Posts By: techadmin

http://youtu.be/k9vIhPszb2I Here we learn how engineers used to amuse themselves at dinner parties… and why it’s better to automate.

We specialize in Indramat servo motors, drives, and controls. Usually, new clients find us when they open a cabinet and find a component that says “Indramat” on it. It’s often older than the engineer on the floor, and since it has never broken down before, nobody knows how to troubleshoot it. If you ever find… Read more »

International color authority Pantone has announced the Color of the Year for 2013. It’s Monaco Blue, the shade you see here. While many of us already have overalls in this trendy shade, we mostly don’t care. Oh, we might care on a personal, non-work level. I mean, I don’t know anyone who does, but I’m… Read more »

The Motion Control Association says shipments of motion control products are up over last year. It’s about a 2.3% increase, the same as the U.S. GDP. Some categories of products are higher — feedback and sensor devices, for example, are up by more than 22%. It’s good news, and we can all use some good… Read more »

http://youtu.be/TI760jcFV2s Motion control films are an under-appreciated genre, as we’ve pointed out before. Here, the edgy choice to shift POV during the film balances the whimsical decision of the robot to pause briefly for a still shot before placing the brick. While an attempt to add a bit of emotion at the end is not… Read more »

Having expressed thankfulness for electricity in its harnessed form, we should now also express thanks for engineering. It’s one thing to have power and another to be able to do anything with it. Energy and power is all around us. Getting it from the wind, water, sun, and stored carbon is only the first half… Read more »

As we prepare for Thanksgiving, you’ve probably been thinking about the things for which you’re thankful. After all, someone might ask you at the groaning board on Thursday. You’ve probably already felt grateful for your family, your friends, your health, and your job. But have you expressed your gratitude for electricity? If you had to… Read more »

It’s trade show season. Most companies get that sending team members to trade shows is at least in part a perk, a matter of R&R as well as R&D. At today’s prices, though, you ought to be able to demonstrate some ROI as well. How can you make sure that you get the most out… Read more »

As manufacturing jobs slowly but surely move back to our shores, we need to ask whether this is a good thing for American workers — or not. Companies that offshored to save money are finding, for a variety of reasons including the simple fact that offshore workers are beginning to expect higher wages, that they… Read more »

Industrial automation made enormous strides in the 20th century. Indramat’s brushless servo motors were a big part of that innovation, and the use of automation in factories, printing companies, and so forth ushered in an era of increased productivity and safety in American manufacturing. Then everybody sort of relaxed. The most exciting news in motion… Read more »