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    Smart Sensors: IO-Link Enables New Era for Strain Gauge Sensors

    Jeremy Cohen
    IO-Link-enabled smart sensors are emerging as a leading technology for field-level applications, offering a future-proof solution that seamlessly integrates with both new and ...
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    Optimizing Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation with a Hybrid SLAM Technique

    Rehana Begg
    Thira Robotics designs feature-rich autonomous mobile robots guided by LiDAR and a special tape to stay in line. The AMRs are good to go on oily and rough terrain.
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    The Role of Advanced Sensors in Propellant Technology

    Sharon Spielman
    Unlocking the complex interactions within combustion systems aims to pave the way for safer, more efficient defense applications. Element U.S. Space & Defense and Texas Tech’s...
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    Forging the Future of Defense with Modern Methodologies

    Sharon Spielman
    A collaboration between Element U.S. Space & Defense and Texas Tech’s Mechanical Engineering Department focuses on propellant ignition studies for modern defense solutions.
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    Depending on the sensor type, photoelectric sensors can be used to detect materials such as wood, plastic, metal and glass.

    Things to Consider When Selecting an Industrial Photoelectric Sensor

    Eric J. Halvorson
    This article compares three types of photoelectric sensors—through-beam, retroreflective and diffused—used in industrial applications to detect object presence.
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    2024 EDGE Awards: Announcing this Year's Standout Products

    MD Staff
    We unveil the winners of the inaugural EDGE Awards, honoring innovation in design and engineering, as voted on by readers like you.
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    Announcing the 2024 Salary & Career Survey

    MD Staff
    We want to hear from you! Have your say on a host of topics impacting the present-day engineering profession.
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    Day 3 Offers Candid Insights from the Heart of IMTS 2024

    Sharon Spielman
    Explore real perspectives from International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) attendees in Machine Design’s Voices from the Floor
    UR
    UR’s latest AI-powered machine tending solution enables dynamic path planning, ensuring the robot takes the most effective, collision-free paths with minimal user configuration.

    Robotics at IMTS 2024: Show Launches, Market Ripples, Partnerships and More

    Rehana Begg
    Explore new robot functionality: precision machining and measurement, Robots-as-a-Service, PLC functionality, laser tracker technology, 360-deg. sensing and much more.