 | Nonmagnetic encoders are for magnetic environments
| Heidenhain Corp. offers NUMERIK JENA encoders that are non-magnetic.
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 | Crystalline silicon solar panel production lines
| MAG is expanding its solar panel manufacturing
systems business with the establishment of U.S.-based operations to build and
distribute crystalline silicon (c-Si) module production lines with capacities up
to 130 MWp.
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 | Low-profile encoders for small motors
| HEIDENHAIN Corp. now introduces new low profile incremental rotary encoders
with block commutation tracks, especially suitable for use in small-dimensioned
servo motors.
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|  | Managing Heat In Spindle Bearings
| Author: Dr. Scott Smith, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Published: June 2013
Getting a handle on heat in high-speed spindle bearings. | View Article
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| Tough Enough
| Author: Alan Richter, Editor
Published: June 2013
Cobalt-chrome alloys are a good fit for medical and dental parts, but machining them can be a headache. | View Article
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| Metalworking Product Review
| Author: CTE Staff
Published: June 2013
A metalworking product overview from the editors of Cutting Tool Engineering. | View Article
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 | Quality Turn
| Author: Alan Richter, Editor
Published: May 2013
The quality of the sealing, braking and bearing systems must be considered when specifying a rotary table. | View Article
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| Measuring Machine Vibration
| Author: Dr. Scott Smith, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Published: May 2013
Measuring machine tool vibration with piezoelectric accelerometers. | View Article
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|  | Datron Features 'next Generation'
| | Datron Dynamics Vice President Bob Murphy offers an overview of the M10 Pro, considered to be the "next generation" in the company's line of high-speed machining centers. The M10 Pro features linear scales on all axes driven by over-sized motors and drives that yield a +/- 5µm-position accuracy. | | View Video |
 | Boost For Lathe Tool Inventory
| | During IMTS 2012 in September, the Morris Group Inc. announced an exclusive agreement with SU-matic, a subsidiary of Suhner Holding AG of Switzerland. The deal means Velocity Products, a division of the Morris Group, will supply the North American metalworking industry with tooling for Okuma lathes, multitasking machines and machining centers. | | View Video |
 | 6-axis Machine Makes North American Debut
| | Exechon AB, Sollentuna, Sweden, highlights the tripod technology and parallel kinematics of the Tripod 700S Powerflex 6-axis machining center, which Hydromat Inc. introduced to the North American market at IMTS 2012. | | View Video |
 | Smart Automation
| | Perplexed by the lack of automation for vertical machining centers, Steve Simons, president of Simons Design Innovation, decided to do something about it. His Mountain View, Calif., company then built a working prototype in 2010 and launched Smart Valet Model SV-1 in May at an event held at K-Fab Inc., a parts manufacturer in Santa Clara, Calif. | | View Video |
 | Growing With Swiss Automation
| | Swiss Automation Inc. employs 172 people and runs 115 machines in two locations in Chicago's northwest suburbs. In the past year the company expanded by about 25 percent when it opened its second location, adding some 56 employees and 26 new machines. | | View Video |
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