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Versatility, Precision and Short Lead Times: The CRD MR Rotary Indexer

December 1, 2018

Nexen's new CRD MR (Compact Ring Drive Motor Ready) products build on the company's successful CRD line of precision rotary indexers.

Fixed vs. Flexible Automation Systems

Both fixed and flexible technologies offer distinct advantages, but only if manufacturers optimize important operational parameters.

Tom Bemer Ray Tynczuk

September 8, 2017

The one constant thing about technology is that it is constantly changing and evolving. Don’t think so? In that case, ask the people who rushed out to buy the latest iteration of a smartphone, but then find themselves standing in line waiting to purchase the latest new-and-improved version just six months later.

Rotary vs. Linear Indexing

Suppliers complement their cam- and servo-driven systems with newer technologies like direct-drive indexers and precision-link conveyors.

Jim Camillo

September 3, 2014

Choosing between linear and rotary indexers for an automated assembly application depends on application requirements and space availability on the plant floor.

XYZ: Electronic Camming Improves Pick-and-Place

March 1, 2012

Cam-driven pick-and-place devices have long been a staple of high-speed, multistation automated assembly systems.

The unmatched repeatability, durability, and low cost of hand torque assembly tools, made them the foundation of torque quality assurance in manufacturing for over 70 years. With dramatic changes in assembly requirements being driven by technology, is the click wrench still the go to hand tool?

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