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Festo USA Sponsored Content
- Fresh water for Bursa
- Using blood plasma efficiently
- A Swabian recipe for success
- Fiber balls in the fight against micropollutants
Schneider Electric Sponsored Content
- IIoT solutions bring machine data to life to streamline and secure performance
- Relationships differentiate machine solution providers as partners
- Improve machine performance with comprehensive automation and motion solutions
- New approach to machine lifecycle support benefits your people, parts, and processes
- 3 things you should know about motor alarms
- How smart control systems unleash your machine’s full potential
- Customer Story: Sonny’s The Car Wash Factory
- 4 reasons why multi carrier technologies and digital twins are emerging as manufacturing industry disruptors
Altra Motion Sponsored Content
- Unique Stromag combination coupling/clutch assemblies reduce cost, footprint and weight
- Auto Shredder Model U3440 Universal Joint Repair
- Flex M Couplings for Flatbed Laser Cutters and Engravers
- Ameridrives Mill Spindles for Rolling Mill Roughing Stand Drives
- Sure-Flex® Plus couplings for oil pipeline injector pumps
- Huco’s coupling range goes beyond “standard”
- Helping Navy destroyers complete their missions
- Ameridrives Certified Rebuild & Repair Services
- Huco Oldham couplings seal the deal for Cap Coder capping and filling machines
- Ameridrives American made products for American Mills
Warehouse automation
- More flexibility and usability for mobile robotics with locator
- Drones take the night shift for improved inventory tracking
- From trend to trade: how automation evolves out of necessity
Digital transformation (DX)
- Top industrial connectivity and digital-transformation trends: Part 1 of 2
- For fifth time, Emerson is named Industrial IoT Company of the Year
- Industrial edge computing in the context of DX initiatives
- Digital-transformation sustainability: Waste minimization and energy savings
- The digital transformation and lean-digital approaches
- Basics of smart factories and discrete-automation connectivity
Technical Thinking
- Time saved on energy consumed
- Are smart rocks on the horizon?
Future of Design Engineering
- Top industrial connectivity and digital-transformation trends: Part 2 of 2
- Machine control and connected machines for DX initiatives
- Basics of the digital transformation (DX)
- In manufacturing, adaptability is the only way forward
- Festo and the power of worker upskilling at the Oracle Industry Lab
- Keeping cool with capacitors
Displays
- Emerson’s new display differentiates OEM systems, improves user operations
- Bluetooth-enabled digital readout
- Advanced HMI enclosures and suspension arms
- Rockwell Automation releases new, highly customizable industrial monitors
- A microdisplay breakthrough for AR glasses
- Handling Tablets as Industrial HMIs
- A new generation of enhanced projected capacitive touch solutions
- Static/mobile base options for HMIs
- Increased innovation, digital presence increase igus online sales
- Special bracket facilitates tablet HMI for industrial machinery
US Tsubaki Sponsored Content
- WORKHORSE® Chain Offers Dependable Strength and Reliability for Bucket Elevators
- A Smarter Approach to Identifying Sprocket Wear
- Tsubaki KabelSchlepp PROTUM® Office Series Enables Smart Cable Management
- Optimizing Lubrication Maintenance for Overrunning Clutches
- Chain Wear Indicator Kit
Aerospace + defense
- Mars helicopter receives Collier Trophy
- Flexible rotary shafts to power Delta Airlines’ engines powering their first Airbus A321neo aircraft
- Ontic acquires Servotek and Westcon product lines from Marsh Bellofram
- Flexible rotary shafts support thrust reverser on 150 LEAP 1-A turbofan engines
- Drone-mounted inspection breaks barriers for F-35
- TriStar, a misunderstood failure of design
- How drones are advancing metrology for fighter jets
- Nye Lubricants’ Pennzane Oil to launch on James Webb Space Telescope
- Vibration tests boost NASA’s electric aircraft project
- AstroAccess completes ZERO-G Parabolic flight with crew of 12 disability ambassadors
EE World Digital Issues
- October 2022 Issue: Power & Energy Efficiency Handbook
- August 2022 Special Edition: EE World Autonomous & Connected Vehicle Handbook
- June 2022 Special Edition: Test & Measurement Handbook
- May 2022 Special Edition: 5G Handbook
- April 2022 Special Edition: Internet of Things Handbook
- February 2022 Special Edition: Power Electronics Handbook
- October 2021 Special Edition: Power & Energy Efficiency Handbook
- August 2021 Special Edition: Autonomous & Connected Vehicles
- June 2021 Special Edition: Test & Measurement Handbook
- May 2021 Special Edition: 5G Handbook
3D CAD World
- 3D printing software for an open SLS system
- Simcenter helps streamline electrification engineering projects
- SprutCAM X Robot includes models of almost 700 robot mechanisms from world-renowned manufacturers
- A look at hyperMILL 2023 CAD/CAM software suite
- Top five 3D CAD articles of 2022
- Using simulation to keep the holidays warm
- Zuken USA announces cloud hosted Project Management for E3.series
- ITI launches the latest release of CADfix PPS 4
- COMSOL releases Version 6.1 of COMSOL Multiphysics
- The present and future of medical device innovation
Wave Springs
- Smalley offers web store and live chat
- Top 6 reasons to use a wave spring
Hack the Crisis: Engineering through COVID-19
- Kawasaki Robotic PPE manufacturing cell allows harbor technologies to expand globally amidst shortage
- Biden Administration to issue employer vaccination mandate
- igus introduces 168 new motion plastics innovations
- Cameras ensure vaccine vials meet high quality standards
- JW Winco stops germs in their tracks
- CMC helps solve ventilator issue
- From beehives to craft beer, even the pandemic does not stop 3D printing
- Don’t believe everything you read in conference proceedings
- Fighting COVID-19: gas springs help intensive care teams
Awards • acquisitions
- General Die Casters merges with Dart Casting, Inc.
- WAGO’s Detroit, Southeastern Michigan region welcomes new sales manager
- WAGO hires manager to lead electrical contracting and wholesale sales
- VariBlast Precision Safety Air Gun is the People’s Choice
- Design World’s user community recognizes ‘Leadership in Engineering’ winners for 2022
- Michael Cinquemani of Master Power Transmission honored with PTDA Warren Pike Award
- Cost-effective labeling robot wins the ROIBOT Award 2022 from igus
- Jabil takes gold in 2022 LEAP Awards in Advanced Materials category
- Banner Engineering takes the gold in 2022 LEAP Awards Industrial Automation category
- 2022 LEAP Awards winners announced in Mechanical category
Analog IC Tips
- Sager Electronics adds electronic CAD file accessibility in online catalog
- Catalog covers certified components for automotive electronics
- Additive manufacturing comes to the circuit board
- Modern practices in PCB design verification
- AutomationDirect adds BRX Analog I/O Expansion Modules
- Hardy’s HI 1734-WS POINT I/O Weight Processing Modules Breathe New Life Into An Aging Machine
- Avnet introduces Industrial IoT Starter Kit to streamline smart device and cloud development
- 4Gbaud quad-channel linear modulator driver
- 36-V op amps target industrial uses
- EE analysis software integrates signal, power integrity, 3D-electromagnetic solving, and fast rule checking
Commentary • expert insight
- A thank you to two impactful editors
- One more worry for industry: CNC hacks
- When music crashes a laptop hard drive
- When all materials are sustainable
- EXAIR Whitepapers help educate customers on a variety of topics
- igus and the semiconductor industry
- Leading — and not giving advice
- How to get a free STEM education
- Nuclear fusion: Always 10 years away
Coupling Tips
- ComInTec shaft collars
- KTR RIGIFLEX-HP C steel laminae couplings
- Voith: SlipSet- coupling with peak shaving
- Voith SafeSet- coupling with instant release
- Mayr Corp ROBA-slip hub
- Vulkan propeller shaft coupling
- Vulkan METAFLEX
- Vulkan DISCFLEX DNZ-A disc coupling
- Vulkan DISCFLEX DNZ-G disc coupling
- The Ringfeder FEA fail-safe spring set electromagnetic clutch
The Robot Report Digital Issues
- November 2021 Special Edition: 2021 Robotics Handbook
- November 2020 Special Edition: 2020 Robotics Handbook
- Robot Report November 2018 Issue: 2018 Robotics Handbook
- Robot Report Special Issue – Robotics Grippers, Industrial Exos, Jibo and More
- June 2018 issue: Evolution of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot
Product Design & Development
- PBC Linear expands Applied Cobotics product line with Cobot Feeder
- ABB Robotic Item Picker at Pack Expo 2022: smart automation for fast/accurate item picking
- New Festo AI Solution improves machine usage, product quality, and energy efficiency
- ROI calculators quantify benefits of jet engine balancing systems
- ABB to exhibit a selection of its latest robotic innovations at IMTS 2022
- EPX Series EtherCAT I/Os from Beckhoff
- Emerson’s new edge solutions simplify advanced IIoT applications
