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Lisa Eitel

How to pick dovetail slides for durable designs

March 6, 2015 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

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Christopher J Hetzer, CEO, Gilman USA The geometry of dovetail slides improves the precision of in-line movements for some machines. Dovetail-slide assemblies go into applications that need accurate linear strokes even under complex loading or nonstandard mounting arrangements. Like other linear-motion devices, they have a stationary rail (the base) and a moving carriage (the saddle). […]

Filed Under: Crossed-roller slides, Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: gilman

2015 linear-motion trends: What to know about pre-engineered setups

March 3, 2015 By Lisa Eitel 1 Comment

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Technology improvements continue to elevate the performance of linear-motion setups. When we asked industry experts about this trend, all identified the same driving markets—packaging and medical—but different technologies to satisfy new design challenges. Case in point: Jeremy Miller, product manager for linear mechanics at the Electromechanical Div. of Parker Hannifin, said tubular linear motors lead innovation. […]

Filed Under: Belt + chain driven, Linear actuators (all), Linear bearings, Stages + gantries Tagged With: amacoil-uhing, parker hannifin, rollon

Small to big, conveyors get job-specific features

March 3, 2015 By Lisa Eitel 1 Comment

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Today’s conveyors perform better than ever thanks to material advances and modular designs tailored to applications. That’s true of miniature conveyors for discrete product sorting, extra-large conveyors for bulk material-handling operations, and everything in between. Discrete medical, pharmaceutical and assembly applications use the most miniature conveyors, but until the last decade or so, most such […]

Filed Under: Applications, Belt + chain drives for linear, Linear actuators (all) Tagged With: ContiTech North America, Dorner Manufacturing, Hudson-Sharp

Top ballscrew trends: More capacity and miniaturization

March 2, 2015 By Lisa Eitel 1 Comment

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Ballscrews are a mainstay in motion applications, partly because their performance is so predictable, and they’re relatively easy to design into machinery. Over the last few years, advances in manufacturing and materials have improved ballscrew performance so OEMs today can get better linear motion with them at lower cost. For starters, the latest generation of […]

Filed Under: Applications, Ball + leadscrew driven, Linear drives (all) Tagged With: NB Corp. of America, Thomson Industries, Yamaha Robotics

Three rail features make smoother motion in machine tools

December 26, 2014 By Lisa Eitel 2 Comments

When it comes to linear motion, machine-tool applications are often the most demanding. Just consider how motion-controller manufacturers have improved their components in recent years with the latest processors to boost the precision of machine tools. Or consider how Heidenhain (maker of linear encoders) addresses the relatively small effect of thermal drift on mechanical components […]

Filed Under: Ball + roller guides, Industry news, Slides + guides (all)

PBC Linear and Moons’ to make linear actuators and systems

November 14, 2014 By Lisa Eitel 1 Comment

PBC Linear of Pacific Bearing Co. is a linear-motion and bearings manufacturer in Roscoe, Illinois, perhaps best known for its self-lubricating bearings. At the recent CIIF Show in Shanghai, China, PBC Linear and Moons’ Industries — the fourth largest stepper motor manufacturer in the world — announced a joint venture to make integrated mechatronic designs for linear-motion […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Linear drives (all) Tagged With: Moons' Industries, PBC Linear

PTDA honors a distributor and a leading woman of industry

November 11, 2014 By Lisa Eitel 1 Comment

Last week, the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA), Chicago, named Kevin McCloskey the recipient of its Warren Pike Award for lifetime achievement in the power-transmission and motion-control (PT/MC) industry. The PTDA is a nonprofit setup in 1960 to give distributors opportunities for networking, educational sessions, and business tools to stay competitive and profitable. McCloskey is […]

Filed Under: Industry news Tagged With: Baldor Electric Company, PTDA

Changes at Baldor: H2W acquires linear-motor lines

October 29, 2014 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Big news in the world of linear motion: H2W Technologies Inc., Santa Clarita, Calif., has acquired linear-motor product lines from Baldor. H2W claims 38 years of expertise in the manufacture of linear electric motors, and we’ve covered some of their technologies over the years: Most recently, H2W announced a linear induction motor with 2,900 N at […]

Filed Under: Industry news, Linear motors Tagged With: Baldor Electric Company, H2W Technologies

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