Greenville, DE — Servo2Go.com has added new PCB mount additions to it’s broad range of highly responsive and feature rich digital servo drives from Advanced Motion Controls. The ‘DZ’ drives are µ-sized servo drives requiring less space than a standard business card and weigh about the same as two golf balls. Designed to be completely…
ORMEC Announces Global Debut of MotionSet™
Rochester, NY – ORMEC Systems Corporation has announced the global launch of MotionSet™, a powerful, easy-to-use proprietary commissioning software, designed expressly for use with new ORMEC XD-Series Indexer Servo Drives. This industry exclusive software tool can reduce conventional indexer setup efforts from hours, to minutes, with supplied pre-defined “load and go” application templates. Designed to…
ISD860 Exploits the Power of TML
Technosoft unveiled its latest cost-effective, flexible servo drive, ISD860 that is based on the MotionChip™ DSP technology. The drive is developed specially for motion applications that need embedded high servo performance control, networking possibilities, intelligence and cost-optimized design. It is able to drive 31 A peak and 12 A continuous currents at a supply voltage…
Quality Tool, Inc. Adds Turret Punch/Laser System
ST. PAUL, MN — Quality Tool, Inc. has added a new-generation turret punch/laser system, the Amada® EMLK3610NT, with an energy-efficient servo-electric drive system. This equipment delivers high-speed, tight-tolerance punching and laser cutting in combination with forming capability and automated load/unload material handling systems. Specially programmed software makes Quality Tool’s deployment of the EMLK3610NT unique in…
Yaskawa $avings Predictor Now Available on iTunes
Waukegan, IL – The $avings Predictor application is now available on Apple iTunes for iPhone (OS 3.1.2 or later) and iPod touch. This mobile application estimates energy savings when using a Variable Frequency Drive instead of conventional volume control methods. Variable frequency drives are reliable electronic devices that control three-phase electric motor speed. They are…
Yaskawa Electric Brasil Achieves ISO 9001 Certification
Waukegan, IL – Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. is pleased to announce that its operation in Brazil, Yaskawa Elétrico do Brasil, received ISO 9001, ISO 14000 and OHSAS 18001 certifications from Bureau Veritas, one of the world’s leading certification bodies. From its headquarters in Sao Paulo, Yaskawa Elétrico do Brasil and its distributors provide motion and…
Yaskawa Expands Manufacturing Space at Milwaukee Facility
Waukegan, Ill. – Even during these difficult economic times, Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. has continued to increase its business in the Americas. To accommodate this growth with a continuing high level of customer service, Yaskawa recently expanded its U.S.-based operations. Earlier this year, Yaskawa moved into a new facility near Milwaukee, Wis., including office and…
Round Mercury Digital Servo Drive Controller from INGENIA-CAT
Round Mercury is a high performance closed-loop digital servo drive controller from INGENIA-CAT, suitable for DC brushed and brushless motors, capable of driving motors up to 200W RMS. Its design includes multiple communication ports (RS232 or CAN with hardware Node-ID), giving designers a wide choice of interfacing methods. Its voltage operation range allows it to…
Over 100 new B&R products UL certified
All B&R products prove their high level of functionality and reliability within the framework of an acceptance test by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in the USA. In addition to meeting all criteria for UL compliant construction, the new automation components distinguish themselves through a high level of durability even in the harshest operating conditions. More than…
Standard Automation Components Achieve Micron Positioning Accuracy
A new, fully automated, fine art infrared scanning system shows how a scientific tool with micron positioning accuracy can be created from standard industrial automation components. The system is the brainchild of motion control specialist, SmartDrive®. Working with BishopWisecarver’s exclusive European partner, HepcoMotion® has optimised the process of infrared scanning, greatly extending the scope of…
Yaskawa’s New Sigma-5 Drive Options
Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. announces the release of the EtherCAT and Fully Closed Loop option modules for its Sigma-5 servo amplifier product family. The EtherCAT (CoE) Network Option Module implements the CANopen drive profile (CiA402) in EtherCAT communication (real-time Ethernet communication). This allows the user to control a Sigma-5 amplifier with an EtherCAT master in…
Micro-sized Plug-in Servo Drive Modules
Greenville, DE – Servo2Go.com has added new additions to it’s broad range of highly responsive analog and feature rich digital servo drives from Advanced Motion Controls. The 'Z' drives are µ-sized servo drives requiring less space than a standard business card and weigh about the same as two golf balls. The 'Z' drives are capable…
TCP/IP-compatible Servo Drives from Baldor Electric Co.