- Corrosion protection for oil and gas equipment from General Magnaplate
- Honeywell announces Spring 2022 release of new offerings to Honeywell Forge
3D CAD
- Kubotek3D to operate as Kubotek Kosmos
- COMSOL completes working environment for modeling, simulation projects
- Software simulates connectivity, PCB-level performance, modern manufacturing processes
- Wire harness/cabinet design software adds tabular editing, document embedding, and 3D PDF support
- Gallery: Inside the Siemens Realize LIVE event
Connector Tips
- Connector, adapters cover 10 kV and 20 kV to 300 MHz
- 2.4 mm and 2.92 mm connectors and adapters cover DC to 40 GHz
- M12 stainless-steel connectors for sensor cabling in harsh environments
- Self-fixture connectors now offered in 2.92mm, 2.4mm, and 1.85mm configurations
- Multi-coaxial connectors specifically design for high-frequency applications
- Report highlights trade-offs and trends in miniaturization/smaller, lighter electronics
- Push-pull locking options, hybrid one-cable solution added to binder M12 connector portfolio
- Connectors and adapters handle 10 kV/20 kV
- Airline hydraulics expands Phoenix contact coverage
- Harwin to showcases industrial connectors at Embedded World
Appliance engineering + home automation
- FoldiMate equity crowdfunding campaign to support laundry folding robot appliance
- Heavy-duty HEPA vacuum from EXAIR for 30-gallon drums
- Motion Trends: New motor breeds are smart, connected, and compact
- High Performance Digital Control for Industrial Motors
- TE Connectivity named a ‘Top 100 Global Innovator’ for eighth consecutive year
- TE Connectivity named among Fortune’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’
- Friendly Electromagnetic Pulse Improves Survival for Electronics
- Highly stable CO2 sensors operate at 0 to 50 degrees C
- July 2018 Robotics and Intelligent Systems Investments
Digital Signal Processing Tips
- Save time and improve productivity with the digiVIT advanced digital signal conditioner from Kaman
- DSPs use microphone processing IP
- OMEGA introduces high speed USB output option for mV transducer
- Next-Generation SigmaDSP® Processor Unveiled By Analog Devices
- TI’s OMAP-L138 DSP + ARM9™ Low-cost Development Kit
- Cirrus Logic Acquires ASP Leader Acoustic Technologies
- ADLINK Introduces New Advanced Pulse-train Motion Controllers
- XMC-8320 Dual Multicore DSP Processing Module from Spectrum
Bearing Tips
- Thordon Bearings supports wind power-in-a-box technology
- Focus on sustainable technologies: NKE bearings for wind power
- Deep groove stainless/ceramic hybrid Si3N4 silicon nitride radial ball bearings
- Fersa Group participates in Mobility City, the first technological museum of mobility in Spain
- Five bearing sets are destined for racer-cruising yachts
- Franz Sieland: From local specialist to global partner for industry and commerce
- A significant breakthrough in high speed bearings
- Emerson Bearing announces two eBooks on Robotics and Automation applications
- Common pitfalls of ceramic bearings
- Stern-tube-bearing delivery planning for lower dry-dock fees
ALL INDUSTRY NEWS • PROFILES • COMMENTARIES
- U.S. Tsubaki rolls out modern, customer-focused website
- ARRIS increases additive molding production capacity to more than a million parts
- ABB to expand robotics factory in U.S.
- Siemens creates new vertical market dedicated to Intralogistics in the U.S.
Industry regulations
- IDS focuses on sustainability in shipping
- Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Calls for More Outside Regulation
- Musk’s Boring Company Calls it Quits on LA Tunnel, Instead Focuses on Hyperloop
- FDA, DHS Partner to Speed Response To Medical Device Cybersecurity Threats
- Part Two: Product Liability Conference Discusses Solutions to Ensure Safe Products
- Part One: Product Liability Conference Discusses Solutions to Ensure Safe Products
- Nurse Sues Hospital For Accommodating Bigoted Patient
- Jefferson Airplane Co-Founder Sues Hospital, Claims Botched Surgery Ruined Career
- Following Hospital System Settlement With Feds, Three Doctors Step Up To Defend Reputations
Assembly
- High strength, NASA low outgassing approved epoxy
- Plane assembly takes swift flight with help from igus cable guides
- Bosch Rexroth to showcase Factory of the Future technology at The Assembly Show
- Disassembly demonstration key to robotic remanufacturing
- Multistep Self-Assembly Opens Door to New Reconfigurable Materials
- SPIROL now sells Model CL compression-limiter installation machines
- Stainless steel assembly pins offered by JW Winco
- JW Winco Introduces Leveling Feet in Hygienic Design, with Mounting Holes
3D printing • additive manufacturing • stereolithography
- New laser sintering material from igus
- Taking off like a rocket: metal AM for small satellite delivery systems
- September 2020 Special Edition: 2020 Additive Manufacturing Handbook
- The Decision-Makers’ Guide to Additive Manufacturing: Explore the essentials of today’s AM environment and improve your results
- Top 3 reasons why you should consider additive manufacturing today for production parts
- 3D printing parts of an astronaut costume for Halloween
- Women in engineering can potentially save lives — and the planet
- GE Additive and Oak Ridge National Laboratory sign cooperative research and development agreement
Industry trends
- Encoder, sensor, and feedback trends
- How design support and e-learning are addressing labor shortage
- The latest trends in EVs, eBikes, and AGVs
- The automation best addressing supply-chain and labor issues
- 15 industry experts on relentless semiconductor woes — and fixes
TECHNOLOGIES + PRODUCTS
Hose Assembly Tips
- Midland Metal launches updated 2017 catalog
- NFPA hosting Chicago Regional Meeting on December 7
- RYCO Hydraulics debuts 24-7 program in Houston
- NAHAD’s charitable water cause surpasses $10,000 mark
- What is the minimum bend radius for hydraulic hose?
- NAHAD to launch Hose Safety Institute Mobile App
- How does extreme heat affect hydraulic hose?
- 5,000-psi coupling connects by hand
- Portable hose crimper for forestry market
- Where is a hydraulic hose used?
Actuators
- IKO offers AutomationWare electric actuators for optimal positioning accuracy and control
- Self-contained actuator for a variety of applications
- Self-contained actuator for a variety of applications
- New encoder option for AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman’s 15000 series actuators
- Rollon’s enhanced Plus Series actuators
- New actuator for heavy loads from Bosch Rexroth
- Voice coil actuator features high acceleration, zero cogging
- Rollon’s SMART SYSTEM belt actuators
- Engineering the first all-electric compact track loader
FPGA Tips
- Development kit speeds work on SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs
- 10-in. touch display kit for Zynq-7000 SoCs
- Dbx-tv Total Technology available on Cadence Tensilica HiFi audio/voice processors
- Tools and documentation for 16nm UltraScale+ devices publicly available from Xilinx
- Development kit for Kintex UltraScale FPGAs
- Bluetooth Smart SoCs Links Wearables to Apps for WeChat Users
- Secure boot scheme for FPGAs, SoCs
- Design suite speeds SoC, FPGA development with market-specific C libraries
- Advanced diagnostics bring SIL3 safety levels for FPGA designs
- FPGA family sports high I/O ratios
Automotive
- Interesting tech at SAE’s WCX 2022 exhibits
- Zero-Max VRT Variable Ratio Transmission For agricultural seeding and fertilizing applications
- DURApulse GS20 Series high performance ac
- Emerson’s new ultrasonic generators
- Industry 4.0 Global Success Stories
Linear Motion Tips
- Ewellix launches e-MOVEKIT to reduce design, validation time for mobile machinery
- High-school students win the 2022 Bishop-Wisecarver Innovation Award
- Linear bearing from Rollon handles light-to-moderate loads in linear motion applications
- Linear voice coil servo motor features high force, 2.25 in. length at mid-stroke
- Linear actuator series from FAULHABER offers high performance in compact dimensions
- Thomson’s new actuators give motion system designers options
- LINAK U.S. Inc. once again expands Louisville campus (now to more than 39 acres)
- Vesconite material gives rail-transport equipment decades of service
- A straight line to effective linear motion
- LINAK lifting column takes cobot palletizers to new heights
ALL INDUSTRIES
Cannabis
- ‘Robo-Nose’ Could Give K9 Officers a Break
- UK Prison Moves To Stop Drone Deliveries Of Contraband
Adhesives • epoxies
- 3M and Innovative Automation collaborate with Robotic Tape System
- 3M thermally conductive products now available at Heilind Electronics
- Thermally conductive battery adhesive is useful for hybrid vehicles
- 3M silicone adhesive helps improve medical devices intended for people with fragile skin
- Medical grade epoxy offers thermal conductivity and electrical insulation
- Schreiner ProTech Develops Pressure Compensation Seals to Protect Automotive Lighting Systems
Student programs
- Festo Didactic and SICK release new curriculum for robot safety awareness: we got you covered.
