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Dr. Alain Aubertin Vice President, Business Development and Columns International Affairs, Canada Consortium for Aerospace Research and In- 8 Design News novation in Canada (CARIC) GM opens Canadian Technical Centre in Ajay Bajaj, P.Eng Ontario and other news President, Rotator Products Limited; Past President 14 CAD Report and Board Member, Power Transmission Distributors Autodesk University celebrates 25th Association (PTDA) anniversary; new CEO extols the virtues of 3D 14 Frank Defalco printing and automation Manager, Canada Makes, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters 18 Inside Design 18 COREngineering’s Conrad Cormier discusses his design firm’s history, process and plans to take John Lamb on greater challenges Regional Sales Manager, Wainbee Limited; Chairman, Canadian Fluid 30 Idea Generator Power Association (CFPA) The latest in industrial products including automation, fluid power, sensors and motors Dr. Ishwar Puri, P.Eng Dean of the Faculty of Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University Features 20 Dr. Mary Wells, P.Eng 20 AI and the Future AssociateDean of the Dean, College Outreach; of ProfessorEngineering of Mechanicaland Physical and To successfully exploit AI, engineers must MechatronicsSciences, University Engineering, of discern between uncertainty and risk UniversityGuelph; Chair of Waterloo of the Ontario Network for Women in Engineering 22 Closing the Engineering Gender Gap Why women disproportionally opt out of engineering’s education and career pipeline

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GM opens Canadian Technical Centre

n January 19, OGeneral Motors UP FRONT Canada officially marked the grand GE expands AM opening of its Cana- footprint dian Technical Centre General Electric in Markham, Ontario. increased its ownership The Markham campus of 3D metal printer will focus on software manufacturer, Arcam, to development and next- approximately 95 per gen innovation such as GM officially opened its Canadian Technical cent. The company previ- active safety, in-car Centre in Markham, ON ously owned approxi- infotainment systems and self-driving related controls. mately 77 per cent of According to the company, the campus will be Canada’s Arcam shares and plans largest new automotive and mobility software centre with more to eventually acquire all outstanding shares. The company has than 700 staff, leveraging an extensive network of university also announced that Jason Oliver will lead GE Additive as the and local company partnerships. new CEO and VP. GM also announced the GM Canada STEM Fund, a C$1.8 www.ge.com million commitment for educational programs to encourage students to pursue STEM education and careers. Bombardier to sell www.gm.ca Downsview As part of its five-year turnaround plan, Bom- bardier announced it's shopping around its 3750-acre Downsview site. The company says it uses about 10 per cent of the site yet bears the entire cost of operating a 7,000-foot runway. To ensure it's running the most efficient and cost effective operations, the company says it opted to review selling options, especially in light of the booming Toronto real estate market. www.bombardier.com

Boeing, Embraer mull partnership In late December, U.S.- based aerospace giant Boeing and Brazil’s Embraer confirmed speculation that the two companies were engaged in discussions surrounding a potential combination. This news comes after France’s Airbus backed the Bombardier’s CSeries, forming a partnership with the Canadian company. Boeing and Embraer have remained mum on the status of these talks but have cautioned there is no guarantee anything will occur from these discussions. www.embraer.com www.boeing.com

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BlackBerry partners with China’s form. Also, BlackBerry and Baidu will Baidu for autonomous vehicle tech work together to integrate Baidu’s Car- BlackBerry and Baidu have announced Life, the leading smartphone integration a collaboration to accelerate the deploy- software for connected cars in China, as ment of connected and autonomous well as its conversational AI system vehicle technology for automotive OEMs DuerOS, and high definition maps to run and suppliers worldwide. on the BlackBerry QNX Car (Infotain- “Joining forces with Baidu will enable ment) Platform. us to explore integration opportunities www.blackberry.qnx.com for multiple vehicle subsystems including http://apollo.auto ADAS, infotainment, gateways, and cloud services,” said John Wall, Senior Vice Trexo Robotics takes first prize for President and GM of BlackBerry QNX. exoskeleton leg attachment “Baidu has made tremendous strides in The entrepreneurs behind U of T Engi- Artificial Intelligence and deep learning. neering startup Trexo Robotics have These advancements paired with their come a long way since first developing Photo courtesy of Trexo Robotics high-definition maps and BlackBerry’s their robotic exoskeleton for children safety-critical embedded software and suffering from Cerebral Palsy. At the end of last year, the co-found- expertise in security will be crucial ingre- Trexo's Manmeet Maggu and Rahul ers won first prize in a pitch competition dients for autonomous vehicles.” Udasi have now designed and developed organized by the philanthropic arm of The companies have signed a state- a robotic “Iron Man” leg attachment Sunnybrook Hospital in partnership ment of intent to make BlackBerry QNX’s suited for their a walker-like device. The with U of T’s Health Innovation Hub, ISO26262 ASIL-D certified safety operat- duo hope the device will further enable or H2i, incubator, among others. ing system the foundation for Baidu’s children to escape the confines of a “The prize is going to be really help- Apollo autonomous driving open plat- wheelchair. ful in enabling us to reach a commercial point,” said Maggu of the roughly $35,000 that Trexo will take home. “The next batch of products we make, I’ll be taking one back to India for my nephew.” Maggu and Udasi were inspired to build a robotic exoskeleton prototype while studying engineering at the Uni- versity of Waterloo. The idea ultimately led to the launch of a promising startup after the pair arrived at U of T. “Our product is really unique,” said Maggu. “There’s a health care aspect, computer science and engineering, so we benefited a lot from being involved with all these different accelerators at U of T.” Following Trexo’s completion of CDL’s rigorous nine-month program earlier this year, Maggu and Udasi left to participate in New York’s Techstars IoT accelerator program, which Maggu says helped to further fine-tune Trexo’s business plan. This move, he says, may help open the doors into the U.S. market, specifically at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. “They saw our device and were really excited about it,” said Maggu. “We’re planning to start pilot studies with them early next year." www.trexorobotics.com

