The complete Industry News section from the April 2011 issue of Power Transmission Engineering.

Nowadays, you can find scientists and engineers creating micro-robotic creatures for a slew of fascinating research projects.

CONEXPO/CON-AGG and IFPE 2011 attracted nearly 120,000 attendees.

The complete Product News section from the April 2011 issue of Power Transmission Engineering.

13 trade fairs examine smart efficiency.

The complete Industry News section from the February 2011 issue of Power Transmission Engineering.

The Baldor Reliance RPM AC Cooling Tower Direct Drive Motor is designed exclusively for the cooling tower industry. This motor combines the technologies of the power-dense, laminated frame RPM AC motor with high performance, permanent magnet salient pole rotor designs.

While safety functions have been integrated into drives packages for some years now, the current trends are very exciting, from many angles. Today, a full complement of safety functions can be implemented at the front-end of a system design on all types of production machines, including printing, packaging, converting, materials handling and other equipment used throughout American industry.

Energy-challenged industries--and countries--can benefit from improved motor design and materials.

Despite posting its slowest quarter since early 2007, AWEA remains optimistic that the wind industry can and will work successfully with the revolving doors in Washington.