Modern aerospace structures are commonly built up from layers of carbon composite weaves which are piled, then baked (sometimes with pressure or vacuum) to consolidate the material into a strong,…

A recent report revealed growth in the demand for industrial polymer 3D printers for the third quarter of 2019. According to the figures, shipment numbers saw a steady 12 percent…

Boeing recently unveiled its first fully-assembled 737 MAX 10 passenger aircraft. But you may not have heard much about it. Announcements of new aircraft are traditionally big deals with plenty…

Producing high quality precision parts is highly dependent on the accuracy of machine tools. Even parts which are not themselves machined often depend on machining to produce accurate moulds and…

Sciaky, Inc. has sponsored this post. (Image courtesy of Sciaky, Inc.) Among all the metal additive manufacturing technologies, including those that use powders, foils or wire materials, most often wire…

The brushless voice coil motors provide 6.3 lbs (28.2 N) of force and peak forces of 20.0 lbs (89.9 N) at a 10% duty cycle for the X and Y…

All sizes of NITRA rodless cylinders have magnetic pistons and are double-acting. The cylinders have front and rear adjustable cushions and tapped end caps for mounting. Source URL: AutomationDirect introduces…

Friction stir welding is a high-performance method of joining, suitable for the most critical applications. It is finding increased use within aerospace structures as a lower cost and higher-strength alternative…

The integrated tool “surface OCR” recognizes and extracts character strings from surfaces. For that it uses either the scan data of the 3D-height map or the 2D intensity data. Source…

The KX-2 collaborative robot is designed to meet a need in the market for capable robotics accessible to laboratories of all sizes. The KX-2 robot provides automation, combining reach and…