Selecting appropriate materials and coatings is imperative for protecting electric actuators from corrosion. Stainless steel ...

Empa researchers are working on producing artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have now developed a ...

These dielectric elastic actuators (DEA) are made from silicone-based materials, combining conductive electrodes with ...

The subcommittee activites may include: 1. Developing a specification form, which is accepted as a common United States and international standard. 2. Definining terms, guidelines, recommendations, ...

TASC is our industry’s premier peer-to-peer automation stage where America’s shop leaders refine the art of metalworking and CNC machining. For conference speakers, it's also an opportunity to ...

One day, they could support people at work or when walking, or replace injured muscle tissue. However, developing artificial ...

Researchers at Empa are developing artificial muscles that could one day move like real ones. Using advanced 3D printing, ...

This standard provides a glossary of definitions commonly used in the valve actuator industry. ISA96.02 – The basic requirements for electric valve actuators for both on-off duty and modulating ...

The behind-the-scenes mechanism that locks and unlocks your vehicle’s doors with the push of a button is the power door-lock actuator. Mounted inside the door, it includes an electric motor ...

Actuators are the input and output devices ... and vice versa. Examples include electrical motors or pneumatic pistons. The authors demonstrate a chemopiezoelectric effect in which the displacive ...