- Bosch Rexroth helps Charlotte students discover careers in engineering and manufacturing
- Emerson sponsors Texas Rocket Engineering Laboratory at The University of Texas
- ABB investing in Peak Innovation Center
- Emerson announces recipients of 2020 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program
- Emerson provides opportunities to remotely develop electrical product knowledge
- Deadline approaching for Emerson’s 2020 ASCO Engineering Scholarships
Microcontroller Tips
- Sager Electronics launches website for value-add solutions
AI • machine learning
- AI analytics for manufacturers
- Lanner releases Edge AI Starter Kit for Industrial Automation
- Teledyne DALSA releases suite of image processing and artificial intelligence software
- Part 6: IDE and other software for connectivity and IoT design work
- Innovative EEG device helps you visualize mental activity and control IoT devices with brain waves
- Trelleborg launches electrically conductive PTFE sealing materials
PODCASTS
- Technology Tuesdays podcast: Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s Patrick Varley on how robots can ease labor shortages
- Tech Tuesdays: Sorbothane marks 40 years of shock and vibration innovation
- Technology Tuesdays: Sorbothane’s David Church discusses shock and vibration-damping technology
Make Parts Fast
- VSP Connect links surgical planning to additive manufacturing ecosystem
- Skill shortages stall 3D printing adoption
- Sintavia builds new AM facility for the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
- 3D printing makes complex parts possible
- The basics of template-based 3D microfabrication
- Stratasys launches new multi-material 3D printer for smaller dental labs
- AMUG’s drop-in workshops and friendly competition propel AM innovation
- Fabrisonic solves AM build problems with SmartPlate
- 3D Systems introduces ProJet MJP 2500W for jewelry manufacturing
- nano3Dprint collaborates with the Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Women in Engineering
- Spotlight on Women in Engineering – Yejee Choi
- Spotlight on Women in Engineering – Or Yacobi
- Spotlight on Women in Engineering – Brittany Langston
- Spotlight on Women in Engineering –Apurva Deota
- Spotlight on Women in Engineering – Alyssa Hiedeman
- Spotlight on Women in Engineering – Karen Vintroux
- Spotlight on Women in Engineering – Kristin McKenzie
- Spotlight on Women in Engineering – Melissa Heckman
- Spotlight on Women in Engineering –Melissa Wallin
Food + beverage
- Introducing the mid-range piFLOWfc vacuum conveyor
- Self-cleaning filter streamlines sausage production application
- Emerson Rosemount compact hygienic transmitters suitable for food and beverage industry
Power Electronic Tips
- Sager Electronics to carry TRACO Power TPI Series ac/dc power supplies
- Richardson Electronics to handle SCOMES highly customizable power modules
- Universal modular fuse now approved to 10 A by VDE
- What the future holds or switching power supply technology
- Panasonic offering primary lithium manganese dioxide cylindrical cell battery with high capacity
Motion Control Tips
- New updated branch motor control and protection from Rockwell Automation
- Plug-in controllers from Nanotec feature compact size, high power ratings
- New adopter-combined gearhead from Nidec-Shimpo
- POSITAL launches a new generation of incremental encoders
- Beckhoff to present adaptive automation for intelligent warehouses at ProMat 2023
- ECM PCB Stator opens European offices to meet electric motor design demand
- Fast set-up of motor control systems from igus with no lengthy programming
- POSITAL launches WebShop for online purchases
- Celera Motion debuts ultra-small servo drives
- Wiegand energy harvester enables new IoT technologies
Factory automation
- Dual high-temperature Cabinet Cooler systems for large enclosures
- Code handheld barcode scanners
- Solid-state relay characteristics and applications
- Basics of terminal blocks and their various subtypes
- Industrial PC is based on Raspberry Pi 3 board
- Edge automation improves productivity
Sensor Tips
- How do sensors improve home appliances? Pt. 2
- How do sensors improve home appliances? Pt. 1
- Audio sensor detects voice through bones
- Vision Research launches Phantom T4040
- Smart Flex Effector makes robots more sensitive
- SAM increases electro-mechanical sensor reliability
- Teledyne e2v releases 1.5 Megapixel version of Optimom
- What are submersible sensors?
- Tiny, medical sensors feature large measurement range, accuracy, resistance to environmental effects
- When should passive or active RFID be used?
Automation components
- igus: broad partner network supports customers with low-cost automation
- Bosch Rexroth presents ctrlX OS, now available for third parties
- Faulhaber: The smart future of agriculture
- EXAIR.com Improves Web Accessibility with ADA Compliance Features
- Custom air knives from EXAIR for unique applications
- Aerotech introduces two-axis laser scan head
- SureFrame cut-to-length T-slotted rails
WEBINARS
- New Automate Preview Series launches September 14: Six webinars leading up to Automate, North America’s trade show
- Webinar: 10 Critical Questions to Ask When Designing Automated Cutting Equipment – March 3
- Webinar: Simplify Food Safety Tracing and Recordkeeping with App-based Temperature Recording – February 25
- Webinar: Continuous Helical Flow Electric Heat Exchangers – February 9
- Webinar: Replacing Steel with Thermoformed Plastics
- Webinar: Motion couplings and misalignment: Design approaches for handling motion-axis misalignment – January 21
- Webinar: Women in Engineering – January 27
- Webinar: Condition Monitoring: How Sensors Are Enabling Industry 4.0
Industrial automation
- Safety Air Guns use engineered air nozzles for high performance
- EXAIR’s new no drip siphon fed spray nozzle coats, cools and cleans
- New FLEXION Gripper from PHD inspired by human hand
- EXAIR’s expands selection of Atomizing Spray Nozzle family
- EXAIR’s new Catalog 33 features safety air guns, static eliminators, atomizing nozzles and industrial vacuums
- EasySwitch HEPA Vac simplifies the process of vacuuming wet and dry materials
Mobile Hydraulic Tips
- Mini machines draw ICUEE crowds
- Why do cylinders fail on an excavator?
- What makes a quality hydraulic component?
- A look ahead with JARP Industries’ CEO, Kevin Kraft
- APEM introduces 5-way industrial joystick
- AEM Hall of Fame announces 2016 inductees
- Dana to purchase select Brevini Group businesses
- Engineering education: The science vs technology split
- Sun Hydraulics agrees to acquire Enovation Controls
- 9 dumb mistakes people make when designing fluid power systems
Test & Measurement Tips
- When to buy used test equipment
- TRACO Power now sells cost-optimized 1-A POL converters with 6-to-36-V input range
- Flowmeter for industrial water, feedwater, cooling water and condensate
- New HEIDENHAIN SPECTO Gauge for In-Process Measurement Offers Time & Cost Savings
- VIDEO: Memory Functions in the Fluke 190-502 ScopeMeter
- Swept source optical coherence tomography options support 1 GS/sec on 12-bit PCIe data acq. cards
- Low-Noise 12-Bit PXIe Wideband Digital Receiver hits 3.2 GS/sec with 2 GHz instantaneous analog bandwidth
- End-To-End HEVC Test Solution Enables Seamless Transition To 4K
Design World articles
- Global carbon capture capacity to rise sixfold by 2030
Ball screws • lead screws
- PBC Linear launches miniature metric ball screw assemblies
- SCHNEEBERGER partners with a leading manufacturer of precision couplings
- How ball screws can help with cobot motion efficiency
- Linear motion provider THK adds TRX robot hand to lineup
DIGITAL ISSUES
- March 2023 Special Edition: Trends 2023
- March 2023 Issue: Precision motion stage has the right stuff
- February 2023 Issue: Belt drives crank out the cartons
- January 2023 Issue: Leadership in Engineering – Leadership Section
- January 2023 Issue: Leadership in Engineering – Main Issue
- December 2022 Issue: How the concept cars of tomorrow are made with 3D printing
- November 2022 Special Edition: 2022 Robotics Handbook
- November 2022 Issue: Game on with power-off brakes
- November 2022 Special Edition: Motion System Applications
- October 2022 Special Edition: Women in Engineering
Infrastructure
- Crawling Robots and Flying Drones May Help Missouri’s Bridges
- Viasat and Facebook Collaborate to Expand Internet Connectivity in Rural Mexico
- Smartphone-Based System to Monitor America’s Crumbling Infrastructure
- Designing Sustainable, Energy-Efficient Buildings
- How to Improve Communication Between People and Smart Buildings
- New Guidelines for Responding to Cyber Attacks Don’t Go Far Enough
- Soybean Oil Driving Technology to Improve Roadways
Mechatronic Tips
- Beckhoff EL922x EtherCAT I/O for system-integrated overcurrent protection
- SUNY Adirondack to launch new program in mechatronics
- Is there a need for closed loop feedback greater than 20,000 CPR?