Erie, MI – TCP/IP-compatible servo drives from Baldor Electric Co. have simplified the construction of an innovative automotive component tester. Baldor’s MotiFlex servo drive can be networked using TCP/IP or the deterministic Ethernet-compatible Powerlink protocol. Developed by a leading builder of structural and custom test equipment, Dynamic Testing & Equipment (DTE), the new machine fully…
Applied Motion Products adds CANopen option to SV Servo Motor Drives
WATSONVILLE, CA — Applied Motion Products announces an increase in the range of CANopen products by the addition of CANopen communications to the SV series Step Motor Drives. Adding a CANopen option to the SV series Servo Drives adds a third drive to Applied Motions list of CANopen compatible products, with more to come. The…
Moog Acquires Remaining Ownership in German Wind Energy Company
Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B ) announced that it has acquired the remaining 60% ownership of the wind energy business of LTi REEnergy GmbH in Unna, Germany and Shanghai, China. The consideration was €12 million in cash paid and the issuance of a €9.5 million note payable in February 2010. The company produces electric…
Sinamics® S110 Servo Drive
“Plug and Play” has become a term almost synonymous with the consumer electronics market — and especially the computing market. These days, if a device requires more configuration than connecting it via USB and a brief walk through of a couple of point-and-click screens then most people will decide it’s not worth the effort. That…
Sterilizable Drives from maxon motor
maxon motor launches two sterilizable drives for use with or without planetary gearheads in high speed medical applications of up to 90,000 rpm. The drives are characterized by their high nominal speed, extremely low-noise and low-vibration operation, marginal thermal emission and small size. The drives are identical and possess equal performance data and characteristics. The…
Servo Drives Operate with EtherCAT
The Accelnet servo drive now connects to EtherCAT. The drives use FPGAs to implement an EtherCAT interface. The FPGAs also expand motor feedback and input/output options. Encoder interfaces include EnDat, Hiperface and BiSS. Available in six current ratings, the compact drives come in a range of brushless and brush motors. Several dc supply options are…
Servo Drives Automate ‘Slice-n-Dice’ Glass Cutter
Through the addition of automatic systems, engineers at Glassline Corp., Perrysburg, Ohio, helped their customers achieve an average 33% more throughput with their processes. Glassline specializes in glass-processing machinery and diamond tooling for the automotive, architectural, furniture, and appliance industries. Customers wanted more flexible, faster and easier to change equipment, so the engineers added automatic…
Servos Control Multiple Axes for “Surgical” Precision
Cim-Tech Corp. was commissioned to build a machine that automatically assembles four components of a surgical instrument. The axes of the XYZTheta had to orient one assembly consisting of a cylindrical surgical knife pressed into the end of a staple pusher, and place it inside another assembly consisting of a rod insert in an exterior…
ORMEC Announces New Web Site and Logo
ORMEC Systems Corp. has developed a new web site to make it easier for customers learn about the many products and services available to them when doing business with ORMEC. The customer will be able to easily navigate the site to find information on the company and products as well as information on the technical…
AMC Expands Z-Drive Servo Family
Camarillo, CA — ADVANCED Motion Controls expands the highly successful PCB mount, Z-drive servo family. Announcing digital ‘DZ’ products now available with higher power, greater thermal efficiency and lower operating voltages. Network choices, fast baud rates and multiple stand-alone command options greatly increase these servo drives’ capabilities for all torque, velocity and position mode applications.…
IndraDrive Cs Compact Servo Drive
Hoffman Estates, IL –The IndraDrive Cs low-power servo drive from Bosch Rexroth features an extremely compact space-saving design and open support of multiple Ethernet-based communication busses for more flexibility. The IndraDrive Cs supports SERCOS III, ProfiNet, EtherNet/IP and EtherCat communications and is ideal for industries ranging from semiconductor, medical and machine tool to printing, converting,…
AZ Servo Drives from ADVANCED Motion Controls
ADVANCED Motion Controls announces the expansion of the successful PCB mount, Z-drive servo family. The ‘AZ’ series offers higher power, greater thermal efficiency and lower operating voltages. Functionalities include: torque and velocity modes with multiple command and feedback options. AZ’s take up little space, eliminate wiring hassle and deliver unparalleled performance. Features of the AZ…
Beckhoff Automation Gears Up For Pack Expo
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — In order to help provide North American packaging machine builders and manufacturers a globally competitive edge, Beckhoff Automation will be exhibiting at Pack Expo 2008 in full force. Beckhoff will put forward a dynamic packaging presence in booth # E-6425, Lakeside Center (East Building) in Chicago’s McCormick Place, Nov. 9 – 13.…