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How to Specify Precision Linear Mechanics for a Cleanroom Environment

By Patrick Lehr, product manager for precision mechanics A cleanroom is an environment maintained to ensure minimal levels of environmental pollutants such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles, and chemical vapors. It is critical for many applications, including life science testing, semiconductor, inspection, and electronics manufacturing, where contamination must be avoided. To ensure this happens, … Continue reading How to Specify Precision Linear Mechanics for a Cleanroom Environment

How to the “Information Anywhere” Revolution Helps Boost Production

By Marissa Tucker, product marketing manager Have you ever seen the term “Information Anywhere” and wondered exactly what it means? We chose this terminology carefully, so it’s more than a mere tag line. Basically, the term refers to the capabilities we build into our HMI (Human Machine Interface) and visualization devices, otherwise known as Information … Continue reading How to the “Information Anywhere” Revolution Helps Boost Production

It’s Time to Update Your Profile

Meet the versatile modular T-Slot aluminum profile system ideally suited for machine bases and frames, linear slide systems, safety guarding and enclosures, worktables, structural framing, and material handling. Parker’s T-Slot Aluminum Framing has a comprehensive offering of metric- and inch-based profiles. 100+ individual high-strength   aluminum profiles Unique T-slot design for reliable connection and easy … Continue reading It’s Time to Update Your Profile

Migrating from Fluid Power to Electromechanical Technology

by Lisa Eitel, Design World At a recent visit to the Parker Hannifin Electromechanical and Drives Division in Irwin, Pa., I got the chance to hear the perspective of Jeremy Miller, Product Manager — Linear Mechanics. I asked him about some of the major design objectives Parker’s customers cite when changing their designs from fluid … Continue reading Migrating from Fluid Power to Electromechanical Technology