http://www.designnews.com Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:32:11 MST eng Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.designnews.com/info/terms-and-conditions.php) http://www.designnews.com/article/49231-New_Year_s_Eve_Ball_Grows_Bigger_and_Brighter.php http://www.designnews.com/article/49231-New_Year_s_Eve_Ball_Grows_Bigger_and_Brighter.php Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:57:32 GMT The Times Square ball will this year double in size, get three times brighter and become a year-r... http://www.designnews.com/article/49214-Dean_Kamen_s_House_Rivals_Best_Industrial_Museums.php http://www.designnews.com/article/49214-Dean_Kamen_s_House_Rivals_Best_Industrial_Museums.php Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:07:43 GMT Inventor Dean Kamen's house is nothing less a mini-Smithsonian. John Dodge's slideshows provide a... http://www.designnews.com/article/49204-Automation_Gets_Scientific_at_Pack_Expo.php http://www.designnews.com/article/49204-Automation_Gets_Scientific_at_Pack_Expo.php Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:34:08 GMT From Pack Expo: Beckhoff Automation has launched a new initiative aimed at seamlessly merging con... http://www.designnews.com/article/49103-Kays_Drills_into_Ethernet.php http://www.designnews.com/article/49103-Kays_Drills_into_Ethernet.php Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:42:43 GMT Specialty machine tools, such as gun drills from Kays Engineering, are getting Ethernet-based con... http://www.designnews.com/article/48941-Motion_Control_Market_Poised_for_Growth.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48941-Motion_Control_Market_Poised_for_Growth.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT The general motion control market, while certainly not immune from the ups and downs of the globa... http://www.designnews.com/article/48938-Focus_on_Energy_and_Intelligence.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48938-Focus_on_Energy_and_Intelligence.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT New drive products are literally at the crossroads in the latest control systems, offering both e... http://www.designnews.com/article/48926-Mechatronics_and_Advanced_Motion_Control.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48926-Mechatronics_and_Advanced_Motion_Control.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT In the area of motion control, some people's reaction to mechatronics can be, "What's that?" Call... http://www.designnews.com/article/48936-Combining_Forces.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48936-Combining_Forces.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Motor technology is moving ahead with higher power efficiency, servo motors with integrated elect... http://www.designnews.com/article/48934-Clearing_the_Air.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48934-Clearing_the_Air.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT What do customers want in a Filter Regulator Lubricator (FRL) today? One study by Norgren provide... http://www.designnews.com/article/48933-Sensors_Cope_with_Harsh_Environments.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48933-Sensors_Cope_with_Harsh_Environments.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT For position sensing in tough factory conditions, the sensor must come in its own protective encl... http://www.designnews.com/article/48930-Linear_Performance.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48930-Linear_Performance.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Advanced linear motion technologies offer an effective option for applications that might traditi... http://www.designnews.com/article/48898-Machine_Control_Moves_to_the_Next_Level.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48898-Machine_Control_Moves_to_the_Next_Level.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Controller solutions are moving through an evolution in role and functionality, as suppliers cont... http://www.designnews.com/article/48905-System_Inputs.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48905-System_Inputs.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Unlike other electronic equipment, sensors mount in the application environment. For factory appl... http://www.designnews.com/article/48921-Pushing_the_Limits_for_Performance_Improvements.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48921-Pushing_the_Limits_for_Performance_Improvements.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tough times demand tough components and flexibility. http://www.designnews.com/article/48914-Go_With_the_Flow.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48914-Go_With_the_Flow.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Initial performance is just the beginning of a new accelerated level of customer requirements in ... http://www.designnews.com/article/48908-Delivering_More_for_Less.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48908-Delivering_More_for_Less.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Stepper drivers/controllers continue to make their mark on factory automation by offering a low-c... http://www.designnews.com/article/48900-Distributed_Intelligence.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48900-Distributed_Intelligence.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Product design for new servo drives is focused on lowering costs, more compact footprints and opt... http://www.designnews.com/article/48927-Efficiency_Connectivity.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48927-Efficiency_Connectivity.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Energy efficiency, network connectivity and a consistent focus on ease-of-use are the priorities ... http://www.designnews.com/article/48917-Networking_and_Simplicity.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48917-Networking_and_Simplicity.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sophisticated control functionality and advanced software tools are key parts of new product offe... http://www.designnews.com/article/48924-PACs_in_the_Forefront.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48924-PACs_in_the_Forefront.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Makers of programmable automation controllers are strengthening their platforms for motion, logic... http://www.designnews.com/article/48886-Focus_on_Servo_Control.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48886-Focus_on_Servo_Control.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT New servo motion control platforms are making it easier to implement multi-axis systems utilizing... http://www.designnews.com/article/48885-Motors_in_Small_Packages.