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Doosan Bobcat had a vision for designing and building an all-electric machine. Its team was looking for an all-electric actuator for its compact track loaders. The search led them to Moog, which has a history of converting hydraulic systems to electric ones. The result was the award-winning Bobcat T7X, which does not use hydraulic parts…

The Moog Test Controller is a 1-to-500-channel system that controls and collects data from any hydraulic or electric test rig. Moog’s engineers designed the controller for tests including airframe components, automotive sub-assemblies, engine components, and full-scale structural checks. “The Test Controller core modules are identical hardware for traditional automotive and aerospace applications, so we simply…

Shinkansen Schematic w Sway System When the East Japan Railway Company was looking to improve the comfort and stability of its Shinkansen, or bullet trains, they reached out to precision control component manufacturer and integrator, Moog Inc. Moog provided electromechanical actuators (EMAs), planetary roller screws, and drive systems for the active sway control system of…

Moog Industrial Group is adding the Compact EAS to its Electrohydrostatic Actuation System (EAS) product family for industrial machinery. EAS is intended for applications requiring high dynamics and power density, use programmable cycles and demand high levels of accuracy and repeatability. Testing machines for automobile components are one target application. In metalworking, examples include metal…

Moog Animatics’ new DS2020 digital servo drive with Combitronic capability is a single-axis drive that operates a Moog CD series motor, providing high torque capabilities for large axes of motion and other demanding applications. The DS2020 drive with Combitronic expands the standard drive’s capabilities by allowing it to act as a follower device on the […]

Moog Inc. has announced its expansion in Huntsville, Alabama with the opening of a regional support center. The new regional support center comprises a large laboratory to support local research, development, and testing activities; abundant office space; and essential collaboration space. “Located next to the Army Material Command Headquarters, the Huntsville Regional Support Center is…

Each year, roughly one out of every 200 wind turbine blades fail. Those failures pose a twofold concern for turbine owners. First, when a blade fails, there’s unplanned downtime and potential insurance issues. Second, how can blade manufacturers and turbine owners and operators feel confident that the blades on their turbine are tested adequately? Researchers…

Moog Animatics, a division of Moog Inc., has announced the release of its 2016 Product Catalog. This new catalog illustrates the increasing breadth and depth of the Moog…

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Last year, the Composite Material Laboratory at the Inholland University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands installed a Moog Portable Test Controller for single-axis testing of composite materials like fiber-reinforced polymers. The test machine is a 700 x 300 x 1600 mm, 100-kN hydraulic bench. Manufacturers and consumers want lightweight materials in all sorts of…

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International wrapped up its Xponential 2016 exhibition last week where some 600 exhibitors displayed technologies available for drones, autonomous vehicles, and remotely piloted systems of all kinds. One of the themes in evidence was unmanned system technology is maturing. Many of the initial forays in the field relied on…

Moog Inc. announced that it signed an agreement with IIT, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) for the creation of a new joint lab in Genoa,…

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Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A) (NYSE: MOG.B) announced that it has acquired a 70% ownership of Linear Mold and Engineering with an option to acquire the remaining 30%. Terms…

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In this webinar we will introduce how Moog Animatics makes multi-axis coordinated motion quick, easy, and fun. Learn about the basics of Combitronic, the simplest and most powerful multi-axis motion control platform in the world. Control three, five, or a hundred axes with just a few simple lines of code! Watch this webinar to learn: What…

The idea of bio-inspired robots helping humans in danger is far from new. Rather incredibly, the idea actually predates the 20th century in literature, and we see it in movies as early as 1927. As is the case with most science fiction though, the reality of the technology is playing catch-up. Tracked robots have been…

When the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution upgraded and returned its famous “Alvin” submarine (which located the S.S. Titanic) to service this year, Atlantis II (the research vessel that transports Alvin) required a newly engineered, rugged camera system mandated by U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NavSea). Atlantis II’s new IP (internet protocol), pan-tilt-zoom camera system is…

Moog Components Group, a division of Moog Inc., has announced the introduction of a new slip ring. The AC7257 through-bore model provides power and signal communications via the Siemens hybrid cable for the Sinamics S120M drive system with DRIVE-CLiQ®. Typical applications are packaging systems, machine tools and work centers. A key advantage of the Moog…

These new Class 6 SmartMotors have a new powerful processor that operates at nearly twice the processor speed of Class 5. The PID rate is fixed at 62.5useconds with 64K User program memory (twice that of prior SmartMotors) and larger Cam point memory space for cam tables to >3K points. These SmartMotors are able to…

Models SM23165MT-IP67 and SM34165MT-IP67 provide the same level of particulate protection, with the added advantage of being submersible up to one meter, and are protected against the effect of water or other non-hazardous liquids immersion for up to 30 minutes. The motor casing is completely dust tight and protected from liquid entry at any angle,…

Moog, a designer and manufacturer of high performance motion control solutions, has extended its range of variable-displacement Radial Piston Pumps, with the RKP 250 for displacements up to 250 cm³ per revolution. The largest pump in Moog’s RKP series, the RKP 250 is intended for applications requiring high system pressures, such as metal forming, presses,…

By Michael Jermann/ Assistant Editor In order to carry out a full-scale fatigue test of the composite structures of its Cseries aircraft carbon fiber wing, Bombardier Aerospace turned to Moog Industrial Group, a part of Moog Inc., to supply an aerospace test system. Bombardier Aerospace, which is responsible for the design, manufacture and assembly of…

Moog’s family of programmable single- and multi-axis modular servo drives has been extended to include optional safety functions compliant with the EN 61800-5-2 safety standard. The new programmable…

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Edited by: Mary C. Gannon, Senior Editor Electronics are getting smaller and lighter. This is especially true in defense applications, where achieving high power density in small packages…

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Moog Industrial Group has supplied a motion control system and engineering services to James Fisher Nuclear Ltd (JFN) for the ModuMan 100 Manipulator Arm which will be used…

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Although offshore wind farms are not common in the U.S., they are increasingly being built overseas, because wind turbines can capture the more consistent winds off the coast while also reducing environmental and visual impacts. But like all wind turbines, offshore designs require vigilant maintenance. So installing them and maintaining them can be a challenge.…

Both rotary and linear conductive plastic potentiometers have been used widely in space-flight applications. These devices offer simple analog position, as well as low power and temperature compensation data. However, due to the sliding contact nature of the devices, they have limited life and are prone to noise and drop-outs in signals after a few…