Why do you need a professional graphics card?

Leslie_Gordon — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:03:07 -0600

A common question is why should I choose a professional graphics card such as NVIDIA Quadro over gaming cards such as GeForce? For one thing, professional users such as CAD designers and engineers have more stringent hardware requirements than those of average users or gamers. The primary concern of workstation professionals is stability and reliability.

Introducing Maximus: A new technology from NVIDIA

Leslie_Gordon — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:10:22 -0600

How would it impact design if it were possible to completely eliminate off-lining rendering to a centralized cluster or an outsourced-company? NVIDIA Maximus lets users design and simulate or render at the same time on the same workstation. The technology features intelligent GPU job allocation; a single unified driver; full independent software vendor (ISV) application certification; and it works with a range of OEM workstations, including Dell.

Eliminating EMI in motion systems

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:25:30 -0600

Authored by:
Lee Stephens
Senior Motion Control Engineer
Kollmorgen
Radford, Va.
Edited by Robert Repas
robert.repas@penton.com
Key points:
• Protection against electromagnetic interference involves nothing more than sound mathematical and logical processes.
• EMI can take the form of both a magnetic and an electric component.

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:39:14 -0600

Authored by:
Adam Mellenkamp
Product Manager
Stober Drives Inc.
Maysville, Ky.
Edited by Stephen J. Mraz
stephen.mraz@penton.com
Resources:
Stober Drives Inc.

Why it makes sense to manufacture in the U. S.

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:46:29 -0600

Authored by:
Leslie Gordon
Senior Editor
leslie.gordon@penton.com
Twitter @LeslieGordon,

How servos and steppers stack up

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:54:23 -0600

Authored by:
Scott Carlberg
Yaskawa America Inc.
Waukegan, Ill.
Edited by Leland Teschler
leland.teschler@penton.com
Key points:
• There are some applications where servomotors can be swapped in for stepper motors one-for-one with no change required in the motor-drive electronics

Comparing thin-walled plastic bushings and thick-walled bronze bushings

Jared Rader — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:26:54 -0600

Authored by:
Tom Miller
Bearings Unit Manager, North America
igus Inc.
East Providence, R. I.
Edited by Kenneth J. Korane
ken.korane@penton.com
Key points:
• Wall thickness does not directly correlate to a bushing’s strength.
• Thinner bushings better dissipate heat, which is a leading cause of accelerated wear.

A “million-dollar” idea?

Jared Rader — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:51:49 -0600

Authored by:
Andrew Spriegel
Patent Attorney
Spriegel & Associates LLC
Hudson, Ohio
Edited by Leslie Gordon
leslie.gordon@penton.com, Twitter @LeslieGordon
Resources:
Federal Trade Commission
National Inventor Fraud Center

The Fredsert: a threaded insert tough enough for the Marines

Jared Rader — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:55:56 -0600

Authored by:
Jason Deters
Senior Engineer
Process & Technology Development
General Dynamics Land Systems
Sterling Heights, Mich.
Edited by Stephen J. Mraz
stephen.mraz@penton.com
Resources:
Fredsert offerings and videos

An inside look at planetary gears

Jared Rader — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:08:58 -0600

Authored by:
Howard Horn
Product Manager
Thomson Industries Inc.
Wood Dale, Ill.
Edited by Kenneth J. Korane
ken.korane@penton.com
Key points:
• Planetary units with helical gears, rather than spur gears, have higher torque capacity and run quieter.
• Different manufacturers measure and rate backlash in different ways.

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