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Compact Rail & Compact Rail Plus
Features Self-aligning linear guides with ball bearings sliders. Cold-drawn carbon steel profiles with induction hardened and ground raceways. C-profile rails with different internal shapes combine to create self-aligning systems that simplify assembly and increase durability. Guide sizes are availa...
Self-Aligning Linear Guides For Aircraft Seating
... When airline passengers travel in coach class, expectations are fairly low with regard to comfort. For example, most seats only offer two positions, straight for takeoff andlanding, and a slight recline for the journey....
Linear Motion For Robotic Handling in Automated Warehouses
Most traditional warehouses use forklifts with limited height, while automated warehouses make use of vertical space. Choosing the right components is key to making sure your automated warehousing system optimizes Packaging and Logistics management. And linear actuators are a good place to start. Ch...
Rollon Actuators For Food Packaging Systems
Pactiv, one of the world’s largest producers of food packaging, recently found a good way to improve the productivity of its multi-line inspection system for detecting and rejecting misformed egg cartons. Instead of relying on troublesome pneumatic diverters, they attached diverting rods to actuator...
Rollon Actuators For Injection Molding
Off-the-shelf robots for injection molding parts removal tend to be more expensive and less flexible than those made in-house. For this reason, Stone Plastics & Manufacturing Inc. makes its own customizable robots for manufacturing plastic parts, allowing them to serve more industries and control co...
Pick-And-Place System Delivers Improved Productivity And Safety
... Deciding between a gantry and a robot for your application isn’t always as clear-cut as it may seem. To automate a simple, yet time-consuming and potentially dangerous task in its factory, a company that makes particleboards weighed the benefits of using a gantry system against a robot system....
Streamlined Cartesian Robot Simplifies Automation Tasks
... Pre-engineered system enables out-of-the-box functionality. Specifying a robot system can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. When a Cartesian system is the best choice, consider a pre-engineered system. Download the White Paper ...
Specifying Actuators For Heavy-Duty Packaging and Logistics Applications
... What does a design engineer or system integrator need to know when selecting actuators for heavy-duty Packaging and Packaging and Logistics operations?...
Specifying Actuators For Clean Room Environments
... Selecting the right actuator for use in any manufacturing operation involves a host of application-specific variables, including aspects such as the required stroke length, load capacity, acceleration, maximum speed and positioning repeatability....
Anticorrosive Coatings Protect Train Components
... As economies around the globe continue to confront higher energy prices and population density in large urban centers, the worldwide rail industry is poised for steady expansion and ongoing technological innovation....
New Case Study: Laser-Etching Machine Finds Solution In Compact Rail
For over thirty years, CMS Laser has provided laser drilling, cutting and welding capabilities for a range of applications. When one of its customers reported contamination-induced linear bearing failure in its laser-etching machines, The Challenge CMS Laser needed to find a new linear system that c...
Avoiding Linear Bearing Failure Series
... When linear bearing systems fail prematurely, the reason almost always involves an overlooked application error....