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AUTODESK’S GRAND UNIFICATION Autodesk University celebrates 25th anniversary; new CEO extols the virtues of 3D printing and automation as CAD company moves toward unification of its design software. By Ralph Grabowski

t Autodesk University this year, the Autodesk itself lays off employees from Aemphasis was not, surprisingly time to time. enough, on Autodesk software, but on As in previous years at AU, executives making stuff. It was the first AU keynote repeatedly emphasized the benefits of 3D for new-CEO Andrew Anagnost, who printing. replaced long-time CEO Carl Bass earlier “Engineers were taught that complex- this year. Unlike CEOs of a few other CAD ity equals cost,” said one executive. “3D vendors, Anagnost is comfortable on stage, printing turns that logic on its head. There moving quickly through his points, mak- is no cost to construction; there is no cost ing assertions with confidence – even if for complexity.” sometimes they seemed contradictory. Complex parts, the thinking goes, are His theme, “Making Things with Auto- expensive to make with traditional sub- mation,” was a bit odd given that, earlier tractive manufacturing methods. With this year, Autodesk got rid of its hardware 3D additive printing, however, it costs less for making things (e.g. the Ember 3D to print less. printer and related Spark API). “Air pockets within designs are free,” Nevertheless, Anagnost told the event’s we were told, “the more intricate the design 10,000 attendees and 13,000 online view- becomes, actually you are saving money” ers that he looks forward to automation with additive 3D printing. Left unsaid was making things more cheaply using the the converse: The more material that company’s software. For instance, he remains, the cheaper parts are to make showed a picture of a Tesla electric car and with subtractive milling machines. Plus, said that something like that should even- the more material needed, the more expen- tually cost $5,000. sive 3D printed parts become. We were told that automation will do AU attendees were shown examples of much, much more, such as save the world several massive 3D printing jobs. The Port from future disaster, reduce our reliance of Rotterdam, for instance, is experimenting on raw materials and increase employ- with using automated wire welders to ment. The claims puzzled me, as I always 3D-print brass replacement propellers for thought the purpose of automation was tug boats. The idea is to reduce the number to cut employment costs. Never mind that of spare parts the port has to stock. Autodesk

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Autodesk’s new CEO Andrew Anagnost speaking to 10,000 attendees in Las Vagas (and 13,000 online viewers) during the Autodesk University 2018 keynote.

AUTODESK’S GRAND Fast and accurate decision-making. One solution for concept through manufacturing. Eﬀective collaboration with partners and UNIFICATION suppliers. calmly told us that as much as 70% of spare parts are never used; wouldn’t it be better to simply 3D-print them on demand? Other examples included a pedestrian bridge in Amsterdam that was 3D-printed using a six-axis robot; the intricately-patterned sole of a running shoe; and the lattice-walls of a cylinder head (Figure 1). Autodesk executives, however, didn’t reveal the build-time and strength prob- Figure 1: Solid portions of this cylinder head lems faced by the 3D printing jobs they were redesigned as a lattice structure to highlighted. At a side event, we learned reduce weight and improve heat radiation, that Amsterdam’s new pedestrian bridge, yet maintain strength. for example, will take six months to 3D-print (Figure 2). stable-mate Fusion, can now share 3D It turns out that it’s impossible to per- models associatively through Autodesk’s form FEA at the design stage, because the AnyCAD translator. Associativity means splats of molten metal land somewhat that a change made to the model in one imprecisely on top of one another. As a program (such as Fusion) shows up in the result, the bridge will have to be manually other (Inventor). stress tested upon completion in early 2018. In addition, Fusion will incorporate Manufacturer MX3D hopes the bridge will SPICE (Simulation Program with Inte- pass Amsterdam city approval. Incidentally, grated Circuit Emphasis) to analyze PCB ‘hope’ isn’t a design criterion upon which boards integrated in 3D solid models. engineers typically rely. Fusion Production is a cloud-based program for managing running factories from What’s New for MCAD Software smartphone or desktop, due out next year. Autodesk spent most of AU talking about Fusion will finally get access to Vault, while its grand plans for sweeping reform of the Vault is headed for the cloud. CAD/CAM industry. It was hard to nail In beta last year, cloud-based Generative Canada’s source for NX down what features were coming down the Design is now available to Fusion Ultimate sales and support. pipeline, but here is some of what I gleaned. users who need to generate dozens or Autodesk continues to develop Inven- thousands of alternative design solutions www.designfusion.ca tor, despite worries about its future. Nest- (Figure 3). The variations are based on ing of sheet metal parts and five-axis user-defined constraints, such as a maxi- [email protected] machining are some of the features being mum weight or a minimum strength. 1-888-567-3933 added to the next release. Inventor, and its Don’t confuse generative design with

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ing Revit data. We might emphasize Figure 2: Robotic wire welder working data flow [between products] over (bottom), while second one rests next to a [product] features in the future. portion of the curvey pedestrian bridge A: Forge is the common platform on which everything is being built now, and to which customers and partners also have the exact same access.

Q: How do you prioritize the needs of the Forge platform when you have so many different kinds of users, say construction users versus augmented reality users. A: We find it is not a problem. Every one needs to access data, and then people see what applets can help out, such as visualization. Forge is the same for programmers inside and outside Autodesk.

design optimization; the latter removes A: In our PDM (product design and Q: I remember when Fusion was a plat- material unnecessary for the strength of manufacturing) collection, all users form. Are you moving away from the part, often making it look like a bony can use Fusion as well as Inventor, so that? structure. it’s not either/or. A: It was probably a linguistic thing; Finally, Dropbox is being integrated into Fusion is built on top of Forge. We are Autodesk software to directly open and Q: How many customers buy a collection seeking the unification of simulation, save files, beginning with AutoCAD 2018. because it is the only way to get design visualization and so on. In early 2018, Dropbox plans to beta-test a Inventor? DWG viewer and markup app that runs A: We are still collecting data, but we find Q: How much exclusivity is there in inside Dropbox, written with Autodesk’s that most customers use two [of 14 making Forge-based apps in specific relatively new Forge development platform. programs in PDM collection], we areas? A Dropbox representative told me at AU would like to see them get to three. A: We have a mix, where some develop- they were getting demand for other [Author's note: The PDM collection ers are opportunistic. And then there Autodesk formats. Autodesk says Dropbox consists of Inventor, HSM for CAM, are some who Autodesk approaches is the biggest user of Forge services. HSMWorks for Solidworks, NAS- and we ask them to build a specific TRAN for CAE; Fusion 360 and Fac- Forge app. We will allow three, four, Q&A tory Design; AutoCAD, Architecture, five developers to go after the same Some executives from Autodesk were made Electrical, and Mechanical; ReCap market, so that customers can decide. available to the CAD media for a question Pro; Navisworks Manage; 3ds Max and answer session. Sometimes more than and Rendering; and cloud storage. It Q: Why was Configure One [software one executive provided an answer. costs CDN$3,210 per year.] for configuring, pricing, and quot- ing] acquired, then divested? Q: You have indicated that Fusion is the Q: With data being centralized [in the A: It was a change of focus by us. It was future for MCAD at Autodesk. What Quantum-like database], does this useful at the time, and now they are a does this mean for Inventor? mean each product line can access [third-party] Forge partner. A: Inventor’s future is bright, with lots this data? of programmers working on A: We are making sure that the right Q: You have said you are aiming for 50% enhancements. We are connecting pieces can flow to each persona [or direct sales (including from your Fusion to Inventor, so designers can applet, a subset of a program]. This is website) and 50% of sales through use either one, depending on which different from importing and transfer- retailers. How will this change the does a better job. ring data between programs. distribution channel, and who will A: Fusion has a data connection to A: The cloud makes files go away; you be the retailers? Inventor through AnyCAD. But our query and get access to the data, no A: Partners have to move to a services emphasis is on the manufacturing huge files need to be accessed. Our model, where they sell services (i.e. process through improvements first example is Project Quantum, consulting, installation, training) in downstream. which is currently focused on access- addition to selling product. Some of

