Plant engineers at Eskom’s Majuba Power Station in South Africa have been continuously looking for ways to improve efficiency and reliability. The six-unit, 4,000-MW, supercritical coal-fired plant ...

Among these applications is a linear actuator used in a throttle control system designed specifically for harsh environments. This particular linear actuator is used to control the power to a cement ...

When robots are built with biological materials, they have the potential to achieve remarkable behaviors typically only seen ...

The Easy-Dc linear actuator controller supplies continuous motor current up to 20 A with an operating voltage range of 7 to 42Vdc (5.5 to 50Vdc extended range). The unit operates at –40 to 125°C, and ...

How advanced actuators, compliance control, and real-time planning create capable, safe humanoid collaborators.

Most electromagnetic actuators are rotating motors, or some variation on the theme, like servos. However, it’s possible to do linear actuation with electomagnetics, too. [Adrian Perez] demonstrates ...

Linear actuators are useful things, moving things in straight lines rather than annoying circles like so many motors. [Retsetman] recently built a linear servo actuator of his own design with accurate ...

Machine Design welcomes submissions on how to solve a specific engineering or technical problem. In the following article, an actuator/speed control recommendation improves reliability in a generator ...

Weeder, developed by Lauwen Agro Engineering, is the latest addition to the Future Farming Smart Weeders Buyer’s Guide. Designed by growers, for growers, the mechanical in-row weeder combines ...