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How the white lines appear on our roads
3rd Quarter 2009, Vepac Electronics
There are over 200 000 km in Germany alone covered with roadmarkings. And Wachendorff encoders are the ones to ensure their precise application. White lines at the edge of the road or in the centre of ...

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Stem seals benefit heavies
3rd Quarter 2009
Valve stem seals are devices engineered to allow a small amount of oil to pass through their lips to lubricate the valve stem/valve guide interface of a combustion engine.       SKF’s range of valve stem ...

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Robot brain deduces physical laws
3rd Quarter 2009
A robotic breakthrough may aid the discovery of new scientific truths that have until now eluded detection. Reporting in the 3 April, 2009, issue of Science, Cornell University Mechanical Engineering ...

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Condition monitoring
3rd Quarter 2009, Beckhoff Automation
An integral part of PC-based control.    Condition monitoring functions can be integrated simply and cost-effectively into the EtherCAT I/O system from Beckhoff using the EL3632 EtherCAT Terminal.    For ...

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NI's new suite for condition monitoring
3rd Quarter 2009
A new portable bus-powered dynamic signal acquisition module and a suite of vibration sensors that can be used for machine condition monitoring applications have been released by National Instruments. The ...

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Safety
3rd Quarter 2009, Rockwell Automation
The industrial manufacturing environment is constantly evolving – driven by the need to achieve a competitive edge. Derek Jones, manager safety business development, Rockwell Automation, discusses the ...

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Rugged draw-wire sensor
3rd Quarter 2009, Associated Technology
Draw-wire sensors are used in the Ariane rocket launcher. Once a satellite has reached a safe distance from the spacecraft during deployment, the wire sensor is responsible for supplying the triggering ...

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Grease guns for Africa
3rd Quarter 2009
Genflex has recently placed an order for 900 foot-operated grease guns from a major manufacturer of grease equipment. The manufacturer has modified its foot-operated gun to improve operation. The competitively-priced ...

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Fail-safe PC-based software controller
3rd Quarter 2009, Siemens South Africa
The Siemens Industry Automation Division has developed a fail-safe software controller for PC-based automation. For the first time, safety-related tasks can be performed via PC using Siemens’ technology. ...

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Force sensor for robots
2nd Quarter 2009
An innovative and low-cost robust force sensor has been developed, which helps add sensitivity to the robots in case of ­collisions

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Refits
2nd Quarter 2009
Replacing hydraulic cylinders with ­electro-mechanical actuators

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Microns for missiles
2nd Quarter 2009, Tectra Automation
Tectra Automation has supplied Bosch Rexroth components to Denel Dynamics

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Kübler's revolutionary technology
2nd Quarter 2009, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Encoder innovator Kübler has introduced what it claims is the first optical multiturn encoder without gears and with 100% magnetic insensitivity. The new encoder technology, developed with the Kübler ...

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Tough nuts to crack
2nd Quarter 2009, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Although construction and agricultural machines, trucks and buses look like big bruisers from the outside, they are really high-tech products on wheels. Thanks to electronic control units their control ...

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Flat film measurement
2nd Quarter 2009, Associated Technology
For thickness measurement on extruded or rolled film in plastics and rubber, the series FILMCONTROL 8100 is available with various measurement technologies. It is based on the principle of combination ...

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Cleaner, quieter and less expensive
2nd Quarter 2009
Cleaner, quieter and less expensive to run – these are not bad goals for any designer; especially if you are working in a field that is traditionally plagued by noise and contamination issues. Suppliers ...

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Breather keeps moisture at bay
2nd Quarter 2009
Water means trouble in bulk storage tanks, hydraulic and lubrication circuits.    Problems caused by water include:    Corrosion. * Loss of lubricant film strength. * Oxidation. * Accelerated additive ...

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See me, hear me
2nd Quarter 2009, Turck Banner Southern Africa
EZ-LIGHT TL50 Tower Lights from Banner Engineering provide highly visible operator guidance and indication of equipment status. Displaying up to five colours in one tower and allowing multiple colours ...

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Image sensor needs no PC
2nd Quarter 2009, Turck Banner Southern Africa
The iVu seriesTG Image Sensor from Banner Engineering Corp. combines the simplicity of a photoelectric sensor with the intelligence of a vision sensor to deliver powerful and affordable inspection capabilities, ...

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Compact pressure/vacuum switch with display
2nd Quarter 2009, Tectra Automation
The compact PE5 electronic pressure and vacuum switch from Bosch Rexroth is suitable for use in the automotive industry as it is free of substances that impair surface wetting in the coating process. The ...

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