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Exploring single-molecule dynamics with fluorescence nanoscopy
From: Piezosystem Jena, Inc.Description: The study of molecular dynamics at the single-molecule level with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) and far-field optics has contributed greatly to the functional understanding of complex ...
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Fast Adaptation and Ca2+ Sensitivity of the Mechanotransducer Require Myosin-XVa in Inner But Not Outer Cochlear Hair Cells
From: Piezosystem Jena, Inc.Description: In inner ear hair cells, activation of mechanotransduction channels is followed by extremely rapid deactivation that depends on the influx of Ca2+ through these channels. Although the molecular ...
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Food Depositor Machine
From: TRM International Ltd.Description: TRM helped a food machine manufacturer to automate a dough depositor machine by using a 3 axis motion controller with colour screen and keypad ...
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Gearing Up: The Ins-and-Outs of Gears
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: Are all gears really alike? The answer is definitely no! There are four basic styles of gears. *Spur Gear: The spur gear has a helix angle of 0° *Helical Gear: This is an angle toothed gear. The ...
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How To Calculate Your Torque Constant
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: The torque constant, Kt, of a motor is a very useful parameter for sizing and controlling motors showing a linear speed / torque relationship. Both DC brush type and brushless motors exhibit this ...
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How To: Reduce Noise Output from a Brushed Motor
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: Noise is often the single toughest challenge faced by design engineers when developing products especially in medical applications. The inherent noise issue with many types of motors is the brushes. ...
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Milling Machine
From: TRM International Ltd.Description: Our client wanted to upgrade its milling machine with new technologies without spending lots of money on a CNC controller, motors or drives. ...
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Proper Motor Brush Selection When Brush Life is a Concern
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: One of the most critical parts of this type of motor is the interface between the brushes and the commutator. Poor material selection and improper design considerations can affect both the life and ...
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Selecting a Gearmotor in 4 Simple Steps
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: For design engineers in the process of selecting components for an application the motor or gearmotor can be one of the more difficult components to source. There are several key design parameters ...
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Tube Profiler Machine
From: TRM International Ltd.Description: Our client was in charge of upgrading the control system of a tube profiling machine including changing the stepping motors for new servo motors ...
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Window Sash Assembly Machine
From: TRM International Ltd.Description: Our client manufactures custom made machines for different industries, this time he had a request to build a machine to make Sash Windows faster therefore production costs.. ...
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Gearmotor Output Power & System Efficiency
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: When specifying and selecting a gearmotor, it is critical to know and understand the gearmotor system power, not just the motor power. When specifying or selecting a gearmotor for an OEM application, ...
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Gearmotors: Achieving the Perfect Motor & Gearbox Match
From: Groschopp, Inc.Description: Focusing on how to choose the right motor/gearbox combination for your OEM application; Engineering Manager, Seth Hulst and Design Engineer, Loren Kamstra explain cost optimization, performance and ...
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Reference Tools
From: Indelac Controls, Inc.Description: ICI manufactures compact quarter turn electric actuators. The word compact defines the torque range below 10,000 lb-in (1130 Nm). While we do offer larger torque actuators and different style ...
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DUTY CYCLE | WHAT ACTUATOR BUYERS NEED TO KNOW NOW...
From: Indelac Controls, Inc.Description: A good analogy for initially understanding duty cycle can start with the idea of riding a bicycle. You peddle (period of energy exertion) and then coast (period of rest) using your momentum to carry ...
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Designing with solar tracking motors
From: Dunkermotoren - USADescription: Motors that move solar panels can encounter conditions that are more severe than those associated with industrial uses. Conventional off-the-shelf industrial electric motors won't cut it in such solar ...
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Growth and Investment in Solar Applications: Dunkermotor's Experience Key to Success in Alternative Energy Field
From: Dunkermotoren - USADescription: In the solar tracker market, there are a number of harsh environmental and mechanical conditions to address in order to ensure low total cost of ownership over the desired system life. These include ...
