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 […]
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Contactless Hall-effect feedback part of move towards small, rugged design
Recently we asked Jose Luis Macia, program manager at Piher Sensors & Controls of Meggitt, about some trends in motion engineering design. Here’s what he had to say. Eitel • Design World: What industries are spurring changes in today’s motion components? Macia • Piher: We see increased demand for contactless Hall-effect rotary sensors in industries having […]
Series of new bearings FAQs and interviews on bearingtips.com
If you’re looking for information on bearings, then check out the latest from motioncontroltips.com Design World sister site bearingtips.com. This site covers rotary bearings that take the form of ball and roller bearings as well as thrust bearings — in addition to the issues of bearing lubrication and integration. The following is a sampling of bearing features we’ve posted there recently. […]
Chatting about Bison Gear’s new gearmotor
At last week’s PTDA Canadian Conference in Ottawa, I had the chance to speak with John Sousa from Bison Gear and Engineering Corp. about their new PowerSTAR line of gearboxes. Sousa said the PowerSTAR was developed because they wanted to come out with an energy efficient gearbox that has a right angle configuration. “Typically, worm […]
Catching up with Ringfeder at PTDA’s Canadian conference
Last week’s PTDA Canadian Conference was an excellent event—the day and a half program in Ottawa packed in multiple great speakers. The networking with both manufacturers and distributors was very worthwhile, and the Industry Showcase Welcome Reception gave me the chance to see many old friends, as well as make some new ones. I had […]
Engineer Biren Patel exposes why the industry needs new positioning controllers
In a recent interview, we had the chance to chat with Biren Patel, motion control engineering manager at maxon motor, about the company’s new EPOS4 next-generation positioning controllers. This is a controller with two different power ratings and connector board to allow quick integration into machinery. The position controllers are suitable for dynamic control of […]
9 Celebrities you’d never guess were engineers
You won’t BELIEVE number 5! It’s always a nice feeling to know that celebrities, in all their glory, are just like you and me. These faces you will know based on their work outside the engineering fields. But did you know they are also engineers?!
Catching up with Frank Blase, CEO of igus
I had the opportunity to chat with the worldwide CEO of igus, Frank Blase, while at the Hannover Fair in Germany last month, and as usual, Blase was direct and willing to discuss anything and everything. Blase has previously told me about his company’s “contact to claim,” program when I’d last seen him in 2015. […]
ITT Enidine celebrates 50 years of manufacturing in New York
ITT Enidine Inc. is celebrating fifty years of providing innovative solutions for energy absorption and vibration isolation applications to the aerospace, industrial, rail and defense markets globally. With a strong history of providing engineering excellence and manufacturing in the Western New York area and employing over 250 people, ITT Enidine is a strong contributor to […]
Updated: Trends in electric motors Part II — Scott Evans of Kollmorgen sets record straight on motion design
In a recent interview with Scott Evans, Director of Product Strategy at Kollmorgen (for our Motion Trends coverage of electric motors) we got particularly good insight on the changes of today’s motion design. Following is some of Scott’s perceptive commentary. Enjoy! Several industries are spurring the biggest changes in motion design. Motion design changes in electronic hardware One obvious change in motion […]
