“The little brush gets all the blame” is a statement commonly heard in the industry, but the blame is usually misdirected. Here are some of the common machine ailments and their cures with hints on … [Read more...] about Brushes, Sparking and Machine Maintenance
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Better Design Freedom and Enhanced Product Quality
Choosing custom bearings can ensure design innovation and flexibility, and give a designer’s product a competitive edge. This white paper describes ways to improve aesthetics, simplify the assembly … [Read more...] about Better Design Freedom and Enhanced Product Quality
Microstepping: Myths and Realities
The lure of Microstepping a two-phase stepper motor is compelling. Visions of Microstepping a 1.8-degree hybrid stepper motor with 256 microsteps per full step flash in your mind. The resolution of … [Read more...] about Microstepping: Myths and Realities
How to optimize DC Plant Topology
The 1000NX, a bipolar inverter, is specifically engineered to reduce wiring and labor costs by accepting DC inputs from a dual separable array. The DC architecture associated with the 1000NX inverter, … [Read more...] about How to optimize DC Plant Topology
Blower Application Basics
Selecting a blower for a particular application first requires knowledge or an estimate of the application's operating point: the flow rate required and the resistance to flow that the system, … [Read more...] about Blower Application Basics
Comparing Efficiency and Capabilities of Hybrid Stepper Motor Actuators to Can Stack Stepper Motor Actuators
Occasionally we receive calls from customers wanting to know why our size 17 hybrid linear actuator with an input wattage rating of 7 watts has better performance than our 46000 can stack version with … [Read more...] about Comparing Efficiency and Capabilities of Hybrid Stepper Motor Actuators to Can Stack Stepper Motor Actuators
3D Printing Technologies for Prototyping and Production
Architects don’t build without modeling. They create “blueprints,” produce renderings, and build 3D models. But while these planning tools may resemble the actual building in shape, … [Read more...] about 3D Printing Technologies for Prototyping and Production
The Basics of Motor Selection
Tailored towards design engineers and OEM's "The Basics of Motor Selection" whitepaper is written to assist readers in the motor selection and customization process. Focusing on four electric motor … [Read more...] about The Basics of Motor Selection
Pneumatic & Hydraulic Automation Product Catalog from Nason
For more than 6 decades Nason has provided pneumatic and hydraulic pressure devices to the industrial, military, and mobile hydraulics fields. Over a decade ago, Nason took the knowledge gained from … [Read more...] about Pneumatic & Hydraulic Automation Product Catalog from Nason
Debunking Common Myths About Specifying Special Components
Standard components are manufactured to an exact industry standard, while a special component is precisely designed and built to fit a specific application. Recent manufacturing innovations have made … [Read more...] about Debunking Common Myths About Specifying Special Components