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them are Forge developers. In many ways, the plan mimics what A: Customers can buy either way, direct, Dassault Systemes did when they launched online or from a reseller. V6 (now named 3Dexperience) nearly a decade ago. In that framework, Envoia Q: Is Fusion Connect [IoT cloud service holds all data from their CAD and other for connecting to and managing software in a single database, with software remote products] being used with IoT and modules paid for by subscriptions. in buildings and products? While this model is suitable for large • Flexible servo motor A: We have not yet found the sweet point corporations and some startups, the direc- in IoT for us. We need to figure out how tion is a concern for Autodesk customers interface to get development partners to build on who do 2D drafting with software on top of the IoT capabilities in Forge, like permanent licenses. • Low backlash insert bringing field data back to the design. CEO Anagnost stated clearly he has little interest in retaining legacy customers coupling eliminates Q: What is your top priority for the next who don’t want to follow his plan. As a year? result, the many firms that provide Auto- fretting corrosion A: Making sure users see value in putting CAD workalikes with permanent licenses all the software products together, will benefit from Autodesk’s change in • Aluminum diecast instead of being in three departments direction. – BIM, MCAD, and Civil. Autodesk has stated that it wants most housing for low weight permanent/maintenance licenses converted Unification to annual subscriptions by early 2021. In The master plan outlined at AU is clear, the meantime, Anagnost has asked doubt- • Large output bearings even if parts are still tentative. Here is what ers to give him a year to prove the benefit to expect from Autodesk: of paying subscriptions in order to access accommodate higher cloud-based services that would otherwise radial loads • All Autodesk software to run on the cloud be unavailable. DE (partially implemented) www.autodesk.com • Sole payment method by on-going sub- www.diequa.com/dec scriptions or tokens (mostly implemented) Ralph Grabowski writes on the business of • Each program to store its data in a single CAD on his WorldCAD Access blog (www. 800-276-1294 database (baby steps taken) worldcadaccess.com) and weekly upFront. • All programs and data to connect with eZine newsletter. He has authored many one another through the Forge API (par- articles and books on AutoCAD, Brics- tially implemented) CAD, Visio and other design software. www.design-engineering.com January/February | 2018

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FROM SETBACK TO SUCCESS COREngineering’s Conrad Cormier discusses his design firm's history, process and plans to take on greater challenges.

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What’s your background and how did The client wanted to transition to a system using four shorter COREngineering come to be? rolls of 4 feet. Since no machine was readily available for such Long before I started COREngineering, I had a passion for application, they came to us. We designed and built a machine designing mechanical things, dating way back to the days of with four staggered 4-foot rolls. We were able to achieve the playing with Legos where I would love to build crazy race cars same 16-foot-wide output, while using the easier to handle and and big off-road trucks. This passion led me to study mechan- more readily available 4-foot-long rolls. ical engineering. When I graduated, I worked with companies that specialized What is your firm’s design process? in designing and building custom automation equipment for Typically, we offer full-turnkey equipment where we take care various types of industries. I gained great experience in design- of the project from beginning to end. This includes consultation, ing various products – from small pneumatic equipment for design, manufacturing, installation and testing/commissioning. making rings out of wire to massive conveyor systems for Some clients have access to an in-house machine shop and/ concrete panels and a hydraulic multi-axis head attachment or welding shop and prefer to build and install the equipment for heavy equipment. themselves. In those cases, we simply supply them with the When I was laid off from my previous employer back in 2012 required drawings. due to lack of work, I told myself I would use this misfortune as a blessing in disguise and take the opportunity to start my own Are there any projects you are particularly proud of? custom design firm. In 2013, I founded COREngineering Ltd. One project that was a bit different for us was the design of a pneumatic system to do testing on plastic crates. The system What is the “sweet spot” for COREngineering? simulated the impact of a drop tester (dropping a weight from Our clients tend to be mostly in manufacturing. We have worked a given height for impact testing). with clients from various industries, including: Marine, aero- The advantage of the pneumatic system was the increased space; glass and building materials; farming and mining machin- speed at which multiple impacts could be done compared to a ery and equipment; food and dairy product manufacturing and manual system. We had a lot of previous pneumatic experience packaging; furniture manufacturing and textiles. but the challenge with this project was that the system had to We have been doing some projects in the seafood industry. be 100 per cent pneumatic and do without electrical controls There is a growing trend to automate the seafood processing or sensors. Various pneumatic pilot circuits were used along industry because shops are having a hard time filling their with some pneumatic push buttons and switches for the dif- labour positions. Overall, our sweet spot seems to be projects ferent speed options. that others said could not be done. How do clients find you in Memramcook, NB? What What is one notable project you’ve worked on, recently? are some of the challenges to working in the Maritimes/ One project we just finished a few months ago was an un-winder NB region? for textiles. The client was using long 16-foot rolls of textile We get most of our clients through word of mouth and sales products, which can be difficult to move around the plant and visits. We also have a partnership with vendors selling electri- harder to source out. cal components, for which we are integrators.

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COREngineering recently designed this un-winder for textiles that uses four staggered rolls of fabric rather than a single, cumbersome 16-foot roll.

Working in the Maritimes is certainly an interesting challenge due to the smaller population and lower economy. While the big cities like Toronto and Montreal can have thousands of manufacturing plants within a 50 km radius – we only have a fraction of that. To give you some numbers, the population of the Maritimes (New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia combined) is only 1.8 million on 133,851 square kilometres (13.4 residents/square kilometre). Toronto alone has a population 2.8 million on only 630 square kilometres (4762 residents/square kilometre). This results in quite a bit more travelling to go from client to client for us.

