Looking for efficiency and reliability as well as peak power for
on-highway and off-highway vehicles, both electric and hybrid?
Comparison analysis and 135 million road miles logged has shown
that the...
Posted On 01/26/2021
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Sewing may not be widely regarded as glamorous, but it is literally
what holds the very fabric of society together. All of the clothing
we wear can be found to contain neat stitching, but have you...
Posted On 01/05/2021
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Electrification remains one of the primary trends in the automotive
sector, as vehicle makers push hard to introduce cleaner
technologies that result in lower emissions. According to a recent
report...
Posted On 11/23/2020
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Many industries are now being required to drastically reduce carbon
emissions as a consequence of rising global temperatures, and
the automotive industry in particular is a focus of much
regulatory...
Posted On 09/23/2020
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Data acquisition in the modern, digitally-driven production
environment can result in better product quality management than
ever before. The ability to collect, evaluate and react to data...
Posted On 08/30/2020
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Motors and sensors go hand in hand. The EX range of motors already
feature a wide range of sensors that deliver feedback on various
parameters and, now, Parker has added a HIPERFACE DSL® encoder...
Posted On 07/30/2020
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The advent of the smartphone and tablet has had a dramatic impact
on the types of media we consume. Whereas in the past we might have
been wedded to printed sources such as newspapers or magazines,...
Posted On 06/25/2020
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In the manufacturing sector, anywhere that humans mix with
machinery is a potential danger zone. Even in the modern
production line, people are often still an essential element of the
production or...
Posted On 06/17/2020
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In a hospital or clinical environment, personal protective
equipment (PPE) is important and necessary to decrease staff and
patient exposure to airborne ailments. Unfortunately, custom
equipment may...
Posted On 05/22/2020
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Is safety your number-one priority? The Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) is dedicated to helping companies
across the country understand and establish proper safety standards
for...
Posted On 01/28/2020
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Thanks to our loyal followers for all of the interest in the topics
covered in this blog over the past year. In examining the most-read
blog posts over the course of 2019, it becomes obvious that...
Posted On 01/14/2020
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How does a company decide the business case to build a linear
positioner in-house or purchase an existing off-the-shelf
technology, when it comes to industrial applications that involve
high volume,...
Posted On 12/20/2019
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In industry, time is money. So, for engineers who are
time-pressured, there is a solution for electromechanical press and
joining applications. Push-To-Fit is an innovative
electromechanical solution...
Posted On 10/25/2019
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The arguments advocating more automation in our factories and
process plants are gaining momentum and translating into a
revolution in production environments. Parker designs
automated linear motion...
Posted On 09/24/2019
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In radiographic tilting beds, the table upon which the patient
is placed needs to be moved and controlled with smooth
precision. In this type of application, servo motors and drives
play a key role....
Posted On 09/06/2019
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It’s no secret that the Millennial Generation’s practices and
preferences are shifting consumer product design and marketing
messages across the board. But how does that trend affect product
design in...
Posted On 09/05/2019
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Most people of a certain age have childhood memories of returning
beverage bottles to their neighborhood store and getting back their
deposit coins, which were usually just enough to invest in an...
Posted On 08/16/2019
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Gearhead motors can be ideal for the food and packaging industries
if they are selected with several key features. A manufacturer of
machines for gluing, fill, sealing and diverting food...
Posted On 08/13/2019
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How do you eliminate a bottleneck in a food and beverage canning
plant? Apply good engineering design and use a variable
frequency drive solution. Beverage bottling or canning has always
been a...
Posted On 08/09/2019
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This is the final of a three-part series that spoke to the various
feedback devices that are provided as options on Parker Servo
Motors. Part 1 & Part 2 provided the basic theory of operation
for the...
Posted On 07/31/2019
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