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1. i iid co moe D LE Small Sizes Pricing Pressure Ranges to Sizes from Cincinnati OH Missi Ontari Ississauga Ontario Info Card 84 For more information fill in the info card MAXIMATIC VALVES amp FRLS Clippard Maximatic Namur Style Solenoid Valves Clippard s new line of Electronic Valves offers 1 4 NPT actuator mount or 3 8 Namur mount for applications where side porting is required Some of the many features include durable construction locking manual over ride interchangeable electrical con nections and various voltage options with 20 to 125 psig range Call Clippard today at 513 521 4261 or visit to request a free Maximatic catalog Info Card 80 Clippard s all new line of pneumatic Solenoid and Air Pilot Valves and FRLs offer users quality products at extremely affordable prices Two Three and Four Way Single or Double Solenoid and Air Pilot valves come in port sizes up to 1 2 NPT including 10 32 FRLs are available as individual components or combination units with various bowl drain and flow options Contact Clippard or your local distributor for information on how the new Series can provide and for all your total design solutions Cippard www clippard com maximatic b
2. m mm id i i EE i m iud UTE 7 i Cg Ns E i X ET EH Gu moo a 5 LI s dup pe T LE Basic gear data entry screen Se de E she il Eu a us A mem wt T Straight hob data entry screen package the CNC synchronizes cutter rotation and axial tool motion Z axis with the rotation of the work piece C axis This configuration is principally designed for the simplest machines with three axes X Z and C and a spindle With the Full Electronic Gear Box pack age the CNC adds tangential tool move ment Y axis to the synchronization of the Z and C axes This configuration is designed for applications with up to six axes X Y Z A C and W and a spindle allow ing for manufacturing of bevel and helical gears with straight or conical cutting tools NUM gear manufacturing features e Simple Electronic Gear Box a high speed control link to drive worktable C from tool or axial Z input e Full Electronic Gear Box high speed control link to drive worktable C from tool axial Z or tangential Y input e Automatic Gear Alignment rapidly aligns the hob or grinding wheel tool to a gear or work piece which already has teeth e Operator prompted teach routine to find first gear and e High speed Interface to tooth edge sensor to store gear image Interactive programming includ
3. 30 40 and 50 mm and other sizes on request the GL series of hollow shaft rotary position sensors provide accurate measurement with standard electrical function angles up to 354 for automation medical laboratory automotive steering and other rotary applications Mechanical function can be continuous or limited with end stops Designed for easy installation the GL series meets protection class IP 63 while providing a resolution of 0 1 linearity of 0 25 and repeatability to 0 03 For the Hole Story call us at 508 485 2244 novotechnik Siedle Group Novotechnik U S Inc 155 Northboro Road Southborough MA 01772 Telephone 508 485 2244 Fax 508 485 2430 www novotechnik com Info Card 33 September 2006 dpncanada com Design Product News 27 Pneumatic valve terminals engage in digital dialog and diagnostics Sporadic faults can be detected by either laborious local analyses or by reading out the CPX diagnostics trace alve terminals are among the most important industrial communica tion and installation systems They link the worlds of pneumatics and elec tronics for machine level diagnostics For example Festo s CPX concept already includes basic diagnostics func tions which can be used without the need for further investment Machines can be moni tored from a central point with configuration and fast diagnostics via exist ing networks and an inte grated Ethernet int
4. sales and national technical support cen tre Rexwood Road With a combined total of approximately 350 employees these three facilities will form a Mississauga based cluster of manufac turing technical support and sales said Gary Abrams president Schneider Electric Canada Their proximity to one another and the OCSC s expanded capacity will enhance our customer serv ice levels For more information about the Ontario Customer Solution Centre call Lindsay Banks at 905 362 3702 Baumer training strengthens customer ir support N CWS IN Baumer Electric baumerelectric com recently m put technical service reps right through one day Sensors Basic Product Training led by Baumer s product marketing amp sales manager Rick Flokstra They included Bart Rzeszowski left Torbram Electric David Roberts Concord Electric Harley Cook Cook Supply Mark Cooper Torbram Willie Loomes Torbram Mike Edwards DPN and Flokstra Schunk Canada sales office established to provide technical support MISSISSAUGA ON With the open ing of Schunk Canada in July 2006 Canadian customers of Schunk prod ucts will receive technical support and customer service directly from the new sales office in Ontario schunk com in addition to the existing distribution partners like Sempress Ontario and Dicsa Quebec Results for Canadian customers will be better pre and post sales support together with fas
5. DIN 2395 and DIN 2462 They are made of aluminum with matte shot blasted fin ish or black powder coat finish The hexa gon nuts are either zinc plated or in stain dpncanada com less steel to suit the screws The clamps are available with in a variety of metric bore combinations both round and square jwwinco com Info Card 312 Flame retardant epoxy The 10 Minute Epoxy FR flame retardant from Devcon fills gaps and bonds metals fabrics glass wood and concrete in all com binations and its properties make it suitable for securing honeycombed floor and ceiling panels in commercial airplanes Mixed as dispensed the epoxy has a viscosity of 80 000 cps a working time of 10 min a fix ture time of 20 min and a functional cure time of 3 h at 72 Bonds pass the U S fed eral 60 s vertical burn test and the solvent free formulation has low VOC emissions devcon com 90 Info Card 311 Wire hook conveyor fasteners Lacer installation of wire hooks is said to be simplified with the Clipper Roller Screw Jack Speed Reducer Trans Quip Inc www trans quip com Lacer Gold Class system from Flexible Steel Lacing Company The portable tool handles wide belts and can be driven by a cordless drill 18 V or higher or oper ated manually with a handle or ratchet in emergency situations The Clipper Roller Ask Us How LORD Vibration Shock and Motion Control Products for prolonged equipment life and noise reduct
6. Emerson Power Transmission has added three products to the Browning torque overload device series Browning Torq Pro X and Browning Torq Pro Z torque over load devices and the Browning Axial Gard linear overload device In addition the Browning Torq Pro product line has been extended to include six new models It is an automatic reset torque overload device that has a bore range of 0 28 to 2 75 in torque range of 1 25 to 578 Ib ft and trip torque precision of 396 emerson ept com Info Card 360 Miniature linear plain guidance systems are ready to fit maintenance free guid ance systems from the INA division of the Schaeffler Group Units can support forces from all directions apart from the direc tion of motion and moments about all axes operate largely free from stick slip have low wear and are insensitive to con tamination ina com Info Card 411 The sky is the limit The groundbreaking new Airbus A380 is the world s largest passenger jet While at the same time setting new standards for fuel efficiency and quiet operation Some of SKFS contributions were a patented new technology for landing gear assemblies and composite structural reinforcements which reduced weight by 40 compared to conventional solutions The concept is simple less weight means less energy and that means less pollution in the air we breathe By sharing our experience expertise and creativity industries can boost performa
7. Factory Automation September 2006 Ethernet IP fieldbus coupler WAGO Corp has announced that its 750 341 fieldbus coupler and 750 841 pro grammable fieldbus coupler products both passed the latest EtherNet IP compliance levels The 750 841 is an IEC 61131 3 compliant unit with a 32 Bit multi tasking CPU and 1 M of memory The 750 341 is an I O adapter for those applications that don t require distributed programmability wago us Info Card 301 Label printing converting The integrated PLC runtime system IndraLogic conforming to IEC 61131 3 is Rexroth s latest addition to the automation facilities offered by the system solution SYNAX 200 The full system solution comprises all the nec essary compatible components from the ac servo drives and motion logic integration right through to HMIs boschrexroth ca Info Card 298 Flat conveyor belts BRECOflex CO L L C offers a large variety of seamless ESBAND flat belts with and without carcass Customized belts can be designed for individual applications The Hytrel HT Elastic 40 Silicone belt is specifically designed to position and convey PVC cards in card printers card readers and card handling devices in general The silicone belt is said to offer strong adhesive on the PVC Cards at the car rying side silicone layer and a smooth surface Hytrel at the running side pulley contact brecoflex com Info Card 302 Aluminum tabletop robot IAI America
8. PM 40063602 Rt 10773 Factory Automation m Adhesives amp Fasteners m Motion Control Bearings DESIGN PRODUCT NEWS Covering the total design engineering function in Canada Helical gear mounting system SEW Eurodrive has expanded its patented TorqLOC keyless hollow shaft design to fit larger parallel shaft helical and helical bevel gear units with bore sizes from 5 8 to 2 15 16 in TorqLOC bushings allow cold rolled and turned shaft stock to be used without additional machining sew eurodrive ca Info Card 338 World s fastest CNC controller Miceli Technologies Inc has introduced a CNC controller with a processing capability of 50 000 blocks s said to be the world s highest average feed rate The controller includes support up to 6 axes and RTCP functionality for 4 and 5 axis kinematics miceli technologies com Info Card 339 Disposable medical connector Fischer Connectors has introduced a con nector system for designing and manufac turing disposable medical devices The Limited Use Connector offers multiple con figurations and can accept 2 to 19 pins with solder or crimp contacts fischerconnectors com Info Card 340 Volume 34 Number 5 asinos don t like to gamble when it comes to their choice of thermal printers in slot machines Printer manufacturer Nanoptix Inc of Dieppe NB has successfully targeted gambling resorts in California and is currently launching its latest in th
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10. e Example applications material handling machines winding equipment test and measurement devices packaging amp converting equipment e Uhing Drives are available separately or on shaft in custom assembly e Wide range of sizes for varying linear speeds amp axial thrust requirements Some models feature mechanical control over speed and travel direction without programming or electronics p SX SNE 1 800 252 2645 227 Ce Email amacoil amacoil com Distributed by Amacoil Inc 7 2228 19014 www amacoil com Phone 610 485 8300 Info Card 21 The SureServo family of brushless servo systems from AutomationDirect is fully digital and offers a rich set of features at dynamite prices Choose from eight standard servo motors that can be used in combination with one of three standard servo drives Eight standard systems from 100 W to kW Use with DirectLOGIC PLCs or any other host control e Drives feature on board indexer and adaptive tuning modes e Free set up software e Everyday best prices and same day shipping e 30 day money back guarantee e 2 year warranty Agency Approvals for Motors a Agency TAL Approvals for Drives Os Agency Approvals for Systems All components sold separately Allen Bradley Servo Systems E r Price Part Number e Buil
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12. ing the switch highly resistant to tampering Housed in a NEMA 4 enclosure the unit provides up to 10 million actuations of oper ation The switch is pre wired and mounts on 1 in square tubing For lower risk appli cations it can be used as a stand alone safe ty switch with direct switching of relays and contactors up to 2 A at 230 Vac sti com Info Card 407 um gm g p 800 465 6281 f TCI www tchweb com infotch o tchweb com Bev Casters g e Hinges Handles Drawer slides Wide range of industrial and consumer applications including Off road equipment vehicles Construction equipment Agricultural equipment Adjustable seat mechanisms Air control and venting equipment Satellite dish positioners e Lift tables e Personal handicap equipment Nozzles from Canadian unus Ay Stock Laminate panel systems BEX has been in business for 40 years and makes spray nozzles in thousands of different sizes types and materials e Please call and ask for a free catalogue OVER A MILLION NOZZLES IN STOCK FAST DELIVERY BEX Engineering Limited Phone 905 238 8920 5115 Timberlea Blvd Fax 905 238 8955 Mississauga ON LAW 253 e mail info bex com Engineered SPRAY NOZZLES Foam Fabrication www bex com Registered to 1S09001 2000 Info Card 70 Il Small Orders we love em We build high performance linear actuators in small
13. revvocaster com Info Card 386 Standalone motion controller TrustAutomation has introduced the dual processor TA600 4 axis standalone motion controller for use with brushed brushless and stepper motor drives For application program execution host communication and general I O controls a microcontroller is used For the motion specific tasks a DSP processor is used C programmable the default TA600 firmware uses a three letter command set and user programmable macros Enable Fault Home and Limit lev els It also features an integrated Emergency Stop circuit for active or passive control of the complete system s safety features trustautomation com Info Card 400 Microstepping drive motor Danaher Motion has introduced a stepper system consisting of a Pacific Scientific P7000 Series microstepping drive com bined with a Pacific Scientific T N or K series stepper motor The combination is suitable for single or multi axis applica tions requiring high speed performance or low speed smoothness Currently avail able for ac operation the system features a Motion Node option and an RS232 or RS485 multi drop serial interface with an industry standard ModBus RTU protocol electromate com Info Card 403 Shielded cordsets Turck Inc has announced the option to completely shield all molded M23 multifast cordsets by connecting a braided shield directly to the coupling nut The method of shielding is said to provide a c
14. 54 e Position speed and torque controlled operation Multiple ramp settings e Optional line regenerative power supply eliminates need for brake chopper or brake resistor Info Card 55 For more information fill in the info card Vancouver 604 946 5535 sed to be to get effective motion control you had to source your gearmotors from one supplier and your control electronics from another Or expect an integrator to know every piece of equipment on the market It was an approach beset with compatibility problems performance issues and unnecessary expense Until now Now there is a broad range of motion control solutions from SEW Eurodrive multi axis servo controllers variable frequency inverters smart gearmotors some of the industry s most advanced software all matched to the world s broadest range of speed reducers and drive motors for total compatibility and proven performance At SEW Eurodrive we understand every component in your drive package And we take single source responsibility for the design technical support and training of every motion control solution we sell To find out what a true single source solution can do for your application talk to the SEW representative nearest you Driving the World WWW Sew eurodrive ca 38 Design Product News DRYSLIDE Self lubricated dry sliding bearings ry Steel backing sintered bronze interlayer PTFE
15. Extending gasoline with ethanol is being driven by several factors including the rising cost of crude oil the instability of some oil producing countries the desire to decrease or eliminate imported oil the goal of arresting global warming by reducing emissions and government mandates An underlying theme is that it would subsidize and or support the agriculture industry and given the rural vote distribution bias the government has a vested interest Canada of course has extensive oil September 2006 amounts of natural gas and water making it an expensive form of oil If more con ventional oil prices fell significantly oil sands oil may not be economically viable Corn kernels are the typical source of ethanol in North America but corn is an expensive crop and may not be cost effec tive Researchers at Cornell University in Ithaca New York and Berkeley University in California have concluded that producing corn ethanol is cost nega tive i e it takes more fossil fuel energy to farm transport and process a litre of ethanol than the ethanol contains Others including the United States Department of Energy s Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois have just as persua sively argued that ethanol has a positive energy balance Argonne says it contains 67 more energy than it consumes logen Corp an Ottawa based biotech company feels the better approach to ethanol is from non food cellulose materi als such as cereal