What prompted your recent decision to expand? COREngineering being a young company, we are still in the growth phase. The main reason behind this latest expansion was to bring PLC programming and electrical Digitalized capabilities in-house so we could have more Pneumatics control on that side of the projects, and to make changes and testing faster and easier. This lasted expansion prompted the need for a bigger office and shop space to accommodate the growing staff. The benefits are that we now have a new in- house capability and more shop space for bigger projects. The main challenge for a young company is the extra operating cost of a bigger team.

What’s next for COREngingeering? In the next few years, I would personally love to develop a Hypercar with a custom high horsepower, ultra-light weight engine. We are currently in the early stages of design. We have ideas for technologies that would make this car one of World’s first in digitalized pneumatics: Festo Motion Terminal VTEM the fastest in the world. And right now, The Festo Motion Terminal VTEM is opening up radical new dimensions in we are looking for investors and funding the world of automation. It’s the world’s first valve to be controlled by apps. to help get this project off the ground. It combines the advantages of electric and pneumatic technology for We would also like to keep growing numerous functions that currently require more than 50 positions. and add a few more designers in the next www.festo.com/motionterminal couple of years (mechanical and electrical), along with growing our sales effort and expanding our territory to Central and Western Canada, and possibly to the United States. DE www.corengineeringltd.com www.design-engineering.com January/February | 2018

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ANDAI THE FUTURE To successfully exploit AI, engineers must discern between uncertainty and risk

By Dr. Ishwar K. Puri, PhD, P.Eng.

n his seminal work, famed economist Frank Knight wrote happens’. This is the basis of a class of artificial intelligence, Ithat the distinction between risk and uncertainty comes down which itself has now become an all-embracing term. to a matter of measurability. Since it is possible to measure risk, Siemens reports that the global market for smart machines robust predictions can be made, provided all risks are known. is growing by almost 20 percent annually and will reach about Uncertainty, on the other hand, can’t be similarly measured and, $15 billion by 2019. As the Internet has connected us, this is therefore, poses unknown risks, which throw forecasts out of also becoming the norm for smart machines. Expert systems whack and precipitate unreasonable decisions. currently make up the largest market fraction of smart systems, Unfortunately, we live in a world characterized by volatil- but, according to some sources, their share will be overtaken ity, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Society is subject by autonomous robots by 2024. to forces different from any other era and reality is often There are, of course, critics of this trend. Stephen Hawking, hazy and easily misread. Change is influenced by multiple for example, called artificial intelligence “the worst event in social, political, economic and technological forces, and is the history of our civilization” while Elon Musk told Rolling often abrupt and unpredictable. Stone, “Climate change is the biggest threat that humanity What does this mean for engineers? Ten years ago, only faces this century, except for AI.” one in six people worldwide used the Internet. Today, that Whether those predictions prove true or not, AI enabled fraction is one in two or approximately 3.8 billion people, autonomous robots will continue to proliferate for a simple rea- globally. Of them, 2.8 billion people use social media. Over- son: They will be inexpensive. As the number of robotic appliances whelmingly, most use a mobile device to do so. continues to increase, the cost of sensors will keep decreasing. It’s inevitable that, as we become even more connected, so The global sensors for robotics market already exceeds $16 billion. will business and industry. However unromantic and intrusive As a result, the proliferation and diversification of smart this might sound, it will be increasingly impracticable to ‘go systems based on interconnected artificial intelligence will lead off the grid’. to disruptive technologies and introduce more uncertainty. Today’s smart machines are typically driven by expert sys- Here’s the problem. The human brain is not a computer. tems. These systems include software that enables decision Likewise, computers, although capable of intelligently-based making (e.g., to support a medical diagnosis or the operation action, cannot reproduce the cognition and intelligence of our of a smart grid). The engine of that software is based on if-then brains. Artificial intelligence algorithms are trained with known rules that are learned progressively through experience. data. Consequently, their acquired if-then rules cannot antic- If this sounds like reasoning, it is. The reasoning of the ipate and formulate rational decisions during uncertain, or software in a smart system is based on a library that contains unknown, circumstances. certain facts, which are the ‘ifs’, and outcomes, which are the Artificial intelligence methods have been developed over ‘thens’. As new knowledge is archived in this library, an infer- the course of more than a half century. Their influence has ence engine in the software uses if-then rules to develop new ebbed and flowed during that time but now, through integra- facts, or ifs, and suggests different outcomes, or the ‘then what tion with pervasive connectivity and inexpensive sensors, AI

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is enabling significant technologies. cars to consumers. The Israeli company, Zebra Medical Sys- Nevertheless, today’s wave of AI is based on very primitive tems, is developing tools for radiology that have greater than models of our brains. Sensors do not yet mimic how we perceive; human accuracy. computer memory cannot duplicate how we remember; and Engineers are responsible for training the software engines current if-then AI rules cannot truly duplicate how we reason of smart systems. They do so by developing a variety of if-then and make decisions and then act. rules for different applications. To have confidence in the AI- One could say that the AI algorithms that relate facts to enabled product, whether it is a refrigerator or a car, they must outcomes (i.e. the if-then rules) are the result of rigorous therefore understand the difference between uncertainly and problem-based and experiential learning, but without any risk, and be able to account for volatility and complexity. appreciation of the underlying physics. An uncertain technological future requires adaptable and Even so, AI has transitioned from a scientific advance to resilient engineers who can see through the fog to create robust an engineering tool. Continuing innovation in an increasing engineering designs based on AI. They must understand the number of domains is requiring engineers from all disciplines capabilities and limitations of both their environments and to learn how to integrate AI tools into their engineering designs. the cognition afforded through AI. And, they must have the Open-source tools, such as Amazon’s DSSTNE, Microsoft’s courage to make audacious but safe decisions. Therein lies the DMLT, and Google’s TensorFlow, contain software libraries challenge for engineering leaders and educators. DE that enable machine learning. Google, for example, recently firesidewiththedean.wordpress.com released an open-source AI tool called DeepVariant that is able to provide a more accurate depiction of a person’s genome Dr. Ishwar K. Puri is dean of the Faculty of from gene sequencing data than other methods. Engineering and professor of mechanical engi- Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri use natural language neering at McMaster University, a Fellow of the processing to make decisions. Oncologists are training IBM Canadian Academy of Engineering, and serves as Watson to help them diagnose and treat lung cancer. Tesla chair of the Canadian National Council of Deans of Engineer- and Google are competing to bring autonomous self driving ing and Applied Science.

