Basics of Design

Sponsored by National Instruments Increasingly rapid technological innovation, demand for customized products, and requirements for more reliably maintained systems are spurring the rise of smart machines. Learn ab...

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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.