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Linear bearings cope with the presence of glass dust
HepcoMotion has supplied its GV3 linear bearings to a customer whose machines were suffering from premature bearing failures caused by the ingress of fine glass dust; the GV3 bearings have successfully eliminated the problem.
HepcoMotion has supplied its GV3 linear bearings to a customer whose machines were suffering from premature bearing failures caused by the ingress of fine glass dust; the GV3 bearings have successfully eliminated the problem.
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Pile extractor uses direct-drive servo valve to maintain safety
Moog Controls' direct-drive servo valves are being used to balance the loads in Dawson Construction Plant’s X1000 Universal Pile Extractor that can exert a maximum force of 4000kN.
Moog Controls' direct-drive servo valves are being used to balance the loads in Dawson Construction Plant’s X1000 Universal Pile Extractor that can exert a maximum force of 4000kN.
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CANopen selected for carbon-fibre winding machine
Sellers Engineering Company has used CANopen in a specialist winding machine it developed for Tricast, a manufacture of tubular carbon-fibre components.
Sellers Engineering Company has used CANopen in a specialist winding machine it developed for Tricast, a manufacture of tubular carbon-fibre components.
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Polishing machines use programmable servo drives
Control Techniques is supplying 1.5kW Commander SK intelligent servo drives and colour touchscreen HMIs to a Swiss manufacturer of polishing machines for the watch making industry.
Control Techniques is supplying 1.5kW Commander SK intelligent servo drives and colour touchscreen HMIs to a Swiss manufacturer of polishing machines for the watch making industry.
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Programmable servo drives specified for climbing platform
Control Techniques servo-drives are controlling a new type of climbing platform, designed by Delta International, for working on a 94m tall chimney.
Control Techniques servo-drives are controlling a new type of climbing platform, designed by Delta International, for working on a 94m tall chimney.
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Novel pump control overcomes ragging problem
Control Techniques has worked with Byzak and Northumbrian Water to develop a system - based on intelligent pump drives - that has eliminated problems with water treatment pumps becoming blocked.
Control Techniques has worked with Byzak and Northumbrian Water to develop a system - based on intelligent pump drives - that has eliminated problems with water treatment pumps becoming blocked.
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Digital torque sensor maps motor-generator characteristics
A TorqSense digital torque sensor from Sensor Technology has been used to map the torque-current characteristics of a combined motor-generator developed for a Lotus-based hybrid car.
A TorqSense digital torque sensor from Sensor Technology has been used to map the torque-current characteristics of a combined motor-generator developed for a Lotus-based hybrid car.
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Piezo-controlled valve controls very-high-speed air turbine
A piezo-controlled pressure regulating valve from Hoerbiger-Origa is helping scientists examine matter at an atomic and subatomic level by controlling rotational speed in a nuclear magnetic resonance chamber built at Bruker BioSpin in Rheinstetten, Germany.
A piezo-controlled pressure regulating valve from Hoerbiger-Origa is helping scientists examine matter at an atomic and subatomic level by controlling rotational speed in a nuclear magnetic resonance chamber built at Bruker BioSpin in Rheinstetten, Germany.
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42,000 students to compete with NI robotics platform
More than 42,000 students in the FIRST robotics competition will develop advanced robotics applications using the NI Robotics Platform, which is powered by NI LabVIEW.
More than 42,000 students in the FIRST robotics competition will develop advanced robotics applications using the NI Robotics Platform, which is powered by NI LabVIEW.
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Energy chains and cables withstand Texan temperatures
Igus has supplied high-performance energy chains, fibre-optic cables and power cables for a vast multi-screen display outside the American Airlines Centre in Dallas, Texas.
Igus has supplied high-performance energy chains, fibre-optic cables and power cables for a vast multi-screen display outside the American Airlines Centre in Dallas, Texas.
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Imass helps Anson make the most of AutoCAD Mechanical
Imass has helped Anson to switch from AutoCAD LT to AutoCAD Mechanical, enabling the company to improve its drafting capabilities and editing of existing features and annotations.
Imass has helped Anson to switch from AutoCAD LT to AutoCAD Mechanical, enabling the company to improve its drafting capabilities and editing of existing features and annotations.
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Move from AutoCAD LT to AutoCAD Electrical boosts efficiency
EDM Ltd has invested in AutoCAD Electrical from Autodesk, enabling it to streamline its whole electrical design process.
EDM Ltd has invested in AutoCAD Electrical from Autodesk, enabling it to streamline its whole electrical design process.
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