Lisa Eitel

Cleveland

Executive Editor at Design World

Executive editor @DesignWorld of @WTWH_Media ⚙️ #MechE • https://t.co/r3A8Fc1lOB • Personal account @EitelonDesign

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Articles

Analyzing and addressing cam-follower skidding in rotary applications

1 week ago | designworldonline.com | Lisa Eitel

Here, we detail what causes skidding in rotary systems. Then we analyze single and double-roller cam follower designs. By Georg Bartosh • President | Intech Power-CoreFor production machinery with moving subsystems, wear can be a major headache. That’s especially true for those featuring traditional metal cam followers, bearings, and other mechanical elements.
STF stepper drives and SSDC StepSERVO drives now UL certified

3 weeks ago | designworldonline.com | Lisa Eitel

The Applied Motion Products STF stepper drives and SSDC StepSERVO drives are now UL certified by Underwriters Laboratories. The drives now meet stringent safety standards with certification, reducing risks of electrical hazards, fire, or component failures. The STF Stepper Drives are DC-powered microstepping drives that control two-phase, bipolar step motors.
Attitude and aptitude take engineers far at The Haskell Company

3 weeks ago | engineering.com | Lisa Eitel

Learn what makes this design and engineering firm a Top Workplace for Engineers. Founded in 1965, The Haskell Company is a Jacksonville-based design, engineering, construction, and professional-services firm of 2,400 professionals across the U.S., Latin America, and Asia. The company offers engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting services to support civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and process design.
Implementing reliable warehouse communications

1 month ago | designworldonline.com | Lisa Eitel

Data drives decisions. The modern warehouse depends on the seamless data flow across various systems — from inventory tracking to AGV route optimization and supply chain visibility. This data is more than a nice to have … it gives design engineers valuable insights across the manufacturing operations — helping identify bottlenecks, prevent system shutdowns, and boost efficiency. Yet, many companies still use outdated data infrastructure ill-equipped to handle the demands of modern automation.
A 1993 mystic on the nature of AI

1 month ago | designworldonline.com | Lisa Eitel

In the years leading up to his death in 1993, my father — a kind of eccentric mystic welder — journaled and wrote me philosophical little notes that I immensely treasure. One of his more contemplative letters concerns how much our identities are simply bits we’ve borrowed from elsewhere. So now anytime I interact with artificial intelligence, which is more and more often these days, I think about these musings of my father and how they could describe AI.
Several markets are spurring new innovation in motion systems

1 month ago | designworldonline.com | Lisa Eitel

Over the last year, Design World has tracked several persistent and emerging trends that build on the last decade’s innovations. With some notable exceptions, many of the core technologies employed in motion systems and automation are familiar. Yet, propelled by the radically increased capabilities of electronics and software, these core technologies have catapulted the design-engineering space into new application arenas.
Tour of HEIDENHAIN technologies displayed in Anaheim

1 month ago | designworldonline.com | Lisa Eitel

HEIDENHAIN is best known for extremely high-end ultra-precision motion feedback and control technologies delivering nanometer and even picometer-level accuracy. These include optical, inductive, and magnetic encoders as well as linear scales, controls, drives, and even integrated motion systems. The solutions are widely used in high-precision machinery in CNC machining as well as aerospace, semiconductor, and medical applications.
Precision and miniature technologies at MD&M ATX West

2 months ago | designworldonline.com | Lisa Eitel

The annual MD&M ATX West show in Anaheim, Calif. is a great place to see how far the industry has advanced precision and miniature technologies over the previous year. Micro-springs, 2-mm linear guides, and slotless motors thinner than chopsticks were just some of the miniature components on display. Planar Motors is showing parts-conveyance systems featuring movers (with six DOF and payloads of 0.6 to 40 kg) that magnetically levitate above modular stators that the company calls Flyways.
Sensor technologies transforming supply chains

2 months ago | designworldonline.com | Lisa Eitel

Recent warehouse-efficiency improvements leveraging sensors benefit manufacturers, distributors, and buyers. Kelsie McMillin • Senior technology specialist, IoT | DigiKeySupply chains have significantly transformed in the last decade with the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) and digital-transformation (DX) initiatives. Beyond tracking a package or product, the ability to monitor specific details has become key to today’s warehouses and distribution centers.
Drives boost manufacturing-automation efficiency

2 months ago | designworldonline.com | Lisa Eitel

Nidec Drives has led motor-control innovation for decades from its UK headquarters in Newtown, Mid Wales. Recently, the company updated its own manufacturing operations from Industry 3.0 operations dominated by manual tasks to Industry 5.0. For example, raw materials were once manually transported by operators from a warehouse to a module assembly plant via forklift trucks and across three separate levels. This process was time-consuming and resource intensive.