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Brushless Motors with Integral Motion Controls Benefit Medical Product Development
From: Dunkermotoren - USADescription: Product development in medical devices is rapidly embracing the distributed motion benefits of brushless servo motors with integral motion controls for many reasons. The most important is that smart ...
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Economical printing
From: R+W Coupling TechnologyDescription: The New York Times printing machines are equipped with R+W intermediate axles. ...
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Lasts a lifetime
From: R+W Coupling TechnologyDescription: R+W safety couplings in the ISS space station. ...
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Power supplied by R+W
From: R+W Coupling TechnologyDescription: Power generator with a converter using a BX series torsion-resistant, backlash-free metal bellows coupling by R+W. ...
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Maintenance Free Linear Guides
From: IKO International, Inc.Description: IKO's C-Lube linear components have unique designs that balance long service life with compact size. These long-term maintenance free linear motion products come in different forms-including roller ...
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AHTS Tug Ship, Maersk
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Shaft brakes are used to stop and hold the propeller shafts in case of an emergency. Each propeller shaft is equipped with two Dellner Brakes type SKD 4x100 pressure applied caliper disc brakes ...
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Aircraft arrester system, Swedish Air Force
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: The brake system on each of the energy absorbers consists of two Dellner Brakes type SKD 4x75 hydraulically applied disc brakes working on a 1400 mm (55.1 in) diameter brake disc. The arrester system ...
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Archipelago ferries, Waxholm
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Each propeller shaft now has installed one Dellner Brakes type SKD 65 pressure applied disc brake operating on a 600 mm (23.6 in) diameter brake disc. With 59 bar (856 psi) hydraulic pressure to each ...
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Asea Overhead Crane, Ovake Steel
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: OVAKO operates several ASEA cranes equipped with old ASEA spring applied, hydraulically released brakes. (ASEA no longer produces brakes). High maintenance of the old worn brakes and high spare part ...
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Case Story- Oil Drilling Rig
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Each brake system consists of a Dellner Brakes type SKD 2x100 hydraulic pressure applied disc brake working on an 1160 mm (45.7 in) diameter disc and a pressure intensifier system. The brakes are ...
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Catamaran Ferry 1, Mols-Linjen
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Each engine shaft is equipped with four Dellner Brakes type SKD 50 hydraulically applied disc brakes operating on two 495 mm (19.5 in) diameter discs (2 brakes per disc). The brakes are activated with ...
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Catamaran Ferry 2, Stena Line
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Each of the two drive shafts is equipped with a 1150 mm (45.3 in) diameter brake disc and eight Dellner Brakes type SKD 80 hydraulically applied disc brakes. The pressure for the brakes is provided by ...
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Chipping machine, Stora Gruvön
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: The purpose of the brakes is to stop the machine's chipper disc, which has a diameter of 3300 mm (130 in) and rotates at a speed of 226 rpm. The chipper's knife blade must be replaced once every day. ...
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Crane Winch, Hydramarine
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Winches for two cranes with lifting capacity of 33,5 tonnes (36.8 st) respective 51,5 tonnes (56.6 st). The disc brakes work as both parking brakes as well as emergency brakes. Due to the limited ...
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Cruise Liner, Millenium
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Length 294 m (321.5 yd). Propulsion power 39 MW (52,300 hp). Max speed 24 knots. Maximum number of persons on board including the crew is 3450. The brake system for each ship consists of two Dellner ...
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Dellner Brake Coupling, Ovako Steel
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Changing brake discs on production cranes in the steel mill used to take approximately 8 hours with a subsequent loss of production. Previously, the motor and the brake had to be unfastened and moved ...
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Dover Harbour
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Emergency/parking brakes for hoisting winch drives on a ro-ro catamaran ferry bridge. The purpose of the brakes is to hold the bridge between the dock and catamaran ferry during car and truck loading. ...
