Ogura现在提供Softstart f控制选项or mobile applications for gas and diesel engines. The patented controller senses the exact point at which the friction surfaces contact, then rapidly reduces the current to a level that allows the clutch to safely slip, but not release. Using engine rpm feedback, the patented controller adjusts…

Kaman Industrial Technologies (NYSE:KAMN) announced today that it was named “Supplier of the Year” in the MRO category by Berry Plastics for 2012. The selection criteria for the award included quality, delivery, pricing/economics, technology/technical support and customer service. Kaman provides a variety of products and services to Berry Plastics’ manufacturing facilities located throughout North America.…

Wichita Clutch has developed new corrosion-resistant, lightweight engineered composite water jackets designed as drop-in replacements for cast iron jackets in WCB compatible brakes. The water jacket composite material was originally developed by Wichita engineers for use in their popular AquaMaKKs water-cooled clutch/brakes. Used in the field for over three years, the engineered polymer blend has…

Stafford Manufacturing has introduced a line of shaft mounts that feature a variety of collar and flange mount designs for manufacturers of conveyors, equipment, and machinery. Stafford Shaft Mounts offer many design options including short- and long-length collar sections with set-screw or single and multiple clamp-screw configurations and mounting flanges in different shapes and hole…

by Mark Huebner, Market Development Manager, PBC Linear When evaluating the mechatronics for a scanning, printing, or machining device, 4 components and one characteristic are critical. Examining how each operates in a system and optimizing them will deliver equipment that produces the highest quality possible, whether for a hobbyist budget, or a large volume production…

Techno, Inc. Education Systems announced that their newsletter is expanding. The newsletter will now contain additional information on topics such as “How to…”, “Tips and tricks…”, curriculum notifications and improvements, information from teachers on new projects and curriculums and a host of other topics. To encourage teachers to sign up now, they are giving away…

Altra Industrial Motion brands Marland Clutch and Formsprag Clutch will be exhibiting their latest product lines in booth 1405 at the 2013 Coal Prep Show in Lexington, Kentucky. Featured products include Marland’s BC-MA backstops that prevent reverse rotation on conveyor systems, with the newest massive designs having a torque capacity up to 1,200,000 lb.ft. and…

MICO引入了挂车制动器Load-Apportioning -Valve (LAV) for use with MICO MOBEUS EH brake systems on Agriculture and other Off-Highway vehicles and trailers. The LAV proportions trailer brake pressure utilizing a tow vehicle’s hydraulic brake signal in conjunction with real-time trailer load sensing to continuously control pressure-reduction braking to the trailer brakes without utilization of…

A new high torque permanent magnet brake, model PMB-06 is now available from Ogura. The new model has a smaller diameter than the size 07, but can achieve almost twice the torque of the size 7 by adding only 1/16th of an inch of overall length. The brake comes standard with an armature/hub and 24v…

Altra Industrial Motion has published a brochure that provides engineers and technical professionals in the farm and agriculture industries with an overview of the wide array of power transmission and motion control solutions offered by Altra brands including Warner Electric, Warner Linear, Boston Gear, TB Wood’s and Matrix International. The new brochure is organized into…

by Del Williams, Massload Technologies Inc. In industries from mining and manufacturing to construction, transportation, and agriculture, the need to weigh or measure inputs, outputs, and applied force has grown in recent decades to improve production safety and control costs. “Complex systems such as mine lift equipment, construction cranes, industrial tanks, grain silos, and locomotives…

Design World Magazine and online network m.fbvote.com announce the winners of their 2012 Leadership in Engineering Program. Leadership in Engineering is an industry recognition program to acknowledge engineering leadership across several disciplines. Winners for the Sixth Annual Program were chosen by Design World online users via a registration based online voting system. The following companies…

by Steve Meyer, Contributing Editor Mechatronic challenges come in some interesting packages. One such test, within the field of medicine, is finding an easier way to move hospital patients who cannot move themselves. In the past, patient transfer, as it is referred to in the healthcare industry, has been a mix of back boards, lifts,…

By Boaz Eidelberg, Ph.D., Jim Monnich, Parker Daedal Engineered Solutions, Electromechanical Automation North America Pathological scanners have unique requirements of fitting into a small space with custom restrictions. Standard stages cannot fulfill the needs of modern pathological scanners. But a new infrastructure for effective pathological scanner development does fit custom needs. Scanner products typically require…

Smalley Steel Ring Company announces the launch of the new Metric Hoopster Retaining Rings. The new Metric Hoopster Retaining Rings offer an innovative way to retain mechanical components when space is a problem. The Hoopster’s minimal radial projection and shallow groove depth allows the Hoopster to fit where regular stamped rings and retaining rings cannot.…

By Mitchell Machelski, Worm Gear Product Manager The worm gear reducer has many characteristics ideal for power transmission applications. Efficiency improvements coupled with realistic evaluations combined with other advantages continue to make the worm gear reducer a suitable solution to a variety of equipment drive problems. Escalating energy costs have increased engineer’s emphasis on the…

Other considerations of scale effect occur in control systems as well. When considering a control system problem, the bandwidth or scaling of the control parameters themselves are often a major issue. What happens when the velocity of a system needs to be controlled over a range 1000 to 1 or greater? This was the exact […]

Mechatronic Tips

By Adam Willwerth, Electro Static Technology Nearly all VFD-driven motors are vulnerable to bearing damage, but for too long the importance of shaft grounding to protect motor bearings has been ignored or underestimated. To make the savings generated by VFDs sustainable, an effective long-term method of shaft grounding is essential. All major manufacturers of 3-phase…

Nippon Pulse has introduced the PCS1110 control chip, an 80-pin electronic cam TQFP designed to replace mechanical cams. By making the switch to the PCS1110 electronic cam chip, users are able to program up to 128 unique points (per rotation of the master axis) on the ‘slave’ axis, a far greater number than can be…

This webinar will focuses on the selection of Aluminum Extrusions and Accessories relating to the user’s specific application requirements. Typical applications for aluminum extrusions include: safety guarding, enclosure, work station, light machine base, shutter, robotic jig and fixture, material handling, display exhibits, as well as many others that can be utilized in a variety of industries…

The newly designed right angle bevel products let you install gearboxes in confined spaces. The right angle bevel series is more compact compared to the existing parallel helical screw conveyor package. Its right-angle design is compatible with standard CEMA mounting. The three-hole tapered CEMA drive shaft is easy to mount and remove if needed. Its…

Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN) announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Zeller Corporation by its subsidiary Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation (KIT). The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zeller Corporation is a value added distributor of electrical and automation components and…

By Gary Kirckof, PE, Applications Engineer, Beckhoff Automation, Burnsville, Minn. Consider these tips when optimizing flying shear motion applications. The term “flying shear” refers to general applications where the work performed by some type of tooling must be done on a moving target. At the beginning of a machine cycle, the tooling must reach a synchronized position on the…

According to Dr. Shinsuke Sakakibara, president of the International Federation of Robotics, 2011 was the most successful year for industrial robots in 50 years. At the AUTOMATICA in Munich, Germany, Sakakibara referenced the fact that 2.3 million have been sold all over the world since the first robotic installation in 1961. “In 2011, about 165,000…

By Jim M. Bogdanowicz/Senior Systems Engineer Manfred G. Michelson/President Markus G. Michelson/Vice President Magnetic Brake Systems, a division of Technical Film Systems, Inc. Frustrated by some of the drawbacks of hysteresis brakes, we designed a new type of magnetic brake. Contact-less magnetic brakes are ideal for applications requiring precise repeatability, no wear with time, and…