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A booth demo highlights why the Cognex In-Sight 3800 makes quick work of executing inspection tasks on high-speed ...

Motors account for at least half of the energy consumed in the U.S. Selecting the right control method for an application lets the motor run most efficiently while maximizing torque and overall ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Rotary encoders track motor shaft movement for myriad pieces of industrial equipment and commercial devices. For ...

Each year, Machine Design’s Salary & Career Survey takes a pulse on what’s keeping engineers up at night. This year’s survey highlights engineers’ perceptions about the overall value of their ...

Electromechanical actuators are mechanical actuators where the control knob or handle has been replaced by an electric motor. The rotary motion of the motor is converted into linear displacement. The ...

Polypropylene (PP) is a rigid crystalline thermoplastic used in everyday objects. There are various types of PP available: homopolymer, copolymer, impact, etc. Its mechanical, physical, and chemical ...

Principal investigator Meilin Liu holds up an example of the new, practical, affordable fuel cell in his lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Fuel cells have not been particularly known for ...

Flexible shafts are mechanical power-transmission devices used to transmit rotary motion through bends and curves. They can be routed over, under, and around obstacles which would be otherwise ...

For motor applications, engineers have several options at their disposal. Typically, engineers can choose between direct-current (DC) or alternating-current (AC) motors. Machine Design has covered the ...