Linear motion is challenging wherever industrial workflow logistics must be efficient, machines are deployed, goods stored, and loads are moved or lifted. One technology, rigid chain, combines the ...

One of the major advantages of 3D printing is the ability to quickly test and then iterate on mechanical designs. [gzumwalt] does a lot of this, and has recently been working on various versions of a ...

Engineers designing motion-control devices have a long list of standard, off-the-shelf options to choose from, everything from balls screws to electromagnetics. But the list shrinks dramatically if ...