• High machine speeds can lead to damaging vibration and impact loads. • Conventional pneumatic-cylinder cushions prevent end-of-stroke impacts, but require painstaking adjustment. • New ...

We sometimes wonder if designers ever actually use their own products, or even put them through some sort of human-factors testing before putting them on the market. Consider the mechanism that ...

Pneumatic-tire rollers may not be the most visible machine on the asphalt or soil compaction job site, but they are more versatile than one might think, and manufacturers continue to offer units with ...

Any aviation buff is well aware of the Wright Brothers’ role in the history of flight. But it’s likely that many can’t identify the Wright’s seminal contribution: aerodynamic control. When their plane ...

Pneumatic motion control has been on the automation scene for decades and doesn’t appear to be heading for the exit ramp any time soon despite advances in technologies such as electric actuation.

Emerson's Bonneville facility uses digitalized workflows and smart automation to produce its configurable Aventics XV valve systems.

A core product commonly supplied by manufacturers in this field is the Industrial Dust Collector. This equipment forms the ...