Emerging technologies present new challenges for compressor manufacturers — a trend report from ACHEMA 2009 provides some details. Read more »
The Andasol 1 plant in the Spanish province of Granada is a parabolic trough power plant and is claimed as the world’s largest solar power plant. Intelligent electric actuators with digital control have been specified for valve control in all areas of the generating process. Read more »
The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech has developed a unique robotic hand that can firmly hold objects as heavy as a can of food or as delicate as a raw egg, and be dexterous enough to gesture for sign language. Read more »