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Dredge Winch
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: A Dellner SKP 220 spring applied, hydraulic released caliper is mounted on each of the two Ridderinkhof swing winches on this Vosta LMG built CSD for end user Arab Potash at the Dead Sea in Jordania. ...
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Hellenic Navy - Gun Boats
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Each of the eleven vessels is powered by 2 x Wärtsilä 16V25 main diesel engines which provide a total propulsion power of 7360 kW (10000 bhp). Each propeller shaft is equipped with a shaft brake ...
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Mine Winch, Canada
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: The purpose of the brakes is to slow down and/or stop the elevator during an emergency. The application consists of four Dellner brakes type SKP 95-27 spring applied, hydraulically released disc ...
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Multi-purpose vessels, Swedish Navy
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Each propeller shaft is equipped with a Dellner Brakes model SKD 2x100 hydraulic pressure applied disc brake operating on a ø 750 mm (29.5 in) brake disc which provides a brake torque of 28 400 Nm ...
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NorthLink Ferries
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Each propeller shaft is equipped with a Dellner Brakes model SKD 4x100 pressure applied disc brake operating on a ø1050 mm (41.3 in) brake disc. The primary function of the brake is to hold the ...
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Ocean Liner Queen Mary 2
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: The propulsion brake systems on Queen Mary 2 consists of four Dellner model SKD 100 hydraulic pressure applied brakes working on a brake disc ø1300 mm (51.18 in). Each Mermaid Pod uses this system, ...
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Offshore winch, Statoil
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: In 1997, deck machinery was delivered to Statoil´s oil rig Norne, 200 km (125 mi) off the Norwegian coast. Similar deck machinery was also delivered to the oil rigs Åsgard, Visund and Troll. Dellner ...
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Oil Rig
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: The brake is used to hold back torque in the drill string to avoid motor stall and to assist with positioning the drill bit when directional drilling. Dellner Brakes model SKD 50 hydraulic pressure ...
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Pipelay vessel, Allseas
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: In the process of welding tubes/pipes to an endless pipe, Dellner brakes are mounted on the transporting system. Every time the tubes are welded together the transporting system is put on holding ...
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Saling Yacht, Alithia
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: The SY Alithia has a MTU-6R 183 TE 93 main engine, rated at 441 kW (591 hp) at 2300 rpm that drives a Servogear propulsion system with controllable pitch propeller. Dellner Brakes AB supplied a ...
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Ship Loader
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Two Dellner Brakes type SKP 4x120-68 spring applied, hydraulically released disc brakes are installed on the luffing and trolley travel hoists of two ship loaders for bagged material. The brakes ...
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Theater Winch, The royal opera
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Side scene and stage light winches with lifting capacity of 4 and 5 metric tons (8,820 and 11,025 lb). The purpose of the brakes is to stop and hold the stage lights/side scenes at the desired height ...
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Tracked vibrator machine
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: 4 x Dellner Brakes type SKD 80 hydraulic pressure applied brakes installed to operate on 4 x 610 mm (4 x 24 in) diameter discs. One disc per drive wheel. Special seals for low temperature (-45 °C/-50 ...
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Tramvia Blue Spain
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Two Dellner brakes, model SKD 65 (hydraulically pressure applied brakes), are installed on each of the two tram cars. The brakes are used in junction with the existing four level electrical brakes. ...
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UK Navy, T45 Destoyer
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Rolls-Royce will supply different packages of components to the T45 destroyers, for example the propulsion system, which includes a brake system. The brake system consists of Dellner Brakes well ...
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Water Power Plant, Hafslund
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Each of the horizontal turbines was refitted with Dellner Brakes type SKD 80 hydraulically applied disc brakes, which operate on 1000 mm (39.4 in) diameter brake discs. The brakes are required to slow ...