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CLOSINGCLOSING THETHE ENGINEERINGENGINEERING GENDERGENDER GAPGAP Why women disproportionally opt out of engineering's education and career pipeline. By Dr. Mary A. Wells, PhD, FEC, P.Eng.

s we start 2018, I am reflecting on the past five years in One of the largest leaks in the pipeline is the high school Amy role as the Chair of the Ontario Network of Women years within the fraction of female grade 12 students I call in Engineering (ONWiE) and contemplating my new role as “engineering ready” (i.e. they have taken the required courses the Dean of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences to apply to an engineering program). Surprisingly, it is not the at the University of Guelph. In particular, I'm wondering what advanced math courses that cause this divide but rather Grade needs to change to close the gender gap in Canadian accredited 11 and 12 physics! engineering programs. In fact, out of all the natural science courses offered in high As chair of ONWiE for the past five years, I’ve had the school, physics is the least popular. The subject results in a 70% privilege to report to the Council of Ontario Deans of Engineer- loss of male students from grade 10 academic science (a required ing (CODE). I can honestly say I have never met a group of course) to physics 12 and an 85% loss of female students (see leaders more committed to gender diversity in their engineer- Figure 2). Considering physics 12 is a requirement to apply to ing programs. In true engineering fashion, they want concrete engineering programs in Canada, this has serious implications steps and actions to “solve” the problem. for the Canadian engineering talent pipeline. Unfortunately, the answers aren’t so clear cut. The barriers In fact some schools and faculties of engineering in Canada to closing the gender gap are related to implicit bias and gender are now actively discussing dropping the Grade 12 physics stereotypes but also broader socio-economic, structural and requirement as a way to open up the pipeline and create better sociological issues. gender diversity in the “engineering ready” pool. The recognition of the need for more women in engineering From my perspective, this is not the approach we should take is not a social justice issue (i.e. “letting the girls play with the to tackle the gender gap in engineering. A better approach would boys”). It resonates deeply within government organizations, be to work with high school science teachers, guidance coun- professional engineering bodies, and academic circles as a value selors and the ministry of education to identify the reasons for proposition that makes sense from both a business and inno- this substantial, and gender skewed, drop in enrollment to develop vation perspective. interventions that would plug this critical leak in the pipeline. As part of my role as the ONWiE Chair, I have examined where we lose women in our engineering profession. I call this The Ontario Network of Women in Engineering the ‘Leaking Pipeline’ and have summarized my findings in ONWiE (www.onwie.ca) is the primary network through which Figure 1. As you can see, it’s still an unusual choice for women the Ontario schools and faculties of engineering and science to choose to study and stay in the engineering profession. work to collectively address the status of women in engineering.

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This network was formed In addition to high in 2005 as a key part of a school curriculum, the collaborative impact plan other significant issue to address the persistent we need to address is low enrolment of female workplace culture. students in engineering From the aerospace programs across Ontario. sector to Silicon Valley, This unprecedented col- engineering has a sig- laboration is all the more nificant retention prob- significant given that these lem. Currently, close to schools and faculties edu- 40 percent of women cate close to half of all with engineering undergraduate engineering degrees either leave the students in Canada. profession or never For the past thirteen enter the field. As a years, ONWiE has pro- female civil engineer vided a platform to work Figure 1. Ontario’s Leaking Pipeline for Women in Engineering. The ratios are the said in a recent study: collaboratively on outreach percentage women (left) and men (right) at different points in the pipeline. Developed “Women leave programs directed at using data from 2012. engineering due to a female youth. These have lack of job satisfac- included programs such as Go ENG Girl (grades 7-10), Go CODE tion, lack of reliable role models, inflexible work schedules, Girl (grades 7-11) and a Girl Guide STEM badge day program workplace discrimination and glass ceiling issues.” (grades 4-6). Key aspects in the success of the programs has been If we hope to make substantive changes in the participation the use of engineering student and early career engineering of women in engineering – workplace culture needs to change professional role models and the involvement of parents. drastically. I believe these targeted outreach efforts have made a substantive impact on the engineering landscape in Ontario and have resulted in measurable changes in the rr number of female students that chose to study engineering. One concrete example of this impact has been the change in the What’sWhat’s YouYou ?? applicant pool to the Ontario engineering programs. Over this time frame, we have seen a tripling in the number of female applicants to engineering programs in Angle Beyond measuringAngle angles, Ontario. This change in the applicant pool Novotechnik’s R-Series of has led to a steady increase in the participa- rotary position sensors can be tion of females in engineering programs programmed and reprogrammed across Ontario. In 2005, 4,814 female stu- for your application’s angle, CW/CCW dents were enrolled in undergraduate direction and single or redundant output engineering programs across Ontario (17% can be selected. of the engineering student population) versus 8,057 female students in 2016 (21.2% R-Series sensors utilize the orientation of of the engineering student population). a magnetic field to determine measurement As a result, many Ontario schools and angle. An embedded microprocessor Key specifications include: faculties of engineering are now welcoming converts the magnetic orientation to an • Resolution: 12/14-bit record high numbers of women in their 1st analog output that is repeatable to within • Protection class: to IP67 year programs including the University of 0.03% or 0.1° of measurement range – • Measurement range: Toronto and the University of Waterloo, depending on model. up to 360° two of the largest engineering programs in the country. I believe this is a direct result For complete R-Series information, visit www.novotechnik.com/rs of the targeted outreach programs we have Novotechnik U.S., Inc. offered to girls and young women in both 155 Northboro Road • Southborough, MA 01772 elementary and high school and this impor- Siedle Group Telephone: 508-485-2244 Fax: 508-485-2430 tant work should continue. www.design-engineering.com January/February | 2018

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The ESS consortium brings together academic researchers and STEM experts from across Canada to help develop and test interventions to foster support and minimize implicit gender biases for women and young girls in science and engineering. These interventions target the obstacles that are unique to each developmental stage on the pathway to success in STEM. Most importantly, the interventions are not designed with only girls in mind, but recognize that there are barriers presented by biases in both boys and girls. Boys and men play a very important role in welcoming girls and women into STEM and are a key component to broader cultural changes. I believe this will be a game changer for the engineering profession and provide us with strong, evidence-based strategies Figure 2: Loss of male and female students in Ontario from Grade 10 to catalyze systemic efforts in outreach, recruitment and culture Academic Science through to Physics 12 and the effect this has on the changes already underway. If we really want to close the gender percentage of women in Physics 11 and 12. gap in engineering, it is essential to ensure all girls and women feel they can belong in technical disciplines and are able to Engendering STEM envision themselves having vibrant, fulfilling careers. DE I am very fortunate to be part of a new national research con- www.onwie.ca sortium called “Engendering Success in STEM (ESS)” which www.usccessinstem.ca has received a $2.5-million Partnership Grant from the Cana- dian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. ESS Dr. Mary A. Wells is the Dean of the College of is using this funding to break down the biases girls and women Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University face in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) of Guelph and the Chair Ontario Network for from early childhood through to early career. Women in Engineering.

