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Motion Control NewsNewark Introduces Distribution’s First Interactive Connector Selector Guide Chicago, IL - Committed to bringing design engineers and maintenance professionals the newest technologies first, leading multi-channel electronics distributor Newark, part of the global Premier Farnell Group, has developed an interactive online tool that enables engineers to source the right connector by comparing images, or by selecting a specific application or type. ...More >> Rotoblock Inspires Innovation for the 100-Year-Old Internal Combustion Engine Santa Rosa, CA - For the past 100 years there has been relatively little innovation in the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), but with gas prices at record highs and the economy squeezing average Americans, engine developer Rotoblock, Inc. has a new innovation called the Oscillating Piston Engine (OPE). ...More >> Reflect Scientific Develops Next-Generation Imaging and Inspection System for Major Semiconductor Company Orem, UT - Reflect Scientific, Inc. announces Image Labs International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reflect Scientific, has entered into a development agreement with a major semiconductor manufacturer to develop a next generation imaging and inspection system. The system will add key measurement capabilities to an existing product family. ...More >> Global Leader in Motion Control Technologies Adept Technology Announces New Inverted SCARA Robot for Packaged Goods Market Livermore, CA - Adept Technology, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, announced its newest inverted SCARA robot for the packaged goods market. The Adept Cobra s800 inverted IP65 brings high speed handling solutions to case and carton loading applications. ...More >> Avago Technologies Announces New Three-Channel High Temperature Optical Encoder Modules San Jose, CA - Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, announced a new series of compact three-channel high temperature optical incremental encoder modules for use in industrial and factory automation equipment. Avago's AEDT-9140 encoder module series, which are available in a variety of counts per revolution (CPR) and shaft diameter options, are priced competitively and designed to enable the reduction in overall motor sizes. ...More >> Serapid to Design Mechanical Lift for City Council Meeting Room Sterling Heights, MI - Serapid, Inc, a leader in stage engineering solutions, was recently awarded the contract for the Prescott Valley Library Project in Prescott Valley, Ariz. Serapid will be responsible for providing the mechanical lift for the Prescott Valley City Council meeting room. This project is significant for Serapid because of the unique architectural application. ...More >>New Enhanced Design Delivers 25% More Torque from Portescap's h3 Stepper Motors West Chester, PA - Portescap, a Danaher Motion company, introduces a stator-enhanced version of its h3 Series Step Motors. New h3 models feature patented enhancing magnets in the stator to provide 25+% more torque output across the entire speed range compared with original h3 models, which already deliver up to 40% more torque than traditional hybrid step motors. ...More >> Haydon Linear Motors Acquires Kerk Motion Products, Inc. Changzhou, Jiangsu - Haydon Linear Motors, a Harbour Group company, acquired Kerk Motion Products, Inc., Bernard Dubois, Haydon Linear Motor's chairman, announced. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ...More >> Nanopositioning Specialist PI Reorganizes Subsidiaries in Europe Auburn, MA - Nanopositioning specialist Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe, Germany has founded a new sales & support office in the UK -- PI (Physik Instrumente) Ltd. This move comes after a new sales office had been established in France, recently. PI has already maintained well-recognized partnerships in France and Great Britain dating back to the early 90s. ...More >> GE Fanuc Provides Intelligent Platforms Controllers and HMI Solution For Material Handling Facilities Leader in Bulk Materials Buys Hardware and Software Solution To Address Region's Need for Environmental Pollution Control With Energy Conservation Charlottesville, VA - GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, announced that it has received a order from Macawber Beekay of New Delhi, India for a hardware and software material handling solution that provides environmental pollution control and energy conservation. ...More >> Owner of WITTENSTEIN / alpha gear drives Elected President of VDMA Mr. Manfred Wittenstein, founder of WITTENSTEIN AG, has recently been elected to the respected position of President of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA). Mr. Wittenstein had been Vice President of the VDMA since 2004 and a member of the Main Board for eight (8) years. ...More >> Reflect Scientific’s Miralogix Receives Order for Its CATPRO Automated Inspection System Orem, UT - Miralogix, Inc., a leading manufacturer of automated inspection systems and a unit of Reflect Scientific, Inc., has been awarded another order for its CATPRO automated inspection system totaling $918,000. The CATPRO system incorporates Miralogix's new machine vision technology designed to help customers meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements for existing and next generation diesel engines. ...More >> Cognex to Present at Robert W. Baird 2008 Growth Stock Conference Natick, MA - Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) is scheduled to present at the Robert W. Baird 2008 Growth Stock Conference at The Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, IL. Richard A. Morin, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cognex, will discuss the company's performance and future prospects on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, beginning at 4:40 p.m. eastern time. ...More >> Northern Illinois University College of Engineering recognizes Bison Gear VP, James Parejko St. Charles, IL - May 6, 2008 - James Parejko, Vice President, Continuous Improvement and Engineering for Bison Gear & Engineering Corp., will receive the Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Alumni award at the Northern Illinois University Engineering and Technology Alumni Society's 2nd annual Alumni Recognition Dinner May 9, 2008 at NIU Naperville. ...More >> Tesla Roadster: 100% electric supercar Tesla Motors' 2009 Tesla Roadster.