16. September 2006 PTC user conference offers ideas for streamlining total product development By Mike Edwards DALLAS The PTCuser World Event 2006 international conference formally welcomed two new software platforms into the Pro Engineer line of related products Of particular interest to Pro E Wildfire mechanical CAD and Windchill PLM users is the integration of Arbortext document management soft ware into PTC offerings ptc com Arbortext was acquired by Needham MA based PTC in the summer of 2005 The reason for the Arbortext acquisi tion was simple according to Dick Harrison president and CEO of PTC The company wants to acquire new technolo gies not consoli date old tired ones Harrison told the conference The market opportunity 1s com pelling to Harrison We believe that companies spend 1 to 2 of their revenues on technical publica tions James Heppelmann executive VP and chief product officer at PTC told the PTCuser conference Arbortext is Pro Engineer for documents Its hierarchical structure is analogous to the way Pro E creates models Heppelmann noted in his presentation that ia way with X Arbortext users author docu ments as they would components and assemblies components are P G Bartlett Arbortext integration by year s end stored in native XML format to maximize reuse T Dick Harrison technical publications an opportunity co
17. Uxbridge Ontario Canada L9P 159 Phone 905 852 1929 Fax 905 852 1861 E mail info rostainc com Internet www rostainc com Baumer electric 4046 Mainway Drive Burlington Ontario L7M 4B9 Phone 905 335 8444 Fax 905 335 8320 http www baumerelectric ca ROSTA self tensioning motorbases for all V belt drives Info Card 42 Info Card 43 Tested to millions of cycles this long lasting This Original Line cylinder delivers precise his compact complete and ready to use cylinder outperforms the competition tenfold guided motion in one convenient cost effective solution is perfect for applications requiring Designed to swing up and out of the way after package By incorporating a stainless steel non rotation Constructed of durable clamping Bimbas Twist Clamp is an ideal square rod with rounded corners and a tough hard anodized aluminum the EF2 uses two solution for light duty holding applications aluminum alloy rod guide the Square Rod outboard guide shafts eliminating any where easy work piece removal is necessary ensures non rotational motion without the need twisting or spinning upon actuation to Info Card 44 for multiple components guarantee consistent performance Info Card 45 Info Card 46 You need 2 724 technology you can count on You need suppliers you can trust Ever since inventing the non repairable stainless steel air cylinder nearly half a century ago WV Bimba has been making it easier for y
18. acquiring his mechanical engineering degree He is passionate about technology and has already proven himself to his cus tomers as a valuable asset for both sales Neil Thomas left managing director of OneCAD Solutions Ltd and lan Creelman Ottawa office engineering sales representative Ribbon cutting at the grand opening of Schneider s Customer Solution Centre Alan Dickinson VP of operations Schneider Electric Canada left and Gary Abrams president Schneider Electric Canada Schneider launches facility for panelboards switchboards TORONTO Schneider Electric s has tics centre Caravelle Drive and Ontario and customer service Thomas said OneCAD Solutions provides CAD PLM and FEA solutions from UGS includ ing Solid Edge Teamcenter Express and FEMAP with NX Nastran ugs com and 3D Printing rapid prototyping sales and service bureau from Z Corporation zcorp com opened its Ontario Customer Solution Centre OCSC to custom design and manufacture electrical switchboards for industrial and commercial applications across Canada schneider electric ca Our engineers use the latest technol ogy to custom design switchboards and panelboards to meet the most complex specifications said Alan Dickinson vice president Operations Schneider Electric Canada The 38 000 ft manu facturing facilitys 50 employees will complement Schneider Electric s two existing Mississauga facilities the logis
19. between spinal mechanics and spinal function has remained unknown due to inadequate technologies or insufficient test popula tions Dr Gregory Kawchuck and his research team at the University of Alberta addressing this problem with the development of a novel ultrasonic technique for quantifying relative spinal motion The process involves a non invasive technique that can visualize internal load deforma tion responses in real time Developed in the university lab ultrasonic indentation uses an ultra sonic probe to locate an anatomic target of interest vertebra and is then advanced into the skin to load the target externally The total testing time 15 approxi mately five sec onds By sub tracting the probes dis placement from the change in the visualized target distance internal tissue responses can segregated into soft tissue deformation and vertebral displace ment that occur within the plane of indentation As a result properties such as tis sue stiffness and Young s modulus calculating the behavior of material under load can be quantified directly from tissues visible to ultrasound From this and other related tech niques preliminary work has shown that stiffness measurements can be ROSTA dn r a NN 7 F p x p amp A b Vertebrae are bony elements that are separated from each other by a cartilage a sort of spongy spacer that serves as both gas
20. ery system Con nections that are not pr b can lead to messy ink spills when discon nected and require increased operator involvement The result can be costly job downtime The SPS design team approached CPC to develop customized couplings for the new system that would minimize connection concerns and improve the service ability of the printheads and ink supply system The CPC experts worked very closely with our engineers to create a custom product that met our needs and strength ened our entire system said Briley This strong partnership has enabled us to meet our cost performance and schedule tar gets and offer a superior solution by vir tually eliminating the potential for spills The HP Bulk Ink Delivery System allows for a bulk ink supply to be connected to one or several print cartridges A fluid reg ulator system enables the ink supply to be located in virtually any loca tion convenient for the printing system and still maintain reliable and controlled ink delivery to the print cartridges The modular ink supply station is linked through flexible tubing to the enclosed regulator assembly which maintains pressure and ink flow Flexible tubes again connect the Chances are there s a Novotechnik hollow shaft rotary sensor for your application With standard bore sizes of 6 10 20 B aa secure or spill proof EC Lam Colder Products Company s NS4 Series Non Spill C
21. is a comparative newcomer set up by the German automation giant Festo In 2002 Festo identified miniaturiza tion of components and equipment as an important trend in the automation indus try This trend is driven by the need for microassembly of smaller and more complex products for the industrial and consumer markets Festo also recognized that as automation equipment becomes smaller and more complex it becomes increasingly important to reduce the num ber of separate components by integrating multiple functions into each part For example a hydraulic actuator could incor porate a hydraulic cylinder control valves and position sensors in a single unit With these requirements in mind Festo decided to set up a special development cen tre dedicated to creating a new generation of miniaturized multi function products And since the emphasis was on quality pre cision and miniaturization it was perhaps natural that they decided to locate this cen tre in the traditional watch making region of western Switzerland Today AMT spe cializes in the development of pressure sen sors flow sensors and proportional valves for miniaturized automation devices such as intelligent grippers for production robots On a larger scale Trumpf trumpf com builds laser cutting and laser marking equipment in eastern Switzerland Here Trumpf produces equipment that ranges from large machining system machines with CO lasers as p
22. less than projected sales gains region wide Overall economic and manufacturing out put will accelerate and Canadian automo tive production is expected to expand spurring growth in related bearings demand through 2010 Bearings shipments by producers in Canada totaled US 240 million in 2005 leaving the nation with a trade deficit equivalent to about two thirds of domestic demand Industry output levels have grown sluggishly since 2000 hurt by rising sales of low cost imports As would be expected the U S is a major external sup plier of bearings to the Canadian market Global demand for bearings is also expected to continue upwards However West European producers such as Germany the UK and France are also major sources Given the diversity of appli cations most types of bearings are repre sented in the Canadian market in moder ate to sizable quantities Shipments of bearings from facilities in Canada will rise at a slower rate than demand growing 2 8 annually to US 275 million in 2010 Nevertheless this represents an improvement from 2000 2005 industry performance with local manufacturers benefiting from a pickup in bearings demand domestically and in key export markets However further inroads into domestic markets by less expensive foreign made bearings and a continuing shift in production to overseas locations by domestic companies will dampen shipment gains through 2010 and the country s trade deficit in
23. sional stiffness combining to create what is said to be superior positioning accuracy even in the micro range In addition the unit is also said to achieve substantially more torque than other alternatives This performance boost is facilitated by an innovative tooth design that also con tributes to smooth running alphagear com Info Card 370 Adjustable linear pitch The Amacoil Uhing has announced its model RS linear drive now offers a wider range of linear pitch settings for improved versatility and functionality in meeting lin ear motion application requirements The change to linear pitch requires no re gear ing or adjustment to motor speed Linear pitch or the distance moved per shaft rev olution may be specified at 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 or 0 5 times the shaft diameter that is based on thrust requirements Depending on size RS drives achieve linear speeds of up to 5 fps over distances of up to 13 ft Axial thrust is up to 500 Ib and repeatable accuracy is to within 0 0004 in depend ing on the type of controls used amacoil com Info Card 372 Digital servo drives The Electromechanical Automation Division of Parker has announced two additions to its Compax3 line of digital servo drives The new power levels increase the line s output capacity to 10 and 15 A total of eight power levels are now available ranging from 300 W up to 20 kW of continuous motor shaft power Features include auto tuning inte
24. 1000 1 speed range with the CFW09 inverter WEG motors include a 1 25 service factor up to 100 hp 1 15 gt 100 hp as standard The CFW09 control panel includes a jog keypad as standard pamensky com Info Card 413 Compact brush dc motor Brush dc motor from Magmotor suitable for X Y positioning systems medical equipment pharmaceutical equipment machine tool spindles and centrifuge appli cations has the ability to accelerate rapidly with limited impact to the system It fea tures internal brushes and Nd magnets The 1 5 in diameter design produces a con tinuous torque up to 25 oz in and a peak torque up to 150 oz in A variety of electri cal and mechanical options are available magmotor com Info Card 414 Low inertia servo motors Rockwell Automation has announced the addition of two frame sizes to the Allen Bradley MP Series Low Inertia servo motor line The MP Series Small Frame servo motors are dynamic motors with environ mentally sealed connectors Frame sizes of 63 and 75 mm have a motor designed for supply voltage up to 460 V with a continu ous stall torque range from 26 to 2 1 Nm ab com Info Card 415 Patented servo drive system YET US Inc s XtraDrive servo system fea tures patented NCT control technology F The adaptive con trol structure is said to eliminate difficult and time consuming system re tuning by auto matically accommodating changing load requirements The complete
25. 877 626 1400 2006 Woodhead Industries September 2006 Editor s Choice Toggles offer combinations NKK Switches has announced the M series of miniature toggle actuated switches comes in thousands of combinations The series bushing construction is said to prevent rota tion or separation from the frame during installation Anti rotation design 1s standard on all non cylindrical levers The construc tion includes an interlocked actuator block to prevent switch failure due to biased lever movement Insulating barriers increase the isolation of circuits in multi pole devices and provide added protection to contact points nkkswitches com Info Card 387 LED light strips LEDtronics has announced TBL3xx Series Sealed Tube LED Light Strips in a clear lens Units are suitable for illumination on applications such as RVs buses trains task lighting under cabinets concealed lighting edge lighting cubicles marine recreation applications and retail store dis plays The construction consists of a UV resistant polycarbonate housing over the LED tube Tubes come in a variety 6 12 24 and 48 in lengths to fit in many differ ent locations tight enclosures and spaces ledtronics com Info Card 388 Turbocharged engines Perkins Engines has introduced 400 series range of engines The 404D 22TA is a 2 2 litre 4 cylinder turbocharged unit with air charge cooling produces 49 2 kW at 2800 rpm from a pack
26. L What does the team know and when did they know it With Adobe Acrobat 3D the answers are everything and all at the same time for anyone with Adobe Reader 70 Team members near and far can evaluate 3D CAD designs from above below and every angle in between Speed information transfer And protect new ideas designs and product specifications from unauthorized eyes Try it at adobe com 3D and see how much more your team can do Better by Adobe 2006 Adobe Systems Incorporated All rights reserved Adobe the Adobe logo Acrobat the Adobe PDF logo Better by Adobe and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Info Card 75 46 Design Product News Technical Literature Control and measurement Condensed Handbook of Measurement and Control 2nd Edition by N E Battikha pro vides access to ISA symbology instrument and control valve selection criteria and conversion guidelines with new sections on analyzers programmable electronic systems alarm and trip systems control centers enclosures and engineering documentation Isa org Info Card 450 Fasteners Catalog of nylon fasteners from Micro Plastics contains over pages of stan dard and metric machine screws cap screws nuts washers spacers insulators grommets bushings rivets hole plugs clam
27. a u toma ti on d i ri ec t C om S OS All prices are U S list prices AutomationDirect prices are September 2006 prices The Allen Bradley 100W system consists of part numbers shown in table above with prices from Publication ACIG PLOO1F EN P September 2005 Or WWW sureservo com Ne ut E d i BYP Gem Poy y NN L muc the 1 value in automation WVAU TO M ATI O N R Copyright 2006 AutomationDirect Cumming USA All rights reserved www automationdirect com 1 800 633 0405 Info Card 22 20 Design Product News dpncanada com Feature Motion Control September 2006 Where tiny is beautiful Traditional Swiss adapt to a hi tech future By James Tulk Special to Design Product News hen you think of Switzerland it s hard not to think of watch es After all the Swiss have been making watches for over 400 years and many of the most famous names in the industry are located in this mountainous country However while the Swiss have main tained a dominant position in the market for high quality luxury timepieces the introduction of low cost digital and elec tronic watches have cost the Swiss a con Balluff RFID A miniature pump so small it could be surgically implanted siderable amount of market share at the consumer end of the market To meet this challenge Swiss firms have moved forward with new products and new technologies At the same tim
