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Conference, exhibition, training and certification all part of Automate 2019
The stated mission of the biannual Automate trade show is to “bring together North America’s broadest range of automation solutions."
Seco Double Quattromill 14 maximizes low-horsepower machine performance
The Double Quattromill 14 offers extremely free cutting to lower cutting forces and machine power consumption while it extends tool life.
This technique is keeping coal in the power generation mix
The use of refined coal has grown despite the general decline in total U.S. coal consumption that began with the economic recession in 2008.
Components, tooling and skills gaps challenged Apple's US manufacturing
The rapid, custom fastener manufacturing Apple Inc. enjoyed in China could not be replicated in Austin, Texas.
Advanced precision motion and control technologies
This video explains how different drive technologies used in precision automation, micro-positioning and nanopositioning work.
PLM: Where it began, where it’s going
PLM is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from inception through end-stage disposal.
Decoding bearing numbers
At first glance, the series of numbers and letters in a bearing part number can look confusing. But if you have the decoder, it’s relatively easy to understand.
These plastics makers pledged $1 billion to fight ocean trash
Nearly 30 companies from the plastics and consumer goods sector pledged more than $1 billion over the next five years to combat plastic waste pollution.
Supply chain crunch may hobble US wind industry
Supply chain constraints may boost deployment risks for all wind energy players, and increase the likelihood of higher costs, missed deadlines and lost production.
All about agile tooling
Agile tooling is an important trend for modern manufacturing.
IIoT Vital to Long-term Strategy of Manufacturing Plants
Market research firm Frost & Sullivan has reported increased IIoT demand in the Asia-Pacific region.
Bearing tolerances explained
Bearing tolerances are an important concept for design engineers to understand. The American Bearing Manufacturers Association (ABMA) developed the ABEC tolerance standards for bearing manufacturers to follow when producing radial ball bearings.
Sempra Signs Taker for Proposed LNG Export
The agreement is for 2 Mtpa of LNG, enough to meet about 15% of Poland's daily needs.
Digital Pneumatics: How Cyber-Physical Systems are Ushering in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
As part of Industry 4.0, digital pneumatic cyber-physical systems will drive productivity improvements and cost reductions by boosting the efficiency of physical manufacturing processes through autonomous algorithmic control, flexible reconfigurability and the provision of a rich tapestry of data from the factory floor.
Keys to Choosing Ceramics and Substrates for High-Power Electronics
Aimed at high power circuit and system designers, the brief details the common ceramic and semiconductor material choices encountered by designers, and offers insight on the advantages, disadvantages and tradeoffs of each so as to allow for informed decision making that leads to ideal performance and yields.
CEA-Leti Develops Circuits for Neuromorphic Processors
CEA-Leti has developed circuits for neuromorphic processors that replace CMOS transistor-based TCAM memory with RRAM-based TCAM memory.
How Precision Metal Stampers Use 3D Simulation Software to Design Tooling
Today’s precision metal stampers are turning to sophisticated 3D simulation software to produce high-quality parts.
Custom Pharmaceutical HVAC From Air Innovations
Learn how our self-contained pharmaceutical HVAC systems control temperature (±0.02°C) and relative humidity (±0.5% RH).
The Difference Between Single-Acting and Double-Acting Hydraulic Piston Seals
It is critical to make sure that the right seal is selected based on factors such as how the cylinder is expected to operate as the piston is pushed down the cylinder bore.
Digital Pneumatics: This Single Valve Device Replaces Over 50 Components
Festo’s Motion Terminal intelligently controls an array of identical pneumatic valves to perform the functions of numerous parts in a single device.