Automation does a lot of good, and here’s another example for you: fresh produce. Produce has to be sent to stores very fast to avoid stores’ having to throw away wilted fruits and veggies. It also has one of the lowest profit margins in the store. An extra minute here or an extra penny there… Read more »
At the last The Automation Conference this May, Rexroth talked about some new innovations headed our way. One of the biggest changes was the reduction of cables, now that servos can use a single cable to relay information and hook onto a line of motors, and it’s being expanded to the IndraDrive Mi range of… Read more »
Is a servomotor a superhero? Could it turn you into one? A University of Illinois Ph.D. candidate’s research has opened up the possibility. Victor Mateevitsi made a suit that tells the user, via microphones and servomotors, where there is an object coming towards them—just like Spiderman’s spidey sense. The sensors determine where an object is,… Read more »
The PTDA Business Index for the first quarter of 2013 has been released, and it’s showing that the power transmission/motion control industry has expanded for 12 quarters in a row. So what’s the PTDA Business Index? The Power Train Distributors Association partners with Cleveland Research Company to survey the industry each quarter. The responses to… Read more »
Servo motors are perfect for forge presses because when you press metals, it might give more during one press on a spot than another spot on the same piece or from piece to piece. It’s important to be able to replicate results no matter what conditions the metal gives back. Indramat and Rexroth servo motors… Read more »