- What impact will the IOT have on mechatronic solutions?
- Driverless Car runs afoul of the Law
- The Future of Electric Power
- Time and Motion
- Engineering Big Challenges
- What is Intelligence?
Wire & Cable Tips
- igus introduces world’s first cable for hanging applications
- TNC designs to micro-coax offer flexible and secure suit small applications
- Smart e-chains made easy through online configurator
- Harwin strengthens custom cable assembly resources
- Mini-FAKRA interconnect cable solutions optimize automotive space
- Pre-terminated HDMI, USB, and DisplayPort connector line expanded
- New E4Q e-chain with extender crossbars for safe guidance of large hoses
- Two new hybrid cables from igus suitable for Bosch Rexroth and Siemens
- Infinite Electronics Inc. completes acquisition of Cable Connectivity Group
- Single-Pair Ethernet: simplifying your Ethernet connectivity from sensor to cloud
Batteries
- HMS presents communication solutions for Battery Energy Storage Systems
- Heilind Electronics now stocking Molex disposable Thin-Film Battery
- Lithium batteries now shipping from Sager Electronics
- How to test batteries made to operate for decades
- Sager Electronics to Acquire Technical Power Systems
Manufacturing
- EXAIR’s Family of Air Knives
- Conserve compressed air for manufacturing applications
- EXAIR’s single point ionizer for spot neutralization
- Linear guides for 5-Axis milling application
- New laser marking service for electronic enclosures
Pneumatic Tips
- FPTC keynote: the evolution of advanced automation
- PMMI releases newly revised B155.1-2016 packaging machinery standard
- Digital positioners for fluid-power actuators
- Firestone Industrial Products team to compete in Annual Engine Challenge
- Comparing the real costs of vacuum generators
- LVIT inductive linear sensor for cylinder position feedback requires no magnet
- Humphrey Products introduces new proportional valve driver
- Custom gripper system for removing hot parts
- Festo brings the German apprenticeship model to the U.S.
- Compressed air fail: Draining profits
Sponsored Content
- A new dimension of manufacturing
- Top 6 overlooked benefits of a custom-engineered design
- How does RPA fit into modern automation solutions?
- Q&A With HELU: Design Considerations for Dynamic Applications – Part 1 of 3
- How to choose a safe and effective counterbalancing system
- What’s the difference between a wave spring and a coil spring?
- WAGO’s smartDESIGNER Online Provides Seamless Progression for Projects
- Get to Know Würth Industrial Division
- Innovative Product Development with MBSE
Bearings
- Bearing life and effects of harsh operational environments
- How to make a gear-bearing from advanced polymer components
- igus presents solutions to support mobility trends
- Linear bearings set the stage in entertainment industry application
- Heavy-duty ring and track system delivers under pressure
- igus igubal self-lubricating spherical bearings
- Emergency bearing repair in hospital equipment application
- Caribbean dive boat uses self-lubricating bearing material
The Robot Report
- Softbank Whiz cleaning robot available outside of Japan
- CMR Surgical raises $240M for Versius surgical robot
- New UR16e cobot designed for heavy-duty applications
- Takeoff Technologies raises $25M for e-grocery automation
- 6 River Systems acquisition: Mobile robots a must in new economy
Bellows
- R+W bellows couplings for spindle applications
- Designing with Metals Bellows Couplings Tech Tip
Tech Tips
- SOLID STATE RELAYS: Basic and Proper Selection
- Great Expectations Realized by Roller Innovation
- Precision and Plastic Gearing
- Rotary Ball Spline Technologies and the Effective Differences of Two Rotational Nut Technologies
- How to Properly Select a Proximity Sensor
- Miniature Slide Guides
- Linear-Motion Solutions for the Design Engineer Tech Tips
- Tech Tips: Crossed Roller Bearing Update
- Linear Guides That Improve High-Precision Applications
Machine tool industry + subtractive manufacturing
- CoroMill MF80 for high-performance automotive face and shoulder milling
- How to design for laser cutting
- How to recreate Thanos’ Endgame Infinity Blade
Material handling • converting
- How Orion’s pallet-wrapping can improve safety and efficiency at PACK EXPO Connects 2020
- igus ball transfer units ease move of high loads
Creo Simulation Live
- Real-Time Simulation with Creo Simulation Live
- What Is Creo Simulation Live?
- Making Products More Competitive by Empowering Design Engineers
- 6 Issues to Avoid in a Simulation Tool for Design Engineers
- Simulation Buyer’s Guide for Design Engineers
- Real-Time Simulation: Revolutionizing Simulation for Design Engineers
- Creo Simulation Live Panel Discussion
- What Is Creo Simulation Live?
Belts + chains
- JKF Americas launches Top Drive brand of belts and accessories
- New igus E4.1R rol e-chain reduces noise, vibration and saves electricity
- igus introduces self-lubricating toothed belt axis
- Gates expands thermoplastic polyurethane line-up with best-in-class parabolic pitch belts
- New flour power belts for milling machines
- System Plast iCOF condition monitoring device
- Dorner’s German manufacturing facility now building 2200 Series Modular Belt conveyors
- Harnessed energy supply systems help create new technology
Blowers
- New Air Atomizing Spray Nozzle video provides key features and advantages
- Cleanroom-rated static eliminator provides a lightweight solution
- EXAIR’s award winning Intellistat Ion Air Gun
- High Power Cold Gun produces stream of cold air for machining operations
- TurboBlast Safety Air Gun for heavy-duty jobs requiring maximum force
- Safety Air Guns designed for high performance and safe operation
- Soft grip back blow safety air gun for cleaning small inside diameters
maxon Driven
- Predicting future changes in water quality
- Ceramic at its best
- Opening of maxon France
- driven pays a visit to the robot on four legs
- Drone powered by solar energy
- Robotics designed for harsh environments
- Next generation of moon rovers
- The 4th industrial revolution
- The future is AGV
- Smart floating arms
Medical
- 3D-MID –minimized sensing high-tech within the patient
- Leveraging Wireless Power for medical application
- How injection molding can help power wheelchair applications
- Overcoming fear of failure in medical device development
- Putting prosthetic hands into motion
- 20 medical device startups you need to know
Off highway • construction
- HYDAC high performance off-highway ECU Family certified for road use
- Danfoss electrifying excavators in push for zero emission construction sites
- Position sensor for tall cylinders
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- Monitor machine health with precise power data
- Introduction to JSON for Node-RED
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- Ready to write a CODESYS project?
- New REST API Node-RED Video
- Measure live power and energy consumption
- Bridge your OPC UA systems to MQTT
- Modern Wastewater: Perceptive Controls
Brakes • clutches
- Miki Pulley brake models for overhead garage door applications
- Dynamometers with Positorq oil shear load brakes test to zero rpm
- Washdown duty oil shear brakes, clutches and clutch brakes require no maintenance
- MagnaShear motor brakes make frequent start/stop cycles on cranes & conveyors maintenance-free
- DELLNER BUBENZER debuts innovative and optimal performing disc brake series
- MagnaShear motor brakes provide secure, no-maintenance holding brake solution for conveyors
- CSZ electromagnetic actuated clutches from Miki Pulley
- Miki Pulley Micro Brakes for small, precise equipment applications
- MACH III expands mini line with NEMA Spring Engaged Brakes
TIPS SITES (Design World + Fluid Power World)
Packaging
- Keeping pace with growing industry, Pack Expo ’23 show will be most comprehensive
- Right sized packaging to boost sustainability
- Creating a greener package design
- See a fully functional integrated packaging line at Pack Expo 2021
- Packaging expos to reunite the packaging and processing industry this September in Las Vegas
- Automated reject system helps in cheese production application
- Piab MX suction cup family
- Mobile printers sport labeling and label management software capabilities
- Vi-Cas vacuum cups power ergonomic lifters
- Electronic position indicators for baby formula packaging application
Bushings • plain (sleeve) bearings
- Dura-Tube offers flexibility for tube made with continuously cast and trepan processes
- Zero-Max ETP Express™ Keyless Bushings Now Available In Heavy Duty Models
TIPS SITES (EE World)
Renewable energy
- Siemens Digital Industries Software on sustainable product design
- Solar Atmospheres partners with energy storage company
- Material simulation, testing improve lifespan of offshore wind turbines
- TEGAM announces the ultimate handheld meter – the Display Probe
- Harting presents new wind solutions at HUSUM Wind
- Ogura expands Hydrogen Pump for fuel cell applications
- For cable vibration problems, think Lapp’s Skintop strain relief
- 2017 Sustainable Energy in America, a book of stats
- What should wind technicians know about fall-protection equipment?
