to see. Researchers working with the Optical Society are developing technologies to make it easier to see clearly, even…