28. are available in brown blue yel low green black and red They are avail able in sizes from a 0 75 to 16 mm with ratings of 15 to 98 A at 250 Vac The wires are RoHS compliant interpower com Info Card 384 Nanoclay compounds Specialty compounder RTP Company has announced advancements in its nanocom posite technology designed to meet the stringent barrier demands in fuel system applications The nanoclay compounds can provide a monolayer solution for small engine and fuel tank manufacturers to meet the new fuel emission standards for recreational vehicles and lawn and gar den equipment Nanocomposite com pounds contain organically treated clay that separates into nanometer sized platelets and disperses evenly throughout the resin rtpcompany com Info Card 394 systems and Solutions Many complex requirements Automation House the smart approach to automation Automation House considerably reduces the lifecycle costs for drive and control on IEC 61131 3 PLC The Result have a very easy solution The Automation solutions It includes intelligent electrical drives scalable controls and a uniform dee Ag engineering environment It opens up to users all the benefits of decentralized automation structures combined with universal open standards and interfaces The or LE latest standards and communication mechanisms are used and these connect seamlessly I 1 to off
29. as complete FRL combination units Some of the many features of this all new line include various bowl and drain options large selection of mounting hardware easy to read gauges and sight glasses and much more Call Clippard today at 513 521 4261 or visit to request a free Maximatic catalog Info Card 82 Clippard Maximatic Valves amp FRL Catalog Just released Clippard s new Maximatic catalog contains the all new line of pneu matic Solenoid and Air Pilot valves as well as the complete offering of FRLs Technical specifications color photo graphs useful selection charts and more provide assistance when selecting the perfect product for your design solution Call Clippard today at 513 521 4261 or VISIt to request a free Maximatic catalog Info Card 83 Clippard Maximatic Solenoid Valves Clippard all new Solenoid valves are available in two way three way and four way configurations in port sizes from 10 32 to 1 2 NPT Select either a direct acting poppet or sole noid controlled pilot operated balanced spool design Spool valves are body ported but can be bolted to a parallel circuit manifold Maximatic Solenoid Valves are a comprehensive valve offering that maximizes flow are competitively priced and will provide Maximum Value and Maximum performance Value uec Performance Call Clippard today at 513 521 4261 or visit to request a free Maximatic catalog Info Card 79
30. for sensorless flux vector control MDV for closed loop flux vector control and MDS for servo control e Single axis position control for AC induction or servo motor with feedback using integrated IPOS programming For I O processing timers counters math and logical operators within a 32 bit platform give PLC functionality SERVO Drive Systems e Continuously variable fully digital ER extremely accurate e Integral 4 quadrant braking and drift free hold control e Cost effective modular construction Combine power and axis modules to meet exact needs Single stand alone amplifier also available Toronto 905 791 1553 Montreal 514 367 1124 e Allows for stepless speed optimization to replace multi and variable speed motors e 4 quadrant braking with integral brake chopper e hobust surface mount technology durable water tight metal enclosure suitable for washdown applications e RS 485 serial interface e Fieldbus interfaces PROFIBUSS INTERBUS and DeviceNet Info Card 53 e Optional synchronization control for electronic line shafting electronic gear ratio flying shear and cut to length applications e Power handling from 2 to 100 HP with input voltages from 380 to 500 Vac 11096 or 2 to 15 HP with input voltages from 200 to 240 Vac 10906 50 60 Hz e Expandable 1 0 up to 22 in and 19 out e Absolute encoder feedback works with linear or laser type encoder systems Info Card
31. has announced the TT Tabletop Robot The unit features a rigid base of aluminum extruded material a ball screw and a servo control motor that combine to allow positioning repeatabili ty of 0 02 mm The robot can be used in conjunction with a teaching pendant PC software or other tools The robot is avail able in two types gate or cantilever intelligentactuator com Info Card 296 a LE L i L 1 Ww i bs L Variable frequency drives VLT AutomationDrive variable frequency drives from Danfoss Drives are now avail able in the 40 to 60 hp power range This power extension covers IP21 and IPSS rated enclosures in the voltage range 380 to 480 500 V The user can program the drives to adapt to complex operations at various points in the line using the built in Smart Logic Controller namc danfoss com Info Card 305 Miniature light curtain sensor Baumer Electric has introduced the ParCon ZADM 034P a digital optical line sensor that projects a continuous 24 mm wide parallel beam to a reflector permitting detection of moving parts down to 0 5 mm The 67 x 34 x 16 6 mm sensor detects and counts both metallic and non metallic objects at processing rates in excess of 0 25 ms The sen Wa sor is suitable for counting pills screws tablets plastic parts seeds and other small objects including those in blister packaging The light beam allows the sensor to detect and measure thick or thin objects regardless of their l
32. next customers in line Print quality is important too Bar code crispness both in the horizontal and vertical axes means laser scanners will be able to read receipts properly The clamshell enclosure design of the Spill Proof series deflects liquids from entering the printer as well as airborne particles A paper roll change can take as little as 5 s said LeBlanc Moving parts consist of the cover head that moves up and down on two pivot points a button to disengage the Restaurant operators can improve customer service with the Spill Proof Cuts thermal printer motor gears and motor for the printing mechanism and a rubber roller for paper traction Nanoptix printers will support USB RS232 RS485 IEEE 1284 and Ethernet The company also supports command sets for third party software and will even offer built in emulation so that its products instruction sets behave like a competitor s That way LeBlanc explained our printers become a plug and play replace ment in existing installations Manufacturing of all Nanoptix printers is in done in New Brunswick including stuffing bare circuit circuit boards mechanical assembly and testing Info Card 337 Info Card 6 1 S d x Concept Completion 55 SolidWorks SolidWorks is a registered trademark of SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks Corporation is a Dassault Systemes company 2006 SolidWorks Co
33. of 20 circuit 0 50 mm pitch SMT external receptacles designed with a polar ized D shape mating interface and metal shield for EMI RFI protection molex com Info Card 396 Express plastics color service GE Plastics has announced its Custom Xpress color service whereby customers can get the precise color of GE s Lexan or Cycoloy resin they require in six business days or less The Web based ordering sys tem is said to give customers the flexibility to make changes up to 8 h prior to pro duction GE s digital global color database is also said to ensure consistency world wide and from batch to batch geplastics com Info Card 392 Chair cylinder gas springs Stabilus has introduced a pre engineered line of STAB O MAT gas springs for vari able and ergonomic seat height adjustment in office swivel chairs task chairs executive chairs and stools Units absorb the weight on the seat and bending moments caused by uneven weight distribution on the seat and with the properly designed pressure cylinder these tasks are performed by the internal gas spring The gas springs are said to provide quick and easy assembly stabilus com Info Card 395 The Task D ne based Single wire HAR conductors Interpower Corp has introduced the Single Wire HAR Conductors to its product line The conductors are intended for use in making electrical connections in equipment for European countries The single conduc tor wires
34. others fail Run hot cold wet or dry Excel at 450 F to 1000 F Corrosion resistant e Self lubricating Non galling Low maintenance Ovens dryers pumps valves turbines mixers conveyors GRAPHITE METALLIZING CORPORATION Yonkers NY 10703 U S A ISO 9001 2000 TEL 914 968 8400 FAX 914 968 8468 WWW GRAPHALLOY COM Info Card 66 Precise Safe Reliable Nexen Mechanical Torque Limiters Disengages within milliseconds Patented preload for zero backlash e Multiple options available Single position re engagement Multi position re engagement Full disengagement In line adjustable Take It to the Nexen Level 1 800 843 7445 WWW nexengroup com mtlc Automated impact riveter dpncanada com Products Editor s Choice Orbitform has announced the HP2000 hydra pneumatic impact riveter Available with up to a 24 in throat the riveter can autofeed and quickly set solid rivets up to 7 16 in diameter Other features include 20 ton capaci ty lubed for life ram assembly less maintenance single multiple tooling available ease of alignment upper lower tooling and the ability to set rivets at multiple finished heights The unit can automatically compensate for minor material thick ness or rivet length variances for con sistent results orbitform com Info Card 409 Low voltage gearmotors Bison Gear and Engineering Corp has introduced low
35. servo system 0 Info Card 27 includes an integrated amplifier with embedded 1 5 axis controller The system operates as a stand alone unit or can be driven by an external PLC or multi axis controller for step and directional input analog velocity or torque control and net working capability yet motion com Info Card 416 High capacity slide systems NB Corp TOPBALL slide products are said to offer 27 times more travel life to automation equipment machinery optical and measuring instruments The line of slide products is available as total systems or as individual components such as slide bushings housings and slide shafts nbcorporation com Info Card 417 Time delay relays AutomationDirect has announced addi tions to its line of relays The AD 70 STM 1 Socket Timing Module converts 783 and 784 series relays to time delay relays cre ating a what is said to be a cost effective alternative to integrated timers The mod ule has selectable time scales ranging from Specification 0 1 s to 10 days and can be adjusted with the built in potentiometer automationdirect com Info Card 418 Micro brushless motors Sanyo DC Micro Motor Division has devel oped a micro motor featuring a ceramic air bearing design The PM series brushless motor design uses air as a lubricant with the sleeve and shaft of the ceramic air bearings containing a 3 to 5 micron gap between them At the top of
36. standard and proprietary engineering cal i D A L A Man and machine have long history and for 58 years Pilz has ensured a safer one As the world leader in safe integrated automation Design Product News 47 culations using familiar math notations with a bi directional link that drives Pro E parameters and dimensions Mathcad is Excel for engineers said Heppelmann The package also produces documenta tion of engineering calculations Sandy Joung product marketing direc tor for Mathcad told DPN that its abili ty to display natural math equations makes it easier to visualize over spread sheets She said that Mathcad ultimately provides provenance or the ability to not only trace the user who created the origi nal file but the source materials cited and any reference notes This will provide auditability and traceability of engineering calculations said Brian Shepherd senior VP product management PTC Product Futures Shepherd echoed Muelhofer s commit ment to file address security with continu ing vigour It s ironic that a 99 cent iTune has more security encrypted for re use than access rights to CAD files Info Card 329 Many Pilz FIRSTS are today s industry standards including Emergency Stop Relay PNOZ Safety Open Fieldbus System SafetyBUS p All electronic Safety Relay PNOZe 1p 16 amp Safety Relay PNOZPower SSF mme i pro
37. straw or corn stover Ethanol is a cleaner fuel than gasoline Berkeley estimates it produces 13 less greenhouse gas per BTU although the U S Department of Energy puts the figure at only 4 for E85 A slight downside to ethanol is that it can cause harder starting in cold weather And ethanol has about 30 less energy in BTUs than gasoline meaning more litres per 100 km converting to a 2596 shorter driving range on a tank of E85 If you found Automotive Scene interesting please fill in 343 on the Info Card You can also go to billvanceautohistory ca for author books requiring 5 biofuel by 2010 so we ll be many years and sugar cane based ethanol sands reserves but processing it takes huge select Ttrom 650 000 liming Belts amp Pulleys Drow O 51990 Our lightweight fiberglass reinforced polyester enclosures will stand up to your environment You need an enclosure to SUP V1Ve indoor and outdoor extreme conditions We have a corrosion resistant cost effective solution thats built to last Solutions for all your needs Metal Products Limited ps i j rs ark a Dri Baw G95 TIT You create the need We customize the solution pie OUST WOY West Pl BOX G2 zeiinisiiw 1 800 265 7611 www ralstonmetal com T BBR d4635 1400 info hrece uw Info Card 29 Info Card 30 DANAHER Durant G amp L Motion Control Experts in motion Engineered So
38. then sign it out all from within SolidWorks itself Something as seemingly simple as a doorknob can end up involving 100 drawings Revision control history archiv ing and modify rights can get very involved very quickly The document man agement system helps control this situation Files are stored in a cen tral vault usually on a file server if two or more peo ple are involved They can be subdivided by project or workgroup so that only those people who have been author ized for a specific project or group of files can access or modify them Files must be signed out for editing and when they are signed back in PDMWorks automatical ly creates an archived history of the pre vious version The system adds a number of interest ing capabilities including a new and eas ier to use interface This includes the abil ity to sign out a file directly from within James Achard lead engineer for operations at SolidWorks user Skip Barber Racing Schools and SolidWorks executives Jon Hirschtick founder Jeff Ray COO and John McEleney CEO at the launch of SolidWorks 2007 in Concord MA PDMWorks 2007 also supports inte grated revision tables This means that if a drawing contains a revision block then it automatically updates to match the revision level and notes that are applied when the file is checked back in to the vault Even a one person office can benefit from this sort of automatic document control
39. these products will continue to expand The Canadian anti friction bearings manufacturing industry features much participation by the major multina tional producers including NTN Schaeffler SKF and Timken Global demand for bearings is projected to rise 5 5 annually to 42 billion in 2010 accelerating from the 2000 2005 period Bearings demand will be stimulat ed by a pickup in world economic growth increased fixed investment activity higher manufacturing production and rising aerospace equipment and motor vehicle output World Bearings published 07 2006 337 pages is available for US 5300 from The Freedonia Group Inc 767 Beta Drive Cleveland OH 44143 2326 Info Card 320 September 2006 Products Bearings Cross roller ring configuration The Type RU Cross Roller Ring from THK has a configuration said to result in an overall costs savings of up to 50 Featuring mounting holes on both rings the roller requires reduced parts and labor The design allows for installation with either the inside or outside ring Units are available in ID sizes from 20 to 350 mm and OD sizes from 70 to 540 mm Roller pitch circle diameters range from 41 5 to 445 4 mm thk com Info Card 359 Anti backlash nut Haydon Switch amp Instrument has announced the C Series Anti Backlash Nuts or Compression Style Anti Backlash Nuts designed to eliminate the clearance between the threads of the nut and the threads of the
40. us to become too precise too soon in the design process Parametrics meets Napkin Aided Design Parametric solid modeling overcomes that No matter what the development level of a design we can always get back to the NAD sketch to make changes which reflect upward through the com plete part and assembly modeling and drawing process The bad news is that parametric mod eling can introduce its own set of con straints In particular the order in which features are added or subtracted to build up a part can be very significant SolidWorks 2007 solidworks com has introduced SWIFT SolidWorks Intelligent Feature Technology to over come this problem If the designer tries to add a feature that is impossible because of the sequence in which things were cre ated then the FeatureXpert functionality examines the problem and determines the user s intent For example consider the relatively innocuous looking part in figure 1 It consists simply of two extruded blocks a couple of fillets and it has been shelled out So far so good Next we want to apply a draft angle between the red faces and the green one Previously this would generate an error because the fillet has eliminated the junc tion line between the faces With SolidWorks 2007 however this condition launches the FeatureXpert dia log box instead If you allow the FeatureXpert to continue it will do its best to analyze your intent and to apply the
