Tag "motors"
Signs of a Noisy Reference – Using Successive Approximation ADCs
High speed ADCs have become quite inexpensive and are commonly deployed. Care needs to be done when analyzing their outputs to determine sources of noise. Whereas noise at the input
Motors without Rare Magnets: What are the Options? (Part One)
Lower-cost motor technologies exist that can be an attractive alternative to neo-based BL PM motors – and are not subject to unpredictable supply chains Almost no day passes without a
Getting Your Hands on Smart Tools
Forget the IIoT and Industry 4.o buzzwords. We’re not interested in 10 to 15 years down the road or what the factory of the future is going to look like.
Troubleshooting Noisy Ground Systems — Resonances
Designing systems to avoid EMI/EMC issues takes some serious effort at times. And sometimes “improvements” only make it worse. One system I got called in on had the power supplies
The Electric Evolution
The challenges remain the same regarding the electrification of the automotive industry. A majority of the CTI Symposium USA event in Novi, Michigan focused on areas like battery life, battery
Servo Needs a Solid Footing
Donald P. Labriola II, president and founder of QuickSilver Controls, Inc. For a servo system, it is important to remember that the servo responds to what its feedback sensor is
Improperly Testing Belt Tension Can Easily Damage Small Motors
Donald P. Labriola II, president and founder of QuickSilver Controls, Inc. Most of us want to just instinctively squeeze a belt between a pair of pulleys to test the belt
Engineering in the Modern Age
There is a growing social chasm developing in society in general that we will have to address: the value of formal education. When I grew up this never was an
SPS IPC Drives 2018
SPS IPC Drives (November 27-29 in Nuremberg, Germany), covers the entire spectrum of smart and digital automation – from simple sensors to intelligent solutions, from what is feasible today to
ABM Supplies AC Induction Motors for Autonomous Mobility
NAVYA has been developing innovative, environmentally-friendly, sustainable mobility solutions since 2014. The company, based in Villeurbanne, Lyon, France, builds driverless electric vehicles that move autonomously on defined routes. “We created
