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St. Louis-based Curtis-Toledo, Inc is a 150-year-old OEM of industrial air compressors (5-300 hp) used to power equipment and operations in a variety of applications and industries. With energy savings as a top priority, Curtis-Toledo wanted to upgrade... more »
Ships from all over the world travel through the Panama Canal every day. In a single year over 14,000 vessels on international voyages, representing approximately 4% of world trade, pass through this famous waterway.In 1998, the Panama Canal Authority... more »
Adding functionality and intelligence in a drive-by-drive distributed fashion allows designers greater freedom in creating machines that give users more convenience and flexibility. Because processing power is no longer a critical issue, more servo controlled... more »
A new smart platform for designing a custom portable instrument, the Mosaic Handheld is ideal for prototyping and manufacturing portable instruments for industrial control, robotics,instrumentation, data logging, data acquisition,and sensor calibration.The... more »
With the ArtistaUSB controller, users can control VGA and SVGA TFT displays via a standard USB interface -- with no graphics card required.All you do is plug the controller into the USB interface on your computer to display brilliant images on your TFT... more »
A modular distributed I/O system that integrates I/O modules, power distribution, and device integration into a single design that reduces engineering, wiring, and connectivity costs has been introduced by Schneider Electric. The innovative Telemecanique®... more »
Machines that perform advanced product testing have become an essential element in product quality testing for a wide range of industries. From the automotive industry to HVAC manufacturers, countless products and parts have to be tested in order to meet... more »
When manufacturing test rigs for engines, transmission, or chassis dynamometers with high-performance requirements, careful consideration must be given to the AC machines and drives used in such applications (control of speed and torque are paramount).... more »
Die cutting stations and print stations in the Model LP 3000 high speed label printer from Mark Andy, Inc utilize the latest servo drive and coupling technology to ensure zero print error from coupling deflection while the system operates at 750 ft per... more »
Legislation pushing for "environmentally friendly" products in the industry has become a reality in the last few years.Joe Stasiek, Contemporary Controls sales manager, believes the new European guidelines, RoHS and WEEE, are noteworthy developments."We... more »
From software to smart wiring, the tools of e-manufacturing are increasingly applied to integrate, streamline, and remold today's industrial enterprise.Data For AllIn the mid-1990s, Kollsman managed engineering design data manually with paper and microfiche.... more »
A public, scientific, and technical establishment with industrial and commercial responsibilities, ONERA reports to the French Ministry of Defense, and is an essential partner in the French and European aeronautics and space community.ONERA's Dept of... more »
The worldwide demand for fast-track, cost-effective fluid flow equipment for commercial applications is rising dramatically. This changing of customer priorities has created significant growth potential. Armstrong Pumps Inc, a leading supplier of high-quality... more »
A premiere manufacturer of artists' coated canvas needed to update the control equipment on its coating line and drying oven. The coating line runs 40,000 yards of canvas per day in a 300,000 sq ft facility. The existing coating line and drying oven... more »
The CompanyBy trimming costs, enhancing product reliability, and maximizing component commonality among product designs, avionics and defense contractor Kollsman is winning new business on its ability to deliver the most cost effective, reliable, and... more »
Change in an industry is never easy, especially in the reality of today's challenging business environment of reduced staff, accelerating product lifecycles, and pressure from manufacturers to introduce differentiated products more quickly than ever.In... more »
The Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard, which was adopted in June of 2003, allows users to power devices over Ethernet cabling.It was originally developed to support wireless technology in areas where the cost of providing -- or the physical impossibility... more »
Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers talk a lot about flow-through, but few practice it. Also known as crossdocking, flow-through involves flowing goods directly from receiving to shipping without the labor-wasting steps of putting the goods away... more »
Major enterprise software suppliers are deploying the latest technologies to convert plant floor data into meaningful business data that can be analyzed, acted upon, and archived. But the task of actually connecting plant floor data to the enterprise... more »
There was a time when simply having a shiny new product idea was enough to allow industrial equipment companies to prosper. But that time is gone. Today, hampered by a sluggish global economy and challenged by constantly evolving customer needs, OEMs... more »