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42. voltage additions to the 750 series right angle gearmotor line ne gt lt en 2006 Nexen Group Inc All rights reserved Info Card 67 The additions consist of two input motor options rated at 1 8 hp 12 Vdc and 1 8 hp 24 Vdc Gear ratios include 5 10 13 20 30 45 and 60 1 and with a 3 4 in diameter hollow shaft with face mount or a 5 8 in diameter solid shaft insert with steel footplate bisongear com Info Card 382 Anti backlash nut Haydon Switch amp Instrument Inc has developed a series of anti backlash nuts The series provides a patent pending method of preloading the threaded nut halves to provide a sys tem that maximizes system stiffness while reducing drag torque The nut design compensates for wear while eliminating lock up issues common when traversing from worn areas to unworn areas of the screw The nuts use a proprietary blend of self lubricat ing polyacetal in conjunction with pre cision rolled 303 stainless steel screw material hsi inc com Info Card 399 PWM sensorless controller Marktech Optoelectronics has intro duced the Toshiba TB6575FNG PWM September 2006 sensorless controller for 3 phase full wave brushless dc motors Normally sensors usually Hall effect devices are used to determine the rotor posi tion in BLDC motors The TB6575FNG provides sensorless commutation and PWM current con trol for 3 phase full wave BLDC motors Rotation speed is controlled throug
43. with the new HydraForce CCV system offering up to three remote viewing positions using three cameras The switching module provides automatic view rotation for multi camera systems minimizing operator input and distraction while offering manual override capability A large 7 color LCD monitor displays a sharp clear image which automatically adjusts brightness for changes in cab illumination Extremely rugged compact cameras provide a panoramic view spanning up to 115 degrees The cameras have been tested and proven to survive the harshest environments unaffected by extreme levels of vibration cleaning with high pressure wash even immersion in one meter of water An internal heater automatically turns on when the temperature drops quickly removing condensation even snow and ice from the camera lens The photochromatic lens darkens automatically when exposed to ultraviolet light This new closed circuit video system is part of the HydraForce family of electronic systems and components providing full vehicle electronic control and security for heavy duty off highway applications EF i j 1 BIN Cameras e Sealed against high pressure washing and immersion e Withstands off highway vehicle vibration e Wide angle 115 color CCD camera Narrow angle 78 color CCD camera Cables available in 5 to 21 meter lengths e Automatic internal heater assures a clear condensation free view even in snow an
44. 00E and 520E ac vector fre quency inverters for extended power out puts ranging from 0 25 to 7 5 kW Available in sizes between 7 32 x 2 99 x 5 94 in and 11 26 x 3 86 x 7 01 in both models feature selectable modes for sen sorless vector control that provides a high starting torque and precise control nord com Info Card 368 Sterilizable brushless motors The EC 16 line of sterilizable brushless motors from Maxon Precision Motors are assembled such that the coils are outside the rotor to provide good heat dissipation and high overload capability Steam steril ization is specified at 134 C at up to 2 3 bar for 20 min Motors can be sterilized at least 100x in an autoclave The diameter is 16 mm while the length is 56 mm Continuous output power is 40 W while maximum speed is 50 000 rpm Maximum continuous torque is up to 12 6 depending on the winding maxonmotorusa com Info Card 371 Hydraulic controllers Bosch Rexroth Canada has announced the VT HACD controller product line for hydraulic axes The controller cards VT HACD l VI HACD DPC VI HACD DPQ VI HACD B and VI VPCD are said to combine hydraulics with digital closed loop control technology and inte grate the axes easily and comfortably via common field bus systems into decentral ized control architectures boschrexroth ca Info Card 369 Compact gear drives The TP gear drive from alpha gear drives is said to offer low backlash and high tor
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46. America Their largest accounts now however are in services machined components and systems for power generation Then there is Kerber Applied Research Inc with 6 full time and several part time employees in a 1500 ft facility in Stoney Creek ON operated by Tom Kerber Kerber Applied Research karcomm net started operations in 1991 specializing in RF communications with some mechani cal expertise in casings and mechanical controls While the majority of their work is still in general electronics and programming approximately 1 3 of Kerber s workload now is in service to the Canadian oil industry Kerber s break into the oil industry was in developing a device for wireless com munication with drill head tooling Developing electronic communications packages that fit in a 1 3 in diameter cas ing at 4 km deep 5000 psi and 200 C seemed like an insurmountable challenge It has turned into a profitable niche Many more opportunities are arising in sensing control and communications in deep well applications The Windsor Essex County Development Commission reports that Romeo Machine and Manufacturing Inc has partnered with an oil sands operator in the Fort McMurray AB area With this business deal both companies are adding to their order books and are co operative ly quoting on new assignments Romeo President Vincent Del Duca admits to being somewhat surprised that companies that far away are eager to send assignme
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48. D O acidontario org year for the specifiers of materials and components in product engineering OEM NEWS Publisher Nigel Bishop in plant systems and design production VOLUME 34 NUMBER 5 September 2006 nbishop clbmedia ca engineering the crucial stage between finished blueprint CAD drawing and routine Published by Art Director Graham Jeffrey mass production Advertising Sales m en Aurora ON L4G 359 Tony Chisholm 8221 ue m D EST ipiam Phone 905 727 0077 Rue Rona men au dues IR de era Fax 905 727 0017 Roger Heritage Peter Tams ay e Po 2 Bare sem without written consent EMAIL dpn clomedia ca Editor Michael R Edwards medwards clomedia ca Editorial Advisory Board John Bachmann Wainbee Ltd wainbee com and Canadian Fluid Power Production Manager Alice Chen Circulation Manager James Zammit Customer Service Representative Kristen Schulz CLB Media Inc disclaims any warranty as to the accuracy completeness or currency of the contents of this publication and disclaims all liability in respect of the results of any action taken or not taken in reliance upon information in this publication Vice President IT and Operations David Overall Director Sales and Marketing Frank Shoniker Director Facility Management and Logistics Steve Dale Director Human Resources Denise Desrosiers Director IT Michael Cunningham Member CLB Management Committee Nigel Bishop Association cfpa ca Quebec
49. DI Canada Susan Hacker of PTDA Foundation Penny Omnes and Wendy McDonald of The BC Bearing Group and Randy Singer of BCIT with its Industrial Careers Pathway ICP program in colleges across the country Ted Chisholm VP finance at Mississauga ON based distributor BDI Canada and an ICP champion told delegates about the pro gram s progress at Mohawk College in Ontario and at the British Columbia Institute of Technology Mohawk has an advisory committee of 25 members and BCIT has 15 members He noted that the industrial distribution business is not just a sales environment technical expertise is still required The ICP program was addressed by PTDA executive director Mary Sue Lyon when she asked the conference the rhetor ical question in the face of baby boomers impending retirement where do I find the Mary Sue Lyon Wendy McDonald Ted Chisholm people I need to sustain this industry The student and general population needs to be educated about industrial distribu tion too No one knows we exist Lyon also emphasized that PIDA mem bers need to strengthen their business rela tionships to continue to be competitive and profitable This sentiment was echoed by Wendy McDonald chairman of BC Bearing Engineers Ltd and an ICP champion at BCIT Business is built on relationships McDonald told the confer ence based on her over 50 years of experi ence in international and local industrial distributi
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59. automotive makers There are many areas of the business such as product development that simply cannot be trimmed wholesale However there are still olives to be found R amp W Metal Fabricating and Design Inc rwmetal com located in Brantford ON provides custom packaging solutions for automotive commercial and industrial suppliers Large U S and international automakers depend on the company to design and develop cost effective compo nent racks These racking solutions store parts during the transportation and assem bly process According to industry estimates an automaker can spend up to 50 million dollars on its component racking alone Due to the volume of racks required the number of units parts each rack can accommodate has a significant trickle down effect across the supply chain By increasing the number of parts stored on each one costs can be reduced exponen tially R amp W Metal has developed a dis tinct competitive edge in the design of highly optimized racking solutions for manufacturing In most cases R amp W Metal starts with a model of the part to be racked The mod els are typically provided by the automak er in a CATIA or UGS format Models are created using parametric tools said engineering manager Jim Fleming which suits the automakers needs but is not effective for R amp W Metal Fabricating In order for us to achieve maximum produc tivity we use geometry based tools to qu
60. bon fiber fairing The Critical Power resembles an eight foot long bullet and was the pilot s mobile home during the record attempt Greg Kolodziejzyk a top 10 age group finisher in several Ironman triathlons broke the 11 year old record of 1 021 36 km in July traveling 1046 94 km The 2006 GlobalSpec Inc GlobalSpec and the GlobalSpec logo are registered trademarks and The Engineering Search Engine is a service mark of GlobalSpec Inc retired computer imaging entrepreneur chose the Redwood Acres Motor Speedway in Eureka CA as his venue after evaluating 19 other tracks in North America for climate surface and layout SolidWorks and COSMOS software helped us develop what we are con vinced is a superior design from aerody namic mechanical and ergonomic standpoints said designer Ben Eadie owner of MountainWave Design Services in Calgary mountain wave com before the attempt But the proof will be laid down on the track Eadie optimized the vehicle s aerody namics by creating a virtual wind tun nel with COSMOSFloWorks computa GLOBALSPEC The Engineering Search Engine tional fluid dynamics analysis software He accomplished this by calibrating COSMOSFloWorks settings for turbu USE THE SEARCH ENGINE DESIGNED FOR ENGINEERS BY ENGINEERS You need access to more than 100 million parts searchable by technical specification and the ability to search by part n
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62. cil AEC has released the Shapemakers Buyers Guide for 2006 It offers a directory of AEC aluminum extrud er members and includes such information as company headquarters plant locations con tact names press sizes maximum circle size forms produced and types of services offered aec org Info Card 457 Conveyors The Dorner Mfg Corp Why Dorner 10 min interactive video on CD ROM shows how the company designs conveyors on a built to order basis and engineers new platforms said to repre sent the latest in conveyor technology dorner com Info Card 458 Wastewater pumps HELPS software on CD from KSB Pumps Inc is said to make it easy for engineers and plant operators to select the right pump set for wastewater treatment applications ksb ca Info Card 459 dpncanada com CAD Industry Watch SolidWorks operates SWIFTly By Bill Fane arametric solid modeling has revo p lutionized how designers work It is now possible to revert to the good old days when we started with NAD Napkin Aided Design It has been my observation over the years that the vast majority of engineering designs start life as a sketch on a coffee shop napkin They would then progress through several lev els of more advanced sketch until we ended up with working drawings The introduction of CAD software helped in many ways but hindered in others Yes we can now draw more accurately but that can also be a problem in that it tends to force
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64. correct draft as shown in figure 2 In particular take a close look at the browser tree The new Draft2 feature has been inserted at the correct location as though you had applied the draft before the fillets and the shell Admittedly this could have been done in the past by moving the end of part indi cator bar above Fillet1 applying the draft and then moving the end of part indicator bar back In the real world however this is not always easily done on a complex part with many features It can be difficult to determine the correct location in the tree plus this process takes extra time SWIFT is also available in the SketchXpert and MateXpert functionality to resolve problems with conflicting dimen sions and constraints in sketches and assem blies along with the new FeatureXpert FilletXpert and DraftXpert functions These days a great many machines are built on a rela tively simple frame of stan dard structural shapes SolidWorks 2007 has great ly improved the design and analysis of these frames All you need to do is to place the individual beam shapes in the correct locations The software will then apply appropriate welds to join everything together Now comes the cunning part When you apply your loads and perform the stress analysis the software does not mesh the frame into the usual large number of simple elements and analyze them Instead it treats the frame for what it really is being a rela
65. ction molding or extrusion is suitable for some composite bearing applications The polymer can be used as a matrix for thermoplastic com posite pre pregs made of carbon glass or aramid continuous fibres It is available in several viscosities including standard medium and very low The composites can withstand continuous operating tempera tures of up to 260 C in low stress applica tions and 120 C wet in aerospace struc tural applications victrex com Info Card 366 Radial axial combination Max Rail combined bearings from LM76 can move over 41 000 Ib on a linear bear ing system that includes integrated 2 axis bearings bearing flange plates rails and rail clamps in 11 sizes The models range from the MX 53 bearing with a maximum dynamic load rating of 5395 Ibf radial and 2248 Ibf axial to the MX 63 bearing with a maximum dynamic load rating of 41 140 lbf radial and 18 434 axial Bearing rails are available in lengths to 19 7 ft Im76 com Info Card 363 Miniature bearings Miniature bearings down to a size smaller than a paper clip are available from SPB y USA LLC a subsidiary of Sapporo Precision Inc SPB bearings are available in both corrosion resistant stainless steel and high carbon chromium steel and are produced in a wide range of miniature sizes as well as extra thin and flanged bearings in both medium and larger sizes spb usa com Info Card 364 Torque overload devices h
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67. d ROI or metrics The steps in buying a new product development system are clearly and logi cally laid out in the white paper Step 1 Begin the process of deciding whether to improve your existing mechanical CCCP system or to change to a new system by answering a few simple questions below Step 2 Identify the potential benefits of a new sys tem Look for improvement by under standing what company performance should be improved Step 3 Decide on the requirements of a new sys tem and translate desired improvements to system requirements Step 4 Decide what a new system should include and what it should cost Step 5 Select a CAD CAM CAE PDM system making sure the best system is selected Step 6 Implementing the system plan for success dpncanada com in more detail Now ask yourself some tough self exami nation questions to see if you need to change or improve e When did you last update your system for product development e Are your engineers designers primarily designing using 3D e Are you happy with your product quality e Are you happy with your product devel opment times and the time it takes to bring products to market e Do you respond to a high percentage of RFPs in a timely fashion e Are your development and go to market costs in line with your competitors e Are you able to interact with global sup pliers in the design phase as well as you should be If need be can you e