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MANUFACTURERS’ OUTLOOK 2018 PLANT Magazine’s Outlook 2018 study balance,” said Jim Menzies, national manufacturing industry shows Canadian manufacturers optimistic leader for Grant Thornton LLP. “With or without NAFTA, but concerned by U.S. protectionism. Canadian manufacturers will always do business with our neighbour to the south. However, the existing NAFTA uncer- anadian manufacturers are optimistic about their prospects tainty does provide added incentive for manufacturers to look Cin 2018, but they’re also concerned Trump administration beyond the United States to leverage the strong manufacturing policies and other disruptive factors might affect their busi- reputation Canada has earned in the global marketplace.” nesses, according to a new survey of senior manufacturing Despite their concerns, manufacturers are demonstrating executives. their confidence with plans to make significant investments PLANT Magazine’s 2018 Manufacturers’ Outlook study in their businesses. shows that 44% of senior company executives are optimistic Top choices for investment over the next three years are about the coming year, although most (50%) qualify their machinery, equipment and technology (79% of respondents) optimism with caution. and training (68%). Average investment is more than $1 million. For example, they’re either very or somewhat concerned More than half senior executives expect orders and sales to about what’s going on in America. U.S. protectionism is wor- increase (averaging 12% and 13%); but costs will also increase rying 92% of executives followed by global protectionism (90%), by 6%. Pricing will stay the same for 48% of companies but U.S. President Donald Trump’s impact on nation-to-nation 43% expect increases of 5%. Thirty-nine per cent see profits relationships (89%) and the NAFTA renegotiation (88%). rising 8%. The survey, in partnership with Grant Thornton LLP, SYS- Controlling costs tops the list of challenges for 66% of PRO Canada and Machines Italia with the Italian Trade Com- respondents, followed by pressures on prices (53%) and improv- mission, is based on 495 replies from senior manufacturing ing productivity (49%). executives. Companies lag in the adoption of advanced measures and “In today’s uncertain world, exporters must be deliberate technologies that would improve productivity. Only 36% make and agile, especially with policies like NAFTA hanging in the use of automatic data access, analysis and review to measure

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and monitor productivity; 46% do it manually; 18% don’t are favouring the same regions: The US (29%), Canada (26%) measure; and 59% do not plan on a digital production trans- and Western Europe (13%) are their top choices. formation involving Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of • 45% of executives cite a growing risk of cyber attacks aimed Things (IIoT) over the next 12 months. at industrial targets as a medium concern. Less than half are Respondents demonstrated limited engagement with IIoT, very prepared for a variety of attacks. Twenty-five per cent which connects and optimizes machines via the internet. Only are least prepared for targeted external attacks. 9% are applying IIoT capabilities, 33% are not familiar with • 54% of respondents see innovation as very important to their these capabilities and 29% said they were not applicable. business strategies. Top areas of focus are products (66%), “Canadian manufacturers have a real opportunity to embrace processes (65%) and technologies (51%). disruptive change in this global economy,” said James Weir, • The average innovation spend for 2018 will be 4.9% of revenue vice-president of sales for SYSPRO Canada. “The results indi- and 55% plan to increase their investment over the next five cate that more than half of those surveyed are manually mea- years, while 41% will invest at current levels. suring and monitoring their productivity levels, or not at all. • 75% indicated they were very or at least somewhat engaged in Investing wisely in automation (and innovation) should not the reduction of carbon emissions. However, 44% do not include be a scary notion for companies, but rather a strategic business carbon reduction as a part of a formal business strategy. approach that is embraced. Companies that do so are more The survey, conducted by Toronto research firm RK Insights, likely to increase production volume, reduce costs and improve has a margin of error of +/- 3.6%, 19 times out of 20. the quality of delivering goods to meet customer demand.” Most of the surveyed companies (64%) fall into the small business category (under 100 employees); 34% are medium-sized Other highlights from the survey: (under 500); and 12% are large (500 or more). DE • 62% of companies report revenues from Canada, the US (36%) and Mexico (13%). After North America, 23% report revenues The full Manufacturers’ Outlook 2018 report, including from Western and Central/Eastern Europe, with much smaller an executive roundtable discussion, is available as a free percentages from other regions. download from PLANT Magazine’s website: www.plant.ca/ • Companies entering new markets over the next three years wp-content/uploads/2017/12/PLT_Outlook-2018_DE.pdf

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Automation Galil masters (DMC-500×0 and DMC-52xx0) for sophisticated applications or with TwinCAT for simple applications. The EDD- Machine Vision 3701x series has the ability to control brushed, brushless, steppers Teledyne DALSA introduced and microstepping motors. The EDD-3701x can both control a its latest Genie Nano cameras motor and also has 8 digital inputs, 4 digital outputs, 2 analog built around ON Semiconduc- inputs and 2 analog outputs. All I/O information from these drives tor’s Python P3 1.3M CMOS is accessible by the EtherCAT master. This capability can eliminate image sensors. These models the need for separate EtherCAT I/O devices. feature a global shutter, with www.galilmotioncontrol.com 1280 x 1024 resolution, and image capture of up to 83 frames- per-second with Teledyne’s TurboDrive technology. Designed for cost-conscious imaging applications, the latest P3-based cameras Air Knife are available in color and monochrome. The line measures 44mm EXAIR unveiled its Gen4 Super Ion Air Knife x 29mm x 21mm at 47 grams with a temperature range -20 to that eliminates static on plastics, webs, sheet 60°C and supports the Linux OS. stock and other product surfaces. RoHS, CE www.teledynedalsa.com and UL certified, the Gen4’s design features include a metal armored, high voltage cable to protect against abrasion and cuts, integrated EtherCAT Drive ground connection and electromagnetic shield- Galil’s EDD-3701x EtherCAT slave drive ing. The Gen4 Super Ion Air Knife incorporates is a motor amplifier that operates in an EXAIR’s Super Air Knife that minimizes compressed air use by induc- EtherCAT distributed system where ing surrounding airflow at a ratio of 40:1. The product line is available there are up to 32 slave drives and one from stock in 3 inch to 108 inches long. The electrical ion source is master. It has a daisy chain topology shockless and there is no radioactive element. using standard CAT5 Ethernet cables. The drive can interface with www.exair.com

