Cartesian robots with the right design upgrades can assume manual transfer operations. By Michael Everman • Founder and CTO | Bell-Everman Manufacturing and packaging operations using manual material or parts handling operations can reap … [Read More...] about Simplifying overhead machine tending with long-travel automation
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Extending the life of profile rail linear guides
Round rail linear guides can offer the lowest overall cost of ownership, but machine designers often specify profile-rail for its compactness as well as its higher rigidity, load capacity, and … [Read More...] about Extending the life of profile rail linear guides

Beckhoff extends electric cylinder lineup
Beckhoff is adding more devices to its scalable AA3000 electric cylinder series to extend the advantages in total cost of ownership, footprint, energy efficiency and sustainability to more … [Read More...] about Beckhoff extends electric cylinder lineup

New SX series Linear Shaft Motors boast greater power in mid-size package
Nippon Pulse now offers a new series of motors to its extensive line of Linear Shaft Motor servomotors. The SX series features high-energy magnets for greater force in mid-range sizes, to supplement … [Read More...] about New SX series Linear Shaft Motors boast greater power in mid-size package

Telescoping linear actuators for space-constrained applications
Rollon has introduced its TLS Series of telescoping linear actuators. The new series is designed to maximize productivity for applications where space is limited — especially for applications with … [Read More...] about Telescoping linear actuators for space-constrained applications

Linear actuators power mobile machinery
To meet the growing demand for electrification, manufacturers are designing more powerful electric actuators for mobile equipment. Mobile equipment such as fork lifts and other off-highway … [Read More...] about Linear actuators power mobile machinery

Floor rail system adds flexibility to assembly lines
LOSYCO, a specialist in rail-based intra-logistics and feeding systems, has provided five floor-level LOXrail floor rail system tracks for a German machine manufacturer's two assembly lines. A … [Read More...] about Floor rail system adds flexibility to assembly lines

AMETEK offers reduced lead times for LDTs
AMETEK Factory Automation has further reduced the lead time for the 953A Linear Displacement Transducer (LDT). AMETEK is committed to streamline the production processes and optimizing supply chain … [Read More...] about AMETEK offers reduced lead times for LDTs

Simplifying overhead machine tending with long-travel automation
Cartesian robots with the right design upgrades can assume manual transfer operations. By Michael Everman • Founder and CTO | Bell-Everman Manufacturing and packaging operations using manual … [Read More...] about Simplifying overhead machine tending with long-travel automation

Track roller linear guides: Two needs for lubrication
Many track-roller linear guides necessitate lubrication at two different points in their assembly: Within the rolling-element rotary bearings at the heart of each track-roller wheel and Along … [Read More...] about Track roller linear guides: Two needs for lubrication

Hollow-core linear voice coil servo motor features 19.1 mm stroke, high force-to-size ratio
The HVCM-051-032-013-01 Linear Voice Coil Motor from Moticont features a high force-to-size ratio and a 19.1 mm (0.75 in.) stroke. The motor is a low inertia, high acceleration/deceleration, high … [Read More...] about Hollow-core linear voice coil servo motor features 19.1 mm stroke, high force-to-size ratio

Advanced wafer transport automation improves precision and processing time
By Danielle Collins | Business Development Manager — Semiconductor • Bosch Rexroth With computer chip shortages affecting virtually every industry, semiconductor manufacturers are working rapidly … [Read More...] about Advanced wafer transport automation improves precision and processing time

Miniature voice-coil servo motor features half-inch stroke
Newly released from Moticont, the miniature GVCM-019-022-02 Linear Voice Coil Servo Motor, is just three-fourths of an inch (19.0 mm) in diameter and features a half inch (12.7 mm) stroke. This small … [Read More...] about Miniature voice-coil servo motor features half-inch stroke

Ballscrew splines updated for 21st-century technological needs
The two types of ballscrew splines from NB Corp. are the SPBR and the SPBF. The SPBR type has a rotary ballscrew nut and rotary ball spline nut. The rotary ballscrew nut is an integration of ballscrew … [Read More...] about Ballscrew splines updated for 21st-century technological needs

Mobile version of Gates Design Power now available
Gates just released a mobile version of Gates Design Power — a digital design tool to support the engineering of belt drive systems on customers’ mobile devices. "With the launch of Design Power … [Read More...] about Mobile version of Gates Design Power now available

Crossed roller bearing XY stages for leading metrology applications
ALIO Industries is meeting the exacting demands of OEMs producing cutting edge 3D metrology tools in what is a dynamic and ever more competitive sector as industry demands more and more accurate … [Read More...] about Crossed roller bearing XY stages for leading metrology applications