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What rhymes with "gaggle?" Certainly not APF!
Why put up with a flock of switches, potentiometers and
other such stuff? Why expose these devices to the environment,
subject to contamination, wear and what not? Is this any
way to treat the Christmas goose?
Add-ons are afterthoughts. Is that any way to treat your
critical application?
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Quick: who said "Form follows function?"
Answer: Louis Sullivan (1856-1924). Actually, Louis said
this, "Form ever follows function." Now that is
some good advice, for it means that the outward design and
form adheres to the function beneath the visible form. Translation:
the underlying design and its visible form work together.
(Study an egg and ask a chicken; you'll get a nod of agreement.)
Now study the APF option from Tol-O-Matic, available on
pneumatic and electric rodless actuators. Beautiful, isn't
it? Sleek, enclosed, no wear, accurate and repeatable to
handle most applications.
Old Louis would have been proud!
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O.K.,
it's Monday morning and the 2nd shift from Friday left the
tool right inside the metal part to be formed (or welded
or fixtured…) Now what? Hit the power and wait and
see what crashes? What was that sound? Sounded like a big
bird smacked the side of that machine!
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What
is the point of work? This is not a philosophical question,
but a very real and legitimate query. With Tol-O-Matic's
APF option, you know where the work is at all times. The
permanent magnet mounted in the load carrier induces an
elastic deformation of the transducer, forming a mechanical
wave.
Moving at 9,285 feet per second, this mechanical wave is
intercepted by the signal converter. Since the travel time
is directly proportional to the distance between the carrier
magnet and signal converter, you know where the work is.
Ingenious, ain't it? Works every time.
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