Recently, I sat down with our editorial director Paul Heney to explore how shock absorbers improve industrial and consumer designs for warehouse storage and retrieval; conveyor and steel-mill end stops; packaging and plastic-bottle machinery; and various robotic and crane setups. We reviewed three small hydraulic shock absorbers from ITT Enidine: Unlike vibration (those small oscillations from […]
Siemens providing special offer for machine-tool users with SINUMERIK CNC onboard
Siemens is offering bonus services effective until May 31, 2017. Under this program, users of any machine tool with SINUMERIK CNC onboard will receive a variety of additional services, plus training and a 10% discount on spare parts orders. Upon receipt of the registration form, Siemens will validate the user’s warranty period with a specific […]
High-precision CNC human machine interface (HMI) from ACS
ACS Motion Control has developed a customizable CNC HMI Platform for high precision machining and processing applications. Designed with simplicity, flexibility and ease of customization in mind, the SPiiPlusSMC (smart motion commander) software platform significantly reduces the effort and time spent by the machine builder on developing and maintaining HMI software. Leveraging a SPiiPlus EtherCAT® […]
FAQ: Where do wire-rope isolators work best?
It’s expensive to keep equipment perfectly balanced, and it’s often inefficient to add structural reinforcements. But adding wire-rope isolators is a cost-effective way to address vibration — and when done upfront, it can save machine structures from fatigue. In the video below, I join my colleague Mary Gannon to review several wire-rope isolators from ITT Enidine and where they […]
How one programmable Accu-CoderPro encoder makes design setup easier
In a recent video, my esteemed colleague Miles Budimir and I reviewed the features of an Accu-CoderPro encoder from Encoder Products Company. Contained within the rugged industrial housing are advanced electronics that let designers program the encoder to exact application needs. Using EPC’s optional programming module, users can select output type, 32 different waveforms, and […]
MD&M West for Wednesday February 8th — What stands out on tradeshow floor
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 […]
Right turn for higher energy efficiency: Frequency converters from Rexroth
All over the world, industrial end-users are demanding energy-efficient machines and equipment to significantly reduce operating cost and reduce their carbon footprint (CO2 emissions). By using demand oriented electromechanical energy, users are able to take vital steps in the right direction achieving those goals. For example, speed-controlled induction motors in variable-speed pump drives can reduce […]
MD&M West for Tuesday February 7th — Innovation for medical applications
At every MD&M event, manufacturers from around the globe announce new products for use in medical devices — or to take them from concept to market. This is what I saw at the first day of this year’s show. First stop: Model Solution at Booth 873 (downstairs at MD&M) The first meet of the day […]
Fuji Electric expands drives portfolio with full-featured inverter
Fuji Electric Corp. of America now offers an expanded portfolio of Variable Frequency Drives with the addition of FRENIC-Ace, a full-featured, versatile Drive with advanced integration capabilities including applied power ratings, sensorless dynamic torque vector control, PM synchronous motor control, 2-channel on-board RS485 communication port and customer customizable logic. “Flexibility was the main objective with the […]
Patented ServoTrack technology — driver-controller products for dynamic closed loop motion control
DINGS’ MOTION USA now offers its patented ServoTrack technology in a new line of products. ServoTrack technology provides both dynamic closed loop control for your motion control system and torque or force control as an integral part of the technology. ServoTrack’s simplified SnapTrack programming software makes it easy to design motion profiles and do it smarter. The ServoTrack product line provides its […]