Cabinets • enclosures • control panels
- Beckhoff to present cabinetless machine control and adaptive automation at FABTECH 2022
- ABS industrial enclosures come in ten sizes
Cables + cable management
- Lapp introduces Skintop Mini cable glands at ATX West 2023
- Southco introduces two new options to its R4 Rotary Latch line
- Amphenol’s LMR Hardcase Tool Kit featured at Heilind Electronics
- Heilind Electronics now featuring Alpha Wire’s cable glands
- Q&A With HELU: Robotic Dress Packs
- Additional direct wire large gauge MTW cable color options from AutomationDirect
- igus is adding 2,046 new macros to the EPLAN circuit diagram software
- igus advances the circular economy with the first e-chain made entirely of recycled material
Semiconductor
- Samsung Foundry certifies analog FastSPICE platform from Siemens for early design starts on 3nm GAA process technology
- How to get the most from flash storage
- Dialog Semiconductor to Acquire Creative Chips adding Industrial IoT Products to its Portfolio
- Central Semiconductor’s New Schottky Bridge Rectifiers in low profile BR DFN package
- Acromag introduces 10-in. AcroPack module carrier
- RAFI-USA Honors Mouser Electronics with 2018 Distributor of the Year Award
Uncategorized
- EXAIR’s industrial housekeeping vacuums offer cleanup for tough jobs
- Low-profile, high value: thumbsticks balance toughness and sensitivity
- OKW’s updated RAILTEC SUPPORT modular DIN rail PCB holders
- Nearly $125k raised in 1st stage of PTDA Foundation’s fundraising
- New Cleanroom Rated Static Eliminator
- Emerson at MD&M West 2023- assembly, cleaning, and fluid-control solutions
- Soaring demand for purified graphite spurs need for high-volume furnaces
- New 3/8 liquid nozzle provides a hollow cone spray pattern for pressurized liquids
- KUKA showcases positioner portfolio for performance and precision at FABTEC
- EXAIR’s variety of longer super air knives
Capacitors
- Series of new supercapacitors operate at higher voltages
- Toward a Low-Cost Industrialization of Lithium-Ion Capacitors
Telecommunications (Spectrum)
- Southco’s ultra-thin hood latch for limited-space applications
- Flying Focus: Controlling Lasers Through Time and Space
- AT&T Scoops Up More Spectrum in Mexico at 2.5 GHz Auction
- Tuesdays with Roger: New Millimeter Wave Spectrum Auctions
- FCC Seeks Spectrum Build-Out Information from Dish
- FCC Chairman Plans 37 GHz, 39 GHz, 47 GHz Spectrum Auctions for 2019
- T-Mobile Announces Completed 600 MHz Spectrum Repack on Long Island
- Are You Properly Valuing Your Spectrum Assets?
- ATIS, CBRS Alliance Announce Solution for CBRS Deployment in Public Areas
- Tuesdays with Roger: What’s Next for Dish’s Spectrum Holdings?
Wireless
- Basics of deciphering electromagnetic interference
- A look at AGV applications in state-of-the-art car manufacturing
- New Midwest Microwave SMP terminations series for 5G market
- 2.5G Base-T Ethernet RJ45 connectors for IoT and PoE applications
- Cosemi inks partnership with Foxconn Interconnect for data center AOCs
- Expanded M16 connector line available with 8-pin DIN variant
CAM software
- What’s new in Verisurf 2022
- OPEN Mind Releases hyperMILL 2014.2 CAM Software
Converters (electrical) AD + DA • transformers
- RHINO Pro DC-to-DC converters now available from AutomationDirect
- TRACO POWER introduces next generation of DC-DC converters
- 100 Watt Railway / Industrial DC-DC Converter with 12:1 Input Range
- DC/DC converters for railway and ruggedized industrial applications
- Traco Power’s new 12 Watt DC/DC converters with twice the power density
- Isolating converter reduces need for inventory, space
- DC/DC converter for extreme environments
- TRACO Power’s new 40 and 60 W dc/dc converters with ultra-wide 12:1 input range
- Bel Power Solutions announces expansion of high power portfolio with TXP4000 Series for industrial applications
- 40-Watt dc/dc converters from TRACO POWER for improved performance
Caps + plugs
- MOCAP expands line of protective caps and tubing plugs
- Free samples of all Caplugs catalog products ready to ship
- Venting caps by KACO are simple, solve complex problems
- VC Series caps from Caplugs
Circuits
- Gladiator series circuit breakers and supplementary protectors
- WAGO’s Pro2 Power Supplies increases system uptime
- New from Weidmuller – Klippon Connect A-Series modular  terminal blocks featuring push in technology
Clamps
- ROTA THW3 jaw chuck offers short set-up times and low maintenance
- The pneumatic clamping vise for entry into automated machine tending
- The ROTA-M flex 2+2 from SCHUNK is designed to meet increasing demands from the market
- Heilind Electronics expands cable management portfolio with HellermannTyton In-Line Ratchet P-Clamp
- Imao joins Fixtureworks in launching new website
- SCHUNK’s KONTEC KSC mini saves time and enhances productivity
- PHD adds Series GRM0 to line up of sheet metal handling clamps
- Clamping force block for those who are new to automation
Collars • locking devices
Computer boards
- Acromag’s new APCe8775 card
- World’s first COTS fully integrated T2080 SBC, TTE, ARINC 664 Part 7 (AFDX) and ARINC 429/575 certifiable solution
- Teledyne DALSA Expands its Xtium frame grabber series with new CoaXPress model
- Rogers Corporation to offer practical material solutions at PCB West 2015 Conference & Exhibition
- GE Rugged proves itself in space
Connectors (electrical) • crimp technologies
- Heilind Electronics now stocks Molex OneBlade 1.00 mm Wire-to-Board Connector System
- binder USA completes portfolio of crimp termination options
- Heilind Electronics offers Amphenol Industrial’s Effortless & Arcless DIN Connectors
- Heilind Electronics introduces WAGO’s 221 Series Compact Splicing Connectors
- Amphenol Sine’s DuraMate series now in stock at Heilind Electronics
- Heilind Electronics expands its portfolio with the addition of Positronic
- LEMO’s new cutting-edge high-speed connectors provide high data-transfer speeds
- The Zero-Hachi Connector’s small PCB footprint enables use in compact spaces
- Turck launches next-generation M12 connectors and receptacles
Conveyors
- The DCMove Belted Conveyor adds precision to material handling applications
- Gain extra load capacity with Dorner’s new 2700 medium duty conveyor
- Custom pneumatic conveyors for unique applications
- iDrive2 Mag-Drive Motor saves energy while boosting sanitary attributes
- New wheels for ergonomic & AGV applications
- Self-lubricating and wear-resistant: igus bar stock for food, continuous operation and high media resistance
- Dorner’s AquaPruf Ultimate conveyor Platform earns 3-A certification
- Conveyor certified for cleanroom and small and light-load assembly automation applications
- Dorner’s redesigned AquaPruf Conveyor brings users the latest in food safety features
- Roller chain conveyor includes dynamic control
Controls (not motion controls)
- Beckhoff offers “cabinetless automation” with Plug-and-Produce MX-System
- Micro Controllers and Design Software optimize smart machine design
- Watlow’s POWERSAFE medium voltage thermal system
- ReeR MOSAIC safety controller components
- CLICK PLUS serial communication option slot module and 2-slot CPUs
- Kubler 573T Touch process controller with 2 analog inputs
- C7015 Industrial PC provides IP65/67 rating in compact form factor
- Hydraulic motion control could enable massive energy savings in supercritical CO2-driven rock pulverization
- Lenovo launches new mobile workstations
Couplings
- Most-read Design World articles of 2022
- JW Winco adds new sealed standard, stainless-steel parts for high hygienic requirements
- Coupling bolts help with live tooling in lathe applications
- Grid coupling helps keep the water on at pumping station
- Coupling cleans up challenges for construction sweepers
- Coupling options for pump and compressor applications
- What are the basics of coupling installation?
Cybersecurity
Data acquisition + DAQ modules
- Rockwell Automation enables better asset management with My Equipment Subscription
- Advantech launches iDAQ modular DAQ
- Weidmüller FrontCom Vario: efficient and flexible access to plants and processes with new inserts
Die casting
- Desktop Metal launches H13 tool steel for hot and cold work tooling applications
- 4 Reasons to Turn to DMLS Before Die Casting
Digital manufacturing
- Bosch Rexroth at the digital HANNOVER MESSE: Customers need solutions instead of products
- Fotofab’s new direct imaging machine optimizes chemical etching process
Drives (ac) + VFDs + starters
- AutomationDirect extends its line of high-performance and washdown-duty AC drives
- FAULHABER Drive Calculator: A helpful tool for every developer
- Rockwell Automation enhances VFDs for high-speed motor applications
- Emerson simplifies drive integration to increase availability
- Omron factory drive recorder
- The LogiDrive System from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS
- DURApulse GS10 Micro AC Drives from AutomationDirect
- Rockwell Automation introduces new on-machine drives
- NORD condition monitoring for predictive maintenance
- NORD Drivestystems NORDAC PRO variable frequency drives.
