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12 Motion Trends articles offer engineering insight and technical 411

March 26, 2018 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Each year, Design World publishes a Motion Trends issue — a standalone issue that’s the second in its regular four-part Motion Series. Following are links to the expanded versions of some of that issue’s articles. Connectivity and IoT expand control design functionality (a Motion Trends report) Connectivity in manufacturing is not a new idea — […]

Filed Under: Editor Blogs, Featured

Engineered materials and upfront design work (are leading trends for mechanical components)

February 28, 2018 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Seals, chains, cable carriers, springs, retaining rings, and general power-transmission (PT) components continue to see new materials at critical surfaces; proliferation of application-specific versions (especially for compression and wave springs); and increasingly practical online purchasing for both off-the-shelf components and customized orders. Here we explore some of these trends. Online B2B ordering of very specific […]

Filed Under: Editor Blogs, Featured, Industry News, Linear Motion

Unboxing video: Nippon Pulse Motion Checker controllers for two-phase stepper motors

January 22, 2018 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

In a recent video, my colleague Miles Budimir and I got the chance to program and play with an MCH-5 motion checker controller from Nippon Pulse America. These come in versions for both unipolar and bipolar stepper motors, and we got a sample of one for bipolar. The controllers provide pulse-direction output signals — so the […]

Filed Under: Controls, Editor Blogs, Featured, Stand-Alone Controllers

Space-age engineering: How the Jetsons undermined the understanding of an entire (gear) industry

November 5, 2017 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

By Brian Dengel | General Manager • KHK USA Inc. For those of us of a certain age, the thoughts of flying cars and home robots originated with watching popular 1960s cartoon The Jetsons. The Jetsons’ world was that of a simple family living a typical 1960s life, but in a futuristic setting. Mr. George […]

Filed Under: Belt + chain, Editor Blogs, Featured, Gears + Gearing, Mechanical PT Tagged With: khkusa

Four lessons learned from igus CEO Frank Blase

October 17, 2017 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

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On a recent press tour of igus’ Cologne, Germany headquarters, I had the pleasure of chatting with Frank Blase, the company’s CEO—and one of the most approachable and down-to-earth manufacturing leaders you are apt to find. Blase shared some of what has helped him grow his father’s small German company—over several decades—into the global manufacturer […]

Filed Under: Editor Blogs, Featured, Industry News Tagged With: igus

How to design quiet gearmotors: Gear engagement, housing geometry, and more

October 14, 2017 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

What applications need quiet gearmotors? The answer might surprise you — because the human ear can detect noise at 10 dB lower than ambient levels, and many gearmotors operate in close proximity to people. In this technical article, we outline recent staff engineers’ research and development into the problem (and potential solutions for) gearmotor noise. […]

Filed Under: Editor Blogs, Featured, Gearmotors, Gears + Gearing, Industry News Tagged With: abmdrives

Gearboxes and gear motors market growing, says F&S Mechanical Power Transmission team

September 13, 2017 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

The global gearboxes and gear motors market is witnessing steady growth, augmented by the adoption of more energy-efficient gearboxes and gear motors, investment in wind energy, material handling, food and beverages, and replacement demand from developed regions. Successful companies will be those that continuously enhance the power transmission efficiencies of their gear systems, focus on vibrant […]

Filed Under: Editor Blogs, Featured, Gears + Gearing, Industry News

How to get a variable frequency drive (VFD) running

September 11, 2017 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Here we cover the specifics of how variable frequency drives (VFD) operate and ways to simplify their installation and setup. By Bob Bonczar, Yaskawa America | Technical Training Services Variable frequency drives or VFDs — which we call simply drives in this context — operate in a wide array of industries. They’re often behind the […]

Filed Under: Drives + Supplies, Editor Blogs, Featured, Industry News Tagged With: yaskawaamerica

Self-powered hub-wheel drive combines wheel, motor, gearbox, and brake: Now in expanded production

August 25, 2017 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

ABM Drives Suzhou Co. Ltd. recently doubled production in China of its self-powered hub-wheel drive. Offered as a 0.6-kW version, this powered hub wheel drive package includes the wheel with tire, ac motor, gearbox and brake. Typical applications include moving 1,000 to 5,000 pounds at speeds of 1.5 to 2.5 mph. The max wheel diameter […]

Filed Under: Editor Blogs, Featured, Industry News, Integrated Motion Systems, Motors Tagged With: abmdrives

Catching up with Oriental Motor at MD&M East

June 26, 2017 By Paul Heney Leave a Comment

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Earlier this month, I spoke with Viet Le, Senior Sales Engineer, Oriental Motor at the MD&M East/ATX East show in New York City. The company was showing off its AZ series of closed-loop absolute mechanical encoder stepper motors—they feature low vibration and high efficiency, and you don’t even have to purchase a battery back-up or […]

Filed Under: Editor Blogs, Featured, Servo Drives Tagged With: orientalmotor

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