68. d ice e Photochromatic lens darkens automatically when exposed to ultraviolet light e Switching module for up to three cameras 7 Color LCD Display e Sharp clear wide screen picture Automatically adjusts for cab illumination Operates on 12V or 24V battery supply e Vibration resistant mounting e Sealed enclosure EE Call Toll Free 1 800 682 6875 Complete Product Information at www hydraforce com include 12 16 and 22 mm sizes gripping force per finger at 6 bar of 25 45 70 N self centering double acting piston drive working pressure of 3 to 8 bar max working frequency of 3 Hz opening clos ing time of 100 ms and a service life of up to 10 million operating cycles festo com Info Card 350 Position sensing cylinders Energy Manufacturing Company offers an electronic position sensing option for near ly all of the custom welded hydraulic cylin ders it designs and manufactures includ ing bores to 10 in strokes to 15 ft and working pressures to 10 000 psig Positioning accuracy is 005 in or better depending on cylinder stroke length and other design parameters energymfg com Info Card 353 Continuous running pumps Series 8003 WOB L piston pumps from Thomas Products are suitable for continu ous running Available for both pressure and vacuum applications the pumps use Teflon piston seals heat resistant plastic housings and elastomer valves Open flow is 3 0 l min Maximum int
69. d wiring Direct drive is normally the best means i Te to reduce machine compliance The trans i mission can be removed and with it all the traditional sources of compliance are elim bh UwW inated However direct drive systems are Th Q L L JE not immune to problems of insufficient e e ntum edp s cdd DEn stiffness The most common problem is ow vm when the load is overhung in a direct drive Alem dlala o tech ate ogy linear motor Here the compliant spring is the preload of the linear bearings The load is off centre so that force from the lin T TaN ear motor imparts an undesirable rotation CAGE CLAMP S A E 2 b a al torque in addition to the desired trans P 2 i lational force The load rotates some and n the linear bearing produces a force to hold the load in line That force comes from the bearing races which act like springs This source of compliance commonly causes resonance in linear systems When design Jumper pt 1 1 ing direct drive systems bear in mind that System 2 D QU IN the bearing races can form a compliant Uu 0 coupling to any off centre load Eliminate or minimize off center loads to allow max imum performance Sometimes direct drive motors are used to drive compliant transmission components This often occurs when the direct drive motor is installed into a machine or device designed for tradition al g
70. ditional servomotor DDR assembly sometimes called the platen or motors have no transmission irect drive motors eliminate the table slides along the magnet way with a components to provide D transmission between motor and clearance of 0 015 to 0 030 in While the mechanical advantage load With shapes are different the They must provide direct drive motors Rotary and principles of linear more torque there are no shafts motors are similar to albeit at lower Direct drive couplings gearboxes linear systems those of rotary motors speeds linear DDL or belt pulley sets E The electromagnetic This Are uso There are two reduce machine interaction feedback requires f pi uia types of direct drive devices and servo drives more magnetic al i straight line motors linear and compliance for linear motors are structure with a high rotary Direct drive largely derived from er number of poles and linear DDL motors are used when the rotary motors coils which makes the motor larger in work piece moves on a straight line Direct drive rotary DDR motors are diameter DDR motors are sometimes sold arate components called kit or frame Magnets are laid side by side in a magnet used when the final motion is rotational as complete motors and sometimes as sep less form which are integrated into the machine by the machine builder In most cases DDR motors have a large bore hole in the rotor to pass plumbing an
71. ds Integrated real time clock Analog control High speed counter pulse output module Seven analog I O option cards e Basic CoProcessor module PID with auto tune standard gt e Removable terminal blocks for easy wiring DC inputs DC outputs and setup DC inputs relay outputs AC inputs relay outputs All prices are U S list prices AutomationDirect prices are from September 2006 prices Allen Bradley prices are from Publication ACIG PLOO1F EN P September 2005 Allen Bradley Micrologix 1000 Installation Instructions Manual 176151 MicroLogix 1200 Programmable Controllers Bulletin 1762 Controllers and Expansion I O User Manual Publication 1762 UM001B EN P November 2000 MicroLogix 1500 Programmable Controllers Bulletin 1764 Publication Learn more about our PLCs at Ae CMCC porn ey Poy Lt f QR ER Call or go online to request your FREE catalog O Copyright 2006 AutomationDirect Cumming GA USA All rights reserved Ne 9 Fr Info Card 2 Yu AUTOMATIONDIRECT 4 Design Product News dpncanada com In this issue CAD Industry PTC positions itself as a one stop shop for design The PTCuser World Event 2006 in Dallas outlined PTC plans to beef up its technical documents capability a year after the acquisition of tech doc specialist Arbortext The company also announced further inte gration of another acquisition Mathcad a natural mathematics notation software into
72. duces speed fluctuations vibration and audible noise The step angle can be adjusted to match a 2 phase stepping motor s step angles so a switchover from the 2 phase microstep mode can easily be made without having to change input pulses High resolution amp high torque type available BLF Series Brushless DC Speed Control Motor and Driver Package Innovative new design provides and increased speed range of 80 4 000 r min Detachable digital operator can be used as a data setting unit and display offering a wide range of functions to meet diverse needs New enhancements include IP65 protection M wider speed range and multi speed operation AC Motors amp Gearmotors Brushless DC Systems Stepping Motor Systems Linear amp Rotary Actuators Cooling Fans Call 1 800 418 7903 Visit www orientalmotor com ROHSDPN for more information for product specifications CAD files and online ordering Info Card 25 1 877 PAMENSKY 726 367 5 graphical interface that combines motion and operator interface functionality for simple machine sequencing Si compat ible drives are also said to easily integrate with other devices such as sensors and PLCs applied motion com Info Card 378 Electromechanical cylinders IAI America Inc has introduced the Robo Cylinder line of electric linear actuators The ballscrew linear actuator offers multi ple positioning 02
73. duct manage ment at PTC The current PTC envi ronment for PLM and dynamic pub lishing allows for Pro E 3D models to be ported into the Arbortext edi tor to create tech nical documents and to be housed in an Arbortext publishing engine accessible content management system The Arbortext Windchill integration should be in place by the end of 2006 said Bartlett At that time fully associative 2D and 3D graphics will be accessible by PSS and SafetyBUSp Systems are a completely independent solution guaranteeing real Pilz continues to develop and produce systems and individual solutions to keep man and machine safe For innovative technology and safety expertise there is no better partner to have at your side Call and let our experts help you Brian Shepherd more ECAD MCAD associativity coming pilz more than automation safe automation Pilz Automation Safety L P 7150 Commerce Blvd Canton MI 48187 Tel 734 354 0272 Fax 734 354 3355 www pilzusa com Info Card 76 48 Design Product News dpncanada com Human powered vehicle claims 24 hour record Canadian designer has used SolidWorks and COSMOS soft ware solidworks com to devel op and optimize a human powered vehicle that claimed the 24 hour dis tance record in July Capable of more than 60 mph the machine is essentially a recumbent bicycle one where the rider lies on his back encapsulated in an aerodynamic car
74. e though the Swiss have kept in touch with their traditions and taken advantage of their long experience in building high quality and high precision mechanisms These develop ments were presented to a group of international media in May during a tour of Swiss companies and research facilities organized by the Swiss economic develop ment agency Location Switzerland One of the companies showcased was Micro Precision Systems AG mpsag com located near the traditional watch making centre of Bienne MPS began by making tiny ball bearing assemblies for the watch A complete RFID solution for every manufacturing application Your Key to Increased Productivity Balluff has been developing RFID systems for over 20 years We know how to make RFID a reliable effective and economical method for data tracking in the manufacturing environment One of these systems is sure to provide you the best solution for tracking work in progress genealogy rework control and defect tagging and tracking To find out how Balluff s RFID line can improve efficiency in your business give us a call at 1 800 927 9654 or visit us online at www balluff com ID BIS C Ultra Reliable Heavy Duty Data e Widest range of options e Flush mount data carriers in metal e Noise immune inductive based data transfer BIS L Economical Extended Range e Lowest cost data carriers e Bar code compatible read only versions e Read write 192 byte data carri
75. e data fields presented in the screen After this data entry session the program is auto matically generated stored and it is ready for execution Online step by step video tutorials and graphical simulation further facilitates the operation In addition the operator can combine graphical program ming with ISO programming or use one or the other individually if desired NUM application engineers familiar with gear manufacturing are available to help with system integration and technical support Two system packages are available With the Simple Electronic Gear Box COMPLETE AND RELIABLE INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET SOLUTIONS NEW FROM WEIDMULLER As you know the majority of industrial ethernet issues are rooted in the network s physical infrastructure At Weidmuller we ve developed our new industrial Ethernet Solutions with high network uptime as a primary objective All of our components are designed to work together as a cohesive communications system In addition we provide assistance to our customers in For more information on our Reliable Ethernet Solutions visit http ethernet weidmuller com m CENA Fy 07 E E am os 0 Fa 3 D un TE ff 00 Pa es r m m IE rre ae m m Radial and axial data entry screen Hamm xm mw 13 MT mcm a i HUN 2 4 TE m
76. e pro vided at relative low cost in terms of time Thus if availability can be improved from 90 to 92 this means a sav ing of no less than 2 86 mil lion each year on the basis of a production vol ume of 143 mil lion demon strating that the total cost of ownership is well worthwhile Until now remote maintenance con cepts have simply been concerned with gathering data from machines and trans mitting this to a central point Here it has often been unused and without a purpose in data graveyards Interpretation and evaluation of data of this kind is however vital for preventive maintenance Previously it was possible to monitor only on line controller functions with no possibility of looking into machines until an actual fault occurred Many users find the task of making this increasingly complex diagnostics data quite daunting Certainly direct diagnosis reduces costs The atmosphere in the case of installation breakdown resulting in downtime is hec tic For example if a technician knows via an SMS that a short circuit is present in module 5 channel 2 he or she can localize the defective component with just a few mouse clicks pack the right spare part and quickly set about remedying the fault in question This may sound futuristic but is already reality with modern valve terminals such as the CPX MPA Faults that are present now are obvious to everyone The relevant LED lights up the corr
77. e programming style Common operating characteristics Unmatched reliability And all H2 Drives accept a wide variety of plug in expansion boards to customize the inputs outputs and feedback requirements to your Specific needs BALDOR MOTORS DRIVES GENERATORS Unmatched Quality Superior Reliability 1 800 828 4920 ne www baldor com Info Card 19 18 Design Product News dpncanada com Feature Motion Control September 2006 Looking for better accuracy and smoother motion Maximize your torque at the desired speed By Mindy Lin want to move towards their full step ON position This magnetic pull is called the detent torque of the motor which causes a jerk ing motion as the motor nears these posi tions In a bipolar stepper motor one phase will have 100 current and the other phase will have 0 current this is what we ll call the zero crossing point tep motors have a natural tendency to Transparent view of the SilverPak 23D Integrated Step Motor Driver from Lin Engineering Phases and B are 90 offset and both have a sinusoidal current waveforms Engineers in the motion control indus try have gone through the trial and error process tweaking the current sine waves in order to alleviate the jerk that the motor makes as it is forcefully pulled towards the zero crossing spots However these zero crossing spots are sensitive to the minimal amount
78. eared or belted motors For exam ple a machine or device might have been designed for a traditional motor with a gearbox driving a long shaft If a direct drive motor were used to replace the motor and gearbox the compliance from the shaft would remain Compliance from remaining transmission components can cause problems in direct drive sys By combining the universal benefits of the original CAGE CLAMP with the advantages of a Push Wire connection just they do with d WAGO has made a Quantum Leap in wiring technology TOPJOB S DIN rail mounted terminal blocks with new CAGE motors stiffening those components will CLAMP S technology Make the Quantum Leap and reap the benefits of new wiring technology provide similar benefits Marking System In many cases direct drive linear motors can be used by changing out a lin ear stage In other cases a machine will require significant mechanical modifica tions to use a direct drive motor Benefits include reducing zero speed position error and vibration due to the elimination of transmission components as well as simplifying machine design by removing transmission components Pitfalls include greater sensitivity to varying load inertia because the load iner tia is not reduced by a gear ratio as well as increased cost Jeff Arnold is Direct Drive Technology Specialist at Danaher Motion danaher motion com Info Card 16 Circle DPN 325 Reduced wiring ti
79. eatures of the pump include valve plate ported rear or top and bottom all sizes are below 80 dBa at all pressures SAE rated shaft speed up to 3000 rpm maximum pressure of 5800 psi and theoretical maximum displacements ranging from 0 66 to 7 94 in rev oilgear com Info Card 348 Hydraulic pump motors The Parker Hannifin Hydraulic Pump Division has added four displacement sizes to its line of heavy duty fixed displace ment piston type bent axis motors expanding the product offering to a total Handling systems your specification our guarantee Electric Drive Automation Electronics combining electric pneumatic guidance and cable management components for OEM modelling why do it yourself when the solution is there for you For information on our complete range of innovative electric drives contact us today Info Card 37 Design Product News 29 of 14 different models The new units are the F11 12 with a displacement of 12 5 cm rev the F11 14 with a displacement of 14 3 cm rev the F12 90 with a displace ment of 93 cm rev and the F12 125 with a displacement of 125 cm rev parker com Info Card 347 FESTO Flexible assembly Handling solutions designed for your application guaranteed performance Take the risk out of building your own handling systems with a guaranteed price delivery and performance The Festo Customer Solution team are the specialists in Festo Inc and custom handling
80. ectric September 26 28 2006 Mississauga ON Canadian Manufacturing Week including the Design Engineering and OEM show Weld Expo and the Plant Equipment Maintenance November 5 10 2006 Chicago The 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition asme org November 14 16 2006 Anaheim CA Aerospace Design Expo 2006 a new global event for aerospace design and development engineers aerospacedesign expo com Electromate signs Nippon Electromate Industrial Sales of Woodbridge ON electromate com has signed a distribution contract with Nippon Pulse America of Radford VA to sell and service its line of linear shaft motors show reedexpo ca cmw October 22 25 2006 Milwaukee The Investment Casting Institute s 54th Technical Conference and Exposition investmentcasting org Christopher Nagel See more events 9 dpncanada com Autodesk If 2D and aren t seamless you just get less Idea Confidently use existing 2D AutoCAD files to create new 3D designs Realized There are several reasons why the Autodesk Inventor product family the 1 selling 3D mechanical design application is the best choice for AutoCAD users Being the only software to combine 2D AutoCAD and 3D solid modeling in one environment is just one of them Now you can move to 3D and see your ideas come to life without giving up your investment in 2D Try doing that with a software
