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Motion Control Case Studies
Virtual Reality Ride Experience
POSTED: 03/15/2019
When looking for automation challenges to solve, you don’t always have to look for industrial applications. Our distributor Heitek Automation in Arizona certainly thought outside the box when they helped develop and build a VR experience ride for Dave n Busters, the well-known restaurant and entertainment business. The VR experience was
POSTED: 03/15/2019
As any master chef will tell you, it's much easier working in a kitchen with a sharp knife than a dull one. That's why it's recommended that many knives be honed or sharpened before each use. But can bustling restaurants really afford the time it takes to perform this on
What is the Point in Precision?
POSTED: 02/08/2019
The language used by suppliers of technology solutions aimed at precision engineering applications is vague and in some instances confusing. ALIO Industries exists as the provider of the most accurate and repeatable motion control solutions available in the market today, and finds itself constrained by the use of traditional language
POSTED: 11/29/2018
This application comes from a group of very talented individuals over at The Scenic Route, a Southern California based global resource company that provides design an integration services to the entertainment, live event, and trade show industry. The folks at The Scenic Route were tasked to design a chair apparatus
POSTED: 11/29/2018
This article first appeared in Design World, November 2017. Filabot, a manufacturer of plastic-extrusion machines for the 3D printing market, has just released its new and improved EX6 filament extrusion machine. The Filabot EX6 improves overall extrusion process control and consistency compared to previous models, mostly by adding features that are standard
Running Cable More Efficiently
POSTED: 11/29/2018
A truck mounted reel systems manufacturer contacted American Control Electronics to help solve a problem they were having with premature speed control failures. These reel systems are mounted on trucks and typically hold large spools of communication wire or hose. Two 24VDC motors, one mounted on each side of the
Menu-driven Programmable VFD with Display
POSTED: 11/29/2018
When people think of industrial VFDs, they typically picture some type of enclosed device, usually with a small display that shows several 7-segment digits and a few built-in pushbuttons. A user routinely has to go through 50 or so parameters on each install to program the VFD specific to their
POSTED: 11/29/2018
CVC Technologies is a multi-national designer & manufacturer of industrial labeling equipment with an engineering facility based in Southern California. CVC presented us with a project involving the design of a custom DC motor drive with a specific goal in mind: to provide their service team and customers with a
POSTED: 11/29/2018
When remodeling a commercial space, one of the more difficult jobs is getting a smooth floor so you can lay down new tile or carpet. American Control Electronics was approached by a manufacturer of surface preparation machines designed specifically for this task. These machines scrape, grind, and polish the cement
The Growing Role of Electromechanical Actuators in Automotive Manufacturing
POSTED: 11/26/2018
Maintaining a competitive edge in the global marketplace requires manufacturers to continually search for new processes and technologies that increase production quantity, quality, and flexibility. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the automotive industry where shorter time-to-market cycles and ongoing cost containment are critical to enhancing shareholder value in
Maplesoft Engineering Solutions team helps FLSmidth develop revolutionary mining equipment
POSTED: 10/24/2018
In the mining industry, processing plants are generally constructed on the site of extraction. Mined ore gets transported by super-heavy duty trucks to the plant, where it gets crushed into smaller sizes before being stockpiled, or transported offsite for further processing. Besides the ore, the mine typically has to move
Move Hundereds of Pounds Easily with a Simple Push or Pull
POSTED: 06/25/2018
This customer manufactures slides and guides for drawers in a wide variety of applications, including industrial storage, offices, medical equipment, and residential kitchens and bathrooms. Many of these applications require mechanisms that keep the drawer closed when pushed in, or provide a natural push on the drawer if someone begins
The Paradox of Smart Manufacturing
POSTED: 06/22/2018
Smart drives and control platforms provide a way for companies to improve manufacturing while lowering price, enabling them to deliver more for less. Under SPS Italy 2018 topic of “The challenges of automation: efficiency and flexibility”, which will be held on the second day, Wednesday 23th May. Consumers today want more, more
Centrifuge with Bluetooth Communications
POSTED: 06/06/2018
LK Industries specializes in petroleum testing equipment. Our controls are used with vehicular mounted oil testing centrifuges that separate water and sediment from oil. The centrifuge requires specific pre-heat & spin cycles…determined by the operator. Previously, the speed & heat level of the centrifuge could only be adjusted by the
POSTED: 06/06/2018
Advanced Equipment Corporation (AEC), a Southern California based manufacturer of operable walls, came to us with an application that involved the design of a motor drive to be used in a newly developed track system. The concept of the new system involved the automation of the wall placement process. The
