Basics of Design

Sponsored by MICROMO There are all types of industrial robots, and most can be broken down into a handful of basic components. One of the most basic are the drives and the controls. This article explains the difference...

A design team working on a complex industrial machine found it could shave manufacturing costs by eliminating several pull-up resistors in sensor circuits.

With nothing more than paper, pencil, and a good engineering team, companies can compare design alternatives to lower costs.

Investment-cast parts have precise tolerances, need little or no postforming and finishing, and generate almost no waste material.