HEIDENHAIN Corporation is making available a new version of the RCN Series of absolute angle encoders, now with Functional Safety offering numerous advantages to todays machine tools. This…
Ingenia releases expansion board for Pluto servo drive
Ingenia Motion Control is pleased to announce the release of a starter kit Input/output expansion board for his miniature servo drives Pluto series. It allows the rapid evaluation…
Incremental Sendix 7000 Encoders from Kuebler
Explosion protection counts among the particularly safety-relevant tasks in many industries and branches. In branches such as mining, the chemical industry or the oil production, high plant availability…
Brushless DC Tachometer/Commutators from ServoTek
ServoTek Products Inc. a member of the Bellofram Group of Companies and a world-renowned manufacturer of instrument-grade DC tachometers and low-cost encoders, announced the successful application of its…
Rotary Indexing Tables add Flexibility to Automation
In the late 1980s, the automated grinding and polishing of mass-produced parts was typically carried out by special cam-operated or CNC-controlled machines. As fixtures, fittings, and components from…
Baldor Electric Introduces Complete Line of Dodge® Elevator Pulleys
Baldor Electric Company now offers a complete line of Dodge elevator pulleys, available in drum or single disc design with HE, XT, QD or Taper-Lock hubs and bushings….
Understanding DC Motor Curves and Temperature
by Dan Montone, PITTMAN Motors/AMETEK Precision Motion Control, Harleysville, PA Motor performance changes with temperature. Understanding the effects of heat and temperature changes will help in selecting the…
Yaskawa Signs First U.S. Medium Voltage Drive Distributor
The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. recently signed DRV, Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA, as its first medium voltage drive distributor in the United States. DRV,…
Nexen Expands Line of High-Torque Servo Motor Brakes
Nexen Group, Inc. has launched an expansion of their Eclipse® line to offer more than 140 variations of spring-engaged, air-released servo motor brakes for a wider range of…
BCABearings.com Has Launched
NTN Bearing Corporation of America is proud to announce the launch of bcabearings.com, the single internet source for BCA® wheel hub assemblies and bearings. This launch coincides with…
US Digital Awarded ISO 9001:2008 Certification
US Digital, a U.S. manufacturer of optical rotary encoders, announced they have achieved the ISO 9001:2008 certification. Scope of Registration includes design, manufacturing, assembly and distribution of motion…
Understanding Encoders
by Joe Kimbrell, Product manager, Drives, Motors and Motion, AutomationDirect How to select, apply and integrate the right encoder for your industrial automation application. Encoders are used to…
Altra Launches Updated Multilingual Online Literature Portal
Altra Industrial Motion recently announced it has added new enhancements and content to their literature portal at www.altraliterature.com. Altra is a multinational designer, producer and marketer of a…
PTDA Released 5th Edition of the Power Transmission Handbook
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) has released the fifth edition of the Power Transmission Handbook. First published in 1969, PTDAs Power Transmission Handbook is the most comprehensive…
NSK Americas-Franklin Facility Celebrates Its 20th Year Anniversary
NSK Americas-Franklin Facility celebrated its 20th year anniversary Friday, October 4 2013. To commemorate, NSK hosted a special ceremony from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. NSK venders, community…
Rexnord Manufactures Largest Falk Ring Gear in Weight and Horsepower
Rexnord has completed the manufacture of its largest Falk® Ring Gear in weight and horsepower 250,000 pounds (113,000 kilograms) and 24,000 horsepower (18 megawatts). In terms of weight…
MICROMO Introduces the FAULHABER Planetary Gearhead Series 15/10
MICROMO is pleased to announce the FAULHABER cutting-edge 15/10 planetary gearhead series–the only standard high torque precision gearhead in a 15 mm diameter on the market today. FAULHABER…
Lenze Americas Honored to Receive Alternatives’ Community Beacon Award
Lenze Americas has received the Community Beacon Award from Alternatives, a non-profit organization that provides services to individuals with disabilities. The Community Beacon Award recognizes individuals, staff and…
Elmo Adds Advanced Features to its Gold Maestro Motion Controller
Elmo Motion Control, a provider of advanced and cost-effective motion control solutions, announced the firmware release for Gold Maestro Motion Controller Version 1.1.2.0, including a range of powerful…
Dunkermotor’s GEN 4 Solar Tracking Motors
Dunkermotoren, a brand of AMETEK Precision Motion Control, has introduced a new series of tracking motors for the solar industry. The newly extended STM™ (Solar Tracker Motor) product…
Sendix – The Encoders for Outdoor Use
Sendix technology ensures high reliability and a long service life. This is underpinned by a robust housing technology, a wide temperature range and the rugged mechanical Safety-LockTM construction….
LEINE & LINDE Supports Condition Monitoring Systems
In order to facilitate the opportunity for machine users to better monitor and implement a predictive motion control system, Leine & Linde introduces a new version of a…
Simplifying Machine Design with Plug-and-play Motion Subsystems
by Tom Maccianti, President, Bell Everman Embedding mechanical motion subsystems into machines improves performance and reduces cost. If you build machines, you probably work with actuators and positioning…
Incremental Encoders Provide Options for the Drives Industry
The HS35 series through hollow shaft and OptoPulse EIL580 series solid and hollow shaft incremental encoders from Baumer are ideally suited for applications in drive technology. Due to…
SICK’s New Compact, User-programmable DFS2X Incremental Encoders
SICK announced the launch of the DFS2X line of programmable incremental encoders. These 16-bit encoders feature a compact, rugged mechanical design and a metal code disc that fits…