Industrial Wheel Design Optimization
Features 9/30/2010 Post a comment As part of an industrial system design, high performance polyurethane wheels can be an attractive alternative material compared to rubber (solid or pneumatic), nylon or other polyurethanes to improve wheel performance and increase the safety and reliability of an application.
Patent Basics for Design Engineers
Features 9/29/2010 Post a comment As a design engineer, you work on the cutting edge of new technologies and new products. It is therefore important to be knowledgeable about not just patents, but other forms of intellectual property as well, such a trademarks, logos and brands.
R+W America's New Torque Limiter
Features 9/28/2010 Post a comment The SL Series, allows for a rapid and automatic recovery from torque overload even in the most advanced drive technology.
Noise Reduction in Home Health Care Product Design
Features 9/27/2010 1 comment While not necessarily a barrier to FDA approval, noise created by home health care devices is nonetheless an important design consideration that should not be overlooked in the design and manufacturing process.
Robotic Surgical System Overcomes Manual Limitations
Features 9/27/2010 Post a comment Comprising numerous technologies, from 3-D visualization to high-quality motors, the da Vinci surgical system is widely considered a breakthrough platform for performing complex, minimally invasive surgery.
Omron's Safety Laser Scanner
Features 9/22/2010 Post a comment Small size, light weight, low power consumption and innovative features combine to deliver a simple, flexible safety solution
Retrofits for Aging Extrusion Lines
Features 9/21/2010 Post a comment Redesigning a decades-old flexible food packaging control system with new drives and motor technology enables a 20 percent production boost.
Adhesive Selection for Extreme Temperature Applications
Features 9/21/2010 Post a comment Choosing the right adhesive for extreme hot or cold applications means looking beyond supplier data sheets and investigating glass transition temperatures and understanding the physical and mechanical tradeoffs.
Designing with Multi-axis Load Cell Sensors
Features 9/10/2010 Post a comment Custom projects often require customized sensors based on the environment in which they will be used. Thorough understanding of a project's mechanical, electrical and instrumentation requirements are key to making the right sensor choice.
R+W's Servo Couplings
Features 9/7/2010 Post a comment The BKZ handles an average of 2.6x the traditional torque rating at a given outside diameter, and an average of 2.9x more lateral misalignment.
Dynapar's Next-Generation NorthStar HSD35
Features 9/2/2010 Post a comment Uses the same core technology as the company's HS35R, with features such as a 400g shock rating, optional 100C temperature limit and enhanced sealing.
Advances in Magnetic Bearings Overcome Past Restraints
Features 9/1/2010 Post a comment The integration of mechanical and electrical devices on magnetic bearings have altered their potential application by reducing their size and enabling industrial equipment designs that feature reduced maintenance requirements.
Andrew Morris designed a circuit that could detect a stroke victim's groan and convert the sound into a signal so caregivers would know when help was needed.
New disc magnet motors fit into the design trend of stepping up to closed loop performance while maintaining the cost advantage of stepper motor technology.
At the Design News webinar on June 27, learn all about aluminum extrusion: designing the right shape so it costs the least, is simplest to manufacture, and best fits the application's structural requirements.
On April 21, NASA launched a novel project, putting into orbit three satellites that employ an off-the-shelf commercial smartphone as the control system.
From Dell / Intel® New Paradigms in Design Work Scott Hamilton, vertical market strategist for Dell Precision workstations, 5/2/2013 5
Early in my career, I worked as a draftsman and remember the days of drawing on vellum with numbered pencils and Mylar with plastic lead. This was a fun experience in the sense that I ...
I've been using workstations for more than 10 years and love finding ways to get more performance from my system. With demanding professional applications that require more power each ...
A lasting memory from my first job as an engineer in an auto assembly plant is standing on hard concrete at six in the morning, vending-machine coffee clutched in hand, listening to ...
For industrial control applications, or even a simple assembly line, that machine can go almost 24/7 without a break. But what happens when the task is a little more complex? That’s where the “smart” machine would come in. The smart machine is one that has some simple (or complex in some cases) processing capability to be able to adapt to changing conditions. Such machines are suited for a host of applications, including automotive, aerospace, defense, medical, computers and electronics, telecommunications, consumer goods, and so on. This radio show will show what’s possible with smart machines, and what tradeoffs need to be made to implement such a solution.
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