Miles Budimir, Author at Design World

Optimizing manufacturing production through HMI/controller integration

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:25:21 +0000

In modern manufacturing, the adoption of digital transformation and automation has generated heightened demand for the smooth integration of HMI software and controllers. Susan Burtch Lead Commercial Portfolio Manager, Visualization Software Rockwell Automation Manufacturers are continuously aiming to streamline operations, boost efficiency, lower production costs, and optimize resource use and capacity. Technological advancements have facilitated […]

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Restoring trust in engineering culture

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:17:10 +0000

By now, Boeing’s recent engineering issues are familiar to most people. There were the two deadly crashes of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in 2018 and 2019 that killed more than 350 people. Plus, we’ve seen the recent incident of an aircraft door plug falling off in midair and allegations of structural defects in the 787…

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Bison debuts new RAM reverse air movement blower motor

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:33:04 +0000

Bison announces the issuance of a patent for its revolutionary RAM Reverse Air Movement Blower Motor. This cutting-edge invention, spearheaded by Senior Director of Technology, David Finkenbinder, overcomes the performance shortcomings of traditional thru-flow air blower motors through its novel design. RAM technology is poised to transform various air moving applications, catering to industries that…

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Reshoring and supply-chain security

Tue, 07 May 2024 14:01:35 +0000

Discrete automation with motion systems and complementary forms of warehousing technologies remain core to reshoring and making supply chains more robust in the years since COVID-19. We recently asked several industry experts about trends they’re seeing in this space. Here’s what they had to say. Meet the Experts Brian Burke | Product manager III •…

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Remote robotic-assisted surgery system tested aboard International Space Station

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 21:04:23 +0000

Components from maxon are integral to the spaceMIRA surgical robot, which recently completed its first demo test surgeries in zero gravity on the International Space Station (ISS). The spaceMIRA, developed by Virtual Incision and researchers at the University of Nebraska, is a compact, lightweight surgical robot sent to the ISS on a SpaceX Falcon 9…

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Cybertruck — not Tesla’s best design

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:10:38 +0000

When the first deliveries of Tesla’s long-awaited Cybertruck began last November (and frankly even well before that point), it was widely panned across social media. People called it ugly, expensive or overpriced, even useless. Some of the funniest observations were that it looked like something a grade schooler would draw when assigned to design a…

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New Renishaw TEMPUS technology achieves up to 50 percent reduction in additive manufacturing build times

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:38:10 +0000

Renishaw’s new TEMPUS technology enables users of RenAM 500 series metal additive manufacturing (AM) systems to reduce build times by up to 50 percent. The technology uses advanced scanning algorithms that sequence the layer data in a way that maximizes productivity while maintaining part quality. The optimization suits some part geometries more than others, but…

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The latest technologies for agriculture and off-highway automation

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:08:36 +0000

With the rise of smart farming in agriculture, equipment manufacturers face the challenge of maximizing machine uptime in harsh and extreme environments. Companies are leveraging different types of motion systems to improve reliability in their designs, with technology evolving alongside farming practices. Such systems take advantage of advancements across automation more generally, which includes robotics,…

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Watch the webinar YouTube archive: Stepper motor and encoder selection

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 07:57:10 +0000

Event date was October 5, 2010. Register here to download the PDF presentation slides or watch the recorded video. Overview: Lin Engineering and US Digital present stepper motor and encoder feedback selection considerations for motion control applications. We’ll share a case book example highlighting a medical application that required a high torque step motor utilizing an…

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