KMWE: Sluiting Fokkerfabrieken baart zorgen
De sluiting van twee vestigingen van Fokker en concentratie van de activiteiten in Papendrecht kan gevolgen hebben voor wat Nederland collectief te bieden heeft voor de Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Artikel [Bron: metaalmagazine.nl]
The bionic glove
People usually wear gloves for warmth or protection. There are gloves with other purposes, however, such as restoring mobility to the wearer’s fingers. This is the idea behind a mechatronic orthosis called the exomotion® hand one. The exomotion® hand one is worn like a glove and consists of custom-fitted exo-finger mechanics, a supporting forearm splint, a sensor, a control unit,…
Microlithography Lens
Microlithography lenses are used to project the image of an integrated circuit onto a silicon substrate. This tutorial demonstrates how to create a 21-element fused silica lens which has a NA of 0.56 which is designed to be used at a wavelength of 248nm. The lens, which has a total length of 1 meter, has a magnification of -0.25…
Precise, Dependable and Affordable Flow Meters for Oxygen Concentrators
An oxygen concentrator is rather simple in design: it works by separating oxygen from nitrogen and other gases that make up air, then delivers mostly oxygen to the oxygen concentrator user. Natural air contains approximately 21% oxygen, while a concentrator can output air consisting of up to 95% oxygen. Read more
We direct drive innovation in delta robots
The new generation of delta robots have one thing in common. Direct drive torque motors replace the well-known servo motors with gearbox. Brom Mechatronics worked together with Tecnotion on their newest innovative design. They used Tecnotion…
Three alternatives to gasoline
You probably read it in the news or noticed it when you were at the gas station: gasoline prices have risen sharply. A few weeks ago, the Dutch recommended retail price for Euro95 even reached a new record of €2.50 per liter. Meanwhile, the recommended retail price has dropped slightly to €2.43. Article
Measure and align geometric and rotational axes on machine tools
The XK10 alignment laser system has been developed to measure geometric and rotational errors of machine tools. Used with the XK10 machine tool fixturing kit, it enables faster and easier measurements over traditional methods, such as dial gauges, autocollimators and metrology artefacts. It can be used on linear rails to ensure that they are straight,…
Software and mathware are changing the world
What does it take to be successful in the global and dynamic power play of the tech industry? Who better to ask this question than Risto Siilasmaa. He directed the miracle of Nokia, which went down dramatically in the violence of the smartphone industry but rose again as a global player in network infrastructure.
Introduction to the Roundtracer Extreme | Contour, Roundness, and Surface Roughness All-In-One
Take a tour of the machine that does it all with our Product Specialist, Oliver Senftleben as he goes through the attractive features and benefits of the Mitutoyo Roundtracer Extreme. Watch the…
Micro Turbine Technology in low flow applications
In the sequence of our webinars about flow measurement techniques, we have added turbine technology. This type of flowmeter has a turbine, a rotor, placed axially that rotates faster as the medium flows through the instrument faster.