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LabVIEW controls CERN particle accelerator
Engineers at CERN have used a combination of LabVIEW software, the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, the LabVIEW FPGA Module, and NI SoftMotion software with NI R Series reconfigurable I/O hardware for PXI, to develop a motion control system capable of intercepting misguided or unstable particle beams in the World's largest, most powerful particle accelerator - the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Engineers at CERN have used a combination of LabVIEW software, the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, the LabVIEW FPGA Module, and NI SoftMotion software with NI R Series reconfigurable I/O hardware for PXI, to develop a motion control system capable of intercepting misguided or unstable particle beams in the World's largest, most powerful particle accelerator - the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
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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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Peristaltic pumps give smooth flow and long-term reliability
Four Watson-Marlow Bredel SPX100 Duplex peristaltic pumps are being used in Buxton Lime Industries' new cement plant, enabling the thermal efficiency of the cement making process to be improved by 40 per cent
Four Watson-Marlow Bredel SPX100 Duplex peristaltic pumps are being used in Buxton Lime Industries' new cement plant, enabling the thermal efficiency of the cement making process to be improved by 40 per cent
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Engine test cells benefit from non-contact torque sensors
Sensor Technology is supplying its TorqSense non-contact torque transducers for use in automotive test cells for developing next-generation hybrid powerplants.
Sensor Technology is supplying its TorqSense non-contact torque transducers for use in automotive test cells for developing next-generation hybrid powerplants.
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Peristaltic pumps transform dye control in papermaking
Chroma Logic is fitting Watson-Marlow Bredel’s peristaltic pumps to its continuous dye systems for the papermaking industry; the pumps have helped to eliminate problems such as unnecessary 'lost time for colour'.
Chroma Logic is fitting Watson-Marlow Bredel’s peristaltic pumps to its continuous dye systems for the papermaking industry; the pumps have helped to eliminate problems such as unnecessary 'lost time for colour'.
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Robot cell is competitive against Far East manufacture
Characteristix Limited, which manufactures custom moulded plastic novelties, has boosted its manufacturing performance by over 100 per cent since installing an ABB robot-based manufacturing cell at its factory in Cornwall.
Characteristix Limited, which manufactures custom moulded plastic novelties, has boosted its manufacturing performance by over 100 per cent since installing an ABB robot-based manufacturing cell at its factory in Cornwall.
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Condition monitoring helps to keep plant availablility high
Installing an online condition monitoring system from FAG Industrial Services has enabled nuclear power provider E.ON Kernkraft to eliminate costly plant downtime and maintain plant availability above 90 per cent.
Installing an online condition monitoring system from FAG Industrial Services has enabled nuclear power provider E.ON Kernkraft to eliminate costly plant downtime and maintain plant availability above 90 per cent.
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Specially developed interconnect interfaces fibre optics
ITT Interconnect Solutions has developed the Cannon PHD SuperLC connector to provide a small form-factor interconnect that interfaces fibre-optic hardware operating in harsh environments.
ITT Interconnect Solutions has developed the Cannon PHD SuperLC connector to provide a small form-factor interconnect that interfaces fibre-optic hardware operating in harsh environments.
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Condition monitoring system saves EUR200,000 per year
Aleris Aluminium is saving around EUR200,000 per year thanks to an FAG condition monitoring system installed on its rolling mill machinery.
Aleris Aluminium is saving around EUR200,000 per year thanks to an FAG condition monitoring system installed on its rolling mill machinery.
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