Circular wheels have been moving people and machines for thousands of years. Now, two engineers are testing non-circular wheels for use in MEMS applications, robotics, micro machines, and toys.
PC-based control simplifies complex, coordinated motion. Imagine making 10 million steel automobile wheels per year, in several different profiles and sizes, all from single assembly lines.
Ontario Northland Railway (ONT), Canada, and Bay Line Railroad (BAYL), Panama City, Fla., have adopted CNC (Computer Numerical Control) portable wheel truing machines for maintaining and repairing ...