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82. er Transmission Distributors Association ptda org held its fifth annual Canadian Conference June 1 3 2006 in Ottawa Created to pro vide Canadian centric educational program ming and networking the conference provided an opportunity for Canadian power trans mission motion control PI MC channel par ticipants to explore nationally focused industry issues and trends More than 230 individuals from 23 dis tribution companies and 55 manufacturers Technical expertise is required in distribution attended the conference held at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier breaking previ ous attendance records by 20 Invited back for the fifth year econo mist Dr Peter Andersen shared insights on short and long term economic trends affecting the Canadian economy and their impact on the PT MC industry In his keynote address he noted that the Canadian dollar has increased in value by 5 since January 2006 Dr Andersen predicted it will continue to rise between ninety four to ninety six cents before returning to the range of eighty five cents on the U S dollar Dr Anderson urged attendees to be conscious of the current second phase of the economic cycle characteristically a volatile period and to be prepared for managing the risk inherent in this economic climate He forecasted a major recession in 2009 2010 but added that opportunities remain for the Canadian economy because of close reliance on the
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109. minum surfaces For high strength steel bonding H8500 offers a short open time while H8510 offers an extended open time for parts alignment Finally H8600 is formulat ed for long term bond strength on galva nized steel and offers bonds to many other metals exposed to environmental extremes loctite com Info Card 308 PC cable and wire supports EZ twist lock circuit board supports from Micro Plastics feature a locking base that snaps into the chassis by hand Cables and wires can be loaded and unloaded with a twist of the fingers The additional arm inside the twist lock can be used for hold ing smaller wires or bundles Each part fits 187 in diameter hole and a panel thick ness of 030 to 078 in Parts are molded in natural nylon 6 6 microplastics com Info Card 309 Push to close rotary latches The R4 30 series of Southco push to close rotary latches feature steel body construc tion plus a triple layer pawl and double layer trigger of hardened steel The zinc plated and chromate finished latches accommodate maximum working loads up to 13000 N The rotary latching mecha nism permits a tolerance of 8 mm A two position rotor provides security against accidental opening The latch housing measures 77 x 35 7 x 17 8 mm and is avail able in three different actuation styles southco com Info Card 310 Quick locking assembly pin The SLIC Pin from Pivot Point Inc incor porates a wedge shaped sprin
110. mm repeatability pro grammable velocity control programma ble acceleration and deceleration pro grammable torque control push func tion 50 to 1000 mm stroke lengths 1 to 1000 mm s speed serial I O for linking up to 16 axes and a life expectancy up to 5000 km intelligentactuator com Info Card 374 USB data acquisition HI Th Data Translation has released the DT9800 series said to be the first true USB Info Card 26 Universal Serial Bus products for high performance data acquisition The series includes the capabilities of PCI plug in boards in easy to use compact modules Featured are 12 or 16 bit analog inputs 100 kS s throughput digital I O count er timers plug and play with one included cable and hot swapping capability 500 V isolation datatranslation com Info Card 376 Servo with power supply Danaher Motion has introduced the Kollmorgen S300 series servo drives Units feature a built in power supply and along with the S600 series offer 1 5 to 70 A 115 to 480 Vac operation and are available as drive only or with a single axis control card within the same package along with a wide array of built in capabilities to per form complex motion tasks kollmorgen com Info Card 375 Ethernet motion controller Galil Motion Control has introduced the card level DMC 21x3 Ethernet motion controller which incorporates a 96 pin DIN connector while eliminating the need for cable bet
111. mponents are configured into document assem blies documents can be published in mul tiple formats and documents and publi cations update associatively when com ponents or configurations change Dynamic publishing increases PLM product lifecycle management value according to Bartlett vice presi dent Arbortext dpncanada com both the Arbortext editor and publishing engine he added At the conference PTC also promoted its PLM On Demand business unit creat ed to meet the financial and functional PLM requirements of small and medium sized enterprises SMEs Jay Muelhofer the units general manager said it was formed out of cus tomer needs The on demand service provides scala ble access to Windchill PTC s full PLM offering Muelhofer told Design Product News that PLM On Demand can help make small manufacturers look like the Toyotas of the world as well as the divi sions of larger businesses The service is hosted in partnership with IBM who provides networks servic es such as hardware firewall protection UPS backup biometrics and fire suppres sion systems Security is our number one concern said Muelhofer He added that the on demand service is especially attractive to firms with either no IT department or an IT department that is under performing from an engineering department perspective When PTC acquired Mathcad earlier this year it added the ability to perform
112. n everything you wanted to do Solid Edge required 30 percent fewer keystrokes so you could work much faster The software wasn t always interrupting your flow Per Carlson MJC Engineering amp Technology Inc evaluated eight systems including Inventor and SolidWorks and determined that Solid Edge by far has the best 2D to 3D AutoCAD compatibility out there found that Solid Edge met or exceeded our requirements in almost every aspect Michael Valcarcel Lochinvar Corp Sign up now for our Solid Edge seminars jms fusion Solid Edge is a registered trademark of UGS Corp All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Info Card 4 6 Design Product News dpncanada com September 2006 Growth spurs OneCAD Solutions to open Ottawa sales office MARKHAM ON With unprecedented sales growth in the first half of 2006 Neil Thomas managing director of OneCAD Solutions Ltd has an nounced the opening of OneCAD s Ottawa office onecad com This office will help serv ice OneCAD s current Ottawa clientele and intro duce new companies to OneCAD s design solu tions lan Creelman a bilin gual engineering sales repre sentative with OneCAD will initially handle the office as OneCAD will be looking to further expand with additional sales and technical staff for the Ottawa region Creelman recently graduated as a mature student from Carleton University
113. nce beyond expectations Less is more Challenge our specialists Plug into The Power of Knowledge Engineering Visit us at www skf ca dpn marketing skf ca Info Card 51 A smart approach to motion control The single source solution MOVITRAC LTE Frequency Inverter T I e Fxceptionally compact design e Excellent price and performance e Quick and simple startup procedure plug in and drive e User friendly operation e Tried and tested quality as expected from SEW Eurodrive worldwide e 0 5 1 5 HP Single phase input 110 120 VAC 10 50 60 Hz with three phase 230 v output e 0 5 3 HP Single phase input with three phase output 200 240 Vac 10 50 60 Hz e 7 5 HP Three phase input with 3 phase output 380 480 Vac 10 50 60 Hz e Enclosure IP20 e 150 overload for 60 s 175 overload for 2 s Info Card 52 MOVIMOT The smart gearmotor with its own integrated frequency inverter e Cost effective no separate inverter no external wiring e Simplifies installation and maintenance e For gearmotors from 0 5 to 5 HP with input voltages from 380 to 500 Vac 10 or 0 5 to 3 HP with input voltages from 200 to 240 Vac 10906 50 60 Hz e Available in all SEW Eurodrive gearing configurations retrofittable e Decentralized or centralized control one MOVIMOT can slave up to 31 others MOVIDRIVE Universal Motor Controller e All encompassing AC drive comes in 3 series MDF
114. nctionality advantages TGrid 4 0 has a Surface Wrapper added to its existing surface and volume meshing capa bilities The 3Matic for Fluent software from Materialise Inc is a com plementary conditioning module for converting hundreds of files from mixed geometry sources in native or standard CAD file formats UG Pro E STEP IGES or in faceted for mats STL WRML into an optimal triangular mesh ing format for 4 0 new Surface Wrapper GAMBIT 2 3 allows users to bring native geometry into GAMBIT more effectively fluent com Streamlining file searches for parts assemblies iSEEK Corp has announced shape based search technology called CAD SEEK designed to integrate with an organization s CAD software to per form fast and accurate geometric based parts and assembly searches A searcher can also navigate through an enterprise wide CAD database by zooming in and flying over the entirety of files Info Card 335 iseekcorp com Info Card 331 Mathematics software tool Digital reconstruction software enhanced 3 ways Geomagic has released Geomagic Studio 9 digital reconstruction software that fea tures three major areas of enhancement 3D feature based modeling advanced color texture generation and greater versa tility with user defined patch layouts As a software tool Geomagic Studio is said to automatically process 3D scan data for applications ranging from reverse eng
115. ned specifically for food handling applications The stainless steel gripper 1s sealed accord ing to IP69K standards and features jaws that swing open 180 Additionally the angular design of the gripper provides up to 33 Nm of gripping torque and the unit includes sensors that sense jaw position techno sommer com Info Card 393 Ball bearing wheel caster A low profile caster introduced by The Revvo Caster Company Inc features a maintenance free precision ball bearing wheel that provides low friction when moving equipment over level surfaces The SL series caster has a 2 in diameter polyurethane wheel and overall height of Complete your designs up to 4x faster than mainstream CAD for the same price At 4995 discover how performance and ease of use come together in Pro ENGINEER the fastest 3D CAD solution Want proof www ptc com go proof sept ProlENGINEER W L DF I R E 2006 Parametric Technology Corporation PTC PTC the PTC logo and Pro ENGINEER are trademarks or registered trademarks of PTC Based on comparative testing see www ptc com for full testing methodology and results A995 BUY Pro ENGINEER GET 1 of 10 FREE Industry Specific Modules www ptc com go offer sept Info Card 72 PTC September 2006 only 2 1 2 in It has a load capacity of 350 Ib tread width of 1 1 16 in and swivel radius of 2 in The top plate has mounting holes to suit 1 4 in
116. nts all the way to Windsor for work that he says we can do in our sleep According to Roman Dzus acting executive director of the Commission choosewindsor com Alberta simply does not have the infrastructure locally to deal with such a concentrated demand for services including those that are available here among our large concentration of mold tool die and machinery expertise According to information gathered by Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters cme mec ca Alberta s oil sands projects will create a number of opportunities requiring structural steel metal fabricat ing machining maintenance supplies boilers pressure vessels and tanks automation systems turbines pumps and environmental technologies and more Where does the energy boom leave your business Businesses in Alberta such as drilling rig analyst Toppings Engineering featured in the June July issue of DPN are naturally experiencing the phenomenon first hand Perhaps if you don t have a presence in Alberta already the time may have come for your business to turn its eye west or east if you are in British Columbia Rob Lemmen is senior designer and project consultant with the Korver Engineering Ltd division of E M Precise Tool Ltd korver ca Info Card 341 Your International Conn le Power Connection mm mmm m y ud ERN E E Ei P ud i l L E m E ul Interpower Corporation makes it easy All of the Interpower A
117. nts One automaker ended up saving more than 1 million by implementing a simple design modification generated by the software between multiple groups involved in deci sion making Fleming conducts live simu lations of the racking options These roundtable meetings often involve any number of stakeholders man aging the development process e g design ers project managers manufacturing engi neers union representatives and robotics managers Fleming uses KeyCreator soft ware to conduct a highly visual collabora tion where decision makers are able to see the part and in real time understand the implications of recommended changes parts on a rack the cost savings can be quickly quantified Additional parts on a rack means less racks must be transported More parts and fewer trucks create dra matic savings on items such fuel fleet maintenance costs and labor This article was supplied by Kubotek USA KeyCreator software is sold and supported in Canada by Kubotek directly and by Canadian resellers Cadwire cadwire com and Cornerstone Technologies corner stonemold com Info Card 326 MEDIA President Stuart Morrison Vice President Media Publishing Niel Hiscox Vice President Finance Corporate Development Kent Milford Vice President Human Resources Susan Bishop DESIGN Tim Poupore Ove Industrial Design Design Product News is published six times a PRODUCT oveid com and ACI
118. ocation within the sensing field baumerelectric com Info Card 307 Current monitoring solid state relay Carlo Gavazzi has expanded its Solitron series with the addition of the RJCS series current moni toring solid state relay The microprocessor con trolled relay is capable of switching 50 A single phase ac loads at up to 660 Vac when controlled by a 4 to 32 Vdc signal Its internal current sens ing circuitry monitors and reacts to a number of load failure conditions The relay s alarm functions can be set locally or remotely from a standard PLC Internal over temperature and over current protection is standard The unit can be ordered with either NPN or PNP nor mally open or closed alarm outputs has an integrated heat sink and snaps to DIN rail gavazzionline com Operator interface display Z World has announced its OP7100 Smart Screen s C programmability pro vides the flexibility required for most display applications The Smart Screen is suitable for remote terminals auto mated machinery and control systems The touchscreen display features a blue on white graphic LCD 320 x 240 pix els A total of 16 digital I O are avail able 8 CMOS TTL level inputs and 8 CMOS TTL level outputs The touch screen or a separate keypad can provide Info Card 297 the user interface Horizontal or vertical orientations are user selectable in soft ware zworld com Info Card 300 Brushless motor control Intell
119. of change so altering the wave form can greatly affect other areas of the driver s performance Using Pole Damping Technology from Lin Engineering the R325 Driver and SilverPak 23D Integrated Step Motor Driver output the right amount of both holding and running current into the motor to overcome the motor s detent torque The accompanying graphs use the same step motor to run the step to step tests The R325 and a comparable driver were both set to 64 microstepping the shaft of the motor was aligned to an encoder which graphed 0 the position of the motor over time Mindy Lin is with Lin Engineering linengineering com Info Card 322 Info Card 20 Driver with Pole Damping Technology Driver without Pole Damping Technology As shown in the top graph above the spikes occur because of the step motor s poles forcefully being pulled towards each other These uneven steps translate into a negative affective on the step motor s accuracy and smooth motion Using a product with Pole Damping Technology lower graph the spikes are eliminated resulting in smoother motion and higher accuracy Zero backlash Jam proof design Manually slide drive using release lever Uhing Rolling Ring linear drives have zero play when the shaft is rotated even during reversal The threadless shaft won t clog or jam If the system is somehow overloaded the shaft simply slips instead of churning and grinding
120. on A U S based trade association PTDA represents almost 220 power transmis sion motion control distributor firms with almost 3500 locations throughout North America and 12 other countries as well as almost 200 manufacturers that supply the PT MC industry Handouts from the conference are available to association members by visit ing ptda org CanadianConference The PTDA 2007 Canadian Conference will be beld May 31 June 2 2007 at the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City Circle DPN 328 A New Generation n Drive Technology Reliable Easy to Use High Performance Baldor s new H2 Series of Our optional Ethernet server Inverter Vector and Servo board gives you point and click Drives deliver a new setup and monitoring of any benchmark for industrial H2 Drive from your desktop IR drive performance and You ll be able to monitor 60 60 tHe reliability drive operation anywhere in Oo mun The H2 Series is the world without the need lt designed tested and for additional application manufactured to be the programming most reliable easy to oimplify your drive needs use high performance today Call or log on for more industrial drives you can information and specifications find H2 Drives continue on the new H2 Series from the Harmonized legacy of Baldor unparalleled user friendly features All H2 Drives share e Identical operator control Field installed options e Simpl
