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Applications, gauging, Vendors and Manufacturers

Transmission Test Stand

Frank Mar 6, 2011 Tagged with Automation Direct, gauging, Keyence, pressure testing, vendors

This small test stand was built in 2005 for Kiesler Automotive, a custom transmission builder in …

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Pharmaceutical, Servos, vision

Contact Lens Inspection

Frank Feb 27, 2011 Tagged with Animatics, Machine Vision, servo

This was a contact lens inspection station built in 2005 for Vistakon, a Florida company. It …

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Applications, Conveyors

Build your own Conveyor

Frank Feb 21, 2011 Tagged with conveyors, tools, welding

Usually it is not very economical to build your own conveyor but occasionally an application requires …

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Applications, vision

Spotlight on Vision

Frank Feb 16, 2011 Tagged with gauging, Machine Vision

In my previous life I spent about 30-40% of my time doing vision applications. Most of …

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Applications, Hydraulics, Metalforming

A Metalforming Application

Frank Feb 6, 2011 Tagged with Hydraulic, Metal, Rollforming

I decided to write a little about my first metal-forming job after receiving an e-mail from …

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Applications, Packaging

A Funny Design Story: The Amazing Marker Cannon

Frank Feb 1, 2011

…It was amazing! The marker shot out of the end of the tube, all the way…

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Applications, LVDTs

Rocker Cover Gauging

Frank Jan 30, 2011 Tagged with gauging, LVDT

This is an application to determine whether a gasket is located properly in a rocker arm …

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Applications, vision

Rubber Gasket Inspection

Frank Jan 30, 2011 Tagged with Machine Vision, ultraviolet, vibratory bowls

When I used to do a lot of work for NAS in Knoxville we got a …

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