Mechatronics: Phantom of the Opera Chandelier at Venetian Hotel Thrills Audiences

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Phantom of the Opera Chandelier at Venetian Hotel Thrills Audiences
The chandelier in the Venetian Hotel theater for its production of Phantom of the Opera thrills audiences at every performance. Indeed, the chandelier is a mechatronics work of art.&NOBR>Full Story&/NOBR> Watch the Videos!

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Unraveling the Confusion over Mechatronics Companies are starting to make progress in bringing engineering disciplines together in mechatronics design, says Ray Hein of Agile Software. Among leading applications: robotics and disk drives. Full Story
Mechatronics Boosts Productivity on Kiosk Boston Engineering saved time and costs, while improving design, by using higher-level computer tools for electromechanical design, modeling the controller and prototyping the system. Cross domain cooperation was a key. Full Story
Savvy Tips on Servo Systems Electric servo motion applications require attention to detail in specific components and entire systems. Here are some valuable rules-of-thumb for inertia loads, proper grounding/shielding, and servo tuning algorithms. Full Story
Automation Greases the Skids California Dairies has installed two 4-axis robotic palletizers that can handle more than 275,000 lbs of butter a day. Equipped with custom paddle grippers, the robots must mesh with four in-feeding conveyors. Full Story
Luggage Flies at Mock Airport Siemens supports a fully-functioning baggage system to test its family of automation devices. Included on this line, which includes RFID bag tracking: 2,000 meters of conveyors, 600 drives, 1,000 sensors and seven PLCs. Full Story
How to Create Embedded Modeling Shortcuts Designers are evaluating model-based development tools to deal with escalating software complexity. With built-in error checking and automatic documentation, modeling software eliminates many common mistakes. Full Story
Delta Robots on the Rise? Patents on the original design are about to run out, so you can look for more variations of this versatile robot. The robot shines in applications where small loads must be moved short distances at high speed. Full Story

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Unleashing the Internal Combustion Engine through Mechatronics Mechatronic systems will meet the challenges in emission control and engine efficiency in automobiles. Integration is the key element. Join us for a special on-demand webcast discussing how mechatronics tools can boost engine efficiency.

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Phantom of the Opera Chandelier at Venetian Hotel Thrills Audiences
Unraveling the Confusion over Mechatronics
Mechatronics Boosts Productivity on Kiosk
Savvy Tips on Servo Systems
Automation Greases the Skids
Luggage Flies at Mock Airport
How to Create Embedded Modeling Shortcuts
Delta Robots on the Rise?
Unleashing the Internal Combustion Engine through Mechatronics
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