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Tech Upgrade
Multiple Hydraulics Systems Key to WWII Press
Retrofit. What do you do with a 1940s
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elements. This time saving design is
also ideal for food and packaging aplications,
since the coupling is easily sealed off
from moisture and contaminants.
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Fluid Power: Application Xtra
World’s Largest Paper-Making Machine Has "Jumbo Jet"
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The concept of the
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Revision X
CD Couplings Conquer High-Torque, High Reverse Loads
Applications.
Mark Lorenc needed
“the most durable coupling” he could find. The
design engineer from Merritt Plywood Machinery Inc.,
Lockport, NY, was working on plans for the company’s
new MS-40 high-speed vertical slicers. The design
challenges for the servo system: precision
positioning and slicing, high reverse loads, and
continuous operation.
Read the full article.
| Engineers are saying CD® Couplings are ideal
for Servo Motor applications.
They provide repeatable accuracy for cyclic
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Easily handle rapid start/stop and reversing
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Software
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Auto Industry Can Glean Critical Safety Lessons From
Medical Device Model.
With the advent of
x-by-wire automotive systems, there has been a
dramatic increase in the need for safety-critical
software to drive the system components reliably. On
the other hand, the medical device industry has been
mass-producing medical devices in which
safety-critical software plays an important part. A
look into what the auto industry could learn for
software development.
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News From the Green File
Air for fuel cells,
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Electric Replacement for Hydraulics!
Exlar’s electric linear actuators deliver
the force of hydraulics and the speed of
pneumatics. The patented roller screw
technology offers peak forces in excess of
40,000 lbf., speeds to 60 in/sec, and stroke
lengths to 96 inches, all with the ease and
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