Cim-Tech Corp. was commissioned to build a machine that automatically assembles four components of a surgical instrument. The axes of the XYZTheta had to orient one assembly consisting of a cylindrical surgical knife pressed into the end of a staple pusher, and place it inside another assembly consisting of a rod insert in an exterior…
Parker Enhances HMI Device Line
Parker Hannifin SSD Drives Division has introduced the TS8015, a 15 inch operator interface panel to complement its existing line of HMI devices. With a bright TFT XGA display and touch-screen, the TS8015 includes features normally found only in PC-based displays, but at a much more competitive cost. Communications on board The TS8015 includes 4…
Pneumatics Provide Tight Position Control
Spinal cord injury (SCI) has potentially devastating consequences. As of June 2006, over 253,000 people in the U.S. had structural or functional issues related to spinal cord injuries. Evaluation of spinal implant devices requires testing systems that can replicate the complex motions and loads human joints commonly undergo. Continually improving equipment that can perform tests…
Hydraulic Devices Help Solar Collectors Track Sun
Hydraulic actuator devices rotate and tilt solar collector assemblies as they track the sun’s motion each day through the desert sky from the new Nevada Solar One power plant – a 64 MW solar energy field spanning more than 300 acres. The actuators also control minor adjustments to the position of the arrays to compensate…
Off-highway Hydraulic System Tackles Tornadoes
By Kathryn Tomiello, Staff Editor Design World Special On-Line Request After reviewing this article, we would like to hear from you: How would you design a system to move 1.5 gal of oil out of shocks in less than 1 sec? Submit your answers to [email protected] . We will print the most interesting answers in an upcoming…
Enhance Vacuum Efficiency
Bob Buerkel, Product Manager Vacuum and Pressure Sensors, Parker Hannifin Corporation Many manufacturing processes use vacuum systems for pick and place operations. Adding pressure sensors with Auto Surveillance features into vacuum systems can reduce downtime, increase throughput, and enhance preventive maintenance programs. Such sensors help reduce the annual cost of replacing vacuum cups by alerting a…