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Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.designnews.com/info/terms-and-conditions.php) http://www.designnews.com/article/48283-Wind_Energy_s_Manufacturing_Crunch.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48283-Wind_Energy_s_Manufacturing_Crunch.php Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:41:00 GMT The wind is everywhere, but not so the design and manufacturing expertise needed to make the high... http://www.designnews.com/article/48657-Advanced_AC_Drives_Coming_Soon.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48657-Advanced_AC_Drives_Coming_Soon.php Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:59:00 GMT Yaskawa is poised to bring its matrix converter technology to the North America for the first tim... http://www.designnews.com/article/48545-New_Compensation_Method_Improves_Machine_Tool_Accuracy.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48545-New_Compensation_Method_Improves_Machine_Tool_Accuracy.php Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:23:24 GMT Siemens Energy & Automation has developed a new volumetric compensation system that battles the t... http://www.designnews.com/article/48417-Communicating_with_MTConnect.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48417-Communicating_with_MTConnect.php Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT New standard will foster open communication among machine tools. http://www.designnews.com/article/48403-Guard_free_Robotics_at_the_Assembly_Technology_Expo.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48403-Guard_free_Robotics_at_the_Assembly_Technology_Expo.php Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:58:03 GMT At the Assembly Technology Expo, Pilz demonstrated its "Safety Eye" system, which uses a 3D visio... http://www.designnews.com/article/48374-iRobot_Awarded_More_Contracts_from_U_S_Army_for_Robots_and_Tools.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48374-iRobot_Awarded_More_Contracts_from_U_S_Army_for_Robots_and_Tools.php Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:27:57 GMT On the heels of a new $200 million defense contract from the U.S. Army, iRobot was awarded anothe... http://www.designnews.com/article/48366-Special_Conveyors_for_Special_Products.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48366-Special_Conveyors_for_Special_Products.php Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:31:14 GMT The Assembly Technology Expo highlighted some of the drive and control advances in conveyors used... http://www.designnews.com/article/48243-The_Power_of_Pumps.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48243-The_Power_of_Pumps.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Engineer of the Year Martin Fisher's human-powered irrigation pumps lift both water and standards... http://www.designnews.com/article/48210-Robot_in_the_Machine.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48210-Robot_in_the_Machine.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Machine builders increasingly have the option of saying no to dedicated robot controllers even as... http://www.designnews.com/article/48228-Electric_Steering_That_Feels_Right.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48228-Electric_Steering_That_Feels_Right.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT As good as they've become, steer-by-wire systems can still suffer from a perception problem. Dana... http://www.designnews.com/article/48186-Miniature_Motor_Moves_Fast.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48186-Miniature_Motor_Moves_Fast.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Making motors smaller without shrinking their performance can be a challenge. But Portescap, a Da... http://www.designnews.com/article/48222-Distributed_HMI_in_a_Flash.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48222-Distributed_HMI_in_a_Flash.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Parker Hannifin has come up with a snazzier take on distributed HMIs. The company's patent-pendin... http://www.designnews.com/article/48191-Miniature_Flow_Control_Valve.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48191-Miniature_Flow_Control_Valve.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Some applications need flow control valves that are both tiny and flexible. And they can now take... http://www.designnews.com/article/48236-Running_the_Plows.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48236-Running_the_Plows.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Snow plow trucks usually have a lot going on from a hydraulics standpoint. Not only is there the ... http://www.designnews.com/article/48214-Diagnostic_Tool_Keeps_Energy_Use_in_Check.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48214-Diagnostic_Tool_Keeps_Energy_Use_in_Check.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Pneumatic systems in the field don't necessarily consume air all that efficiently, so one importa... http://www.designnews.com/article/48226-Engineering_the_Bionic_Person.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48226-Engineering_the_Bionic_Person.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Todd Kuiken, M.D., Ph.D., is rewiring human nerves, changing prostheses and the lives of those wh... http://www.designnews.com/article/48273-Steam_Engines_Switch_to_Bio_Diesel_Hydraulics_on_Mount_Washington.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48273-Steam_Engines_Switch_to_Bio_Diesel_Hydraulics_on_Mount_Washington.php Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:57:00 GMT Little locomotives on Mount Washington are beginning the switch from the steam-driven Cog drive d... http://www.designnews.com/article/48104-Reverse_Engineering_for_Everyone_at_IMTS.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48104-Reverse_Engineering_for_Everyone_at_IMTS.php Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:48:00 GMT A reverse engineering system that helps close the gulf between the oft-separate realms of design ... http://www.designnews.com/article/48096-Powerful_Robots_Clash_at_IMTS.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48096-Powerful_Robots_Clash_at_IMTS.php Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:03:00 GMT The battle for title of "World's Strongest Robot" escalated here at the IMTS 2008 Show. Watch the... http://www.designnews.com/article/48103-Manufacturing_Show_Draws_Big_Machine_Tool_Makers.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48103-Manufacturing_Show_Draws_Big_Machine_Tool_Makers.php Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:22:00 GMT IMTS (International Manufacturing Technology Show) 2008 is taking place in Chicago from Monday, S... http://www.designnews.com/article/48053-Machine_Tools_Talk_Amongst_Themselves_at_IMTS.