Business park wins $1.2 M grant Nov 20, 2009
Numatics Actuator Group, a manufacturer of air cylinders employing about 100 people, is the park s only tenant. Numatics moved into the park in 2003 and occupies 12 acres. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Manufacturer looks to build $4M facility Nov 14, 2009
-based Norgren Americas manufactures pneumatic actuator products, which are used to propel manufacturing and material-handling equipment. The Brookville facility opened in 1974 as a privately held company known as. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Parachute malfunction causes dent in Ares as it slams into ocean Nov 1, 2009
Additionally, the crew sent back photos that show a fractured actuator bracket on the side of the rocket. The Freedom Star is expected to come through the jetty at Port Canaveral sometime between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. tonight. (Florida Today)
Set clocks back one hour Saturday night Oct 31, 2009
Enumclaw-based Helac Corporation, a manufacturer of hydraulic rotary actuators and construction equipment attachments since 1974, has promoted Bill Power from chief operating officer to president. Powers promotion, after his two-year tenure at Helac, includes additional leadership responsibilities with a.. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
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The six-speed ASG transmission features heavy-duty synchronizer rings and a newly developed gearshift actuator, providing the driver with a very direct shift feel. Four selectable driving modes and a seven-stage shift-speed selector that results in upshift speeds down to 0. (JCN Network, Japan)
Intelligent Structural Elements: Support Frames, Adaptive Engine Hoods And More To Come Oct 14, 2009
g. shafts, levers, tractive or surface elements) are provided with integrated sensors, actuators and control elements. Light-weight and wear-resistant materials increase their functionality. (Science Daily)
The Future Has No Moving Parts (Or Hard Disks or Keyboards…) Oct 6, 2009
PC storage is transitioning before our very eyes from hard disk drives, which involve spinning magnetic plates with a fast-moving actuator arm that seeks out data, to flash storage, which is transistor-based technology. The original Apple iPod was mostly hard drive. (Datamation)
Demo conference showcases Emo Labs' 'invisible' speakers Sep 24, 2009
Under the Emo approach, remarkably rich sound is created when miniature actuators are placed along the side of the TV display, causing vibrations in the membrane-thin clear flexible plastic sheet that covers the display. The screen itself effectively doubles as the speaker, but there's no obvious deterioration in picture quality. (USA Today -- Tech)
D-Box Motion Code Theater Seats Sep 21, 2009
Specs: Cup holder; Electro-mechanical actuators; Intelligent vibrations; Pitch, Roll & Heave motion ... The slick red chairs are well-padded and stuffed full of tech: corner-mounted actuators control the seat s pitch, roll, heave, and vibration in order to translate a supported film s sounds and action into direct, body-hugging motion. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
EMC Testing Leader NTS To Perform HERO Testing Sep 17, 2009
One round contained a piston actuator detonator and the other contained an Electro-Explosive Device (EED) detonator. HERO testing is to determine that the ordnance safety margins required are met when the unit under test is exposed to the high levels of electric fields required by MIL-STD-464. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Southwest Wins U.S. Approval to Keep Flying Planes With Unauthorized Parts Sep 2, 2009
Of 82 jets fitted with the unapproved hinge brackets and actuator brackets, 43 have had new units installed, , a Southwest spokeswoman, said yesterday. The parts refocused attention on airline maintenance after Southwest agreed in March to a $7. (Bloomberg -- US)
LMI Flight Teat Location Sys. (5) Aug 30, 2009
The high speed, low weight and small size of the vision sensor allows it to be mounted on the actuator end of the cup attachment robot arm and thereby enables a simultaneous verification of the milking cup position before attachment. The Tracker 4000 is a solid state intelligent vision sensor, with no moving parts or laser light, combining new imaging technology advances with specialized real-time image processing and optics. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Shuttle launch now set for late tonight Aug 29, 2009
Engineers cycled the valve five times Wednesday evening to collect data on the valve and its associated actuator and position indicator. The valve opened and closed when commanded five different times with no issues. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Slow-motion earthquake testing probes how buildings collapse in quakes Aug 26, 2009
"But in this case, we simulated the load with high-performance hydraulic actuators so the specimen overall was actually pretty light," explains Mosqueda. "We completely did away with the hazard of having tons of weight overhead that could come crashing down. Here, we just shut off the hydraulics and the load disappeared.". (EurekAlert!)
