Product Design & Development articles from January 2006

Product Design & Development archives from January 2006

Examining the future of motion control.(CELEBRATING 60 Years of Global Design Innovations)
January 1, 2006... Editor's Note: Throughout the year, Product Design & Development is celebrating its 60th anniversary. As part of the celebration, Technical Editor Peter Cleaveland will examine the future of a specific product category each month. This...

Agency submittals made easy.(Focus On Testing)
January 1, 2006... NRTLs (nationally recognized testing laboratories) offer companies the ability to secure third-party verification of product capabilities. These approvals can also be a wise marketing strategy since they allow products to be compared fairly and...

Re-thinking the relay.(Tech Watch)
January 1, 2006... When most people think of relays, they imagine clunky, old, commodity-like products that have been around for more than 100 years. While it is true that relays have been around for many years, despite their predicted demise, the production and...

What are we really gaining?(Tech Watch)
January 1, 2006... The deadline for products to be compliant with the RollS directive is fast approaching on July 1, 2006. The theory is it will eliminate six hazardous substances from electrical devices and help reduce harmful waste. We should all be in favor of...

Tamper-proof tagging: two companies use an adhesive solution to develop a new vehicle-tracking technology.(Engineering At Work)
January 1, 2006... It was a big opportunity. Sitting in their offices in San Diego, officials at Neology, a provider of passive RFID-enabled solutions, were anticipating a project that would be the result of a contract with a foreign government. The project would...

Q&A: 3D modeling software.(Questions & Answers)(Interview)(Panel Discussion)
January 1, 2006... Harley Davidson aficionados aren't your typical motorcycle fanatics. They often yearn for the days of Easy Rider. Joe McGlynn is more than a fan of the old-style Harleys. He is the inventor of a new seat for the Harley V-Twin, a design which...

Mesh networks make wireless systems reliable.(From The Field)
January 1, 2006... Today's competitive and regulatory environment is creating new efficiency and reporting demands on already taxed operational teams. Meeting these demands, without the luxury of adding staff, is a challenge that many organizations are facing...

House calls: with advances in telemedicine, visiting the doctor's office is sometime unnecessary. These days, chronically in patients can receive top-notch care from the comfort of their own living room.
January 1, 2006... As if being chronically ill isn't enough to deal with, most of these patients are faced with the additional burden of making frequent trips to major medical centers for routine check ups. Imagine what a relief it would be if instead of making a...

Mechanical medical marvels: hundreds of exhibitors to display the latest technologies for medical device manufacturing.(Show Stoppers)
January 1, 2006... MD&M West 2006, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, Jan. 31-Feb. 2 There have been many medical advancements made recently--from facial transplants to the discovery of how cancer spreads. There have also been several advancements in...

Pneumatic actuators.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... Two new options are available for Series 79 pneumatic actuators. The new options are the Safety Spring and the Integral Travel Stop. The Safety Spring option, available for the C79P through the G79P line of single-acting pneumatic actuators,...

Web-enabled transmitter.(PD&D Exclusive)
January 1, 2006... Priced at $295, the iBTHX transmitter lets users monitor and record barometric pressure, temperature, relative humidity, and dew point over an Ethernet network or the Internet simply by using a Web browser. No special software is required. ...

Robotic motor controller.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... A microcomputer-based dual-channel DC motor controller is capable of directly driving up to 30 A on each channel at up to 40 V. Designated the AX1500, it is designed for mobile robotic vehicles such as automatic guided vehicles; underwater...

Power connectors.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The Power Drawer Series of connectors features blind mating for 35 or 75 A applications. These versatile connectors are used on "N + 1" power supply and rectifier systems and are suitable for server, telecommunications, and network...

Integrated servo motor.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The Explorer Series includes an integrated brushless servo-amplifier and position controller. It is designed to allow the user to achieve servo performance in both linear and rotary motion with the burden of a separately mounted amplifier....

Three-way ball valves.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... A new generation of three-way actuated bali valves offers high stability and flow characteristics. These valves incorporate all the offerings of the new EA 21 electric actuator and PA21 pneumatic actuator. With the new units designed with...

Self-lubricating bearings.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... These iglide M250 self-lubricating bearings, made from a thermoplastic alloy with a mix of solid lubricants well as a high crystalline level on the surface to increase wear resistance, are aimed at low to medium load applications and as a...

Brushless rotary motors.(New Products)
January 1, 2006... The MaxPlusPlus (MPP) line of brushless rotary servo motors is designed for the demanding applications found in high-performance servo systems. MPP motors offer lower inertia and high power, all in a smaller package than conventional motors....

Mcloone.(Samples)
January 1, 2006... Mcloone, a manufacturer of nameplates and other product identification graphics, is offering customized samples packets to product design teams considering options on how to best finish their new product offerings. These customized samples...

Lin Engineering.(Samples)
January 1, 2006... Lin Engineering is making samples of Trinamic integrated circuits available. The samples can be obtained at www.linengineering.com/trinamic/samplerequest.htm. included are the TMC 222, which integrates an 12C interface, a positioning...

Altuglas International.(Online)
January 1, 2006... Altuglas International, a business of Arkema and maker of Plexiglas acrylic sheet, has launched a new Web site for quick and efficient access to technical information on Plexiglas acrylic sheet and Tuffak polycarbonate sheet. The products are...

The new edition of the Industrial Control and Automation Catalog from IDEC features comprehensive indexing that allows the user to turn to the page you want in a flash.(Catalogs & Brochures)
January 1, 2006... The new edition of the Industrial Control and Automation Catalog from IDEC features comprehensive indexing that allows the user to turn to the page you want in a flash. While the catalog features traditional control products there are also...

Adalet Wireless.(Catalogs & Brochures)
January 1, 2006... Adalet Wireless has released a comprehensive product brochure with product descriptions, photos, and technical specifications for the company's industrial wireless instrumentation product line.

Calendar/conversion chart.(Free Stuff)
January 1, 2006... Boker's Inc. is offering complimentary copies of its annual scheduling calendar and metric conversion chart. The company's 2006 calendar marks the company's 87th year in the washer and spacer industry. The company offers more than 20,000...