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Water Power Plant, Northern Power Systems
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Northern's wind turbine model the NorthWind 100 TM was first tested in Alaska. The turbine has a rated output of 100 kW with a rotor diameter of 19,1 m (62.7 ft) and a rotating inertia of 20 000 kgm2. ...
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SATISFYING HIGHER ENERGY EFFICIENCY DEMANDS WITH WORM GEAR REDUCERS
Description: The continuing escalation of energy costs has increased the emphasis on the efficiency of drives and drive systems. Recently, manufacturers of helical based gearing mislead engineers to believe that ...
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Brushless motors with integral controls: The third wave of distributed motion aids reliability, MTBF
From: Dunkermotoren - USADescription: Just as fractional horsepower gearmotors freed factories in the 1920s from their cumbersome, inefficient, and unreliable overhead "networks" of shafts and pulleys connected by leather belts, today's ...
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Case Story- Oil Rig
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: The top drive system was developed by Varco SystemsTM in the early 1980's for use in offshore drilling operations where harsh environment and demanding requirements called for more rugged and reliable ...
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Case Story- Wind Power Plant
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Northern's wind turbine model the NorthWind 100 TM was first tested in Alaska. The turbine has a rated output of 100 kW with a rotor diameter of 19,1 m (62.7 ft) and a rotating inertia of 20 000 kgm2. ...
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Case Story-Oil Drilling Rig
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Transocean Sedco Forex Inc operates three large, self-propelled, semi-submersible drilling rigs that are each equipped with four 7 MW (9,390 hp) electrically driven Mermaid Pod propulsion units, two ...
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Case Story-Water Power Plant
From: Dellner Brakes ABDescription: Each of the horizontal turbines was refitted with Dellner Brakes type SKD 80 hydraulically applied disc brakes, which operate on 1000 mm (39.4 in) diameter brake discs. The brakes are required to slow ...
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Brush DC Motors Turning More Advanced
From: Pittman MotorsDescription: "Off-the-shelf" brush-commutated DC motors typically tend to serve as a "starting point," because virtually every application for a motor carries particular design and performance criteria to be ...
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Cartridge Brush Design for DC Motors and Gearmotors
From: Pittman MotorsDescription: The traditional method for mounting copper or silver graphite brushes in brush-commutated DC motor and gearmotor assemblies has been to solder the brushes onto standard cantilever springs to enable ...
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Customization to Suppress EMI in DC Motors
From: Pittman MotorsDescription: A variety of active and passive approaches can be adopted to reduce EMI in systems that rely on precision motion control. For applications ranging from medical diagnostic to office automation ...
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DC Motor Engineering Basics
From: Pittman MotorsDescription: The following information helps you solve technical problems frequently encountered in designing and selecting motion control components and systems. ...
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DC Servo Motor Engineering Basics
From: Pittman MotorsDescription: Servo Motors application notes. ...
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Empowering Proper Selection of Motor Technology
From: Pittman MotorsDescription: While there is no shortage of available electric motor technologies, an initial narrowing of the field for electronics industry applications will often direct atention to several types: permanent ...
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Integrated Drive Electronics for Brushless DC Motors
From: Pittman MotorsDescription: Brushless DC motors (BLDCs) achieve commutation electronically by utilizing a permanent-magnet rotor, wound stator, and rotor-position sensing scheme instead of a mechanical commutator or brushes ...
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Motor Control Solutions Put You In Total Control
From: Mouser Electronics, Inc.Description: Looking back in history, we know that first came the wheel, followed some time later by the motor. Both accomplish work and both are still in existence today with little variation... until recently. ...
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Reasons for Turning to Slotless DC Motor Technology
From: Pittman MotorsDescription: When first introduced, brushless DC motors, despite their many advantages, were cast as a costly alternative to brush-commutated motors and were typically only specified for low-power applications ...
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CHOOSING AN ELECTRIC ACTUATOR COMPANY? 6 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW!
