When a machine needs more working force but has limited installation space, engineers often face an awkward design problem. Making a conventional pneumatic cylinder larger can increase available force, but it may also affect the machine lay...

Precision automation is changing how manufacturers think about machine movement. In the past, automated equipment often had to focus on completing a task repeatedly. Today, the way a machine performs that task can matter just as much. Movem...

Pneumatic cylinders are widely used when a machine needs controlled linear movement. Air pressure moves a piston inside the cylinder, and that movement is transferred to a piston rod. The basic idea is simple. Yet some applications need mor...

In automated equipment, movement is only part of the job. The moving part also needs to arrive at the intended location in a controlled way. This becomes important when a machine repeatedly pushes, lifts, clamps, presses, or transfers an ob...

As automated equipment becomes more compact, movement design is receiving more attention. A machine may need to move, position, press, push, lift, or transfer a component within a limited working area. The challenge is not always about crea...

Manufacturing equipment rarely works alone. A production line is usually a connected sequence of tasks. Materials enter the workplace, components are positioned, parts are joined, products are checked, and finished items move toward packagi...

Automation equipment often depends on small components that perform simple movements again and again. A product may need to move forward, return to its original position, hold an item, or help another part reach a specific location. These a...

[March 24, 2016, Shanghai] — Recently, 3M, a leading global diversified science and technology innovation company, announced a global partnership with Nobel Media to jointly advance development in the fields of innovation, education and sci...

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[Shanghai, May 31, 2016] – Today, 3M, a world-leading diversified science and technology innovation enterprise, joined hands with the Trade Union of Urban Appearance and Environmental Sanitation Industry and the Urban Appearance and Environ...

[August 2, 2016, Shanghai] — The "Green Development, Shared Future" 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Outstanding Case Selection Activity recently announced its winners after three months of professional evaluation. 3M, a leading g...