121. onnec tion After investigating a number of off the shelf fluid connectors from different sources the HP engineering team selected CPC s NS4 Series Non Spill Coupling The compo nent provided the reliable easy to use low cost connection the team needed We suggested using a coupler with a non spill shut off valve said Andy Hass Industrial Business Unit Manager CPC This aug mented the product design by helping to avoid messy ink spillage when the coupler Is disconnected The Versatile Black Bulk Ink System is designed for companies that execute large print runs and have a need for a high vol The HP Black Bulk Ink System consists of the modular ink supply station holding the ink cartridges the enclosed regulator assembly and the print head stalls The tubing between the enclosed regulator assembly and the print heads can be easily connected and discon nected thanks to Colder s NS4 Series Non Spill Couplings Secure connections avoids messy ink spills ume ink delivery system Our recently developed Versatile Black Bulk Ink System extends the capabilities of Hewlett Packard s TIJ 2 5 printing platform said Daniel L Briley Engineering Manager HP Specialty Printing Systems HP s Versatile Black Bulk Ink System is a robust advanced bulk ink delivery sys tem that offers superior print quality low cost per copy and minimal user interven tion The system offers design engineers the opportuni
122. oon I became very familiar with the site THE COMPANY A P S Metal Industries a Pickering Ontario fabrication shop found an innovative way to market its production capabilities A P S joined an online marketplace to find new business Extend your reach in Canada and the United States Zakojc says that clearly one of the reasons A PS Metal Industries joined MFG com was to spread its reach and broaden its expo sure to potential new customers And apparently it s done just that The fact that were Canadian Zakojc says a lot of these customers would not have even thought to look here At the same time I wouldnt have thought to look at some of the smaller areas in the U S or even assume that I could work for these companies But today freight is not really an issue whether your shipping from Toronto to Tennessee or Chicago and NAFTA has opened the trade doors What companies have to deal with now is really nothing more than some minor paper work issues Before joining for example Zakojc says he had a handful of U S customers Today he has 15 US companies and that number is growing What the site really does he says is make everybody my neighbor regardless where they are Everybody is a company right down the street and how great is that http dpn mfg com Try it Free Supplier Test Drive SAIHLSNANI WLAW Sd V H0389 September 2006 manufacturers who have set up opera tions in North
123. orage and run a Windows XP Pro OS Each system includes USB ports RS 232 and RS 232 422 485 ports and 100BaseT Ethernet port parkermotion com Info Card 406 USB connectors Samtec has announced the addition of a high retention Type B USB interface USBR Series that complies with the Class 1 Div II minimum withdrawal requirement of 15 N The connector has an orange color coded insulator to differentiate it from standard withdrawal force connectors USB series that are available with white or black plas tic The USB connectors are available in sur face mount and through hole designs with a choice of standard right angle or vertical top entry orientation samtec com Info Card 408 dpncanada com Design Product News 45 We ve got it covered We re your number one source for stock components Over P E Po All types of somtonents i wu springs washers stock and fasteners Custom components to your specs Check SPEC online at www asraymond com spec Immediate shipment Stock Precision Engineered Components For immediate assistance call 800 263 4256 or fax 814 664 0312 Add A BARNES GROUP INC 2006 Barnes Group Inc SPEC is a trademark of Barnes Group Inc Info Card 74 MEASURABLE Acrobat 3D P EXPANDABLE h prc n COMPLETELY SHAREABLE PA M w H E a
124. ost efficient and reliable home run connection with 100 cable and connector shielding provid ing protection against EM and RF interfer ence Turck currently offers 7 12 and 19 pin cordsets with PVC flexlife cable jackets chartwell ca Info Card 383 September 2006 Variable speed ac drives Schneider Electric Canada has introduced Simply Smart industrial ac drives for 3 phase asynchronous motors from 0 5 to 900 hp The Altivar 71 model dedicated to all industrial applications is complemented by the Altivar 61 for pumps and fans Altivar 71 can deliver up to 220 over torque 130 for Altivar 61 Both drives offer flux vector control FVC with or without sensor online auto tuning speed or torque control output frequency up to 1000 Hz and an energy saving function for pump and fan applications One drive can independently control up to 3 motors units withstand voltage drops of up to 50 interference and operating temperatures up to 50 without derating schneider electric ca Info Card 397 HMI on industrial PCs Parker Automaton CTC has released the latest addition to its EPX line of industrially hardened HMI PowerStations The 105 is equipped with a 10 in TFT SVGA display and analog resistive touchscreen Included in each system is an industrial PC pre installed and licensed with InteractX Windows HMI unlimited tag runtime software Units have over 60 communication drivers 40 GB hard disk st
125. ou to get the job done Now with online r a price and delivery new sizing and selection capabilities and downloadable CAD E WWW BIMBA COM 1 800 44 BIMBA files all at www bimba com your complicated challenges just got simpler E Intro ducing the EE EE ER s NEW ULTRAN BAND www bimba com For more information fill in the info card 34 Design Product News dpncanada com September 2006 Feature Bearings CANADA BEARING SUPPLY amp DEMAND MILLION US DOLLARS 2000 2015 7 E 5 lt Motor Vehicles Aerospace amp Other net exports 440 390 aie manufacturing growth adversely affected demand for bearings in Canada from 2000 to 2005 according to World Bearings a new study from The Freedonia Group Inc freedoniagroup com Bearings Shipments by Type Although the Canadian bearings market is Ball Bearings Roller Bearings Other Bearings amp Parts the target seems bigger because your focus Is sharper OneCAD Solutions creates innovative solutions that allow you to focus on the creative process and not the tools helping you get the best from your design technology and from your people who use it When you are IN THE ZONE considerably smaller than that of the U S Canada is an intensive user of bearings relative to suc
126. oupling Series features a non spill shut off valve that enhances operator safety and speeds connection time The NS4 s olefinic overmolding increases the durability of the connection and provides a better grip for users The overmolding is also used for color cod ing which provides instant visual differentiation of diverse media lines j E ii enclosed regulator assembly to the individ ual printhead stalls holding the printheads The tubing between the enclosed regulator assembly and the printheads can be easily connected and disconnected thanks to the innovative CPC NS4 Series Non Spill Coupling The NS4 features non spill shut off valve that is ideal for use in ink handling applications In addition to mini mizing spills the valve also automatically reduces air inclusion or trapped air that may lead to print quality problems and expensive system delays and maintenance One feature that makes our couplings unique is an easy to use thumb latch to allow for secure single handed opera tion said Hass An audible click con firms that a secure connection is made and assures a secure seal The intuitive design of the NS4 makes it so simple that no tools are required to connect or disconnect the tubing and special training is not necessary for regular operation of the thermal inkjet system This article was supplied by Colder Products Company colder com of St Paul MN Info Card 321
127. owerful as 15 kW down to marking systems that use small solid state lasers to etch names logos seri al numbers and other marks onto the sur faces of metal plastic or ceramic objects James Tulk is a freelance writer living in Toronto jtulk pr toolbox com Circle DPN 324 September 2006 Products dpncanada com Motion Control Design Product News 21 Position transmitter The position transmitter SMAT from Festo continuously records the position of the cylinder piston within a 50 mm range and generates a displacement proportional analog output signal With a reproducibil ity of 0 1 mm the transmitter has two ana log outputs for voltage and current and can be connected directly to analog input modules of PLC IPC or Festo valve termi nals The unit is said to be the low cost space saving alternative to potentiometers or inductive sensors that have to be fitted externally on piston rods or drives festo com Info Card 367 Single axis positioning The GLM20 single axis positioning sys tem from THK is capable of operating at speeds up to 4 m s and 2 G Accuracies of 1 micron average or better can be achieved The system provides 3000 N of continuously usable linear force A instan taneous peak linear force of 4500 N is also achieved The system is available in strokes of up to 4 4 m in a single unit thk com Info Card 373 Compact frequency inverters NORD Gear has announced the NOR DAC SK 5
128. package that doesn t include a 2D application To learn more about how Autodesk Inventor gives you the best of both worlds visit autodesk com bestchoice AUTODESK INVENTOR BEST CHOICE FOR AUTOCAD USERS Info Card 5 ss 8 Design Product News dpncanada com September 2006 Cover Story a Innovative use of DSP technology drives thermal printers From Front Page cold of an outdoor environment for restaurant bars and commercial Heat sensors provide 1 C accurate kitchen environments element on every feedback from the print head while A D LeBlanc noted that the speed improve step DSPs help converters help compensate for tempera ment from DSP technology is especially us incorporate ture and voltage fluctuations all the variables Besides gaming the company also has Slot machine food The PayCheck 3 model and compen thermal printer models for point of sale thermal printer from New M sate for them POS kiosk ATM transportation gam orders Can be including warm ing and lottery applications d h EID cou RAD Parone ambient temperatures The Spill Proof and more recent processe muc Ranch Resort CDD one or from operating indoors or in the Spill Proof Cuts POS units are suitable more quickly important in POS applications Food and drink orders can be processed more quickly A really long receipt can make the customer wait and the restaurant loses time in serving the
129. ps printed circuit board accessories suspended ceiling hooks with accessories wire routing kits and other hardware items microplastics com Info Card 448 Adhesives 60 page ITW Devcon catalog includes Devcon and Permatex brands including Devcon epoxy and urethane com pounds and Permatex lubricants cleaners and hand cleaners devcon com 88 Info Card 452 Safety enclosures Adalet has announced a 90 page catalog detailing over 500 increased safety terminal enclosures and sys tems adalet com Info Card 453 Air driven liquid pumps Maxpro Technologies has introduced a 24 page cat alog detailing its line of Maximator high effi ciency liquid pumps said to be an economical source for hydraulic power and suitable for a broad range of oil water and chemical appli cations maxprotech com Info Card 454 Cylindrical connectors Amphenol Industrial Operations catalog details its Amphe Lite series of subminiature cylindrical connectors designed for signal power RF or fibre optic interconnect applications amphenol industrial com Info Card 455 Enclosures Bud Industries Inc has announced its Standard Products Catalog The 68 page enclosure catalog includes over 2500 products such as acces sories brackets cabinets card racks chassis communication products die cast aluminum boxes large cabinet racks open racks plastic boxes and small metal enclosures budind com Info Card 456 Aluminum extrusions The Aluminum Extruders Coun
130. rnal function generator on all units support for Stegmann single and multi turn absolute encoders to dispense with limit switches and homing routines and many control levels parker com Info Card 379 QUALITY IN MOTION Vickers Warnick and Bodine Electric Company application engineers can help you choose the Featured Product solution from nearly 1000 stock models e TORQ BRUSHLESS SERVO MOTOR 0 Whether you call it detent torque reluctance torque or cogging the new brushless servomotors eliminate it These motors produce peak torques up to ten times rated torque eliminating the need for gearboxes in many applications And unlike some direct drive solutions that are limited by top speeds of several hundred RPM e TORQ offers a speed range from 1 to 6000 RPM Applied Solution Leaders BODINE ELECTRIC COMPANY For more information call 1 800 263 6835 www vickers warnick com Ww VICKERS 7 WARNICK Info Card 24 22 Design Product News Products dpncanada com Motion Control September 2006 A D interface for encoders Heidenhain Corp has introduced the EIB 192 External Interface Box for motion control encoder signal transmission By changing 1 V encoder signals to an EnDat 2 2 bidirectional digital interface the EIB box changes its signal from analog to digital said to be a huge advantage to machine bu
131. rporation All rights reserved AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk Inc in the USA and or other countries Info Card 7 10 Design Product News Standard amp Custom All in One Ingenious Introducing a new hybrid designed panel that allows for very fast delivery Order from one of the to suit your application equipment and design A new extrusion design provides direct front or rear operator panel installation using clamps bolts or screws A mounting channel around the command panel enables a keyboard tray or accessories such as mouse pad supports handles or clipboards to be installed in a matter of minutes The answer to your puzzle is finally here the Comfort Panel Rittal Systems Ltd Mississauga Montreal Calgary Vancouver RITTAL Info Card 8 Uniform cross section does not interfere with assembly Allows for tight radial applications Easy to assemble and remove 5 000 stock sizes Carbon and stainless steel stocked from 1 4 to 16 No Tooling Costs M on specials 200 to 90 Steel Ring Company Aw www smalley com e E 719 5900 i MB MM Info Card 9 dpncanada com September 2006 Fluent CAD interoperability and mesh generation Fluent Inc a wholly owned subsidiary of Ansys Inc has released TGrid 4 0 GAM BIT 2 3 and 3Matic for Fluent 1 0 all said to be major upgrades to Fluent s prepro cessing capabilities The three products provide several fu
132. s 32 Medical Engineering Mark Sunderland discovers leading edge back pain research in Alberta September 2006 Renderings By Mike Edwards Editor lying back from Chicago after a F recent software briefing I found my seat companion represented an Ontario based manufacturer of costume jewelry Remarkably I discovered his com pany still did all its design work with pencil and paper using GASP CAD soft ware whatsoever Naturally most of you probably do not still produce your designs on drafting tables but use some sort of 2D drawing software with the occasional desktop computer fitted out with sort of 3D mechanical CAD pro gram Fortunately Raymond Kurland of Clifton NJ based TechniCom Inc techni com com has authored Selecting a Selecting a CAD system tends to be done at too low a level Mechanical CAD CAM CAE PDM System for Small and Medium Businesses The 12 page white paper is available at ptc com go buyersguide In his introduction Kurland states what many of us have felt all to painfully Selecting a CAD CAM CAE PDM CCCP system for small businesses is no easy task Without the resources brought to bear by large companies in many cases select ing a system tends to be done at too low a level with poor consideration of company strategic issues with little understanding of the product development environment and any proposed improvement and with little idea of expecte