From: Indelac Controls, Inc.Description: The ability to choose the most appropriate electric actuator company is a key part in project or product line development. In the automation process, actuators are the heart of the system. Most of the ...
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Brushless Sine Drives
From: Galil Motion ControlDescription: This application note introduces Galil's sinusoidally commutating amplifiers, and compares the technology to trapezoidally commutating amplifiers. The goal is to assist design engineers in deciding ...
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Connecting a Yaskawa Junma Servo Motor & Drive to a Galil controller
From: Galil Motion ControlDescription: Yaskawa's Junma Motor and Drive combination can be connected to any Galil motion controller in order to get precise multi-axis position control. The Junma series has multiple options for sizing a ...
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Connecting an RIO to Fuji HMI via Modbus TCP
From: Galil Motion ControlDescription: The RIO Pocket PLC is a versatile device that can be used to control a variety of processes, perform multi-threaded operation, or simply extend the I/O capabilities of a machine. In this application ...
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Getting started with Galil and C++ Programming
From: Galil Motion ControlDescription: Programming the Galil controller from a high level language such as C or C++ can be overwhelming at first glance, but upon closer inspection - it is actually very straightforward. This article shows ...
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Manual Tuning using the Velocity Zone method
From: Galil Motion ControlDescription: There have been many methods developed over the years for tuning the loop constants of a servo axis, ranging from various auto-tuning methods to step-by-step manual tuning. All of these methods offer ...
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Setting up a brushless commutation with Galil's built-in 500W servo drives
From: Galil Motion ControlDescription: A 3-phase brushless motor requires the amplifier to provide electronic commutation. Commutation of a brushless motor means that the amplifier needs to decide which phase of the motor to energize and ...
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Application Story: Wash-down Application Woes?
Description: Eaglestone is a custom conveyor and equipment manufacturer specializing in solutions that are safe for food processing and packaging. Designed to not only reduce accumulation of foodborne bacteria but ...
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Fault Indication System
From: CONTEC Co., Ltd.Description: Collecting data from PLC via RS-422 serial communications, displaying the fault information on the line side, and logging data ...
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Remote Monitoring of Water Treatment Center at Municipality
From: CONTEC Co., Ltd.Description: A Web server based on the F&eIT microcontroller allows both the staff at the treatment plant and the central control center to view the same screens to conduct monitoring. ...
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Remote MonitorMachinery and Facilities
From: CONTEC Co., Ltd.Description: A Web server based on the F&eIT microcontroller notifies users of a failure via e-mail as soon as it occurs; those at the facilities no longer need to watch the failure indicator ...
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Screw Driven Actuation, an Infographic
Description: Ball screws and lead screws are critical components in today's motion technologies. Deciding which actuation option to use for your application depends on what you need your motion system to do - what ...
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Focusing on Dark Energy
Description: The HETDEX project is the first major experiment to search for dark energy in the universe using a set of spectrographs to map the three-dimensional positions of one million galaxies. ...
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Getting Swinging Lights to Stop on a Dime
Description: At the Royal Shakespeare Company's refurbished venue, lightweight lights are hung from swinging cables. A unique design stops the swinging to put the spotlight on the actors. ...
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Humanoid Robotic Hand Moves
Description: The human hand is undoubtedly one of the most universal and complex tools of nature. Researchers have been studying the characteristics and special features of this evolutionary design for years. Now ...
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Shaft grounding for inverter driven motors
From: Leine & Linde ABDescription: The use of variable-frequency drives (VFDs) to control AC motors has increased dramatically in recent years. In addition to their low operating cost and high performance, they save energy. Today, the ...
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Robot performance moves NASA. Cape Canaveral tour guide will have same motors as the Mars Rover
Description: A versatile robot actor, created in the UK, has beaten off international competition to become the public face of NASA's world-famous Kennedy Space Center. ...
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Application example - Micro gas turbine
From: CelerotonDescription: Celeroton's drive systems are integrated into various applications including micro gas turbines. These turbines have rotational speeds ranging from 200,000 rpm to 840,000 rpm with electric power ...
