What are linear actuators?

Posted by admin | Posted in Business | Posted on 30-08-2010

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What are linear actuators? Linear actuators are machines that make mechanical linear movement through the conversion of various forms of energy into mechanical energy. Basically linear actuators are machines designed to apply force linearly. A good way to explain what a linear actuator is that it is a devise that moves only horizontally or vertically. Linear actuators are considered to be space efficient and comparatively cheaper in certain fields of its application such as a motor or for robotics.

While linear actuators may seem completely alien to most people, linear actuators or machines that are based on the principle of linear actuators are present in our daily lives. One of the most common applications that we can see every day is the hydraulic carjack. The hydraulic car jack expands and contracts linearly or in vertically while you apply force on the lever. Though hydraulics explains the non-contraction of the liquid the conversion of the force applied to the lever which results to the expansion or vertical movement of the hydraulic jack is an example of a linear actuator. While several kinds of linear actuators may seem more complicated than a hydraulic jack, the governing principle behind them is the same – the force applied is converted to mechanical energy that causes the devise to move or expand in a linear manner

For more information about Actuators look at Linear Actuators, Electric Actuators,
Rotary Actuators, Pneumatic Actuators, Valve Actuators
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Kinetic Die Casting Makes Zinc Parts

Posted by admin | Posted in Business | Posted on 22-07-2010

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Kinetic Die Casting Company has helped many customers develop new products.

There are many factors singular to the die casting process that are needed to be considered such as product strengths, draft angles, gate areas, material types, material flow, slide features, undercuts, wall thicknesses and material weights.

Kinetic Die Casting Company makes die casting parts in zinc.

Kinetic Die Casting in the past specialized in making Aluminum Die Casting Parts, but over the past five years, we have been making more die casting parts in ZINC ALLOYs. We have a web page dedicated to zinc die casting alloys

(http://www.kineticdiecasting.com/zinc.html)

Take a few moments to review the differences in the various zinc die casting alloys.

For 18 pages of Alloy Data, more information than most people ever need, review this PDF.

( http://www.kineticdiecasting.com/Alloy_Data.pdf )

Contact us 818-982-9200 if you have technical questions regarding die casting materials. We will be happy to help you decide which die casting material is best for your product or application.

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How are Linear Actuators used?

Posted by admin | Posted in Business | Posted on 14-06-2010

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How are Linear Actuators used? Linear actuators are used or applied in various fields. Some of the high-tech applications of linear actuators are in robotics, in telescopes, in precision assembly of electronics. Linear actuators are also used in everyday life such as in adjustable hospital beds, adjustable desks and chairs. The healthcare industry has several uses for linear actuators. One of the primary applications is for hospital beds and surgical beds. The linear actuators allow the beds to lift or lower the head or leg portion of the bed. Luxury or comfort furniture also makes extensive use of linear actuators for the adjustable portions of the bed.

Linear actuators allow precise adjustment of the furniture according to the owner’s need. Linear actuators also have several industrial applications from lifting heavy machinery to precision machines or tools. Linear actuators could be incorporated into devises that are used to lift very heavy object at a fraction of the cost in both power consumption and the actual devise used. Linear actuators are also used for precision heavy industries such as in robotics or assembly of fragile objects such as electronic boards and computer processors. Linear actuators can be made to be compact, used for high precision or handle heavy forces making their use viable in virtually all fields of industry.

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Strong Business Foundations

Posted by Super Job For You | Posted in Business | Posted on 21-04-2010

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If the press is correct, and the economy is contracting, now is the time to take stock of your business.

Even if the press is incorrect, it wouldn’t hurt to step back and take time to analyze your current business situation, and build upon that by reviewing the values, vision and mission of the organization.

Reviews of this nature should take place on a regular basis, and many organizations do just that during their annual strategic planning exercises.

The first step is to perform a SWOT analysis. This is a simple analysis of “inventory” beginning with the listing the internal strengths or advantages as well as weaknesses or vulnerabilities. Then, look at the external opportunities (possibilities) and compare them to the external threats (dangers) facing the organization.

The second step is to develop a list of values that the company “lives” by. Values are core beliefs. They pass the test of time; they are who the company is. Values provide a solid footing for daily performance. They provide a foundation for testing reality and for decision making.

Companies without values tend to suffer accordingly. Enron will be remembered for all time for illegal actions, the focus on profit, for the lies told by leadership, for cooking the books, for the destruction of the life savings of thousands of good, hard working employees.

Having, reviewing and enforcing values are the responsibility of everyone in the organization.

The third step is the creation of a vision statement. Vision establishes the “big” objective of the company. Unfortunately, too many organizations lack a vision; many that have it do not share it with the employees. Without something to target, organizations drift.

Not having a vision is like going to a trip in your car without having any idea as to where you want to end up. Not only is it hard to get excited about the journey, you don’t have any idea as to how you can contribute to the effort.

The fourth step is to develop a mission statement. This simple, declarative statement describes how your organization will interact with internal and external clients and the rest of the world as it moves towards its vision.

In her book The Path, author Laurie Beth Jones states that a good mission statement should have three qualities to it. First, it should be so simple that a twelve-year old could understand and repeat it. Second, it can be repeated by memory, even if someone was holding a gun to your head. Third, it should be no more than a single sentence long.

As an example, Abraham Lincoln had a very simple mission statement: “To preserve the union.” Franklin D. Roosevelt’s mission was “to end the Depression.”

Developing meaningful documents such as a SWOT analysis, values, vision, and mission statements take time, and will often be updated as the organization grows and changes.

The time spent on the creation of these foundation elements of a business will help it to whether both good and tough times, regardless of the economic conditions that exist at that moment.

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