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134. spine or backbone is the artic ulating column that starts at the base of the skull and continues down to the pelvis It consists of 33 irregular shaped bones with a hole through the middle for the spinal cord The bones are called vertebrae bony elements that are separated from each other by a car tilage a sort of spongy spacer that serves as both gasket and shock absorber The spine is the main conduit and protective shell for the spinal cord the nerves from the brain to the limbs But unlike mechanical systems that have instrument panels to warn us of impending problems the human body warns us with pain Some under standing of back pain has been gleaned by the measurement of spinal disorders However plain film radiography Is Invasive and has poor reso lution while magnetic resonance techniques have difficulty capturing dynamic joint movements due to lengthy sampling times Surface based transducers used in range of motion testing cannot assess movements of singular verte brae only of spinal regions and final ly surgical techniques which track objects inserted into singular vertebrae are impractical for widespread use eliminates slippage e maintenance free e overload proof offer your belts a longer life time install the ROSTA base Ultrasonic indentation uses an ultrasonic probe to locate a vertebra and is then advanced into the skin be Therefore the true relevance
135. strong U S economy Training engineers technologists and technicians in sales distribution continues to be a priority for the PIDA in Canada Motion Without Limits Smaller Size Bigger Performance BISHOPWISECARVER 888 580 8272 www bwc com Introducing NEW SRX 150 Don t let the sleek compact design fool you SRX 150 provides up to double the roll moment capacity of comparable screw driven products and nearly 5 times that of other belt driven units SRX can handle your toughest load to 66KN dynamic load rating with speeds up to 5 m s e Excellent for high load gantry systems e Zero backlash high speed and long stroke operation e Highly accurate uses NSK LPR Series High Lead Precision Rolled Ball Screws Grade Ct7 system setup e Maintenance free equipped with NSK K1 Lubrication Units e Internal high energy end of stroke shock absorbers help to eliminate accidental damage during e Stainless steel sealing strip protects the unit from particulate ingress e Optional accessories include enclosed linear encoder integral gear boxes proximity sensors gantry accessories PTDA Member Bishop Wisecarver Corporation All rights reserved Motion Without Limits is a trademark of Bishop Wisecarver Corporation All other brand names are trademarks of their respective holders and are gratefully acknowledged Info Card 18 id Industrial Careers Pathway champions Ted Chisholm of B
136. sually impaired EAO Switch Corp has introduced a black and white double On Off switch to its RoHS compliant Series 44 industrial con trols The product features a large illumi nated central lens to indicate the status of equipment It can be supplied with or with out the engraved I and O symbols and with either a matt grey or chromium plat ed case It is intended to comply with new regulations for visually impaired users that govern the use of equipment by those who may find it difficult to distinguish between red and green On Off positions eaoswitch com Info Card 391 Analog converter transmitter Schneider Electric has announced Telemecanique Zelio Analog converters and transmitters convert signals emitted by sen sors or electrical measurements into stan dard electrical signals that are compatible with automation systems They also increase the connection distance between a sensor and the measurement acquisition device e g between a thermocouple and a PLC The converter transmitter features pre calibrated I O ranges to facilitate instal lation Switchable output signals 0 to10 V to 20 mA and 4 to 20mA are highly repeatable as a function of the input signal schneider electric ca Info Card 405 Safety interlock switch Scientific Technologies Inc has introduced the MFS stand alone safety interlock switch The switch requires magnetic and ferroreso nant signals to close the safety signals mak
137. systems Specialist personnel 3D CAD models CAE performance Tel 905 624 9000 Fax 905 624 9001 info_ca festo com www festo com 30 Design Product News dpncanada com September 2006 Feature CAM Graphical software and HMI System simplifies gear manufacturing fhe France based NUM Corp offers a line of control systems suit able for all aspects of gear manu facturing Configured with a CNC motors drives and user friendly software these off the shelf solu tions can be used in new machines or to re With data fields program systems saves the OEM or integrator years of software development while reducing the cost of employee training They are suitable for the production of any size or type of gears at a rea sonable cost The PC or CNC based HMI allows the operator to program the control existing i Sa utom at i Ca ly machine without machines knowledge of ISO code The embedded generated programming The machining cycles for gear hobbing shaping or grinding and automatic gear tool alignment are gov erned by a menu driven Human Machine Interface HMI The NUM gear control operator is guided by pictorial information and questions pre sented on the screen Entry screens provide the machine operator with a comprehen sive graphical approach that depicts the hob or grinding wheel the gear and asso ciated setup data in a clear and concise manner He or she simply fills in th
138. t in motion controller with preset position velocity or torque 5 932 20 7 select presets with switch inputs and or the multi drop Modbus Digital Servo Drive E WI 2006060005 wf serial interface The SureServo family is designed for flexibility and quick implementation SureServo drives accept a wide range of command sources 100W Servo Motor e Position commands with pulse and direction or with connectorized Leads M 5 t 993 89 count and down format z Encoder follower Breakout Board Kit for Ce 177 65 CN1 Control Interface ASD BM 50A amp D 2090 U3BK D4401 Analog voltage Velocity or Torque command 10 Motor 133 00 PIS A Feedback Cable SVC EFL 010 27 2090 UXNFBY S03 For configuration tuning and diagnostics use the drive s integrated keypad display or take advantage of the free SureServo Pro PC based 10 Motor 77 00 N software Tune the system easily with adaptive auto tuning selections Power Cable SVC PFL 010 7 2000 xxnpv iesos or a manual mode Adapt to diverse applications with configurable I O e e lt gt including 8 digital inputs 5 digital outputs 2 analog monitors and a Configuration Software ww 76 95 scalable encoder output aw SureServo Pro software is FREE when downloaded and is also available for 9 on a CD u Complete 1 axis 100W System 965 00 52 01 1 00 For more informa tion visit WWW
139. t prod uct delivery said Christopher Nagel general manager of Schunk Canada With more than 1300 employees worldwide and five manufacturing facilities in Germany the U S and China Schunk is a supplier of automation tool holding and workholding components In the field of automation Schunk offers components such as grippers rotary actuators linear slides and robot accessories Bishop Wisecarver vet Bishop Wisecarver Corp bwc com has appointed Ray Harrington a 30 year veteran of the power transmission industry its vice president of Business Development s Siemens nabs Rittal Modsie award Phoenix Guillevin team up Interconnect component maker Phoenix Contact phoenixcontact ca and manufacturer rep C S A have added distribution partner Guillevin International Co Atlantic division to its premier sales network As part of the National Modular Enclosure Month festivities in April Rittal Systems recognized the achievements of TS 8 Modular enclosure users across Canada in five categories Siemens Canada is the winner in the category most weight in a TS8 Modular enclosure The engineers at Siemens designed a drive solution in tight space restrictions Anthony Bezina left amp Raj Thirun of Siemens Canada with Craig Knott of Rittal Snow joins Omron Omron Electronics LLC has appointed Michael Snow as president of Omron Canada Inc omron ca Snow was pre viously with Emerson El
140. the latest technology A very good local reputation But how do you get out of the local box How do you reach a broader audience make it aware of your pres ence and capabilities in short grow your customer base Step one Start with the computer on your desk PICKERING ONTARIO Andy Pavletich founder and owner A P S Metal Industries Inc says his company specializes in stainless steel fabricating and forming of a variety of products food processing equipment hoppers chutes mixers conveyor system parts environmental products packaging machinery parts electronic enclosures and cabinets display units lighting fixtures product holding fixtures medical equipment furniture and appli ances and so on The company employs 60 70 people and operates out of a 30 000 sq ft facility We opened in 1986 Pavletich says and we ve built our business on a reputation for quality quick turnaround on delivery sometimes in a matter of a few days to a few hours and a fair and competitive price But we knew we had to tap new customers and markets if we were to grow The company s Purchasing and Materials Manager Rob Zakojc says hed used the Internet to try to find new customers and came across MFG com an online production level solution for OEMs and suppliers of engineered to order components which instantly and intelligently matches buyer requirements with potential suppliers possessing the right expertise credentia
141. the shaft magnets repel each other and once the motor starts spin ning static air pressure is created in the gap This allows the motor to operate without contact between the sleeve and the shaft Available in a 20 mm size sanyo com industrial Info Card 419 Standards for Die Casting Info Card 28 24 Design Product News dpncanada com General Motors claims that a flex fuel Chevrolet Impala above using cellulose E85 emits 40 less greenhouse gas than a small hybrid car GM Ford and others are actively promoting ethanol in part because it makes meeting tightening emission standards easier By Bill Vance 7 7 ith crude oil around 75 per barrel possibility headed for 100 and gasoline at over 1 00 per litre growing our own motor fuel takes on renewed urgency The fact that it s greener and cleaner is a bonus Not surprisingly the Government of Canada Is poised to implement a national program pumping ethanol wood ethanol into our fuel tanks before long With some adjust ments the transition can be accommodat ed by the existing gasoline distribution infrastructure For gasoline engines this will be a mix ture of ethanol and gasoline ranging from E10 10 ethanol and 90 gasoline to E85 85 ethanol Ethanol as motor fuel is not new having been used in North America on a limited basis for now powers 70 of Brazilian vehicles What is new will be its mandated use here
142. tively simple structure con taining a few simple elements The end result is that the analysis is performed consid erably faster than if it had used traditional finite element methods I once saw a poster that said I final ly got it all together but I forget where I put it So SolidWorks 2007 includes an interesting search engine to help you find your files You can search by all or part of the file name by text notes within the file and by metadata such as the designer s name the creation or modification date the project name and so on Wild card characters work You can search your local drive net September 2006 The FeatureXpert correctly resolves the draft problem work drives PDM Works workgroups see sidebar the Design Library and so on Having found the desired file it can then be opened directly from within SolidWorks Search Bill Fane bill_fane bcit ca is a software reviewer and mechanical engineering instructor at BCIT in Burnaby BC If you found CAD Industry Watch interesting fill in 345 on the Info Card PDMWorks 2007 eases the chore of document management DMWorks is a document man agement system aimed specifical ly at the SolidWorks files within engineering workgroups This can be a very big issue even in a small office the SolidWorks file open dialog box It is also tightly integrated with the new search engine capabilities so a user can search the vault for a file and
143. ty to configure almost any combination of HP Q23204A print heads and HP Q2321A bulk ink supplies to achieve the desired print capability The HP Q2320A printhead also produces high quality water fast and crisp output with a 600 dpi resolution from 300 nozzles The system uses black pigmented aqueous ink in large volume ink supplies 350 cc that can print on a wide range of substrates including kraft corrugated and clay coat ed The industrial bulk ink delivery system is widely used for mail addressing mail postage carton coding barcode printers and many industrial applications that require long production runs low cost per imprint and reliable user friendly printing systems The mechanical connections between Ensure Safety While Increasing Productivity with Sitema Safety Catchers m E 1 0 9001 2000 P i zo n Press Safety e Safety Catchers are used where personal protection and accident prevention must be provided such as when hydraulic or pneumatic pressure system fails or if a rope chain belt or toothed drive breaks e The SITEMA Safety Catcher will prevent the load from falling anywhere along the stroke e Functions directly on the cylinder rod or on a separate holding shaft ADVANCED Af MACHINE amp ENGINEERING CO www ame com 800 225 4263 Info Card 32 the regulator assem bly and the print heads are essential parts of the ink deliv
144. umber You need direct contact with over 75 000 product suppliers And you need it all well organized relevant and precise You need more from a search engine That s why we designed a better one ENGINEERS UNITE www globalspec com Info Card 77 September 2006 The rider lies on his back encapsulated in an aerodynamic carbon fibre fairing cutaway on top The designer superimposed the photo onto a SolidWorks drawing to leverage the powerful pedal stroke red line of the triathlete lence relative density percentage error and interactive elements with the solid body After testing a series of established human powered vehicle designs he set tled on an entirely new design that tapers to a thin vertical wedge in the stern This shape serves to part the air and gently reassemble it with minimal turbulence The vehicle s shape resembles that of a fish We didn t start out thinking fish but when my designs follow nature I always feel like I m headed in the right direction said Eadie Natural selection is probably the best design optimization process you can hope for The virtual wind tunnel s findings correlated by more than 98 with calculations experi enced on the track COSMOSWorks analysis software helped Eadie determine the amount of carbon fibre required for the shell design It graphically highlighted hot spots that needed reinforcement and cold spots where a layer or two of fiber cou
145. ween the controller and inter connect board The 3 70 x 4 25 in DMC 21x3 series includes many high perform ance features of the company s Optima Series DMC 21x0 32 bit microprocessor controllers such as 1 to 8 axis control of step or servomotors 10 BaseT communi cations with RS232 port and various modes of motion galilmc com Info Card 377 You could really save a lot of money Ask us how WWW PAMENSKY COM September 2006 Products dpncanada com Motion Control Design Product News 23 Linear encoder program Heidenhain Corp has announced updates and enhancements to its linear encoder pro gram including two interfaces EnDat 2 2 and FANUC 02 New encoders are the LC 183 and 483 series with EnDat interface and the LC 193 and 493 with Fanuc inter face The encoders are said to make purely serial axis control possible The resolution of the absolute position value is 5 nm for encoders with an accuracy grade of 3 pm and 10 nm for encoders with an accuracy grade 5 pm with the EnDat versions heidenhain com Info Card 412 Constant torque system Constant torque applications require motors that can continuously produce full load torque at low speeds according to V J Pamensky Canada Inc The company adds that conventional methods of over sizing the motor or adding a blower can be replaced by using a standard WEG motor and WEG CFWO09 drive A NEMA Premium Efficiency TEFC WEB motor can provide a
146. xchange design data with your customers and or suppliers In this exchange can you retain security on your key product data Are your engineering and manufacturing bills of material kept synchronized Can you effectively access and use por tions of prior designs in new products or projects If you answered No to any of these questions you are operating with a defi Design Product News 5 Good luck always seems to come to those who are properly prepared cient CCCP system Kurland states As for my seat companion on that recent flight at least I was able to recom mendation a jewelry specific CAD pro gram And maybe one day get a free software designed belt buckle in the mail silver please it goes with my wardrobe If you found Renderings interesting please fill in Info Card 344 or send a message anytime to medwards clbmedia ca The choice is clear the one with the Edge Recent tests prove it 4 SoLiD EDGE vs SolidWorks Top View of 10 895 part assembly no hidden lines TIME Solid Edge MIN SEC Top View of 10 895 part assembly hidden lines TIME Solid Edge MIN SEC Draft Quality View of 10 985 part assembly TIME Solid Edge MIN SEC 13 02 SolidWorks 44 04 SolidWorks 2 58 SolidWorks Call 1 888 567 3933 or visit www designfusion ca and our customers confirm it SolidWorks had too many pop up menus and you were always having to confirm and constrai

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