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48053-Machine_Tools_Talk_Amongst_Themselves_at_IMTS.php Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:05:00 GMT A new open-source communication standard called MTConnect allows machine tools and other types of... http://www.designnews.com/article/47992-New_Orleans_Pumps_Pumped_But_Investigations_Continue.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47992-New_Orleans_Pumps_Pumped_But_Investigations_Continue.php Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:14:00 GMT The city's controversial flood pumps helped keep the waters from rising during Gustav. The fact t... http://www.designnews.com/article/48054-Bosch_Rexroth_Readies_New_Conveyors_Targets_Solar_Panels.php http://www.designnews.com/article/48054-Bosch_Rexroth_Readies_New_Conveyors_Targets_Solar_Panels.php Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:32:00 GMT Bosch Rexroth is gearing up for several new conveyor introductions at National Manufacturing Week... http://www.designnews.com/article/46889-The_Power_of_Video.php http://www.designnews.com/article/46889-The_Power_of_Video.php Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Supplier websites offer nuggets of valuable information, making them a good video source for engi... http://www.designnews.com/article/47991-PoE_Machine_Vision_System_Cuts_Cable_Clutter.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47991-PoE_Machine_Vision_System_Cuts_Cable_Clutter.php Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:55:19 GMT By sending camera power over Ethernet, Baumer's upcoming machine vision system reduces wiring req... http://www.designnews.com/article/47987-Vision_System_Shrinks_Without_Skimping.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47987-Vision_System_Shrinks_Without_Skimping.php Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:39:00 GMT Cognex's In-Sight Micro aims to win over machine builders who have to contend with small spaces a... http://www.designnews.com/article/47787-Packaging_Goes_Robosoft.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47787-Packaging_Goes_Robosoft.php Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT New mechanisms and software solutions offer an alternative to standard robots. http://www.designnews.com/article/47789-Robotic_Automation_in_Industrial_Manufacturing.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47789-Robotic_Automation_in_Industrial_Manufacturing.php Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT One auto factory saves nearly $40 million a day in labor costs with robotic manufacturing. http://www.designnews.com/article/47775-Precision_Blown_Film.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47775-Precision_Blown_Film.php Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Integrated control increases flexibility, reduces cost and improves troubleshooting. http://www.designnews.com/article/47782-The_Need_for_Speed.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47782-The_Need_for_Speed.php Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Packaging OEMs look to advanced software solutions and linear servos to boost system performance. http://www.designnews.com/article/47902-Machine_Vision_Seeing_in_Color.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47902-Machine_Vision_Seeing_in_Color.php Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:49:01 GMT With its latest machine vision systems, Omron has tapped into the growing need for fast color ins... http://www.designnews.com/article/47899-Machine_Vision_Keeps_An_Eye_on_Workers.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47899-Machine_Vision_Keeps_An_Eye_on_Workers.php Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:50:00 GMT A machine vision system from Pilz, the company's first, handles safety monitoring tasks. http://www.designnews.com/article/47759-Smarter_Pneumatic_Communications.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47759-Smarter_Pneumatic_Communications.php Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:06:46 GMT Numatics has added even more intelligence to its communications modules. http://www.designnews.com/article/47757-Variable_Frequency_Drive_Gets_Big_and_Fast.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47757-Variable_Frequency_Drive_Gets_Big_and_Fast.php Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:31:39 GMT Users of large motors are asking for big and fast variable frequency drives – and Siemens Energ... http://www.designnews.com/article/47084-Ethanol_Is_The_New_Homebrew.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47084-Ethanol_Is_The_New_Homebrew.php Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT The E-Fuel 100 allows motorists to make their own ethanol from sugar or even leftover booze. The ... http://www.designnews.com/article/46898-Safety_in_Automation.php http://www.designnews.com/article/46898-Safety_in_Automation.php Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT The focus on safety is effectively providing an impetus for the adoption of technologies and prod... http://www.designnews.com/article/46901-Integrated_Drive_Safety.php http://www.designnews.com/article/46901-Integrated_Drive_Safety.php Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT More safety-related software functions in drives create flexibility. http://www.designnews.com/article/47076-Servo_Rated_Ball_Detent_Torque_Limiters.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47076-Servo_Rated_Ball_Detent_Torque_Limiters.php Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT As a primary or redundant safety device, backlash-free ball-detent torque limiters serve as a mec... http://www.designnews.com/article/46888-Electric_Motor_Breaks_New_Ground.php http://www.designnews.com/article/46888-Electric_Motor_Breaks_New_Ground.php Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT A patented electric motor design from NovaTorque improves efficiency and design flexibility by sh... http://www.designnews.com/article/46910-Ethernet_Components_Do_More.php http://www.designnews.com/article/46910-Ethernet_Components_Do_More.php Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT With the explosion in Ethernet-based automation systems, engineers have more and more options in ... http://www.designnews.com/article/47080-How_Much_for_That_Motor_.php http://www.designnews.com/article/47080-How_Much_for_That_Motor_.php Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sticker shock tends to set in for first-time buyers of custom motors, which can run you as much a...