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In machine design, durability and cutting-edge technology often steal the spotlight, but it’s the ability to maintain and service machines in the field that defines their success. For many engineers, ...

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A cluster of articles focusing on machine vision has landed on Machine Design. This week (Aug. 12-16), content will be hyper-focused on a topic our editors and contributors have explored for the past ...

Packaging machine builder Syntegon has standardized using panel PCs with custom push-button extensions, along with control panels, to minimize enclosures and support its HMI 4.0 program. Source: ...

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Simplified machine designs with fewer components run more efficiently and are less expensive to build. Older mechanical power transmission and actuator technologies, such as chain, rack and pinion and ...