Automation Design Tips: Direction Change Mechanisms
The direction-changing mechanism is a mechanical component that alleviates restrictions such as arrangement or size
Component Alignment Technology
The parts feeder component alignment technology has been a mature technology since the industrial automation
Rotary to Linear Motion
A slider-crank mechanism is a typical design which converts rotary motion into linear motion. It
The Need for Speed: High-Speed Automation Design
In the midst of adverse market conditions, automation devices must be manufactured to a higher
Give Your Design a Boost: Boost Mechanisms
A mechanism designed to generate a large force from a small force is called a boost
UPDATE MAKEiT, Inc: Project Bigfoot
This week we catch up with our friends at MAKEiT, Inc on their project Bigfoot
Surface Finishes: Hard Chrome Plating
The most common and long-established method of decorative plating on steel is copper-nickel-chrome plating also
Surface Finishes: Heat Treatments
Heat treatment is a type of surface treatment that includes hardening and thermal diffusion. Both
Surfaces Finishes: Electroless Plating
Electroless plating is a chemical plating technique used to deposit a layer of metal plating
Surface Finishes: Anodizing
“Anodizing is an electrochemical process that converts the metal surface into a decorative, durable, corrosion-resistant,