New magnetostrictive material captures minute amounts of energy from vibrations and other physical phenomena to make possible new kinds of energy-harvesting schemes
Conveyors on machines called pilers use motors with planetary gearheads plus other mechanical design features to boost reliability and standardize one beet-sugar company’s drives...
New automated coilers swap spools without stopping or even slowing. Controls handle two spindle servos that wind product plus three more for associated motion tasks
Camera operators roaming the sidelines of football games televised on ESPN these days have an easier time keeping up with the action on the field thanks to the clever combination...
High-end interiors, low-end costs: Engineers at Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, say they can devise luxurious automotive interiors that don’t break the bank.
Open-source software is giving rise to emerging breeds of quasi-commercial, prosthetic, and industrial robots. Robot Operating System (ROS) software — a suite of software libraries...
