Northern Magnetics has unveiled a 24-axis linear motor driven positioning stage that provides independent motion along each of the 24 axes. The base measures 72 inches long and contains an EPS positioning stage with non-cogging, ironless core, medium-force, brushless linear motor with 12 independent coil assemblies. Each assembly consists of a 1.5-inch stroke, bellows, encoder, special bearings, and limit switches. Mounted to each of these X-axis slides is a single Y-axis special bearing positioning stage with a non-cogging medium force brushless linear motor capable of 3.5-inch stroke, encoder, and limit switches. A total of four bearings support the payload, moving coil, and encoder head. Northern Magnetics, Product Code 4214.
A next-generation guided ammunition system for intercepting enemy fire that Lockheed Martin is developing for the Army has hit its targets in an initial series of tests by the company.
Against a backdrop of mounting product complexity and a need to keep a lid on development costs, companies are recognizing a need to make simulation a more integral part of the design process. In response, vendors in the CAD world are building out CAE functionality as part of their CAD suites while simulation vendors are building tighter integrations to leading CAD tools. Keith Meintjes, Ph.D., Practice Manager, Simulation and Analysis at CIMdata, Inc., joins Design News CAD Editor Beth Stackpole in this radio program to explore the new face of integrated CAD and CAE, how companies are benefitting from this tighter partnership between platforms, and how integrating CAE earlier in the development cycle pays off in optimized product designs.
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