Drives (dc)
- Beckhoff AA3000 electric cylinders
- An exoskeleton’s drive technology that’s got your back
- Beckhoff offers line of compact, universal 24/48 V DC power supplies
- Intelligent drives improve printing production
- TI collaborates with HEIDENHAIN to add EnDat interface to industrial drive control system-on-chip (SoC)
Drives (servo) + amplifiers
- Optimize EtherCAT-based motion system performance with IDM Series
- ADVANCED Motion Controls releases new micro-sized FlexPro Servo Drive model
- How to keep load peaks in check
- Linear servo brush-type amplifier
- How are servo system velocity control loops tuned?
Drives (stepper) + amplifiers
Electronics • electrical
- Zymbit Launches Secure Compute Module for Developers of IoT Infrastructure
- Premo-Flex one-touch flat flexible cable (FFC) jumpers
- Heilind Electronics expands Hirose offering with D.FL75 professional video series micro coaxial connector
- Heilind Electronics announces Technology Now: Power Up virtual expo
- Electrical engineering for special machinery: taking standard electrical designs into new markets
Encoders • linear
- SICK launches new linear encoder for industrial applications
- Draw-wire encoders measure position, speed and inclination
- Sensor technology for the industrial automation market
- Encoder Products Co. offers draw wire motion feedback solution
Encoders • optical
- Compact magnetic encoder delivers non-contact position measurement for safety applications
- Netzer introduces VLP-60 two-plate ring absolute encoder for harsh environments
Encoders (rotary) + resolvers
- New generation industrial ethernet encoders from Kubler
- Sendix M3658 encoder with IO-Link interface
- Kubler A41 draw-wire mechanism with encoder
- Kubler B75 draw wire encoder
- Kubler MWE02: Capture linear movements rotationally
- Sendix M3678A magnetic singleturn encoder
Encoders • absolute
- 50 years of bit parallel encoders from POSITAL
- Sendix F5858 industrial ethernet encoders with PROFINET IO interface
- US Digital releases magnetic encoder in incremental and absolute configurations
- New generation industrial ethernet encoders for real-time applications
- Encoders and slip rings for Industry 4.0
- Kübler draw-wire encoder C105 Compact-Line
- Wire-actuated encoder for outdoor applications
- The flattest draw-wire encoder on the market
- Balluff’s new compact magnetic discs offers simple integration
Energy management + harvesting
- Intuitive and advanced compact energy analyzers
- Carlo Gavazzi launches EM50 energy analyzers
Ethernet — cables • hubs • switches
- Red Lion new ethernet switches set a new standard for performance, reliability, and ease of use
- Murrelektronik 10Gbps Cat6a Ethernet cables from AutomationDirect
- Ethernet switches simplify configuration with robust performance and security features
- Beckhoff integrates EtherCAT interface directly into power supplies
- Heilind Electronics now offers TE Connectivity’s SPE M8 Hybrid Solution
- ODVA conformance testing available for Ethernet/IP devices on the Ethernet-APL physical layer for process automation
- Q&A With HELU: industrial ethernet cables
- Ethernet remote I/O modules add Conditional Logic Computing
Fans
- More Stego thermal management productsfrom AutomationDirect
- Orion Fans Receives Quality in Business Certification from the International Trade Council
- TEAs from Laird deliver compact cooling performance for analytical and medical instrumentation
- Oriental Motor MDP Series axial fans now with IP68 protection
Fastening + joining • locks • latches • pins
- New GN 9192 down-thrust clamps for compact and precise clamping
- Southco introduces stylish corrosion-resistant stainless steel positioning hinge
- C2 lever latch offers auto-relock functionality and modern appearance
- Covered compression latch enhances safety and reduces maintenance errors
- Omron D41L hygienic guard locking switch is a tamper-proof solution for ensuring access control and workplace safety
- Omron D41G guard lock and handle is an easy-to-wire and intuitive solution for safeguarding machine tools and robotic cells
- Omron D41D high-coded non-contact door switch for safeguarding machine tools and robotic cells
- One Touch Fasteners to reduce setup times for quick changeover
- Debris resistant rotary latches offer concealed latching and remote actuation
FEA software
Filters (electrical) EMI • COTS • noise filters • shielding
- Digital static meter for measuring and identifying sources of static
- Free reference: EXAIR’s Basics of Static Electricity white paper
Filters (mechanical) for air + fans
- EXAIR 3D model and CAD Library has more than 70 extensions
- Mechanically cleaned filter handles chemical residue issue
- Soft Grip air scraper from EXAIR with extension pipe
- EXAIR Hot Tap Digital Flowmeters simplify installation
Flanges • supports • mounts • brackets
- EXAIR’s Sanitary Flange Air Conveyors help prevent contamination
- Hamilton expands stainless-steel offering with new 3200-lb caster series
- Compact embedded torque hinge for concealed position control
- Rotary latch actuator features modern styling and integrated electronic locking
- Maximum corrosion resistance: JW Winco Standard Parts of AISI 316L (A4) Stainless Steel
Fluid power
- Fluid power manufacturer receives environmental stewardship recognition
Fuses
- Socomec modular Midget and CC fuse holders aid completion of overcurrent protection circuits
- Mersen’s low voltage UL/CSA fuses available at Heilind Electronics
- Compact distributor for wires up to 500 mm² and 1100 A
Gages
- One device, two temperature instruments
- Equator gauging system provides precision while reducing cost
- OMEGA Introduces General Purpose Digital Pressure Gauge
- Digital Pressure Gage from Omega Engineering
Gears • gearheads • speed reducers
- Andantex to introduce new planetary Reducer design concept at IMTS
- Andantex will introduce a new planetary reducer design concept at IMTS
- How precision metrology is putting electric vehicles in gear
- NORD and American Steel
- Helios introduces TM 1000-CNC gear deburring and chamfering machine
Green engineering
- Working to electrify existing buses and coaches
- ABB taking action to fight climate change
- Even pillow block bearings are getting environmental
- The end of the old plastic bottle?
