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• Blue Earth Technology Develops New Air Motor
  A new air motor uses air cylinders to provide rotary motion and is claimed to run at high speed ranges and with higher... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Sep 11 2009 08:27 AM EDT
• Advanced Color Sensing
  A new generation of color sensors provide better control for the user, more visibility and more flexibility, filling the gap between basic color sensors and color vision... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Aug 26 2009 12:32 PM EDT
• A New Way to Get the Bumps out of Data Transfer
  GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms' scalable, high-availability solution for its PACSystems® RX3i controller uses reflective memory technology (RMX) to implement multi-domain functionality at... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Aug 17 2009 02:00 AM EDT
• Applimotion Extends its Line of Slotless, Frameless Motors
  Applimotion extends its line of slotless, direct-drive framless motors into applications that require smooth scanning at low... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Jul 22 2009 02:09 PM EDT
• Inductive Micro Encoders
  Using MEMS technology to miniaturize the design, new inductive micro encoder technology from Maxon Motor offers a unique, miniaturized feedback... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Jul 15 2009 03:01 PM EDT
• SKF's President Johnstone Positive about Future
  Though SKF Group's sales have taken a hit by the recent downturn (down 18.4 percent in 1Q09), President and CEO Tom Johnstone is optimistic about the $8.5B U.S. company's future... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Jun 24 2009 09:31 AM EDT
• IMS Research Predicts ac Induction Motor Market Growth to Triple by 2011
  IMS Research, a market research firm, says the premium efficiency induction motor market will triple in size by... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | May 12 2009 04:40 PM EDT
• Siemens Unveils Integrated Automation Solution
  Siemens introduced a compact controller solution at this week's Hannover Fair composed of the Simatic S7-1200 Controller and Simatic HMI basic panels that can be programmed with Step 7 Basic... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Apr 21 2009 11:46 AM EDT
• Microchip Offers Motor Workshops
  Engineers looking for solutions to their motor control dilemmas could get a boost from a series of workshops held by Microchip Technology Inc. over the next three... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Mar 23 2009 09:13 PM EDT
• TI Rolls out 32-Bit Motor Controller
  Texas Instruments' Delfino C2834x is targeted at real-time control of servo... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Mar 11 2009 01:00 PM EDT
• Motion Is in the Cards at PMD
  In a bid to make distributed motion control systems easier to implement and more cost effective, Performance Motion Devices (PMD) has come out with a new line of motion control cards that run... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Jan 13 2009 04:39 PM EST
• FIRST Robotics Competition is Underway
  The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) kicked off over the weekend and details of this contest, dubbed "Lunacy" to celebrate the 40th anniversary of landing the first man on the moon, have been... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Jan 05 2009 04:28 PM EST
• Rockwell's MEMS Sensors Meet Special Needs
  Researchers from Rockwell Automation's Advanced Technology Lab employ MEMS and optical technologies to create unique sensors that they just can't buy off the... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Dec 23 2008 04:06 PM EST
• A Better Belt Drive
  A new linear actuator from Bell-Everman takes belt drive performance into linear motor... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Dec 05 2008 03:22 PM EST
• Dean Kamen's House Rivals Best Industrial Museums
  Inventor Dean Kamen's house is nothing less a mini-Smithsonian. John Dodge's slideshows provide an in-depth tour of Kamen's unique home, which boasts a myriad of industrial... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Nov 13 2008 07:07 AM EST
• Automation Gets Scientific at Pack Expo
  From Pack Expo: Beckhoff Automation has launched a new initiative aimed at seamlessly merging control and measurement tasks in real... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Nov 12 2008 07:34 AM EST
• Kays Drills into Ethernet
  Specialty machine tools, such as gun drills from Kays Engineering, are getting Ethernet-based controllers just like bigger machine... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Nov 07 2008 08:42 AM EST
• Advanced AC Drives Coming Soon
  Yaskawa is poised to bring its matrix converter technology to the North America for the first time. This alternative to standard inverter drives directly converts AC voltages without the need for... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Oct 09 2008 05:59 AM EDT
• Guard-free Robotics at the Assembly Technology Expo
  At the Assembly Technology Expo, Pilz demonstrated its "Safety Eye" system, which uses a 3D vision system to create a protective barrier around the robot. Watch the... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Sep 25 2008 10:58 AM EDT
• iRobot Awarded More Contracts from U.S. Army for Robots and Tools
  On the heels of a new $200 million defense contract from the U.S. Army, iRobot was awarded another two contracts, totaling more than $250... more >>
  Motion Control/Automation | Sep 25 2008 10:27 AM EDT