At this year’s IMTS in Chicago (September 10 to 15) visitors can see in person THK’s latest ballscrew-spline BNS-V. Featuring an exceptionally compact and lightweight structure, the low inertia BNS-V enables quick starts and stops during high-speed operation. The BNS-V is a stroke-rotary unit with ballscrew grooves and a ball spline groove that cross one […]
Timken acquiring linear-motion supplier Rollon
The Timken Company, a world leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, has reached an agreement with pan-European firm Chequers Capital and IGI Private Equity to acquire Rollon Group. A leader in engineered linear motion products, Rollon specializes in the design and manufacture of linear guides, telescopic rails and linear actuators used in a […]
LINAK linear actuators in medical sit-to-stand lifts facilitate rehabilitation
By 2050 there will be two billion people older than 60, according to the WHO … and 2035 will see a 12.9 million shortage of healthcare professionals. Fortunately, some new linear-motion technologies could help satisfy some of the growing need for healthcare, especially in the segment of the industry dedicated to patient rehabilitation. Consider one […]
Shape-memory alloys linear actuators: A new option for positioning
Now, one new actuator uses bundles of SMA wire made of specialty nickel-titanium alloy for reliable linear motion. Dean Pick, P.Eng. • President | Kinitics Automation Shape-memory alloys (SMAs) are those materials that respond to temperature changes by changing form factor. Originally funded by the U.S. Navy, SMA technologies were first commercialized by Raychem Corp. […]
Mechanical linear drives need no electronic controls for fine adjustment of travel distance
Amacoil-Uhing rolling ring linear drives offer a mechanical alternative to electronically controlled linear motion systems in automated machinery. The drives convert the rotary motion input from a threadless shaft into linear output. A new option for fine adjustment of travel distance permits more precise location of the end stops to set reversal points thus making […]
Differential windlass drives: How new designs work for linear motion
Rise Robotics now sells the Rise Cylinder — an electromechanical linear actuator that (according to the company) delivers power density and reliability comparable to or exceeding those of linear actuators based on roller screws and hydraulic cylinders. Rise Robotics is currently working with select partners to bring the actuator to market through commercial production. Shown […]
Linear motion designs see wider adoption of linear direct drives
Direct drives are a motion-control technology projected to see high rates of adoption in coming years, according to market research by the ARC Advisory Group. That’s due in part to an array of industries driving for higher throughput and more accurate processes. According to Brian Scott, applications engineer at Nippon Pulse America Inc., linear shaft […]
Dover Motion DOF-5 stage — a low-cost alternative to piezo stages
Dover Motion, a designer and manufacturer of motion setups for life sciences and diagnostics instruments, today announced the launch of the DOF-5 Objective Focusing Stage. The DOF-5 is a microscope objective nanopositioning stage optimized for optical imaging applications. Developed for automated microscope objective focusing applications including next-generation sequencing (NGS), digital cell morphology, and automated digital […]
Bishop-Wisecarver President Pamela Kan wins Women’s Business Enterprise Star Award
Bishop-Wisecarver president Pamela Kan was selected by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) as a 2018 Women’s Business Enterprise Star. This prestigious award is given annually to only 14 women from across the country based on their contributions to their local communities and respective businesses. As one of the small number of female leaders […]
SIKO LEC100 and LEC200 sensors for Industry 4.0 (IIoT) linear drives, material handling, and robotics
Magnetic motor feedback is indispensable in linear drives, circuit-board assembly, handling systems, robotics, and other Industry 4.0 machines for automation. The purpose of these sensors is often to track speed and position and communicate that data to a main controller in realtime. Now ultra-compact LEC100 and LEC200 sensors from SIKO gives design engineers two new […]
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