 Agilent Technologies’ DC Power Analyzer Wins Additional Industry Awards Santa Clara, CA - Agilent Technologies Inc. announced that its N6705A DC Power Analyzer has won five more industry awards, bringing the total to seven industry awards since this product was introduced in May 2007. Leading industry publications give these awards to acknowledge the unique contribution a product or service makes in the market. ...More >> Adept Technology Records First Adept Quattro Robot Sales to Asia Livermore, CA - Adept Technology, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, announced it has received multiple orders for Adept QuattroTM s650 robots from customers in the Asia-pacific region. The sales mark a key milestone in the company's global packaging initiative. The high speed robots were sold into packaging applications in Japan and Korea and represent the company's first sales into the world's largest and fourth largest (respectively) robotics markets, according to market statistics from the International Federation of Robotics. ...More >> IXYS Introduces New XPT IGBT Technology for Power and Motor Control Biel, Switzerland - IXYS Corporation introduces the XPT IGBT, IXYS' latest generation of short-circuit rated high voltage IGBTs with fast switching and low conduction losses. This IGBT family was developed in IXYS' internal fabs using advanced processing and design technologies. These XPT IGBTs are designed for parallel operation, thereby enabling high power module design and scaling up the power capability with the use of multi-discrete devices. These devices are optimized for use in a variety of power control applications including motor drive, UPS, power supplies, inverters and solar power inverters. ...More >> Avago Technologies Announces New High Temperature C-Shaped Encoder Module for Brushless DC Motors San Jose, CA - Avago Technologies announced the addition of a new compact high temperature six-channel optical incremental C-shaped encoder module for Brushless DC motors used in industrial and factory automation equipment. Avago's miniature AEDT-9340 encoder module is priced competitively and designed to enable the reduction in overall motor sizes. ...More >> Avago Technologies Receives 2008 Global Optocouplers Company of the Year Award San Jose, CA - Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced it has received the 2008 Global Optocouplers Company of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company. Avago was selected for its leadership in the optocoupler market, exceptional efforts to understand customer needs to increase customer satisfaction, and for demonstrating continued commitment to meeting the specific requirement of its customers. ...More >> EtherNet/IP™ Protocols BradControl™ I/O Modules Support to Reliably Connect I/O Devices in Harsh Environments Secure I/O connections, easy-to-read diagnostics and built-in switch make BradControl modules when connecting to Ethernet the ideal choice Lisle, IL - Molex Incorporated, announces the addition of EtherNet/IPTM to the industrial protocols supported through its Classic 60mm wide family of BradControlTM I/O modules. ...More >>Young Scientists Display Research Projects at 2008 Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair Cambridge, MA - Over 350 outstanding science students are putting final touches on their research projects and preparing to compete for more than $425,000 in cash, prizes and scholarships at the 59th annual Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair (MSSEF). ...More >> Pacamor Kubar Bearings Honored as One of the U.S. Government's Best Suppliers Troy, NY - Pacamor Kubar Bearings (PKB), is honored to be named by the U.S. Defense Supply Center Richmond a Best Value Gold Medal recipient for demonstrating exceptional quality and delivery performance to the U.S. Government. S.P. Abramowicz, Jr., Captain, SC, USN is Defense Supply Center Richmond's Director of Aviation Supplier Operations and Executive Chairman of the Defense Supply Center Richmond Aviation Supply Chain. Captain Abramowicz stated that the award is presented, "because of your company's exceptional Automated Best Value System score." ...More >> Parker Reports Record Quarterly Sales, Net Income, Earnings Per Diluted Share and Cash Flow from Operations Cleveland, OH - Parker Hannifin, the world leader in motion and control technologies, reported record third quarter sales, net income, earnings per diluted share and cash flow from operations ...More >> Robots Rule the Georgia Dome in Celebration of Science and Technology at Annual FIRST Championship Inventor Dean Kamen Recognizes Best of Young Robotics Competitors; Former President George Bush Asks FIRST Students to Use Innovation to Solve Societal Problems
Engineering and Mathematics Organizations Call for Supplemental Funding for Critical Research and Education Priorities Washington, D.C. - Tapping America's Potential (TAP), a coalition of 16 of the nation's leading business organizations, and the Task Force on the Future of American Innovation, a coalition of leading business, scientific and higher education organizations, today urged the President and the Congress to include critical funding for science and engineering research, and math and science education in the supplemental Fiscal Year 2008 spending bill that Congress will consider shortly. ...More >> Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. and College of DuPage Announce Graduation of Manufacturing Skill Standards Council Students St. Charles, IL - Bison Gear and College of DuPage are excited to announce the 1st graduation for the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) certificate students on May 9, 2008 at the Bison Gear headquarters in St. Charles. Festivities will begin at 1:00 p.m., including a tour of the Bison Manufacturing facility and a Job Fair with local manufacturing companies. ...More >> 3M introduces Mini Delta Ribbon Flexible Cables for Digital Cameras in Machine Vision Applications Austin, TX - Building on the new 3M brand MDR Base Configuration Digital Camera Cable launched earlier this year, the 3M Electronic Solutions Division now offers a range of flexible base configuration cabling solutions for camera-to-framegrabber connection in machine vision applications. ...More >> LMI Technologies for Recognized for Laser Based 3D Vision Sensors Frost & Sullivan Recognizes LMI Technologies for Dominance in the Laser Based 3D Vision Sensors Markets ...More >> |
