Panel Gasket

• Automotive vinyl protectant applied to rubber panel gasket makes installation easier.
• Cut rubber panel gasket 2-3" longer than the opening to make the corners stay tight
• When installing rubber gasket, start by tucking each end in, then work from the middle out

End Fasteners

• When working with end fasteners, pre-assemble the bolt to snug, then back off a 1/4 turn to easily slide the fastener into the T-slot.

Linear Bearings

• If your linear bearings are not sliding properly, try tapping them with a soft face mallet to align the pads with the T-slot.

Panels

• Leave the protective film on the panels to protect them during installation; just roll up the edges until your project is fully assembled.

Joining Plates

• When using joining plates or gussets, leave the bolts loose and clamp the bars to ensure a square fit before you tighten the bolts completely.

End caps

• Tired of end caps popping off? Tap the end of the extrusion. The threads will prevent the plastic plug from popping out.

The Bimba Original Line Electric® actuator is designed, built, and tested to provide the longest life, greatest durability, highest speed, and greatest thrust per dollar. They are ideal for applications requiring greater control for enhanced flexibility. Many mounting, motor, performance, and custom options are available to suit your application needs.

• Bore sizes/Thrust ranges: 1.5″/up to 75 lbs., 2″/up to 150 lbs., 3″/up to 350 lbs.
• Non-rotating rod is standard with Original Line Electric® Actuator
• Choose no motor, AC or DC stepper motors, servo motors
• Motor, encoder, and driver available out of the box
• Reverse parallel motor option conserves space
• Screw accuracy: 0.0006 in./in.

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Bimba's Pneumatic-vs-Electric Calculator

One Sensor For Any Measurement Application that Is Accurate and Easy to Use

• ZX2 ideal for measuring height/length, level detection, warpage, double feed detection, and wafer thickness
• Linearity accuracy better than ± 0.2% for all models over entire range
• Resolution of 1.5µm for ZX2 -LD50 Models
• Measurement period for ZX2 as short as 30µs ideal for measurement of fast moving objects
• User friendly “SMART” button on ZX2 Amplifier great for measuring objects on production line that are consistent, vary, or have variable surfaces from one work-piece to the next
• Amplifier display unit with easily readable characters reduces the need to use sensor manual to decode read out
• Four built-in bank functions in amplifier reduces space and set up time versus smart sensors with external banking units

Specifications:

• Measurement range of 50mm ± 10mm for ZX2-LD50 and 100mm ± 35mm for ZX2-LD100 Models
• Classified Laser Standards include Class 2 EN60825-1 and FDA Class II
• Applications include molded part shape validation, robot arm positioning, and tray warpage
• ZX2 Line Beam Models ideal for stable measurement on rough surfaces
• ZX2 Spot Beam Models ideal for making precision measurements on object surfaces
• Laser diode End of Life Alert allows for scheduled maintenance and continuous production
• Robot cable between sensor head and amplifier enables reliable sensing on moving parts
• Compact sensor head is 47.5mm L x 22.6mm W x 35.5mm H ideal for mounting in small spaces
• IP67 Rating allows sensor head to be used in harsh wet conditions
• Calculating Unit allows calculations between two sensors to appear on amplifier unit

1. Weight- What is the weight of the load that you need to move? Select a force factor that is 25% greater than the load to help compensate for friction.
2. Speed- How fast will you be moving the load? When you have higher speeds you will need to increase your force factor to move the load quicker. Depending on speed and weight the force factor could be as much as twice or greater than the load itself.
3. Air Pressure- This is critical for the proper performance and getting the most life out of an air cylinder. Too low of a pressure and your load won’t be moved efficiently or speed requirements not met. Too high of a pressure creates stress on the cylinder and could possibly damage the cylinder as well as the load.
4. Bore Size- Select the correct bore size to determine your force factor at your selected pressure. There are charts available to assist in this selection from the manufacturers or you can consult with your Automation Specialist.
5. Mounts- How a cylinder gets mounted affects the performance and life expectancy. By selecting the correct cylinder mount you will optimize cylinder strength, efficiency and alignment. Selecting the correct Pivot or Rigid mounting style will help you avoid side load problems which are the major cause of cylinder failure.

None of us can afford to waste time.  Quite the opposite, we’re all constantly on the lookout for ways to save time.  How about some easy pickins’?  The process of customer/sales rep communication absolutely screams for streamlining.

Let’s say you’re an engineer looking to acquire “System X” or solve “Problem Y.”  You’ll almost certainly start with some Internet research, narrow the field of suppliers, then invite 3-5 sales reps for a face-to-face meeting to get into due diligence.  

How different are those 3-5 meetings?  The sales folks have all been thoroughly trained in consultative selling.  They all ask about your goals, your objectives, your strategy, your challenges, your requirements, what keeps you up at night, your decision process & criteria and what you’re looking for in a supplier.  Ughhhh...  How sick of answering the same questions over and over do you get?

Did you ever think about how sick the sales crowd is of asking the same questions over and over?  Or how about the rest of the meeting ritual?

There’s you walking from your office to the reception area - and then back - with the inane chatter - and a stop at the coffee pot - and settling in seats - and swapping of business cards - and thank yous and you’re welcomes...  All before the barrage of repetitive questions.  Ughhhh...

It gets worse!  The complexity of most decisions these days means you need to involve colleagues, bosses and subordinates; you’ll use a “decision network.”  All of the above gets repeated 3-5 times by multiple other people in your organization.

There’s a better way.  A few of the more advanced sales organizations are beginning to use a concept known as “e-Rep .”  The notion is to embed the knowledge, insight and experience of the sales professional into electronic formats: text, image, audio, video and combinations thereof.  That information is then available to you on-demand, at your convenience, 24 X 7 X 365.  If it’s good stuff, you can forward it along to others in the decision network.

The concept applies to the buying side of the equation as well.  Back to the example of the engineer looking for a solution...  Answer all those standard questions about goals, objectives,  features, functions, specifications, etc. in a short video, for example.  Do it just once! Then send it to your long list of potential suppliers and take it from there.

Figure 15 minutes per meeting gets burned with walking, greeting, business card exchanging, etc.  Take 5 sales reps X 5 people in a decision network and over 6 hours goes out the window never to be seen again.

Seems like a no-brainer to me.  And that’s only considering the very beginning of the buying process.  As a customer, it only makes sense to insist that your suppliers begin using the e-Rep concept right now!  And the best way to start is to create your own “e-Buyer.”

Todd Youngblood learns quickly & shares everything he knows.  Thirty plus years of methodical, relentless, “Think – Act – Analyze – Repeat” in the sales and marketing wars has generated an outsized mass of field-tested knowledge and insight.  His education continues.  Learn more at ypsgroup.com

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Featuring stainless steel end caps, standard urethane wipers, PTFE-based rod and pivot bushings and food-grade synthetic grease, this non-repairable actuator is ideal for wash down application environments common in the food processing industry.

“While these cylinders have been designed with the food and beverage industry in mind, their all stainless steel construction makes them ideal for any application that requires corrosion resistance,” said Jerry Scherzinger, Bimba’s Product Marketing Manager. “This is a natural expansion of our line of all stainless steel actuators that will provide a wider range of sizes for our customers requiring corrosion resistant designs.”

All stainless steel Original Line® cylinders are a perfect solution for challenging applications in food processing, packaging, medical, pharmaceutical, or marine industries where wash down solutions or other corrosives are present.  They are interchangeable with the basic Original Line® cylinders and offer a cost effective way to extend cylinder life in harsh environments.