Precision Pneumatic Cylinders
E.MC provides a wide range of pneumatic
cylinders for the automation industry. With
bore sizes ranging from 10 mm to 125 mm,
each element of the cylinder series has
been engineered to produce superior
performance and reliability.
E.MC Cylinders & Accessories
ISO 6432 standard mini cylinders
ISO 15552/VDMA standard cylinders
ISO 15552/VDMA standard profile cylinders
Compact cylinders
ISO 21287 compact cylinders
Guided cylinders
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SOLUTION TO LAST MONTH’S COFFEE TIME CHALLENGE
Last month we challenged you to come up with a
better, safer and easy to use quick release system for
the lifejackets of sailors. Our solution is the Harness
Release System (HRS) from British marine design and
manufacturer, Spinlock.
Attached to the lifejacket itself, the HRS is a discreet
but easy to locate two-stage release handle which with
a short pull opens the soft loop harness connection.
As well as the focus on user simplicity the HRS is
a surprisingly detailed piece of design engineering. It
works by combining a rotating stainless-steel lock and
release pin in a moulded locking system all within a small
space envelope. This interacts with a lifejacket harness
attachment loop made from Dyneema, which is 15
times stronger than steel, light enough to oat on water
and low in friction, that allows the HRS pin to release
with an easy but positive action.
Few concepts get the chance to be put through a test
bed of 3 million cumulative miles in the most gruelling
ocean-going challenge in the world, but Spinlock was
so convinced that integrating a HRS into a lifejacket
would work, that it successfully presented the idea of
including it in the design of the custom lifejackets for
each of the 70 crew taking part in the elite Volvo Ocean
Race, forming a focus group for discussion and quickly
developing a brief for the Volvo Ocean Race Deckvest.
The lessons learned from this toughest of
environments allowed Spinlock to create a production
HRS for other lifejackets in its range and reduce its
complexity, bulk and cost.
First multiplatform VR haptic glove
SMART FABRIC SENSOR
technology company, BeBop
Sensors has announced the
Forte Data Glove, claimed to
be the rst VR haptic glove
integrated and exclusively
designed for Oculus Quest,
Oculus Link, Oculus Rift S,
Microsoft Windows Mixed
Reality, HTC Vive Cosmos, HTC
Vive Pro, HTC Focus Plus, and
Varjo VR headset
technology.
Targeted
to enterprise,
as well as
Location
Based
Entertainment
gaming markets,
the one-size- ts-all Forte
Data Glove provides true
real-time haptic feedback
that lets users ‘feel’ textures
and surfaces and move
digital objects around as
if they existed in real life.
Applications include VR
enterprise training, VR
medical trials/rehabilitation,
robotics and drone
control, VR CAD design and
review, and gaming.
With an under 6 millisecond
response time and all-day
battery life, the gloves feature
a comfortable design that ts
almost everyone.
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