MD&M West is in full swing in Anaheim, and new products for use in medical devices (or medical-device manufacture) abound here. This is some of what we saw at our second day at the show. Online configurability increasingly common from manufacturers I started the morning at an informative session hosted by maxon precision motors and led […]
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Sorry, but technology won’t save us
This piece was published in Design World’s 10th Anniversary special issue for October 2016. Is technology our friend or foe? Is it here to save us or to help finish us off? The questions seem urgent given that there is growing anxiety over some recent directions in technological development, particularly the rise of automation. Automation, […]
Design World Future of Engineering editorial: Driverless cars a done deal
This piece is part of Design World’s 10th Anniversary special for October 2016, where we take a look at how far design engineering has come in the last decade … and how far it will go by 2026. If you’re leery about riding in a car sans steering wheel, you’ve got company. But everyone from Google and […]
How to ensure a network works with the IoT
by Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor Test beds will ensure new network infrastructures support the Industrial Internet of Things. As vendors develop networking infrastructures able to implement the Internet of Things (IoT), the testing of those networks becomes critical to ensure operability. In that regard, several institutions engaged in the IoT now plan to collaborate on […]
Motion systems application examples: Compression springs
By Leslie Langnau • Compression springs are typically used to resist linear compressing forces (such as a push force) where space is limited, where uniform bearing pressures are required, or to reduce buckling. Thus, they are ubiquitous motion components. In the automotive industry, they are common in seats, pedals, transmission springs and windshield wipers. More […]
Motion systems application examples: Chains for every environment
By Leslie Langnau • With recent advances in precision, designers can use chains in more applications than ever, including remote installations thanks to lubrication technology. Chains are versatile and reliable components used primarily to transmit power in machinery or convey products. Roller chains are mainly used with drives. But they can also be found in […]
For motion in medical, it’s price, performance and reliability
by Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor for Design World— “The driving forces in medical applications today can be reduced to three words: price, performance and reliability, with each being equally critical to the success of modern medical devices requiring any level of motion control,” said Chris Blake, president of maxon precision motors, inc. The move to […]
New Moog slip rings: What they mean for packaging engineers
At the recent PackExpo in Chicago, I saw several dozen new motion-control products of note … including a new slip ring from Moog Components Group, a division of Moog Inc. Moog Inc. is a manufacturer of control systems for military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, automated industrial machinery, wind energy, […]
Building a (Secure) Internet of Things
Somewhere in the hazy past in the middle of the dot-com boom era, I remember standing in a white-walled lab space looking at a computer screen with a window opened onto a new world, literally and figuratively. Visible in this window was a light bulb in someone’s home far away. We were about to witness […]
Motion Control Simplifies Modular Printing Machinery
Edited by: Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor An economic multi-axis motion controller and software is helping Rollem – a leading specialist print machinery manufacturer rapidly evolve its modular finishing system. The motion architecture made it easy to add another peripheral to the company’s print finishing equipment range, a stacking unit that collects and groups products such […]
