One automated worm farm in Germany to breed and grow worms includes machines to continuously lift, transport, release, stack, drill, and spray giant red worms called dendrobena. Duren-based SUPERWURM uses robots and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) until the worms are ready for sale to fishermen, as food for animals, and as natural fertilizer for gardens […]
Festo introduces compact electric actuators ELGC and EGSC at IMTS 2018
Festo showcases at IMTS 2018, McCormick Place, Chicago, September 10-15, the new low-cost linear axes ELGC and mini slide EGSC. These new electric actuators offer an optimal ratio between installation space and working space. They feature a common system approach and platform architecture as well as space saving adapter-free connectors. The Festo IMTS Booth is in […]
THK to show low-inertia ballscrew-spline BNS-V during IMTS
In two weeks, IMTS visitors will be able to see THK’s ballscrew-spline BNS-V at booth #134514. 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 ball screw grooves and a ball spline groove that cross one another on a […]
What’s the difference between serial kinematics and parallel kinematics in multi-axis motion design?
Today’s positioning tables and stages include hardware and software that’s more customized than ever to satisfy specific output requirements. That’s made for motion designs that move accurately through even complicated multi-axis commands. Precision feedback is key to such functionality — often taking the form of optical or (electronics-augmented) magnetic encoders for nanometer-scale resolution and repeatability […]
THK to unveil new low inertia ballscrew-spline BNS-V during IMTS
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 […]
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