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Motion Control Connectors mated position. Inserts and housings are HARTING available for sizes 3A to 48B. Their contact announced that its inserts provide a high number of poles while Han Ex connector meeting the standards of the ignition protec- series have been tion class. Crimp and screw terminals as well certified to the NEC as HARTING’s Han-Quick Lock can be used. 500 standard for Housings are equipped with cable outlets use in Class I, Divi- for thread sizes M20 to M40. sion II hazardous locations. All Han Ex con- www.harting.ca Belt Axes and Mini Slides nectors offer IP65/67 protection class in the Festo unveiled its ELGC electric axes and EGSC mini slides designed for assembly, inspection and small parts handling systems, in the electronics industry or desktop applications. The spindle and toothed belt Rolling Ring axes – with their internal, protected recir- culating ball bearing guide – are suitable for XY-movements and vertical Z-move- linear drives ments. The magnetic, stainless steel band provides a tight seal and doesn’t sag in inverted installations, the company says. Zero backlash. Jam-proof design. The EGSC mini slide is design for vertical Z-movements or guided linear individual movements in any mounting position. www.festo.com

PLC IDEC Corpora- tion released of its MicroSmart FC6A Plus, a PLC with up to 2,060 local I/O. • For applications in positioning With its expanded I/O capacity, the FC6A & reciprocating motion Plus can control and monitor large machines • Zero play – even during or small-scale manufacturing facilities. To reversal ensure high-level performance with this Uhing® Rolling Ring linear drives run on a expanded I/O count, basic instructions can smooth, threadless shaft that won't clog or be executed at speeds of 21 nanoseconds. jam. If the system is overloaded, the shaft Program memory is 800 kB (100K steps). simply slips instead of churning and grinding. The drive bearings are in constant contact with Two models are available, each with 24 the shaft, even during reversal, thereby VDC input power. The 16 I/O model has 8 preventing backlash. Some models feature mechanical inputs and 8 relay or transistor outputs. Example applications: metrology machines, control over speed The 32 I/O model has 16 inputs and 16 material handling systems, spooling transistor outputs. Each model also includes equipment, packaging & converting equipment. and travel direction. No programming an integral 0-10 VDC analog input with Many different sizes meet varying or electronic 12-bit resolution. Each model can accom- requirements for axial thrust & linear speed. controls are modate up to three plug-in discrete, analog, needed. serial communication or Bluetooth car- tridges. Each discrete cartridge has 4 discrete I/O points, either 4 inputs or 4 outputs. For more information call Distributed by Amacoil, Inc. PO Box 2228 Each analog cartridge has 2 analog I/O 1-800-252-2645 2100 Bridgewater Rd. points, either 2 inputs or 2 outputs. Email: [email protected] Aston, PA 19014 www.amacoil.com Phone: 610-485-8300 www.IDEC.com

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Motors & Drives designed specifically for use with its safety functions include STO (Safe Torque Simotics S-1FK2 motors. Offering 50 to Off) and SS1 (Safe Stop 1). Both can be Servo Drive 750 watts, the converters come with actuated using Profisafe, STO additionally System integrated safety functions and enable using a terminal. Siemens Auto- rapid engineering via motion technology www.siemens.com mation unveiled objects in Simatic S7-1500 controllers. a servo drive The converters connect to higher-level system that controllers via Profinet and are pro- Brushless DC includes the grammed by automatic motor parameter- motor company’s Sinamics S210 converter ization and one-button tuning. Integrated Maxon motor has unveiled its the EC-i 30, a brushless DC motor (BLDC) with a 30mm diameter. It is available in two lengths, each in a Standard and a High Torque version, with a maximum nominal torque of up to 110mNm at 75W. Because of this and their compact design, EC-i 30 DC motors are especially suitable for hand-held devices and applications in robotics. In all versions, the new EC-i 30 motors can be expanded with encoders, gearheads, servo controllers, or positioning controllers from maxon motor. www.maxonmotor.com

Speed Reducer Gearing Solutions TM introduced its Flex- QuickBridge Crane Electrification Solution Frame 5hp face mounted speed QuickBridgeTM - A new concept in bridge reducer with patented adaptors, which electrification that gives your overhead cranes a allow them to be used with either IEC or clean, contemporary look. NEMA motors. The adapters also allow users to quickly switch or replace motors; QuickBridge eliminates traditional cable festoon add face, flange or foot mounts; and use and does it better than cable chain systems. GS convertible shaft adaptors to match QuickBridge features conductor bar for bridge virtually any motor to any gearbox. Con- power and wireless radio remote controls for sisting of a face mounted speed reducer hoist control. This combination supplies crane with a hollow shaft input, these designs bridge electrification that is efficient, safe, function as gearheads. Built on the Nu- Series 842 Enclosed Bar rugged, and reliable. Lobe gear design, they are available in standard ratios of 3:1, 4:1 and 5:1, mak- The QuickBridge design increases available ing them suitable for a range of industrial bridge travel, maximizes below-the-hook and commercial applications, including working space, and reduces downtime to ensure handling equipment, food processing peak equipment availability. equipment and robotic drives. Need More Info? Contact Us Today! www.gearingsolutions.com

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low-cost axis for rotating and aligning parts with a service life of more than five million cycles. As part of Festo’s Optimized Motion Series (OMS), the full ERMO package is comprised of an electro-mechanical actuator with permanently mounted motor and drive system and matching connecting cables. The actuator itself is comprised of an integrated electric rotary drive with stepper motor and a rotating plate bearing. It is designed for absorbing high lateral forces and torques. ERMO is available in four sizes. Closed loop operation with an encoder is available as an option. Festo also offers mounting interfaces to connect ERMO to other drives, like slides and gantries. www.festo.com

Hydraulic Actuators Bimba launched its Compact Hydraulic line of actuators in two series: Medium (CMH) and High Pres- sure (CHH). The CMH offers pressures up to 2030psi (140 bar) whereas the CHH offers pressures up to 3000psi (206 bar). Both series feature a hard-chrome plated steel piston rod that reduces wear on the rod wiper and seal. The CMH can provide an optional switch slot to integrate position sensing without compromising the space- saving design. www.Bimba.com

