Peristaltic pumps have become one of the fastest-growing types of positive displacement pumps in the worldwide marketplace These "tubing pumps" traditionally were used almost exclusively for fluid-handling applications in the medical lab But... Learn more

Motion control represents the nervous system of the plant floor in every industry And ever-increasing time-to-market pressures impose greater demands on motion technology for speed accuracy and resilience."Ideally open systems can reduce both the... Learn more

IEN What innovations are in store?Lefebvre Advances in DC motors will be linked in part to the ability of manufacturers to design products that promote customization flexibility and fast production turnaround Manufacturers must become... Learn more

IEN How are manufacturers using existing technologies in new ways?Lefebvre: As end-products get smaller so do the 'envelopes' for brush-commutated DC motors used in countless applications The irony is that while small brush DC motors offer... Learn more

Integration miniaturization speed -- today's motion sector must address these and other issues in an increasingly demanding business environment In the past new technology was seldom integrated with existing equipment comments James R Fall... Learn more