Hydraulics remains a reliable backbone for industrial power transmission, now being combined with electronics for enhanced control and efficiency. Advancements in electronics enable real-time feedback ...

Accessibility of ultrafast lasers is increasing, with researchers, OEM tool builders and system integrators leveraging the power of these devices in a range of applications. Image Credit: PI (Physik ...

Outside of manufacturing, entities such as medical treatment centers using robotics also rely on this formula to operate smoothly and speedily. With distributed intelligence systems on the factory ...

Thanks to hype in the popular media, the term “automation” tends to conjure images of robots, artificial intelligence and the cloud in the minds of most people. The root of most manufacturing ...

Recently I came across a simple infographic from Power Jack Motion that did a nice job of visualizing the difference between alternating current (ac) and direct current (dc) motors. This article will ...

Leap Motion debuted in June 2012 with an impressively polished demo, but after its attention-getting debut, the company’s path to market got quite a bit rockier. It had to woo partners on both the ...

The leading and longest established online Process Engineering publication serving the Process Manufacturing Industries Web tension control is fundamental to applications such as printing, packaging, ...

In a study with the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands), DLR scientists have investigated how motion simulation influences remote driving performance. The authors came to the conclusion that ...

For quite some time now, Marlin has been the firmware of choice for any kind of custom 3D printer, with only Klipper offering some serious competition in the open-source world. [Liam Powell] aims to ...