HP’s François Minec discusses the production economics, software integration and design capabilities needed to scale polymer ...

As assembly lines accelerate, even small component-handling delays can limit automation gains. Designing flexible, ...

Engineering decisions also have tangible consequences because they ultimately shape real products. That makes it especially ...

Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) gains traction as manufacturers seek production-capable additive manufacturing systems that are easier ...

Ever-increasing workloads on power and control systems demand evermore reliable power and control components. This article ...

Machine Design distills the cutting-edge landscape of advanced manufacturing through the eyes of multidisciplinary engineers, covering technical insights on the foundational and emerging principles of ...

Machine Design distills the cutting-edge landscape of advanced manufacturing through the eyes of multidisciplinary engineers, covering technical insights on the foundational and emerging principles of ...

Demand for low-cost, robust motor drives has spurred increased use of sensorless vector control of induction and BLDC motors — in everything from consumer products to industrial applications, in ...

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When designing drive systems, ball screws are still the most widely used components among designers due to their high performance and the associated energy efficiency. To properly size a ball screw ...

The goal of an effective motor overload protection scheme is to protect the motor from damage while allowing it to operate normally up to its thermal limit. Ideally such a scheme would be based on a ...

Flexible shafts are mechanical power-transmission devices used to transmit rotary motion through bends and curves. They can be routed over, under, and around obstacles which would be otherwise ...