| June 05, 2018 | Volume 14 Issue 21 |
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 | Constant Section Retaining Rings
Smalley Constant Section Retaining Rings are produced by edge winding and are often specified for heavy-duty or impact-loading applications. With over 1,000 stock sizes from .375" to 10" diameters, 13 mm to 300 mm. Customs available from .157" to 120" with No-Tooling-Cost™. Free samples available.
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 | New 22mm Brushless Servo Motor Packs a Punch
MICROMO launches the brand new FAULHABER 2264 BP4 series brushless dc servo motor. At 22 mm in diameter, 64 mm in length, and weighing only 140 grams, the 2264 BP4 series delivers 59 mNm of continuous torque and reaches speeds up to 34,500 rpm. These impressive power and performance characteristics are possible due to a new segmented winding of the coil, which also improves the overall efficiency of the motor.
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 | Photonic chips coming to consumer devices?
A new microchip technology capable of optically transferring data could solve a severe bottleneck in current devices by speeding data transfer and reducing energy consumption by orders of magnitude. "Instead of a single wire carrying around 10 gigabits per second, you can have a single optical fiber carrying 10 to 20 terabits per second -- so a thousand times more in the same footprint," says Assistant Professor Milos Popovic (ECE), one of the principal investigators of the study.
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 | Wheels:
2019 Silverado boasts new cylinder deactivation tech
Change can be hard, but it's a constant and easy task for the engine on the all-new 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most advanced gasoline V8s in the brand's history feature Dynamic Fuel Management, an industry-first cylinder deactivation technology that enables the engines to operate in 17 different cylinder patterns to optimize power delivery and efficiency.
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 | Application Note: Quadcopter propeller torque/thrust testing
The quadcopter's four propellers are designed to work in conjunction with each other to ensure that there are no torque imbalances that could send the vehicle spinning out of control. But just how would a professional developer or hobbyist perform accurate propeller torque and thrust testing? Advanced sensor specialist FUTEK has the answer.
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 | Choosing between brush and brushless DC motors: What are the tradeoffs?
Designing a system that involves motion and performs as intended requires choosing the right motor. The most fundamental decision involves commutation type. In some cases, mechanically commutated brush motors provide the best solution for the budget. In other cases, only brushless DC (BLDC) motors will do. Allied Motion provides a comprehensive review of the technology, along with tips and tricks for choosing the right solution for a given application.
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 | Alternative to traditional drive systems
Nexen Group has introduced a stainless steel version of its patented precision roller pinion system (RPS). The Nexen RPS engages two teeth simultaneously to achieve superior accuracy with zero backlash at any length. The system is also extremely quiet and 99% efficient. Stainless steel makes the system corrosion resistant, with a long life of up to 36 million meters. Nexen's RPS provides a low-maintenance, durable alternative to rack and pinion, ball screw, and belt drive technology. The RPS is used for a wide range of applications including laser cutting, plasma cutting, and gantry applications.
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 | Mike Likes: Fixed-mount infrared cameras help you analyze the heat
For precise research, science, and engineering applications, just seeing heat is not enough -- it needs to be measured and analyzed as well. The new Fluke RSE300 and RSE600 Infrared Cameras are the first fully radiometric, fixed-mount cameras from Fluke with advanced features including MATLAB and LabVIEW software plug-ins to easily analyze thermal data. These cameras continuously stream up to 60 frames of data per sec, allowing for detailed monitoring of temperature patterns and variances. With the included SmartView desktop software, users can remotely focus the camera, auto-capture images, adjust level and span, and analyze infrared videos frame by frame. The software also makes it easy to edit images, generate customized reports, and export images to multiple formats to share thermal data quickly.
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 | Software: VISI launches Reverse Engineering suite
The latest release of VISI from Vero Software includes a new module for reverse engineering, along with new and enhanced functionality for both CAD and CAM processes, specifically designed for the mold and die market. It allows a point cloud to be loaded either from a Hexagon Romer Absolute Arm or an external file and generates the desired, optimized mesh with special tools. This mesh can then be used as the starting point to create the relative surfaces through the modeling function or used as it is for machining purposes.
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 | Want to make your factory wireless? NIST how-to guide
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the first-ever set of science-based guidelines to help users select the best wireless system for any specific industrial environment, custom-design the setup to make it work, successfully deploy it, and then ensure that the network performs as needed. The publication is called, "Guide to Industrial Wireless Systems Deployments." By eliminating physical connections such as wires and cables from a facility's communication network, wireless technology offers many manufacturing, chemical processing, and utility organizations a means to run their entire operation more efficiently, more productively, and at less cost.
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 | World's highest force voice coil actuator
H2W Technologies has developed the world's highest force commercially available non-commutated DC linear actuator, otherwise known as a direct drive voice coil actuator. The model NCC08-75-3000-3X is capable of generating a continuous force of 300 lb (1,330 N) and a peak force of 900 lb (4,000 N) at a duty cycle of 10% (i.e., 1 sec on and 9 sec off). A moving mass of just under 8 lb (3.6 kg) allows for a maximum theoretical continuous acceleration of nearly 38 Gs.
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 | Summer Fun: LEGO launches big Bugatti Chiron kit
LEGO Group and Bugatti Automobiles have joined forces to create the new LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron, a 1:8-scale super-car kit that brings together the iconic design heritage of the French ultra-luxury car brand and LEGO Technic elements. Details include aerodynamic bodywork with an active rear wing, logoed spoked rims with low-profile tires, detailed brake discs, and a W16 engine with moving pistons. With 3,599 pieces, the 22-in.-long model has plenty of challenges to keep you busy. With a price tag of $350, you'll feel like you really did spring for a high-end ride. Available from LEGO stores and LEGO online shop starting June 1, 2018.
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 | Magnetic diode could increase battery life of electronic devices 100x
Among the chief complaints for smartphone, laptop, and other battery-operated electronics users is that the battery life is too short and, in some cases, that the devices generate heat. Now, a group of physicists led by Deepak K. Singh, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Missouri, has developed a device material that can address both issues.
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 | Wheels: The man behind the MINI -- exterior design
Christopher Weil is a passionate designer. Since 2013, he has been Head of Exterior Design at MINI, responsible for shaping the exterior of both current and future MINI models and concept cars. In this 10-questions interview, Weil explains why good design is something you experience as well as see, and he predicts exciting things in store for the MINI brand. We also check out the surprisingly aggressive MINI John Cooper Works GP Concept. Very cool!
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