Take a look at National Instruments' short movie. An FPGA-based motion control system is being used to intercept misguided or unstable particle beams in the Large Hadron Collider.
This month we have a superb photo of a high-speed continuous motion aerosol filling and closing machine capable of operating at up to 500 cans per minute.
MachineBuilding.net has published a free Guide to the New Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. The new Directive comes into force on 29 December 2009, with no transition period, so machine builders need to be ready in time. Request your copy of the MachineBuilding.net Guide to the New Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
Jonathan Severn