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48885-Motors_in_Small_Packages.php Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT With the current emphasis in new engineering designs on smaller, more compact products, there con... http://www.designnews.com/article/48957-Mechatronic_Artificial_Heart_Doesn_t_Beat.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48957-Mechatronic_Artificial_Heart_Doesn_t_Beat.php Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:19:13 GMT A continuous flow artificial heart based on the same axial flow pumps used in ventricular assist ... http://www.designnews.com/article/48628-Telehandlers_on_the_Move.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48628-Telehandlers_on_the_Move.php Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Electronics and software are teaming up with hydraulics to lower system costs, boost performance ... http://www.designnews.com/article/48646-Overcoming_Inertia.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48646-Overcoming_Inertia.php Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT A combination of greater than expected load inertia, reducer failures and contamination created a... http://www.designnews.com/article/48642-Geared_for_Recovery.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48642-Geared_for_Recovery.php Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT High-efficiency gearboxes from NORD Gear Corp. helped Ken Mills Engineering build the advanced pr... http://www.designnews.com/article/48633-Driving_Pump_Efficiency.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48633-Driving_Pump_Efficiency.php Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT When the U.S. Army went looking for a portable field unit that could run at 100 mL/min to treat t... http://www.designnews.com/article/48657-Advanced_AC_Drives_Coming_Soon.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48657-Advanced_AC_Drives_Coming_Soon.php Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:59:00 GMT Yaskawa is poised to bring its matrix converter technology to the North America for the first tim... http://www.designnews.com/article/48545-New_Compensation_Method_Improves_Machine_Tool_Accuracy.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48545-New_Compensation_Method_Improves_Machine_Tool_Accuracy.php Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:23:24 GMT Siemens Energy & Automation has developed a new volumetric compensation system that battles the t... http://www.designnews.com/article/48417-Communicating_with_MTConnect.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48417-Communicating_with_MTConnect.php Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT New standard will foster open communication among machine tools. http://www.designnews.com/article/48383-Industry_s_Wasteful_Ways.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48383-Industry_s_Wasteful_Ways.php Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Factories have yet to adopt as many of the low-cost, proven energy saving technologies as they co... http://www.designnews.com/article/48403-Guard_free_Robotics_at_the_Assembly_Technology_Expo.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48403-Guard_free_Robotics_at_the_Assembly_Technology_Expo.php Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:58:03 GMT At the Assembly Technology Expo, Pilz demonstrated its "Safety Eye" system, which uses a 3D visio... http://www.designnews.com/article/48374-iRobot_Awarded_More_Contracts_from_U_S_Army_for_Robots_and_Tools.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48374-iRobot_Awarded_More_Contracts_from_U_S_Army_for_Robots_and_Tools.php Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:27:57 GMT On the heels of a new $200 million defense contract from the U.S. Army, iRobot was awarded anothe... http://www.designnews.com/article/48366-Special_Conveyors_for_Special_Products.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48366-Special_Conveyors_for_Special_Products.php Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:31:14 GMT The Assembly Technology Expo highlighted some of the drive and control advances in conveyors used... http://www.designnews.com/article/48243-The_Power_of_Pumps.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48243-The_Power_of_Pumps.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Engineer of the Year Martin Fisher's human-powered irrigation pumps lift both water and standards... http://www.designnews.com/article/48210-Robot_in_the_Machine.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48210-Robot_in_the_Machine.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Machine builders increasingly have the option of saying no to dedicated robot controllers even as... http://www.designnews.com/article/48228-Electric_Steering_That_Feels_Right.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48228-Electric_Steering_That_Feels_Right.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT As good as they've become, steer-by-wire systems can still suffer from a perception problem. Dana... http://www.designnews.com/article/48186-Miniature_Motor_Moves_Fast.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48186-Miniature_Motor_Moves_Fast.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Making motors smaller without shrinking their performance can be a challenge. But Portescap, a Da... http://www.designnews.com/article/48222-Distributed_HMI_in_a_Flash.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48222-Distributed_HMI_in_a_Flash.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Parker Hannifin has come up with a snazzier take on distributed HMIs. The company's patent-pendin... http://www.designnews.com/article/48191-Miniature_Flow_Control_Valve.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48191-Miniature_Flow_Control_Valve.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Some applications need flow control valves that are both tiny and flexible. And they can now take... http://www.designnews.com/article/48236-Running_the_Plows.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48236-Running_the_Plows.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Snow plow trucks usually have a lot going on from a hydraulics standpoint. Not only is there the ... http://www.designnews.com/article/48214-Diagnostic_Tool_Keeps_Energy_Use_in_Check.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48214-Diagnostic_Tool_Keeps_Energy_Use_in_Check.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Pneumatic systems in the field don't necessarily consume air all that efficiently, so one importa... http://www.designnews.com/article/48226-Engineering_the_Bionic_Person.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48226-Engineering_the_Bionic_Person.