July 24, 2008

CFD will help Olympic sailors

The ShadowGage noncontact sorting machine from Resec Systems Inc., Bergenfield, N.J. (resecsystems.com), can sort up to 900 parts/hr, doing a 360° scan on all parts.

For applications with limited space, the LM 1247 linear servomotor from Micro Mo, Clearwater, Fla. (micromo.com), could be the right fit, measuring 12.5 × 47 mm and weighing 56 grams.

10 YEARS AGO — July 23, 1998

The goal of the 5000 Plus Series of rotors or sprinkler heads from Rain Bird, San Diego (rainbird.com), is to keep customers’ lawns “greener using less water.”

Factory equipment rarely fails without giving some signs, often for months before the actual breakdown, that something is amiss.

Many corporations use Microsoft SharePoint Server as a way to exchange, manage, and collaborate on Microsoft Office documents throughout the organization.

Strong growth continued in 2007 for the low-power ac-drives market thanks to robust investments in manufacturing and infrastructure industries worldwide.

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.

An electromagnetic brake and specialized power supply give medical professionals better access to their patients.

Overpriced chairs?