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The stroke of the LinMot actuator in the Forpak application - this graphic demonstrates the footprint of the axis.

OEM's Head-to-head Pneumatic vs. Servo Test Shows CPGs Savings

Stacking equipment manufacturer Forpak devised a test to see how incumbent pneumatic actuators stacked up against newer mechatronic servo technology, specifically on a frozen food stacking and laning application. These are the results.

Digital twins can be used to help optimize production lines, including motor and drive configurations.

Motors and Drives Come Together for Motion Efficiency, Performance, Reliability

Beyond the advances made to both motors and drives in terms of energy efficiency, safety, cleanability, and more, suppliers emphasize the importance of how they work together in a complete motion system.

Hubbell Wiegmann Enclosures 5x7

KwikHinge Enclosure Door Hinges and Ultimate Series Gland Plates

KwikHinge door hinges from AutomationDirect makes common tasks like subpanel installation or door modifications substantially easier.

The complex structure of Roche’s cobas plasma separation card consists of a carrier layer with a bonded nonwoven fabric and an upper layer for protection and labeling.

Flexible Production Makes Roche’s HIV Test Innovation a Success

Roche designed a plasma separation card that greatly simplifies blood sampling and transport. Beckhoff Automation made production of the card cost-effective with its flexible, compact eXtended Transport System.

CASM electromechanical actuators from Ewellix USA (formerly SKF Motion Technologies).

Preference for Electromechanical Actuators on the Rise

Though the initial price point for electromechanical actuators tends to be higher than hydraulic cylinders, their popularity is growing due to energy efficiency, increased uptimes, simplified maintenance, and other key factors.

Dorner Esg Photo

Dorner’s Engineered Solutions Group Injects Automation and Ingenuity into Conveyor Systems for Complex Applications

Interact Analysis Motion Controls graph

Motion Controls Market to Exceed $15 billion by 2023

Among the sectors helping drive a more positive outlook for motion controls are food and beverage machinery, packaging machinery, robotics, and material handling equipment

Voice Coil Motor with Internal Shaft and Bearing provides 63.9 lbs of Continuous Force

Voice Coil Motor with Internal Shaft and Bearing Providess 63.9 lbs of Continuous Force

The GVCM-095-089-03 from Moticont features a continuous force of 63.9 lbs (284.1 N) and 202.0 lbs (898.4 N) of peak force at a 10% duty cycle.

Mounted Bearings Meet Hygienic Design and Clean-In-Place Criteria

Mounted Bearings Meet Hygienic Design and Clean-In-Place Criteria

Stainless-Steel Stand-Out mounted bearings from KML meet the strict sanitary requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

Sensing And Control Unit for Hygienic Valves

Sensing And Control Unit for Hygienic Valves

The latest version of Alfa Laval’s ThinkTop has new features based on user requests.

The REflex QCS control valve from RTK, with the REact 30 DC-PoP actuator, is a flexible all-in-one solution for noise reduction and high pressure drop applications.

Quick Change Seat Control Valve

The REflex QCS control valve from RTK, with the REact 30 DC-PoP actuator, is a flexible all-in-one solution for noise reduction and high pressure drop applications.

Alfa Laval OptiLobe 10 and OptiLobe 50 pumps are now available in four new sizes to meet the requirements of lower flow rates and higher production capacities.

Rotary Lobe Pumps

The OptiLobe 10 and OptiLobe 50 pumps are available in four sizes to meet the requirements of lower flow rates and higher production capacities.

The two computers installed for the Valve Monitoring App and PDM Maintenance Station are both 24V, DIN rail-mounted computers connected to the plant’s process control network. Source: DuPont.

DuPont Improves Valve Monitoring and Maintenance

Using Siemens Valve Monitoring App, DuPont has been able to optimize its valve maintenance procedures and enable its Fayetteville, N.C., plant to move from reactive to condition-based and predictive maintenance.

This image shows several encoder disks: lower resolutions are on the left and higher resolutions are on the right.

Resolution, Accuracy, Precision: What’s the Difference?

When it comes to selecting encoders for motion control applications, the terms resolution, accuracy, and precision are often used interchangeably. However, they mean very different things and understanding the difference can be critical to your application.

Dual Absolute encoder versions of the FHA-C from Electromate feature BiSS-C bi-directional communication for both encoders.

Mini 24 V Servo Actuator with Dual Absolute Encoder and Panel Mount Connectors

Mini 24 V Servo Actuator with Dual Absolute Encoder and Panel Mount Connectors Dual Absolute encoder versions of the FHA-C from Electromate feature BiSS-C bi-directional communication for both encoders.

With Open Core Engineering, KAT engineers can now perform full programming control in the LabView environment without having to create PLC code in a separate program. Source: Bosch Rexroth.

Integrating PLC Programming into LabView with Open Core Engineering

A combination of Bosch Rexroth’s Open Core Engineering and National Instruments’ LabView helps Kraus Automation Technology speed up the development of its custom measuring and testing machines.

High Performance Control Valves

High Performance Control Valves

Aeroflow high performance control valves from Leslie Controls integrate state-of-the-art aerodynamic/hydrodynamic flow design, smart valve technology and modular design.

Mitsubishi Electric reintroduces humans into areas of its Kani factory that were totally automated to boost production efficiency.

Can There Be Too Much Automation?

Mitsubishi Electric reintroduces humans into areas of its Kani factory that were once totally automated to boost production efficiency.

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