- Material testing for lithium-ion batteries
- Seals help in hydrogen production via electrolysis
Heaters (electric)
- Heating system reduces complexity with legacy systems on semiconductor tool
- Polyimide heater kit for almost any application
- Watlow introduces new website
- Chinese Watlow facility receives certifications to manufacture and repair pressure vessels
- New FLUENT in-line heater provides on demand heating in a small package
- Watlow releases OPTIMAX next generation heat exchanger
Hose • wraps + sleeves
- EasySwitch Vac simplifies the process of vacuuming wet and dry materials
- NewAge Industries invests in new plastic hose manufacturing equipment
- Nitto Kohki low-pressure Cube Cupla fluid couplings
- Pig’s Tail hose protection: HDPE spiral wrap from Caplugs
- Caplugs sells comprehensive Pig’s Tail spiral wrap for hose protection
- Al Glick awarded MFG Lifetime Achievement Award
HMIs • operator interfaces • monitors
- ROLEC’s advanced HMI enclosures for machine control equipment
- ADISRA InsightView delivers advanced equipment analytics
- Packaging upgrades increase brewery’s efficiency
- HMI provides assist in aerospace forging equipment
- Red Lion launches a next generation Graphical Panel Meter, PM-50
- Manure spreading goes high-tech with IIoT
- Tab-Ex 03 D2 is the third generation of the 8-inch Android tablet series
Hydraulic equipment + components
- AutomationDirect now offering Peninsular hydraulic cylinders
- High modulus plastics for off-highway
- Bimba’s IntelliPress electric bench top press
Industrial computers
- New machine controller added to Beckhoff’s ultra-compact industrial PC Series
- Industrial Edge AI Computer leveraging NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX
I/O modules
- Ethernet Remote I/O Modules can manage a mix of analog and discrete I/O signals
- Moog Test Controller boosts I/O capacity for acquiring data
- Acromag’s ethernet expandable I/O modules have earned several hazardous locations approvals
- Acromag expands its line of ethernet remote I/O modules
- Beckhoff’s EPX series EtherCAT I/Os provide intrinsic safety in IP67 form factors
- New economical linear modules for lighter loads
- IO-Link Smart Field I/O System from AutomationDirect
- Beckhoff I/O terminal supports high-voltage measurement for renewable energy and EV technologies
IoT • IIoT • internet of things • Industry 4.0
- Smart plastics specialist igus joins the Berlin-based IoT Use Case expert network
- Koidra to exhibit artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) platform at PACK EXPO in Chicago
- HMS networks expands range of high-performance Anybus Gateways
- Molex and Salvagnini forge a fast path to Industry 4.0
- Ethernet-APL is here
- Softing introduces OPC UA-based OT/IT integration solution with MQTT connection
Joysticks
- APEM expands availability of its XS series low-profile joystick for precise control
- Schmersal IP69K rated joysticks
- APEM, INC. Launches high strength finger operated joystick controller designed for vehicle applications
- Sager Electronics awarded distributor of the year by OTTO
- NASA Astronaut Tinkers with Creating a Joystick for Drones
- Winning Nintendo Races With Cardboard
- Ditch The Joystick? Swiss Develop Jacket That Pilots Drones
Lasers
- Enhanced parallelism measurement accuracy with the XK10 alignment laser system
- Plastics locked down and laser welded
- AR550 high speed laser sensor from Acuity designed for vibration measurements and more
- Edmund Optics enhances precision optical coating competency with VEECO Ion Beam Sputtering System
Light curtains
- Safety light curtains are easy to integrate and install
- Pilz and Midaco Corporation team up to solve safety automation challenges
- Safe object differentiation and identification for conveying and packaging
- Category 4 Light Curtain provides safety, performance and innovative features
- Category 4 light curtain
- ReeR Safegate non-muting access control lights curtains
- Category 2 light curtain for high-risk industrial applications
- Safety light curtain with integrated blanking function
- Contrinex Extended-protection Safety Light Curtains from AutomationDirect
- Type 4 safety light curtains from Telemecanique Sensors
Lights • signal lamps • indicators
- TEXELCO : Series 180 multi color beacon with audio
- Space-saving light grid provides maximum flexibility and function
- Maximizing your machine monitoring and data collection system
- Programmable LED strip light from Banner Engineering
- Light Bands deliver high repeat accuracy, easily detect water
- WERMA Visual and Audible Signal Beacons / Devices
- LED interior lamps are super-bright, thin and dimmable
- Sager Electronics Announces Immediate Availability of 30mm Stacklights from Mallory
Linear motion • slides
- JW Winco introduces new high-end precision guide rollers
- LM76 SPEED DEMON EL300 for high speed, low friction, smooth linear motion
- Stainless steel linear guide rail systems
- IKO’s New LWLF2 Miniature Linear Guides
- igus introduces self-lubricating toothed belt axis designed for clean use in food technology
- IKO’s new LWLF2 miniature linear guides simplify mounting in tight spaces
- Telerace Rails for simpler, higher-performing automated systems
- Hybrid linear motion assembly cuts costs for CNC machine maker
- Linear guides provide durable high-speed motion in textile application
Lubricants • oils • industrial grease
- HollowStream Liquid Atomizing Spray Nozzle wins awards
- Shaeffler Introduces Concept1 single-point automatic lubricator
- Nye Lubricants launches into space
- Lubricant for automotive and industrial gear applications
- Mining and quarrying grease for extreme-cold lubrication
Materials • advanced
- The importance of resin selection
- Composite materials help place Italian race team in pole position
- Oldcastle approves WEAV3D Composite technology for reinforcement applications in polymer concrete products
- Metal additives for growing engineered plastics market
- Southco products are available with Microban antimicrobial protection
- Microwave absorbers handle low and high frequencies, standard communications bands
Mechanical
- Large atomizing spray nozzle covers 360°
Microprocessors
- NVIDIA RTX GPUs power next generation of workstations
- High current ICs
- Top microcontroller threads this week on EDAboard.com
Molding • injection molding components
- Metrology for micro molding — a case study
Motion control • motor controls
- FactoryTalk Motion Analyzer helps simplifies sizing, selection of motion control components
- ACS Motion Control releases SPiiPlusCMxa EtherCAT motion controller
- SDP/SI launches brushless DC motors and motion control products series
- High-performance integrated motion control line from Emerson
- Motor feedback systems for servo motors
M2M (machine to machine)
- TIC-TOC Technology Moves Tactile Internet a Step Closer to Reality
- DARPA Explores New Computing Architectures to Deliver Verifiable Data Assurances
- Network Orchestration: SLU Researcher Uses Music to Manage Networks
- Toolkit of Antenna Solutions to Enable Highest Performance WiFi 6 Connectivity Solutions
- Zyxel to Debut LTE CBRS Outdoor Router for Fixed Wireless Access at CES 2019
- Networking Goes Quantum
Mechatronics
Motors • ac
- Open frame ac-dc supplies cover 30-65-W range
- Polygon double insulation dielectric composite tubing for electric motors
- SPPS now sells 75-hp single-phase motor for industrial, mining, and agricultural applications
- NiQ: The latest generation of energy-saving motor
Motors • dc
- FAULHABER: Everything under control
- AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman introduces new size in IDEA Motor series
- Pittman Express online tool enables convenient motor calculation
- Precision motors help make history on the Red Planet
- Brushless DC motors help launch new UAV’s
- Ironhand superpower under control
Motors (direct-drive) + frameless motors
Motors (gearmotors)
- Bison adds two new members to their board of directors
Motors (linear)
- Compact motorized optical mounts for high precision optics and laser applications
- Small linear motor modules and axes as modular system from Faulhaber
- Moticont miniature metric linear voice coil motor
- Miniature linear voice coil motor smaller than a penny
- ATLANTA Drive Systems Introduces New Economy Planetary Reducers
Motors • servo
- How to “pick and place” the right electric motor
- Kollmorgen debuts new generation of robot-ready frameless servo motors
- Emerson’s new motion control portfolio
Motors • stepper
- Kollmorgen’s new stepper drive delivers high-end features in a compact package
- Exceptionally high speed and dynamics form Faulhaber
- Oriental Motor expands PKP Series with CS Gear and 28mm High Resolution types
- AZ Series drivers available with PROFINET Communication
- Larger stepper motors now available at AutomationDirect
- Lin Engineering’s NEMA 42 hybrid stepper motor
Multimeters
- CW10 Clamp-On Power Meter from Yokogawa
Networks • connectivity • fieldbuses
- DCX System supports fast, easy management of terminations in fiber-dense environments
- MTConnect Institute releases Version 2.0 of the MTConnect Standard
- Everything is moving – OPC UA Companion Specification “Global Positioning”
- Single common conformance test plan to be available for the IEC/IEEE 60802 TSN profile for industrial automation
- Ethernet/IP Network specification complete for Ethernet-Apl physical layer for process automation
O rings
- Unlimited O-Rings
PCs
- Lenovo introduces ThinkPad P16
- Allen-Bradley Compact Box PCs and Thin Clients
- Omron’s Soft NA HMI solution for its NY IPC Series optimizes control and visualization
- Beckhoff C6025 Industrial PC boosts computing power with compact, fanless design
- Bosch Rexroth’s electromechanical kit for easy joining applications
PLCs + PACs
- Softing Inc. connects Rockwell PLCs to PostgreSQL databases
- Softing Inc. connects Rockwell PLCs to PostgreSQL databases
- Contrinex RFID R/W units from AutomationDirect
- WAGO combines PLC and remote I/O into compact controller
- New WAGO controller provides straight forward wireless data distribution
- Wiedmuller introduces its industrial gateway communications device
- Implement IIoT projects faster with ready-to-configure machine edge solutions
Pneumatic equipment + components
- Festo introduces smart positioner for process valve control
Potentiometers
- Customizable SG1 Stringpot from Celesco
- CT-1000 Potentiometric Level Sensors from Gems
