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December 2002
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Ballscrew return is an inside job
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European motion manufacturers draw up FireWire standard
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Group aims to synchronise Ethernet
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In brief
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Levitating stages float loads without friction
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The PLC morphs into the PAC
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Walking motor marches into linear motion market
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November 2002
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$3.3m boost for silicon carbide drives
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Combining power and data could cut costs by 20%
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Global effort aims to deliver new safety networks
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In Brief
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Linear motor sales `will quadruple` by 2008
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Low-cost radio network has a buzz about it
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Running rings around bearing resonance
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Web-based automation `will treble in two years`
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October 2002
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Gyroscope-on-a-chip is `a first`
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September 2002
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Group backs plug-and-play sensors standard
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In brief
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Report gives advice on bearing currents
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Rolled-coil motor eliminates windings
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August 2002
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$20 card puts sensors on the air
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A cool approach to lube-free bearings
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In Brief
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OPC-DX `delivers promise of open systems`
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Safety gear hooks straight onto AS-i bus
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Still blowing after all these years
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July 2002
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Copier motors will signal before they fail
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DeviceNet takes to the air, eliminating cables
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Fine-tune your PLCs for a fast payback
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In Brief
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Matrix conversion moves closer to the market
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Novel actuator muscles in on Dreamieland
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Regenerative drive `eliminates harmonic distortion`
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Smart gantry camera uses Firewire to follow the action
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June 2002
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All-electric forklift gets rid of hydraulics
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Fieldbus rivals chat via Ethernet
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Holographic patent heralds touch-free controls
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Molecular motors inch closer
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Study looks at future inverters and transmissions
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`Safe` drives could ease the shutdown blues
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May 2002
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Cables arrive before the drive
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Electric aircraft charges for the runway
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Industrial Ethernet groups collaborate
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Laser sensor could save millions - on paper
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Modular approach could simplify machine-building
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Piezo actuators challenge steppers
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Proximity sensors shed their wires
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Smart cable adapts starters to any bus
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Super motor becomes a variable speed drive
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Turn your phone into a mini-HMI
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`First` digital LVDT eliminates A-D converters
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April 2002
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A faster eye for robot welders
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Electro-sensitive glue is a rival to fasteners
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Guide helps to make hydraulic systems EMC-compliant
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Palm-sized gearbox goes boldly into space
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Switched reluctance machines will deliver brake-by-wire
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Variable speed PM compressor is `a huge leap`
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March 2002
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Get ready for the incredible shrinking drive
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Linear motors cure the high-rise shakes
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SIs will co-develop open controls suite
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US Navy orders $8m sea-going super motor
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Where there`s smoke, there`s a new motor standard
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`Seeing` robot eliminates operators
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£200,00 project will explore industrial Ethernet
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£200,00 project will explore industrial Ethernet
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February 2002
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5,000 hp superconducting motor passes tests
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Boeing`s electric plane is cleared for take-off
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Building drives from blocks is childs play
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Hydraulic braking could generate $500m market
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Profibus releases fluid power profile
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Robot arms scan bearings for signs of stress
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Software predicts how gears will mesh
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January 2002
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32-axis network `overcomes multi-axis limitations`
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45mm-wide module replaces star-delta starters
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Bluetooth controls drives without wires
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Boeing`s electric plane is cleared for take-off
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Building drives from blocks is childs play
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Novel motor propels the `human transporter`
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Three voltage levels are better than two
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