August 1, 2005
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Getting to know you
Two news articles, written years apart, should be required reading for everyone in government, the press, and the education system. Together they paint...
PTDA offers positive market outlook
The Power Transmission Distributors Association's (PTDA) May trend data for distributors and manufacturers of power transmission/motion control (PT/MC)...
CD coupling ensures zero-print error
High-speed operation requires die-cutting machines that maintain smoothness and reduce torque spikes. This is particularly true for Mark Andy Inc.'s LP...
Fall schedule set for Motor & Motion College courses
SMMA-The Motor & Motion Association will offer four SMMA Motor & Motion College courses in October. The first class, The Fundamentals of Electric Motor...
Wafer-thin NEW INFRARED TOOL MEASURES SILICON WAFER THICKNESS
To meet its quality control roadmap goals by 2010, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed the Improved Interferometer...
Company news
The Timken Company, Canton, Ohio completed the sale of its Linear Motion Systems (LMS) division Timken S.p.A in Milan, Italy, and Timken Deutschland GmbH...
It's super
Moving a step forward in its goal of making energy-saving technology commercially viable, Rockwell Automation, Greenville, S.C., successfully demonstrated...
Get connected
Engineers designing servo and stepper systems tend to focus on the obvious: the motor, controller, amplifier, and sensors. Signal and power cables, though...
Turning an art into science
Improved engineering plastics with better material properties have led to an increase in the use of plastic molded gears in mechanical drives. The cost...
Cables and accessories
Productivity is a shared goal in industrial applications involving designers, component makers, and end users. Everyone plays a role. In this report,...
Step angles and accuracy
For every system design, engineers must determine how much accuracy is necessary. All components put into the system affect this accuracy, even back to...
Design by objective: RESPONSE
Incremental shaft, hollowshaft encoders The Kbler 2 in. incremental shaft (T8.5000) and hollowshaft (T8.5020) encoders offer extremely high shock ratings...
The four forces
Four fundamental forces appear to be holding the universe together: the electromagnetic force, two nuclear forces, and gravity. They're all caused by...
Systems & SUBSYSTEMS
Open door policy ATD automatic door openers are designed for field retrofit on existing machinery for horizontal or vertical door operations. They protect...
Pneumatic SOLUTIONS
Valve manifolds The XV module connection allows integration of pneumatic valves by most well-known manufacturers directly into the system. FEATURES &...
No key needed
Normally a shaft is machined with a keyway that connects onto other components, such as a bushing. However, a new power transmission design allows for...
Spotlight LINEAR MOTION
Linear actuators Cala 36 linear actuators are engineered with motor and drive spindle connected in-line through a planetary gear assembly, achieving a...
New PRODUCTS
Absolute encoders Compact absolute encoder is designed for limited space applications, measuring only 52 mm in diameter and 30 mm in height. FEATURES...
Air heads
Dizzy Lizzy and Hapless Hanna live on opposite coasts. Lizzy lives in and loves L.A., while Hanna's happy home is halfway outside Hartford. One day, the...
