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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NI PXI DMM and NI PXI multifunction DAQ module National Instruments Austin, TX 1-800-531-5066 www.ni.com
Larger than the Saturn V rocket and designed to eventually...
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Behrokh Khoshnevis University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Contour Crafting (CC) is a computerized construction method that 3D prints large-scale structures directly from...
Articles: Aerospace
The Polariton Interferometer — A Novel Inertial Navigation System
Frederick Moxley Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Rikki Razdan, Alan Kielar, Pat Stearns, and Melissa White ISCAN Inc. Woburn, MA
The intrinsic speed and precision of the human ocular-motor system makes the eye an...
Articles: Automotive
Steve Arnold Engine Systems Innovations, Inc. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Passenger car engines are sized to produce very high horsepower to suit the consumer’s demand...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Michael Zach, Anirudha Sumant, and Jonathan Moritz EChem Nanowires Stevens Point, WI
NanoFab Lab … In a Box!™ is a shoebox-sized kit that allows high school students to...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
A Paradigm Shift for SMT Electronics: Micro-Coil Springs Interconnection for Ceramic and Plastic Grid Array Packaged Integrated Circuits
Jim Hester and Mark Strickland NASA Marshall...
Articles: Medical
HemeChip for Early Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease
Yunus Alapan, Ryan Ung, Megan Romelfanger, Asya Akkus, Connie Piccone, Jane Little, and Umut Gurkan Case Western Reserve University...
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ecovent Systems — Make Every Room the Right Temperature
Dipul Patel, Yoel Kelman, Nick Lancaster, Shawn Rose, and Brian Bowen ecovent Systems Boston, MA
Most homes...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2014 Create the Future Design Contest
The 2014 Create the Future Design Contest – sponsored by COMSOL, Inc., Mouser Electronics, and Tech Briefs Media Group (publishers of NASA Tech Briefs) – recognized innovation in product design in seven categories: Aerospace & Defense, Automotive/Transportation, Consumer Products, Electronics,...
Who's Who: Photonics/Optics
Jason Moore has worked at NASA Langley since 1995. He currently tests and develops fiber optic technologies, including multicore fibers. He is actively...
Products: Information Technology
National Instruments, Austin, TX, has introduced the NI VirtualBench that combines five instruments in one device: a mixed-signal oscilloscope, a digital multimeter, a function generator, a programmable DC power supply, and...
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Contemporary industrial automation control systems are employing variable frequency drives (VFDs) in ever-increasing numbers. VFDs give control engineers...
Application Briefs: Motion Control
Today’s PCB plug-in connectors must accommodate many trends, including increasing miniaturization, rising levels of performance of electronic components, and growing complexity in machine...
Products: Motion Control
B&R Industrial Automation Corp. (Roswell, GA) offers the 8GP70 series helical gearbox with a shaft output, and the 8GF70 series helical gearbox with a drive flange. Both feature minimal backlash and can handle high axial...
Products: Motion Control
The integrated I2 DC Servo Motor from Specialty Motors (Valencia, CA) is programmable to perform complex velocity and positioning movements. The all-in-one unit contains the brushless servomotor, controller, drives, power supply,...
Products: Motion Control
Lin Engineering (Morgan Hill, CA) has released the G5709 stepper motor series. This NEMA 23, 0.9-degree stepper motor was designed to output high torque while running with low resonance. The motors output high torque while...
Products: Motion Control
Horton (Roseville, MN) has introduced the WindShiftTM WSE modular fan with a swept-blade design that generates greater static pressure at slower speeds. The fan is available in diameters of 24 to 41 inches (610 to 1040 mm), and...
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
Koford Engineering LLC (Winchester, OH) has introduced a series of 40-amp, 28-volt sensorless drives that operate up to 120,000 rpm with a 2-pole motor. The design features reliable startup and can be custom-programed for...
Products: Motion Control
maxon precision motors (Fall River, MA) offers the EC 19 brushless DC motor available in three performance classes: the EC 19 at 60 Watts, the EC 19 at 120 Watts, and the sterilizable EC 19 at 120 Watts. The EC 19 at 60 W is...
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
Physik Instrumente (PI, Auburn, MA) has introduced two vacuum-compatible versions of the N-470 PiezoMike screw-type actuators. Providing a positional resolution of 20 nanometers and travel ranges between ¼ inch and 1 inch, the...
Products: Motion Control
SCHUNK (Morrisville, NC) has combined a linear motor drive with a pre-loaded roller guide for its ELB linear axis. The module is able to position high loads with accuracy of 0.01 mm. The maximum acceleration is 100...
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The TMK Series rotary torque motors from ETEL (Schaumburg, IL) feature an electro-magnetic design that utilizes buried magnet technology along with field weakening, enabling it to rotate with speeds of up to nine times greater than...
Products: Motion Control
KOMA Precision (Windsor, CT) offers a line of extra-large center bore, dual-disc hydraulic clamping rotary tables from Tsudakoma that feature a proprietary dual lead worm gear system with cross roller bearings. Three new models...
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
Manncorp (Huntingdon Valley, PA) offers the 2004D Series of multi-purpose dispensing solutions that combine 3-axis robots with integrated digital dispense controllers for SMT assembly tasks. Point-to-point, linear, or...
Products: Motion Control
Beckhoff (Savage, MN) has introduced the EL7211 servo terminal that operates with the EtherCAT I/O system to provide a compact servo drive with an output current of up to 4.5 ARMS integrated into a 24-mm-wide terminal housing....
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The UXX ironless motor from Tecnotion (Almelo, The Netherlands) features no cogging and zero attraction force between the coil unit and the magnets. It is designed for heavy-duty industrial applications requiring high precision...
Articles: Imaging
Nearly all electro-mechanical equipment becomes anomalously warm before it fails, making infrared (IR) cameras extremely effective diagnostic tools in the manufacturing environment....
Application Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Circuit protection components Littelfuse Chicago, IL 773-628-1000 www.littelfuse.com
Circuit protection is an essential part of any electrical or electronic product or system...
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