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Motion Control & Automation Supplement - April 2012

At Issue

Picking Glass Out of My Eyes
David Mantey, Editor, PD&D
Asteroid Mines: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Karl Stephan, Consulting Engineer, Texas State University, San Marcos

White Papers

Design Tools

element14 and Microchip Collaborate to Accelerate Design 5/2/2012
Newark element14 has announced the availability of two new Microchip development kits exclusively created for element14   Continue
Knight Educational Products Provides New Line of Simple Motor Building Kits 5/2/2012
Knight Electronics’ Educational Products Division, a global manufacturer and supplier of medical, trade, and educational products, as well as training equipment, offers a series of simple motor kits that teach students the basics of electricity, magnetism, and electronics.      Continue
Cree Introduces Comprehensive LED Luminaire Test 5/2/2012
Cree (Nasdaq: CREE) announces the addition of TEMPO 24 to its comprehensive suite of Cree Services for LED luminaires.   Continue

Forums

Hybrid Servo Technology-Closed Loop Stepper
Traditional open loop stepper system operate in open loop providing position control withour feedback.    Leadshine hybrid servo product, closed loop stepper system(http www.leadshine.com ProductList.aspx?Type=36), by implementting high resolution encoders to update the motor postion every 25 micro seconds, closed  Continue

Creating relevant innovation within changing expectations
Save the Date & discuss with an international Strategic Design ConsultancyWant to speak with Designit Director of User Insights & Experience? She'll be LIVE on this Webinar where will be presented examples of in depth user studies conducted across continents  Continue

Pressure Transducer
I've been having a difficult time finding a pressure transducer that can work inside a small boiler between 1 and 5 bar pressure. So I wonder if there is anyone who might be interested in designing and guiding for mass  Continue

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Videos & Webcasts

Dunkermotor Gantry Application 5/18/2012
 Complex gantry systems that can be designed and built using Dunkermotor ServoTube linear motors.   Continue
Jeff Jarvis: Technology is Agnostic 5/18/2012
Jeff Jarvis believes that the extent to which technology benefits humanity is up to us, its users.    Continue
Brammo's 100 MPH Electric Motorcycle 5/17/2012
The Empulse, made by Oregon startup Brammo, is the first mass produced electric motorcycle that offers a 100 mile range and a 100 mph top speed.   Continue

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