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Cable Carriers

Cable carriers support the heavy weight of numerous cables and hoses without sagging or putting stress on the cabling. They also prevent cable from tangling and snagging.

Gearing

The function of gearing is to mesh with other gear elements to transmit altered torque and rotation. Review this classroom to learn more

Miniature engineered designs

This classroom covers miniature linear slides guides, sensors, encoders, gears, and motors
that lend themselves to
tiny designs.

Industrial power supplies

The editors of Design World present a library of FAQs, technical articles, and videos on industrial power supplies. 

Conveyors

In the conveyor classroom installment, there are more than a dozen references that detail types of material handling with conveyors. 

DC motors

 This classroom details the operation of dc brush motors, also called permanent-magnet (PM) dc motors … as well as the use of these motors in various in motion designs.

Integrated motors

Resources on integrated motors to differentiate the most common variations of these motion-control mainstays, and details on how to use the motors to satisfy requirements.

Vibration damping & shocks

The ultimate goal for design engineers is to build and tune designs for minimal vibration (free or forced) and render unavoidable system vibration damped (dissipated) or isolated. 

Servo drives

Servo systems consist of four main components — motor, drive, controller, and feedback. In some cases, a standalone controller determines required motor moves.

2024 Leadership in Engineering: Keeping a focus on engineering leadership

January 2024

2023 Robotics Handbook

November 2023

October 2023: EDI – Engineering Diversity + Inclusion

The editors of Design World are honored to bring you statistics and distilled information on this topic as well as inspiring stories about engineers of various ages, orientations, races and ethnicities, neurodivergencies and abilities, and religions.

Gain valuable information about the components and technologies used in motion systems, machine designs, key markets, and general manufacturing and automation.

Tech Toolbox: Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

The editors of Design World detail how PLCs came to replace relay-based controls as well as which PLC logic and memory board arrangements are most common today. as well as backplane interfaces to I/O modules and other circuitry. 

Tech Toolbox Tech Toolbox: Machine Design for Food Automation

This Tech Toolbox reviews technologies common in machinery for food manufacturing. The motion components of food-manufacturing equipment sport an array of features. 

The smart future of agriculture

Where OT and IT meet

How can the earth feed nine or ten billion people? “Smart farming” is an important part of the answer to this existential question: Extremely high efficiency in food production through the targeted use of the latest technology, computer-supported and — where possible — fully automatic. 

Exploring some of the challenges and opportunities for successful OT and IT integration in modern manufacturing environments. 

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