NORD gearboxes are oil-tight, hygienic, and non-contaminating, which makes them ideal for mixing applications. NORD drives designed specifically for mixers and agitators are extremely rugged. The drives use heavy-duty bearings supported in NORD’s one-piece UNICASE™ housing to handle the substantial shaft loads typical of mixing viscous liquids, pastes, creams, suspensions, and powders. NORD gearboxes have…
More motor rating choices thanks to NovaTorque 2400 rpm motor
NovaTorque, Inc. has introduced 2400 rpm versions of its 3hp through 15hp models, with rated efficiencies of 93.5 to 95%. Until now, when the desired operating point of…
Smart drive finds its true “Voice”
When the team at California-based The Scenic Route was tasked with designing the rotating chairs on the TV show The Voice, they knew the contestants weren’t the only ones that would be in the spotlight. Although it was a simple application, the chairs required a degree of motion control that an older style shaft turner…
NovaTorque, Inc. announces motor industry benchmark 7-year warranty
NovaTorque, Inc. has introduced what it says is the motor industry’s longest warranty: 7 years, more than doubling the standard warranty of other leading motor manufacturers. “The most…
New housed brushless torque motor from Allied Motion
Allied Motion’s new CM-2600 series of housed brushless torque motors offers the choice of an integrated encoder. The CM-2600 series torque motors are comprised of a high-performance brushless…
What is a Hydraulic Valve?
Asking “what is a hydraulic valve?” is like asking “how long is a piece of string?” The variations available to the hydraulic designer is absolutely astounding, not only…
A gentleman made of modular components
Friendly and likeable; invisible when not needed; on call around the clock: the butler of the future is called Care-O-bot 4, developed by the Frauenhofer IPA in Stuttgart,…
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Designing a Motion-Control System…Software in 2015 Makes It Easy
Designing a Motion-Control System … Software in 2015 Makes It Easy will show how software is simplifying the work of motion-control designs. It will cover programming and software tools that help engineers pick component faster and with the physical layout of a motion system. Then the webinar will segue into an explanation of programming options…
Elmo Launches Super Compact Servo Drive for 480VAC
Elmo Motion Control will introduce at the SIAF exhibition the new “smallest on earth” servo drive that operates directly from the 480VAC at SIAF 2015, Guangzhou, China, on…
ETEL Presents Its Best Selling Torque Motor to North America
ETEL (Switzerland) has announced the ironcore TMB torque motor series, now available through exclusive distribution by HEIDENHAIN Corporation in Schaumburg, IL. The TMB motor series is designed to handle demanding applications where high torque is required. Feature include: A compact caged-structure design. 50 standard model sizes with different windings. A peak torque of up to…
Leading Torque Motors to Display at IMTS
ETEL will exhibit its full range of torque motors at this year’s IMTS 2014 show in Chicago’s McCormick Place (September 8-13). Offering four series of direct drive ironcore torque motors, ETEL boasts one of the most comprehensive ranges of such motors in the industry and will be exhibiting at Booth #N-6436 in McCormick’s North Hall.…
Low-speed, high-torque motor for stationary applications
Eaton Corp., Eden Prairie, Minn., will highlight its latest hydraulic motor technology at its IFPE booth 80230 March 4-8, with the launch of Hydre-MAC,a low-speed, high torque (LSHT)…
Johnson Electric Launches Motors for Automotive Electric Parking Brake
Johnson Electric announced a High torque motor platform for electric parking brake (EPB) systems. This new motor platform delivers the industrys highest braking torque and longest operation cycles within a compact package. The custom EPB motors employ advanced technologies that include patented bearings, magnetic and winding patterns. These innovations can deliver 15% higher torque, 60%…
New Ironcore Linear Motor
ETEL is proud to introduce the latest in linear motor technology, the LMS ironcore linear motor series. Boasting a patented anti-cogging design, these linear motors offer a significant…
Johnson Electric Launches High Torque Motor for Cordless Impact Wrenches
Johnson Electric announced the industry’s highest power DC motor for cordless impact wrenches. TheCompact P™ – XC8 motor is custom designed for the highest power and efficiency in…
Baumer flexible magnetic belt encoder adapts to any shaft diameter
HDMag flex magnetic encoders from Baumer allow great flexibility in mounting and accurate measuring under harsh conditions on large shafts such as those in torque motors, generators, large drive units, azipod drive units (PODs), hoists and cranes, paper machinery, wind turbines, and hydroelectric plants. Available for shaft diameters from 300 mm (11.8 in.) to more
Highlights from the Eaton Distributor Meeting
There is much to report after a whirlwind visit to Orlando for my third Eaton Distributor Meeting, in which I met with different market leaders for the Hydraulics…
1.8° & 0.9° PKP Series High-Torque Bipolar Stepper Motor
With over 400 new bipolar stepper motors now available, Oriental Motor has made it even easier to find the correct size, torque and electrical specifications to meet your design requirements…
How to Convert Print-unit Systems into Gearless Systems
Dr. Razvan Panaitescu, SE&A AMD PM MS , B&L Machine Design Converting print unit systems to gearless systems may be a new concept in the printing industry, but…
Winder Drive Dimensioning Made Easy With Lenze Drive Solution Designer 4.0
Leading global manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology, Lenze Americas has launched an updated version of its Drive Solution Designer (DSD) drive dimensioning tool. Version 4.0 brings DSD users expanded application functionality and enhanced drive dimensioning for winding-unwinding motion control applications. Lenze DSD 4.0 now comes standard with dimensioning tools…
Compact Rotary Stage With Torque Motor Drive
Steinmeyer, Inc. announced an addition to its line of precision rotary stages. A torque motor for high-speed motion drives the DT240 stage. With an overall height of 100…
CES Group to Offer NovaTorque Motors in FANWALL Systems
CES Group, LLC has selected NovaTorque Inc. as a premier motor supplier for CES’ innovative FANWALL® systems. The two companies recently signed a multi-year supply agreement. Driven by…
Through encoders, CNC produces precise wind turbine bearings
Blade pitch adjustment is one of the most critical functions of wind turbine operation. Pitch bearings allow wind turbine blades to optimize their angle according to wind speed, or create a stall condition in high winds, so the reliability of these bearings is critical to efficient, safe operation. By using a vertical turn/grind machine from…
NovaTorque’s Gen2.0 PremiumPlus+™ Motors
NovaTorque Inc.’s family of Gen2.0 PremiumPlus+™ Electronically Commutated Permanent Magnet (ECPM) motors will be available in high speed 3hp and 5hp 2400 rpm (maximum speed 3600 rpm) models….
Torque Arm Drive System (TADS) from Bosch Rexroth delivers high performance and high reliability.
The Hägglunds TADS unit represents maximum performance in smallest footprint possible by creating a self-contained drive package where the torque arm serves as the framework for mounting the complete drive system. This allows the TADS unit to occupy approximately the same space as a normal low speed, high torque motor with torque arm mounting, but […]