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Farris Automation Creates Innovative
From: MISUMI USADescription: Case Study: Farris Automated Systems Assembles Customized RAD System Torque Guns Using Configurable Components from Misumi. Innovative "rolling resistance" measurement device and smart PC-based ...
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Rack and Pinion System Cuts Servo Requirements for Gantry in Half
From: Nexen Group, Inc.Description: When a manufacturer of large aircraft fuselage panels needed to build larger versions, SYN-APS Corp., Ontario, Calif., recommended a five-axis gantry-style machine that would move around a vertically ...
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Roller Pinion Gear Steps Up Rotopod Robot Motion
From: Nexen Group, Inc.Description: Mikrolar's engineers found a way to achieve faster, quieter and more precise operation of the ring gear system. They found Nexen's Roller Pinion Gear (RPG), which replaces the traditional tooth spur ...
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Parker SSD drives help achieve 95% energy savings on air handling system
Description: Parker variable speed drive technology cut energy consumption by up to 95%, on air handling and environmental control systems installed in flight simulator cells at its Flight Training center at ...
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Understanding Schmitt Triggers
Description: "The solution to these problems is to use a Schmitt trigger type device to translate the slow or noisy edges into something faster that will meet the input rise and fall specs of the following ...
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A More Efficient Servomotor
From: ExlarDescription: An innovative architecture can boost performance by minimizing the number of winding turns that are not actively doing work. ...
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Comparison of T-LAM to Traditional Brushless Motor Technology
From: ExlarDescription: Operating the complex equipment deployed in modern mines requires judgement and skills that only can be acquired by an enormous amount of hands-on experience. Accumulating that experience in an actual ...
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Design Decisions: Electro-mechanical vs. Pneumatic Actuators
From: ExlarDescription: In machine and industrial systems design, there are numerous areas in which design engineers have to make a decision about whether to use pneumatic or electro-mechanical devices. In this "Design ...
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Electric Vehicle Barriers Provide Speed, Reliability
From: ExlarDescription: If you've seen a Hollywood spy/thriller film in the past few years, you've undoubtedly witnessed a few vehicle security barriers in action. These barriers quickly rise out of the ground in the event ...
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Electromechanical Actuation - A Benefit for Military Vehicle Design
From: ExlarDescription: Balancing tight cost constraints, addressing program viability questions, and dealing with severe environmental variables puts military vehicle designers in a constant search for measureable, ...
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Exlar T-LAM™ Servomotors have Become the New Standard of Comparison for Maximum Torque Density and Power Efficiency
From: ExlarDescription: According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 63-65% of a typical manufacturing plant's monthly electric bill goes to pay for all the electricity consumed by the electric motors operating in the ...
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Integrating Motion Control and Indexer Technologies
From: Nexen Group, Inc.Description: Indexing solutions are continuing to evolve with the integration of motion control technology and roller pinion ring gear systems replacing the traditional cam mechanism in indexers. With the ...
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Linear actuator simplifies machine building
From: ExlarDescription: Purchase and assembly of multiple components are rendered unnecessary because this actuator combines servo motor and planetary roller screw in one compact unit. ...
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Linear Actuators built for Hazardous Locations
From: ExlarDescription: GSX linear actuators from Exlar Corp., Chanhassen, Minn., are available with CSA Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D certification. This means they can be used in places near flammable gases and ...
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Linear Actuators Support Weapons Elevator
From: ExlarDescription: Among the most vital material handling systems in use today are those that handle weaponry for the armed forces. Case in point: In Cincinnati, Ohio, Federal Equipment Co. is manufacturing 11 ...
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Linear drive systems enabling precision parts production
From: Nexen Group, Inc.Description: Differences abound between traditional rack and pinion twin drives, split-pinion-based designs, and roller-pinion systems. ...