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Todd Kuiken, M.D., Ph.D., is rewiring human nerves, changing prostheses and the lives of those wh... http://www.designnews.com/article/48223-Gearing_up_for_Flexibility.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48223-Gearing_up_for_Flexibility.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT The common theme for new gearheads, servo actuators and other products that offer geared motion, ... http://www.designnews.com/article/48251-Pump_Maker_Uses_Up_Front_CFD_to_Reap_Opportunity_in_Energy_Conservation.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48251-Pump_Maker_Uses_Up_Front_CFD_to_Reap_Opportunity_in_Energy_Conservation.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Finish Thompson used CFdesign up-front CFD software to double the efficiency of its new line of D... http://www.designnews.com/article/48241-Cable_Carrier_to_the_Stars.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48241-Cable_Carrier_to_the_Stars.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT The world's second largest radio telescope utilizes five cable carriers to reliably supply two re... http://www.designnews.com/article/48273-Steam_Engines_Switch_to_Bio_Diesel_Hydraulics_on_Mount_Washington.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48273-Steam_Engines_Switch_to_Bio_Diesel_Hydraulics_on_Mount_Washington.php Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:57:00 GMT Little locomotives on Mount Washington are beginning the switch from the steam-driven Cog drive d... http://www.designnews.com/article/48283-Wind_Energy_s_Manufacturing_Crunch.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48283-Wind_Energy_s_Manufacturing_Crunch.php Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:41:00 GMT The wind is everywhere, but not so the design and manufacturing expertise needed to make the high... http://www.designnews.com/article/48104-Reverse_Engineering_for_Everyone_at_IMTS.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48104-Reverse_Engineering_for_Everyone_at_IMTS.php Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:48:00 GMT A reverse engineering system that helps close the gulf between the oft-separate realms of design ... http://www.designnews.com/article/48096-Powerful_Robots_Clash_at_IMTS.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48096-Powerful_Robots_Clash_at_IMTS.php Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:03:00 GMT The battle for title of "World's Strongest Robot" escalated here at the IMTS 2008 Show. Watch the... http://www.designnews.com/article/48103-Manufacturing_Show_Draws_Big_Machine_Tool_Makers.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48103-Manufacturing_Show_Draws_Big_Machine_Tool_Makers.php Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:22:00 GMT IMTS (International Manufacturing Technology Show) 2008 is taking place in Chicago from Monday, S... http://www.designnews.com/article/48053-Machine_Tools_Talk_Amongst_Themselves_at_IMTS.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48053-Machine_Tools_Talk_Amongst_Themselves_at_IMTS.php Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:05:00 GMT A new open-source communication standard called MTConnect allows machine tools and other types of... http://www.designnews.com/article/47992-New_Orleans_Pumps_Pumped_But_Investigations_Continue.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47992-New_Orleans_Pumps_Pumped_But_Investigations_Continue.php Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:14:00 GMT The city's controversial flood pumps helped keep the waters from rising during Gustav. The fact t... http://www.designnews.com/article/48054-Bosch_Rexroth_Readies_New_Conveyors_Targets_Solar_Panels.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48054-Bosch_Rexroth_Readies_New_Conveyors_Targets_Solar_Panels.php Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:32:00 GMT Bosch Rexroth is gearing up for several new conveyor introductions at National Manufacturing Week... http://www.designnews.com/article/46889-The_Power_of_Video.php http://www.designnews.com/article/46889-The_Power_of_Video.php Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Supplier websites offer nuggets of valuable information, making them a good video source for engi... http://www.designnews.com/article/47991-PoE_Machine_Vision_System_Cuts_Cable_Clutter.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47991-PoE_Machine_Vision_System_Cuts_Cable_Clutter.php Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:55:19 GMT By sending camera power over Ethernet, Baumer's upcoming machine vision system reduces wiring req... http://www.designnews.com/article/47987-Vision_System_Shrinks_Without_Skimping.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47987-Vision_System_Shrinks_Without_Skimping.php Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:39:00 GMT Cognex's In-Sight Micro aims to win over machine builders who have to contend with small spaces a... http://www.designnews.com/article/47787-Packaging_Goes_Robosoft.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47787-Packaging_Goes_Robosoft.php Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT New mechanisms and software solutions offer an alternative to standard robots. http://www.designnews.com/article/47789-Robotic_Automation_in_Industrial_Manufacturing.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47789-Robotic_Automation_in_Industrial_Manufacturing.php Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT One auto factory saves nearly $40 million a day in labor costs with robotic manufacturing. http://www.designnews.com/article/47775-Precision_Blown_Film.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47775-Precision_Blown_Film.php Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Integrated control increases flexibility, reduces cost and improves troubleshooting. http://www.designnews.com/article/47782-The_Need_for_Speed.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47782-The_Need_for_Speed.php Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Packaging OEMs look to advanced software solutions and linear servos to boost system performance. http://www.designnews.com/article/47902-Machine_Vision_Seeing_in_Color.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47902-Machine_Vision_Seeing_in_Color.php Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:49:01 GMT With its latest machine vision systems, Omron has tapped into the growing need for fast color ins... http://www.designnews.com/article/47899-Machine_Vision_Keeps_An_Eye_on_Workers.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47899-Machine_Vision_Keeps_An_Eye_on_Workers.php Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:50:00 GMT A machine vision system from Pilz, the company's first, handles safety monitoring tasks.