Editor's note: Designers at all levels of power management design will find this application article both educational for those not very familiar with these basic concepts as well as an excellent ...

Low-friction, high-stiffness ball guides support on one rail (top) or two (bottom). The trade-offs for this performance are higher cost and more noise. The shortest path between two points is a ...

Michael Ricketts of Misumi USA Inc. talks about basic components and tradeoffs that surround the use of linear actuator modules, such as use of belts and leadscrews with different pitches. Running ...