Dark Energy From The Ground Up: Make Way For BigBOSS Aug 21, 2009
In each hole live a couple of robots, says Schlegel, actuators that can position the fibers to an accuracy of 15 microns 15 millionths of a meter. The robots put the tip of the fiber right where the light from the distant galaxy falls even, if necessary, outside the hole and positions the fibers in the focal plane with no dead space, gathering the light of some 4,000 galaxies at a time. (Science Daily)
Defying physics Aug 3, 2009
Since that time, TLX which designs and manufactures electro-mechanical actuators, solenoids and fluid control valves has grown to a business with 10,000 square feet of manufacturing space at W223 N735 Saratoga Drive, Waukesha. Product applications range from air bags, commercial fertilizing machines, motorcycles and faucets. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Flowserve receives $45M in orders Jul 31, 2009
Irving-based Flowserve (NYSE: FLS) said it will sell the company safety valves, electric motor actuators and other plug valves, so they can be used in Westinghouse AP1000 s nuclear power plants. The products will be going to two nuclear power plants under construction in the Southeast. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
'Organic' Traffic Lights Sense Traffic And Adjust Light Timing Accordingly Jun 30, 2009
In the case of an urban traffic system, the sensors would be closed-circuit TV cameras mounted on road gantries and other places while the controllers, or actuators, would be traffic lights, which can effectively start and stop the flow of traffic. Currently, traffic lights either have fixed timer controls or a centralised, control system. (Science Daily)
How Safe Is the Airbus? Jun 17, 2009
Ground tests by FedEx maintenance crews found that the hydraulic actuators that swing the rudder left and right exceeded the rudder travel limits and tore holes in the structure in the same area where other Airbus rudders have detached from airplanes in flight. In March 2005, Air Transat Flight 961, an Airbus A-310, was en route from Cuba to Quebec in level cruise flight when the rudder fell away from the airplane over the Caribbean Ocean. (Human Events Online)
Mixed views on when tech sector will pick up May 26, 2009
Teh said the plant in Dongguan, China, manufacturing mainly actuators, should contribute about 25% to the groups revenue. The groups capital expenditure would be minimal, not exceeding RM15mil for 2009, Teh said, adding: Our production capacity is presently 70% to 80% utilised, and it can be increased easily by instituting overtime should the need arise. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
World largest telescope at NJIT's Big Bear captures sun's magnetic field better May 20, 2009
It is supported by 36 actuators that can bend out low-order aberrations, such as those due to gravity and/or thermal effects. The telescope is now in its commissioning phase in which more sophisticated observations are made possible with the implementation of advanced hardware. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
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Helac is a manufacturer of hydraulic rotary actuators and other construction equipment attachments. This is a much more difficult market than wed expected during our first round of layoffs in January," Chief Operating Officer Bill Power said. "Sales continue to remain 40 to 50 percent lower than the year prior with continued uncertainty in the coming months. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
Middle School students use robot to deliver meal Apr 17, 2009
Bowman connected some of the robot s actuators, mechanical devices to control a mechanism or system. In this case, Bowman didn t want the old metal hold of sheet music which was holding Eliopoulos lunch tray to move around, because spilling food on an assistant principal isn t a great idea. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
* Robo-kid develops social skills Apr 6, 2009
The CB2 is equipped with 51 air actuators, 5 motors and 197 tactile sensors under soft silicone skin on its child-sized body, measuring 130cm tall and weighing 33kg. PHOTO: AFP. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Makers and hackers Mar 26, 2009
No longer do hobbyists and home hackers have to scrabble around junk shops for the right size motor or linear actuator. Ebay has changed all that. (BBC News -- Technology)
Device Provides Household Energy Savings of 12% Mar 26, 2009
25, 2009) A team of researchers from the UPC Center for Technological Innovation in Static Converters and Actuators (CITCEA-UPC) has designed the device "100% Off," which disconnects electronic appliances in stand-by mode and reduces their power consumption to zero. The device is compatible with all existing appliances, and the technology is adaptable to other equipment manufactured in the future. (Science Daily)
Calgary Printer Retrofits with EPG KeyColor C System Mar 24, 2009
The Smart Fountain houses actuators and the electronics that interface with the ink desk. Integrating KeyColor with prepress will enable CentralWeb to convert digital data from a CTP system to accurately preset all ink keys for even faster makeready. (MediaWeek.com)
New Building Design Withstands Earthquake Simulation Mar 10, 2009
They applied a peak load of 300,000 pounds against the building, pushing and pulling it with hydraulic actuators. To quantify the results, they measured the building's drift, which is the motion at the top of the building compared with the motion at the base. (Science Daily)
Aerospace entrepreneurs Feb 25, 2009
He developed a paraffin actuator, a mechanism filled with a waxlike substance that melts when it reaches a certain temperature, flipping a switch ... The first actuator for NASA cost $32,000 to make, and Tibbitts had to sell his Triumph sports car to raise the money. (CNN)
Earthquake engineering research aims to save lives, billions of dollars Feb 18, 2009
Attached to the components were actuators that could be made to shear and open and close the joint, which allowed the researchers to simulate how the joint would behave in a real earthquake ... Although the actual structure was in a lab at Lehigh, researchers in Fleischman's lab in Tucson controlled the actuators and monitored the stresses and forces within the critical floor joint. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
FMC wins $75M in Petrobras work Feb 12, 2009
FMC (NYSE: FTI) will also supply Brazil-based Petrobras with two additional manifolds for water injection that will utilize FMC s proprietary All-Electric actuators for the operation of the chokes. The equipment will be engineered and manufactured at FMC Technologies facility in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with deliveries expected to commence in 2010. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
