A custom woodworking machine built using Ethernet-compatible motion control components from Baldor Electric (NYSE:BEZ) has automated the precision finishing of fret boards for the renowned acoustic guitar manufacturer, Martin Guitar (CF Martin & Co). (read more)

Banner Engineering Corp. partnered with a Minnesota West Community and Technical College engineering student and robotics instructor to develop a robot designed to play the Guitar Hero® video game—responding to each note as it appears onscreen. (read more)

Ameridrives Couplings is pleased to introduce a new high-end, API-671 compliant disc coupling line for power transmission applications. The coupling was developed using advanced Finite Element Analysis with strain-gage verification in the Ameridrives Test Facility. (read more)

Ameridrives Couplings is pleased to introduce a new high-end, API-671 compliant disc coupling line for power transmission applications. (read more)

The Metal Improvement Company laser peening process uses a unique Nd:glass, high output, high repetition laser combined with precision robotic manipulation. During the laser peening process, the laser is fired at the surface of a metal part to generate pressure pulses of one million pounds per square inch, which send shock waves through the part. (read more)

Recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the solid with the lowest COF in the world, this space-age, dry-film lubricant solves critical problems of wear, galling and fretting on steel, stainless steel and copper alloys at high and low temperature extremes, even under heavy loads. (read more)

Dicronite dry lubrication's 0.030 friction coefficient and 0.5 micron thickness ensure friction/wear reduction. It is widely used in plastic molding equipment/mold release, aerospace, medical, vacuum and mechanical applications. (read more)

Hypertronics KFT Series provides a low profile, dual row in-line interconnect solution ideally suited for stacking and use in areas where board real estate is at a premium. KFT is designed to be miniature, allowing higher signal counts in smaller spaces by providing a 0.050 in. (1.27mm) contact pitch and a board-to-board stack height of just 0.343 in. (8.71mm). (read more)

SmartBox™ introduces key design changes that reflect Motovario's commitment to innovation:

The flexible motor coupling maximizes start and stop shock load capacity, eliminates fretting corrosion between the motor shaft and the input quill, increases the input oil seal's life and easily adapts for NEMA, IEC and servo motor applications. (read more)

The C1 Plus is a modular confocal system that gives you the highest-quality digital imaging with an ultra-compact and lightweight design. (read more)