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Encoder Mounting Bracket Encoder Products Company (EPC) introduced a bracket that fits all of EPC’s size 25 shaft encoders with 2.5-inch flange mounts, including absolute and programmable encoders. The bracket works with www.design-engineering.com January/February | 2018

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the company’s Model MA63S absolute grammable Model 25SP Accu-CoderPro, rod style linear position sensor with IO-Link encoder, which features a resolution up which offers programmable output type, 1.1 interface. Designed for continuous to 14 bits Single Turn or 39 bits Multi-Turn waveform and resolution. hydraulic cylinder position feedback, the and is available in either SSI or CANopen www.encoder.com rod style sensor uses magnetostrictive output. It also works with EPC’s Model technology to provide continuous position 725I, which carries a rated bearing load Linear Position and velocity measurement at stroke lengths of 80lbs. It uses an internal flexible mount Sensor up to 180 inches. IO-Link version 1.1 allows and independent set of bearings to pro- Balluff has expanded more and faster data transmission, and tect the encoder from the effects of its IO-Link sensor makes it possible to incorporate bi-direc- severe axial and radial shaft loading. The portfolio with the tional communication, sensor-level diag- bracket is also compatible with the pro- addition of the BTL6 nostics and network-based parametrization. Over the IO-Link interface, the sensor reports the micrometer engineering units, eliminating controller mathematics to con- vert analog signals to digital data. The BTL6 sensor features position resolution to 5µm, stroke lengths to 4572mm and simultane- ous measurement of position and velocity. www.balluff.com The Gold Standard for Performance Proximity Sensors Automation Direct’s V3 series AC pow- ered inductive proximity sensors are available in 8, 12, 18 and 30mm sizes. Extended sensing dis- tances for these sensors range from 2mm shielded to 4mm unshielded for 8mm sensors and 12mm shielded to 18mm unshielded for 30mm sensors. These sensors operate on 20-250 VAC/VDC input voltage with N.O. and N.C. output options available. The sensors are short-circuit protected and have a yellow LED status indicator that is output energized. Axial cable and 1/2 inch micro AC quick-discon- Titan™ chain offers the ultimate in extended wear-life. nect models are available and all sensors are IP67 protection rated. The sensors are When it comes to critical applications, reliability is everything. But not just any chain can withstand the nonstop stress of high speeds and harsh conditions. cULus approved and are CE, RoHs and That’s why Tsubaki designed its Titan chain to deliver superior durability in Reach Compliant. challenging environments. Specially coated pins, solid lube groove bushings* and www.automationdirect.com a patented ring-coining process increase fatigue strength while minimizing wear. The result is a significantly longer wear-life, even in extreme environments. So go on, hold your chain to a higher standard — the Titan gold standard. To learn more, call 800.263.7088 or visit tsubaki.ca

*Lube groove bushings available in sizes 80–140. Mini Linear Encoder ROLLER CHAINS • ENGINEERING CLASS CHAINS • BACKSTOPS • SPROCKETS CABLE & HOSE CARRIERS • POWER TRANSMISSION PRODUCTS HEIDENHAIN released its LIP 6000 exposed linear encoder, which features interferential scanning, accurate position measurement and reliable signals. With an interpolation Total Package error of ±3nm, a noise level of 1nm RMS TSUBAKI.CA and a baseline error of less than ±0.175µm

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at a 5mm interval, the encoder is designed for applications requir- models with sensing ranges up to 10mm and Factor-1 equal ing constant speed control or high positioning stability at stand- sensing for different ferrous and nonferrous metals. still. The LIP 6000 scanning unit contains the HSP (HEIDENHAIN www.rockwellautomation.com Signal Processor) 1.0 ASIC which overcomes contamination on the glass without the loss of accuracy by amplifying the LED light source instead of amplifying the electrical signals which leads to Linear Encoders noisy outputs. Leine & Linde debuted its Linear 4000 series www.heidenhain.com linear encoders designed for demanding environ- mental conditions, without the need for being mounted inside a cylinder. The encoders come Inductive Proximity with an encapsulation, which enable them to Sensors withstand heat and other strong external stresses, Rockwell Automation intro- while their absolute inductive scanning resists the duced its Allen-Bradley Bul- hard impact and strong vibrations. To reduce letin 871FM inductive running costs, this system doesn’t need com- proximity sensors built for pressed air to protects the system against dust. harsh environments. Enabled As the 4000 series provides absolute position with IO-Link technology, the values directly to the PLC, no additional counter sensors deliver diagnostic is required as a go-between, and the encoder and parameter data to the controller over EtherNet/IP from the cannot lose track of its position. The series comes IO-Link master module. The fully shielded sensors’ 8mm with measurement lengths up to 260mm and (20x32x8mm) and 14mm (30x52x14mm) stainless-steel rectan- interfaces SSI and EnDat. Using the gateway solu- gular housings can be installed in low-profile, space-critical appli- tions from Leine & Linde, PROFINET, PROFIBUS and EtherNet/IP cations. The compact design of the proximity sensors is intended interfaces are available. for sensing small parts. The sensors are also available in welding www.leinelinde.com Advertisers Index Advertiser Website Page Aerotech, Inc. www.aerotech.com 29

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Amacoil Inc. www.amacoil.com 31

Aurora Bearing Company www.aurorabearing.com 35

Automation Direct www.automationdirect.com 2

Beckhoff Automation www.beckhoff.ca 36

Boker's Inc. www.bokers.com 30

BRECOflex Co. LLC www.brecoflex.com 30

Clippard Instruments Laboratory Inc. www.clippard.com 9

Conductix-Wampfler Canada www.conductix.ca/en 32

Designfusion www.designfusion.ca 14-15

Diequa Corporation www.diequa.com 17

ELESA USA Corp. www.elesa.com 13

Encoder Products Company www.encoder.com 24

Festo Canada, Inc. www.festo.ca 19

Great West Life Assurance Co. www.engineerscanadafsp.grsaccess.com 7

igus Inc. www.igus.com 3

KHK-USA www.khkgears.com 12

Novotechnik US Inc. www.novotechnik.com 23

RotoPrecision Inc. www.rotoprecision.ca 33

Schaeffler Canada Inc. www.ina.com 4

STAUBLI Corporation www.staubli.com 10

Tecom Inc. www.tecombearings.com 8

Tsubaki Canada, Ltd. www.tsubaki.ca 34

University of Guelph www.recruitguelph.ca 21

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