BEI Industrial Encoders has rolled out a wireless interface system for incremental encoders. Called SwiftComm, the system includes a transmitter-receiver pair that communicates using a point-to-point, frequency-hopping 2.4 GHz RF protocol. The proprietary protocol includes a broad security code range, data encryption, handshaking, interference recovery and error checking. SwiftComm is intended for use in applications such as factory automation, printing, crane, hoist and mining equipment that would require a long cable run for conventional encoders.
SICK STEGMANN Inc.
VFS 60 Motor Feedback Systems
The VFS 60 Motor Feedback Systems from SICK STEGMANN Inc. feature a nickel code disc designed to withstand harsh industrial environments and ac induction motor applications that can give models with glass code discs trouble. Packaged in an industry-standard 60 mm housing, VFS 60 encoders mount to ac induction motors and deliver up to 10,000 ppr at operating temperatures up to 100C — versus 70C for many glass- or plastic-disc models. They also offer shock resistance to 70 g/6 ms and vibration resistance to 30 g up to 2,000 Hz. As an option, the encoders can be purchased with a user-programmable PPR, zero pulse set and type of electrical interface.
Almost every automaker has had to 'pick a side' when it comes to alternative fuel options and ways to divest from a reliance on gasoline. Fiat is looking to back compressed natural gas or liquid propane as an interim solution.
Designing and filling a new type of water bottle might take less engineering work, but the description will help kids understand how science, math, and engineering influence their lives even through things that seem mundane.
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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