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Letters - 7/24/2008
Overpriced chairs?
Electromagnetic Brakes Let Hospital Rooms Go Ergonomic
An electromagnetic brake and specialized power supply give medical professionals better access to their patients.
Web-Based Technique Handles CNC Motion Control
MSI Tec
, working with engineers from woodworking-machine maker Unique Machine and Tools, developed a Webbased control panel to manage the motion- control system for Unique’s 3450 mortise-and-tenon CNC woodworking machine.
Software Review: Software links AutoCAD data to SharePoint
Many corporations use Microsoft SharePoint Server as a way to exchange, manage, and collaborate on Microsoft Office documents throughout the organization.
Scanning for Ideas: Low-Cost Vibration Monitoring
Factory equipment rarely fails without giving some signs, often for months before the actual breakdown, that something is amiss.
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Leland Teschler's Editoral What’s Tough About Training
This issue’s emphasis on motion control prompts some reflection on how people learn about motion technology.
Robosoldier
Body amplifiers are getting closer to reality.
Architectures for Economical Motion
Motion-control costs have more to do with what’s needed to hook up components than with the motor and controller.
Resolution Resolved
Surprise! There’s no guarantee a stage can make moves on the order of its resolution specs.
Torque Telemetry Goes Digital
Digital RF technology leads the way to more accurate noncontact measurement of torque.
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Product Spotligh: PLC Programming/Training Aids
The SI-DEMO-01 and SI-DEMO-02 programming and training development aids are for use with the Solves-It! line of plug-in PLCs.
Product Spotligh: Servodrive Delivers 5 kW of Continuous Power
The miniature Guitar servodrive delivers up to 5 kW of continuous power and 70 A peak current.
Product Spotligh: Speed Control I/O for Pump and Fan Motors
The KL2791 bus terminal efficiently controls single-phase ac motors.
Product Spotlight: Dc utput Modules with Fault Protection
The F2-16TDxP 16-channel current output module joins the DirectLogic line of option modules for DL205 PLCs.
Product Spotlight: High-Performance Motion Controller
The Flex DC controller combines a highperformance motion controller with one or two axes of the company’s drivers for driving ceramic servomotors.
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The Machine Design Tech Insider - March 20, 2008
Quieter Ride for Long-Haul Truckers - Here Comes the $2,500 Car - Recycling carbon dioxide into fuel - Armed robots assist soldiers in Iraq
Electrical/Electronic Monthly - March 2008
Resistive Touchscreens - Software Helps Build Better Toys - Lighting the Way for Vision - Boxing with ZCam - Electronic-Circuit Protector - Resolver-based servo positioner - Pushbutton Switches
Electrical/Electronic Monthly - February 2008
Packaging Monthly - January 2008
What's new in sustainable packaging - Puttin' on the glitz - Industrial vision for cylindrical-container inspection
Fastening & Joining Monthly - January 2008
Building a tug-of-war machine - Safety standards aren't just guidelines - Joining Design and Assembly: Design For Assembly
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8/20/2008
Understanding Electro-Hydraulic Application Development
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Product Safety & Liability Prevention Seminar for Manufacturers (Toronto, ON)
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9/24/2008
Design-2-Part Show (Pittsburgh, PA)
10/2/2008
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