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Experts at the Center for Advanced Product Evaluation (CAPE), a unit of advanced vehicular safety systems manufacturer IMMI, design and build test rigs to evaluate how fire trucks, ambulances, on-road [...]

Materials testing and characterization is often a lengthy process. It can take more than a year and billions of testing cycles for a manufacturer to characterize the properties of a [...]

Today's sawmills are hotbeds of motion control. Modern integrated saw lines rely on coordinating the motion of dozens of moving parts to maximize productivity. For example, AMS Solutions, of Enderby, [...]

BAR CODE READERS Adept Turnkey Pty Ltd. Coleman-Sciotex Complete Inspection Systems Inc. Festo AG & Co. KG, BE-MC HNJ Solutions OPTEL Group Pepperl+Fuchs Inc. SICK Inc. Vision Components GmbH CAMERAS [...]

In aluminum investment casting, a disposable wax pattern must be made for each part to be formed from molten aluminum. To make those wax patterns, low-temperature paste wax is injected [...]

Hydraulic capacitance and dead time are related because they are affected by mounting the valve away from the cylinder. Hydraulic capacitance refers to the compressibility of hydraulic lines. This capacitance [...]

The key to unlocking the benefits of electrohydraulic control is understanding system requirements, selecting the proper system components, sizing them appropriately, and correctly programming and tuning the motion controller for [...]

PETER NACHTWEY | Delta Computer Systems In the last installment of 'Motion Control', the final recommended step in sizing a cylinder was checking for cavitation conditions. Cavitation occurs when the [...]

Servovalves and proportional valves usually have a flow rating for a given pressure drop. Sometimes the pressure drop is expressed as the pressure drop across both ports or lands of [...]

PLANT MANAGERS AND ENGINEERS in many industries are finding that productivity can be increased by tightly grouping the machinery that performs successive production steps into integrated workcells. This has been [...]

High performance hydraulic valves are the workhorses of hydraulic motion control. Using the proper valves can make the difference between a great-performing, low-maintenance machine and one that causes defects in [...]

The titanium hot forming process requires a high degree of precision. It involves heating parts and pressing them slowly in successive stages, waiting, and reheating several times before the process [...]

Taking in Franco Dragone's 'The House of Dancing Water' production in Macau, China's City of Dreams, is breathtaking. Sophisticated staging is actually composed of eight different lift sections. The stage [...]

Motion controllers are among the most ubiquitous electronic system elements used in today's factories and laboratory environments. The latest motion controllers can synchronize multiple motion axes, control both position and [...]

Automotive testing applications present a diverse set of challenges to the designers of test systems, and the need for ever-more powerful and user-friendly test stands continues to grow as vehicle [...]

Sunnen Products Company of St. Louis, Missouri is a manufacturer of honing machines used by a wide array of OEMs including those in the aerospace, automotive, oil and gas and [...]

CERTAIN INDUSTRIES HAVE testing applications that require the exertion of large amounts of force. In those cases hydraulics is the power of choice, with an electrohydraulic motion controller performing closed-loop [...]

In automotive component stress testing applications, perfectly-tuned hydraulic systems are often essential to providing reliable, repeatable results. One developer of special-purpose machines for assembly, fabrication, and testing of automobiles is [...]

Machine retrofits with advanced motion controllers increase productivity and cut costs. In tough economic times, tight capital budgets often force companies to delay purchases of new equipment. Yet they face [...]

Properly functioning blowout preventers--devices that keep oil wells from leaking under pressure--are critical pieces of equipment in an oilfield. Multiple blowout preventer (BOP) devices are typically stacked on top of [...]

There's no power source that can compete with hydraulics in terms of cost and reliability when heavy loads must be moved. And with the proper controls, heavy loads can be [...]

When LMI Aerospace Inc., St. Charles, Mo., wanted to bump up productivity on its machinery, it turned to electrohydraulic motion controllers to get the job done. The provider of structural [...]

Fluid pumping and mixing is an integral part of the well drilling process. Different types of fluids are mixed and pumped down the well hole while drilling in order to [...]

Structural durability testing in the laboratory replicates damage or wear out scenarios seen in real life. In applications where the forces and frequencies are high, servo hydraulic power is often [...]

Forest products manufacturers must generate profits from whatever logs are available--even if they are of lower quality than in years past. Therefore, mill operators look for machinery that automates the [...]

Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's most-performed tragedy. It's not surprising, then, that directors continue to experiment with new, inventive productions of this perennial favorite. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, Oreg., [...]

