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 →

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 →

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 →

The most popular of the OSPE family, the BHD offers an extremely high-capacity belt-driven actuator in a low-profile package. The integrated square rail bearing design captures the bearing and drive train completely within the IP54 sealed unit and creates extensive environmental protection for the internal components. The OSPE…BHD is optimally designed for both point-to-point and dynamic … Continue reading Meet the BHD Belt Driven Actuator →