Automated quality control for airbag component
Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:00:00 UT - An automotive Tier 1 supplier approached SMAC to provide an automated quality control solution for a safety-critical airbag component.
Actuators offer high speed, accelerations, acuracy
Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:00:00 UT - Low moving mass and low friction, combined with direct drive mean that moving coil actuators are unmatched for speed, acceleration, accuracy and repeatability in \'pick and place\' applications.
Threads inspection is automated
Tue, 10 Jan 2006 08:00:00 UT - Ever stricter specifications for the acceptance of automotive parts have increased the pressure for 100% quality inspection of all manufacturing processes- including screw threads.
Moving coil actuator speeds up bowl feeder
Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:00:00 UT - Moving coil actuators have allowed an electronics manufacturer to increase production speed by feeding more than 15 parts per second from a bowl feeder into its process.
Actuator solves connector assembly problem
Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:00:00 UT - The motion and force profile of a moving coil actuator can be accurately controlled over the entire stroke of the device allowing it to pick up a pin and press it into a connector housing.