To ensure that the readings on a scale designed to weigh aircraft are accurate, the test system used to calibrate the scale needs to be even more accurate in applying [...]

The article previews several products that will be showcased at the Timber Processing & Energy Expo in Portland, Oregon including the Autolog ProTrimmer green end transverse scanner, Dieffenbacher ClassiSizer impact wood size reducing machine, and the RMC75 two-axis controller from Delta Computer Systems.

The article presents an interview with Peter Nachtwey, president of Delta Computer Systems Inc., regarding the emerging trends in the area of control technology. He describes the objectives of a motion control system. He mentions some of the applications of motion control technology. He cites the emerging areas in the field of motion control technology.

Hydroforming is a process that uses fluid pressure to shape metal parts. Sheet hydroforming, one variation, can produce formed parts that are impossible to make using a stamping process. Also, [...]

Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., the nation's fifth largest producer of carbon steel products, was looking to substantially improve the efficiency of a continuous I-beam caster at its operations [...]

Water rides are a great way to beat the summer heat and have a lot of fun while you're at it. Trouble is, once your ride of less than a [...]

Hydraulics is often perceived as a formidable power source, but one that is difficult to control precisely. Although hydraulic systems excel at transmitting high force or torque to act on [...]

Fluid power often is the first choice whenever a predictable amount of force must be exerted, where the compressibility of the fluid medium can be used to avoid damage to [...]

The article discusses the use of a titanium press by Missouri Metals to manufacture precision titanium components for the aerospace industry. Topics covered include the usage of multiple hydraulic cylinders to ensure uniform positioning and force application across each part, the design of the hydraulics of the titanium press by Valtech Hydraulics Inc., the implementation of electronic controls by John Henry Foster Inc., and the use of Delta Computer Systems' RMCTools development software.

The article offers information on the upgrade of the Cetec bandmill control system by Comact Engineers in Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada using the motion controller RMC150 from Delta Computer Systems, Inc. of Battleground, Washington. It describes the connection of computing elements using Ethernet in the Comact bandmill controller and the use of linear variable displacement transducer (LVDT). It also notes the system performance of the Plot Manager.

MACHINE DESIGNERS AND system integrators are always looking for ways to make machines and sophisticated test systems more productive. Often, this necessitates the use of multiple motion controllers working in [...]

THE QUADRATURE ENCODER input module (Q4) combined with the RMC200 motion controller can supply closed-loop electro-hydraulic motion control for up to 32 axes. Each Q4 module has four incremental guadrature [...]

By Al Presher, Contributing Editor Standard software tools provide methods for verifying hydraulic system design Software tools for simulation and modeling can help verify the design of hydraulic motion control […]

Utilizing 24 LEDs for color detection on textured and other difficult materials, microprocessor-controlled Model CS24D can be taught to recognize up to 15 colors, and communicates results via 4 discrete […]

Rick Meyerhoefer, Delta Computer Systems Adding best-in-class concepts and PC-based controls to a standard product design improved performance and simplified operation for a powder compacting press machine. The market for [...]

The article focuses on the effectiveness of the Delta RMC150 eight-axis motion controller from software company Delta Computer Systems Inc. to the project by Suyash Engineers & Automation Pvt. Ltd. (SEAPL), machines for assembly, fabrication, and testing of automobiles developer. Topics mentioned include the insights of Sujay Wayse, managing director at SEAPL, on precision and accuracy in testing, the industrial control industry, and the automation management.

The article evaluates several products, including SVM540 pilot valve from Walvoil SpA, Multi-Axis RMC150 motion controller from Delta Computer Systems Inc. and Pro Test system from Tompkins Industries Inc.

DELTA COMPUTER SYSTEMS Inc., Battle Ground, Wash., recently introduced an enhanced motion-control synchronizing feature for press applications. Historically, multiram presses have used very heavy guides and platens to prevent skewing. [...]

Features several electronic products. Usability of the RMC100 multi-axis motion controller manufactured by Delta Computer Systems Inc.; Benefits of the 10-ampere, 280 Vac solid-state relay switching output added to United Electric Controls Co.'s One Series electronic pressure and temperature switch product line; Application of the PD12 fiber-optic-based true color recognition sensor designed by Carlo Gavazzi Automation Components.

Features several manufacturing industry equipment. S56 Vertical Machining Center from Makino; C-330NC dual column band saw from DoALL Co.; VSAF VersaForce Cell Washer from Stoelting; RMC100 Motion Controller from Delta Computer Systems Inc.