- BEI Sensors Launches Online eCatalog
Powder metallurgy
Power supplies
- Compact DIN-rail mount power supplies
- Flexible, self-contained unit does not require an external power supply
- WAGO Pro2 Power Supplies and DC-to-DC converters from AutomationDirect
- Traco Power launches new AC/DC power supplies
- ECO 2 power supplies balance size, efficiency with tool-free installation
- RHINO power supplies with integrated UPS and Power Boost Technology
- Compact low-profile power supplies
- Long-life 240W and 480W DIN rail mounted uninterrupted power supplies
- Stand-alone power supply with L-Code connections for higher current output
- Dana’s HE e-Powershift transmission electrifies underground mining vehicles
Product design
- Book Review: Hardcore Programming for Mechanical Engineers, By Angel Sola Orbaiceta
- Using Carbon Nanotubes to Strengthen Graphene-Based Membranes Used for Desalination
Pumps
- IronHorse jet pump and stainless steel motors from AutomationDirect
- KNF’s Diaphragm Liquid Pump FP 70 provides a smooth flow and high efficiency solution
- KNF’s new smooth flow, high efficiency diaphragm liquid pump FP 70
- KNF launches four new vacuum/compressor pumps for industrial applications
- EXAIR’s Heavy Duty Dry Vac vacuums more material in less time
- KNF launches two new compact, high-performance pumps
- EXAIR’s High Lift Drum Vac uses compressed air to move thick liquids
- Filter out chips with EXAIR’s Chip Trapper
- Low-pulsation liquid diaphragm pump from KNF
Relays
- Additional Dold safety relays from AutomationDirect
- Phase and voltage monitoring relays from AutomationDirect
- MIL-SPEC electromechanical relays from TE Connectivity
- ProSense Timer Relays from AutomationDirect
- Create your own safety relay
Rapid prototyping
- Rapid Product Solutions, Inc. enhances its rapid prototyping and production services
- Improving Engine Performance and Fuel Efficiency
- Flame Design in Space May Lead to Soot-Free Fire
Resistors
- Stackpole adds 0.3 Milliohm resistance value
- KOA Speer introduces new power rating of 1.5 W and T.C.R. of ±75ppm/°C to WU73 series wide terminal resistor
Robotics • robotic grippers • end effectors
- Three things to consider before investing in mobile robotics
- Smart Flex Effector makes robots more sensitive
- RBTX robotics marketplace now available in 18 countries
- Hannover Fair preview: igus increases the simplicity of Low Cost Automation
- Schmalz end-of-arm tooling components for robot pick-and-place applications
- KUKA to showcase automation for human/machine collaboration at ATX West
- New SWIFTI industrial cobot delivers speed, accuracy, and safety
- KUKA to educate on robotic automation at ACTE 2022 in Las Vegas
Safety systems + components
- AutomationDirect adds Trumeter graphical panel meters to their
- SICK adds microScan3 Pro I/O safety laser scanner
- Modular safety gate system from Pilz now includes the PSENmlock handle module
- Automation24 adds Schmersal Machine Safety Devices to its online shop
- DEM hazardous area and general purpose safety devices
- Category 4 safety interface for light curtains
- FerroQ ferrous wear analyzer
- The smallest electronic solenoid interlock now available
Screws • nuts • bolts
- JW Winco stainless steel adjusting screws
- Hoist Eye 360® rotates 360° after installation
Seals
- Making transmission manufacturing automatic
- Optimizing the manufacturing of custom rubber components
- Trelleborg launches new flat gasket range
- Sur-Seal company launches Sur-Cool products
- Freudenberg Sealing Technologies introduces a new generation of conductive seals for electric drives
- Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ modular plastic seal
Sensors (position + other)
- Teledyne introduces 4K 3D laser line profile sensor family for in-line measurement
- Teledyne e2v’s Hydra3D+, the first high-resolution sensor to work in all light conditions
- Upgraded Ensenso 3D camera series now available at IDS
- Compact rotary solenoids can be performance matched to an application
- Machine tool break detection that won’t break the bank
- Turck launches LUS Ultrasonic Sensor
- ProSense VCST Series vibration sensors
- Eaton E58 Series M30 harsh duty photoelectric sensors from AutomationDirect
Sensors (pressure)
- Clippard releases calibrated pressure sensors
- Imec’s flat-panel-display-compatible pMUT technology for emerging ultrasound applications
- Minimal space, maximum applicability
- All Sensors ELV Series analog and digital pressure sensors now available at Heilind Electronics
- Heilind Electronics Partners with Trafag and expands portfolio of pressure and temperature sensors
- Carlo Gavazzi ON/OFF current sensor for critical load monitoring
- Superior Sensor Technology’s HS Series enables rapid development of differential pressure transmitters
- Pressure Sensing Digital Flowmeters monitor pressure and flow
Sensors (proximity)
- Rugged full-metal inductive proximity sensors with IO-Link communications increase uptime
- Kaman’s high-reliability sensor system provides fast steering mirror control
- FC8: Ultrasonic Fork Sensor for label detection
- Carlo Gavazzi expands Photoelectric Sensor series with IO-Link
- Prosense Basic series proximity sensors
Sensors (temperature)
- Heilind Electronics expands sensor offering with Sensata-Cynergy3 Temperature Sensors
- Improving downstream supply chain flexibility
Shocks + vibration control • gas springs
- ProSense VCT series harsh-duty vibration transmitters detect equipment vibrations
- Enidine introduces its new PXR Series expanding its small bore shock absorber line
- New ALTA advanced vibration meter from Monnit
Signal analyzers
- Sprecher + Schuh is Now the Exclusive Master Distributor for Auer Signaling
- Pepperl+Fuchs KC Modules Available with Spring Terminals
Simulation
- B&R mapp technology now includes robot-kinematics functions
- ANSYS 16.2 Releases The Latest Advances In Systems Engineering Technology
Software
- Gemini software provides visualization, simulation and streamlining of work processes
- New programming option for WAGO PFC200 controllers
- ABB RobotStudio takes to the cloud enabling real-time collaboration
- Emerson software automates Purdue University’s DC-powered Nanogrid house
- Enhanced Allen-Bradley Micro800 Controllers save time and costs
- Smart mounting software helps techs assemble control cabinets
- COMSOL releases version 6.1 of COMSOL Multiphysics
Solenoids
- Electromechanical solenoid interlock in a slim design
- New subminiature pilot solenoid valves
Stages • gantries
- AutomationDirec adds igus linear slide actuators and XYZ gantries to inventory
- Aerotech launches second generation of nanopositioning stages
- OES releases motorized yaw-pitch stages
Slip rings + rotary unions
- Orbex offers standard IP65 slip rings with short lead times
- Kubler SR160P slip rings for robotics
- Kubler Slip ring SRS250 for for Industry 4.0/IIOT
- Inductive couplers provide reliable power transfer over an air gap
Springs
- SPIROL expands shop.spirol.com
- Lee Spring Acquires The Kirk-Habicht Company
Surge protection
- Murrelektronik surge suppression devices provide protection to a variety of applications
- Gladiator GCB Series molded case circuit breakers
- Pepperl+Fuchs’ M-LB-2000 system protects against surge Transients
- DEHN surge protection devices
- TRACO POWER surge filters clamp over-voltage transients to 385 Vdc
Switches
- Schmersal compact limit switches solve a variety of object detection puzzles
- Announces new low-profile touchless switches
- NEW J116F1 Series UL-approved relay from CIT Relay & Switch
- IDEC announces new low-profile touchless switches
- A3K series automotive relays now available to meet the need for higher voltage DC switching
- SSP safety enabling switches provide operator with special control mode
- Heilind Electronics adds Omron D2GW Sealed Ultra Subminiature Switch to its portfolio
- PX AND PA Series foot switches
- The fundamentals of electromechanical on/off switches
- HoverTap Lift from NZ Technologies takes elevator call buttons to new highs
Terminal blocks
- Efficient potential distribution from compact source
- WAGO’s LEVER-LUTION continues with new PCB Terminal Block
- New multi-level terminal blocks from Wago
- Multi-level terminal blocks provide space savings & functionality
- WAGO provides an alternate to standard jumpers
- New TOPJOB S Mini Terminal Blocks increases wire sizing
- PCB terminal blocks from WAGO
- TOPJOB S terminal blocks now even more compact
- Dinkle light guiding terminal blocks improve operations and maintenance
Test + measurement • test equipment
- SAKOR Technologies’ new dynamometer line to meet international environmental standards
- AW-Lake’s Clamp-on Ultrasonic Flow Meters install on the outside of pipes without system shutdown, flow obstruction or pressure drop
Tubing components
- Eisele expands product line to include screw-in elbows for high flow rates
- CDM distributes Sumitomo’s full lines of SAE AS23053 heat shrink tubing
- JMC Steel Group announces executive promotions
- JMC Steel Awarded LEED Silver Certification for Chicago HQ
- Sharon Tube Marks Official Launch with Ribbon-Cutting Event
Valves
- Emerson introduces combustion shutoff valves certified for biodiesel use in Americas and Asia
- New Emerson valves deliver proportional flow control in exacting applications
- Clippard ES valve series perfect for low leak, long life applications
- ISO 5599/1 pneumatic solenoid valves from AutomationDirect
- Emerson’s new three-way miniature solenoid valve
- Clippard releases new 10 & 15-mm miniature electronic valves brochure
Virtual reality
- RealWear introduces RealWear Navigator 500 assisted reality wearable for frontline workers
- How to tap into the AR/VR explosion
Vision • machine vision • cameras + lenses • frame grabbers • optical filters
- Teledyne’s Ladybug6 360° high-resolution camera is now being shipped
- First 3D time-of-flight Performance Level c safety sensor on market
- Components Express introduces Index Mount adjustable camera mounts
- Drivers handle LED modules for spot curing, sculptured vision, industrial apps
- InterTest’s 7mm QN Camera lives on in high definition
- World’s brightest LED pattern projector
- Omron releases new GigE Vision line scan cameras
- VICIVISION: optical machine for automotive to medical
Wireless devices
- WAGO’s stand-alone SmartPRINTER simplifies marking process
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