Motion Control Products Ltd has released its flagship product, the ACSM1 digital servo drive, a series of high performance, brushless AC servo drives used for tough machinery applications such as controlling induction motors, high torque motors as well as synchronous and asynchronous servo motors with various feedback devices. The ACSM1 digital servo drive series uses […]
RESOLUTE™ true-absolute encoder at AMB metalworking show
RESOLUTE true-absolute linear and rotary (angle) encoders with new compatibility for Siemens DRIVE-CLiQ will make their debut at the AMB international exhibition for metalworking in Stuttgart, 18th – 22nd September. DRIVE-CLiQ is the innovative, powerful communications interface to connect encoder and direct measurement systems with SINUMERIK and SINAMICS drive components. Allowing machine builders to achieve […]
Selecting a DC Motor
There are many motor choices on the market today, from heavy-duty AC motors to tiny DC brushless and stepper motors. To select the right motor for the application, users must have a full understanding of the application parameters, including power, speed, torque, physical size, efficiency, lifetime expectations, and other requirements. There have literally been books […]
Schunk – multi-functional ERS rotary module
Schunk’s ERS rotary module that features a center hole for cable feed through as well as a compact dimension, making it ideally suited for designing orderly arranged and compact high performance systems. Set to succeed the proven STM module, the rotary module is multi-functional and can be utilized as a workpiece support for laser welding machines, […]
UBR-AIR high precision air bearing rotary stages offer high speed
PI miCos (www.pimicos.com) announce the release of its latest range of high precision air bearing rotation stages which deliver high speed, high dynamics and extreme accuracy. Available in four different stages, the UBR-AIR family of high precision air bearing rotation stages features a diameter that range from 100 mm to 270 mm, a profile height […]
Zero Cogging Motor
The BLDC Limited Angle Torque Motor Model LAT40-48 meets the demand for smooth motor operation and zero cogging. It is well suited for applications that depend on uninterrupted operations such as stabilization platforms, scanning, and beam steering. High energy magnets create a power density of 10.08 oz-in. Watt. Other performance characteristics include +/- 15° stroke,…
NovaTorque’s Gen2.0 PremiumPlus+™ Brushless PM Motors
NovaTorque, Inc. introduces its next generation design of 3hp and 5hp PremiumPlus+™ motors. NovaTorque’s Gen2.0 PremiumPlus+™ brushless permanent magnet motors, driven by variable frequency drives, boast motor-only rated point efficiencies of 93.0 percent and 92.0 percent for 3hp and 5hp versions respectively, far exceeding the levels achieved with induction motors. By comparison, 3hp and 5hp…
Welding Simulator Slashes Training Costs and Materials
By Kristin Lewotsky, Technical Writer, MICROMO, Clearwater, FL Arc welding processes require good workmanship to produce sound welds. Poor technique such as an overly long distance between the electrode and the work piece (arc length) can make the difference between a smooth, strong weld and a defective one that is prone to failure. Learning the…
Motor Drives Promote Packaging Line Flexibility
By Design World Online It’s not uncommon today to see servomotors with the drive electronics onboard in low power configurations. Benefits include small cabinet size, simple wiring and support for modular design concepts. But what about applications where a linear motor or a torque motor or a stainless steel motor is required? Or where more…
Precise Automation of Nanostructures
Nanometer structures are punched into brittle silicon that is subjected to high pressure metered at tolerances of less than 1 micrometer while the microchips are contacted and packaged using a range of elaborate processes. Machine manufacturers such as Smart Equipment Technology (SET) SAS continue to push the envelope of what is technically possible in semiconductor…
Oriental Motor Reduces Prices on PK High Torque Round Shaft Motors
Oriental Motor USA is making it easier to consider the PK 1.8° high torque stepping motors for new or existing applications. We are so pleased with the performance results and quality found in our PK line of stepping motors that we are making them available with a new list price as a motor only or…
IFPE Hits as Manufacturing Gains Momentum
If you could venture back in time to speak with someone at the 2008 IFPE show, you’d have a hard time summarizing all the issues that the U.S. economy—and manufacturing in general—have been through since then. But as the triennial fluid power and motion control show readies for a March 22-26 run in Las Vegas,…
Nanopositioning Rotary Stages from Aerotech
Aerotech’s ANT95-R and ANT130-R direct-drive rotary stages are part of Aerotech’s nano Motion Technology product line. They offer unprecedented in-position stability (0.005 arc sec) and incremental motion (0.01 arc sec) using Aerotech’s unique direct-drive technology, and are suitable for demanding high-throughput manufacturing applications such as disk-drive and MEMS manufacture and test, fiber-optic device alignment, as…
Integrated Motion Controls Create Competitive Advantage for Box-maker
The paperboard container industry is highly competitive; machine builders continuously look for ways to improve the function and operation of the equipment they build. Hycorr Machine Corp., Kalamazoo, Mich., is one of those companies and builds corrugated box-making machinery. Recently, the engineering team was tasked with improving the overall controls package on the company’s line…
Applimotion’s LARC Direct Drive Frameless Motors
Applimotion’s LARC Series is available up to 1 meter in diameter. Driven by customer demand and new applications in large size with large scale through hole, Applimotion has expanded its offering to cover the need. Moving items at large diameters has always been a challenge when the mechanical structure cannot support a full size motor…
Seamless Motor Identification from B&R
B&R Industrial Automation has announced the latest enhancement to its family of servo, synchronous, and torque motors: the embedded parameter chip. This integrated chip stores pertinent mechanical and electronic motor data such as serial number, type, parameters, and manufacturer specifications making the entire power transmission system clearly identifiable in the application program. The drive reads…
Virtual Prototyping with 3D CAD
By Brian MacCleery, National Instruments and Stephen Endersby, Dassault SystƒÂ¨mes SolidWorks Corp. Design failures may be the key to success in designing complex motion control machinery. Failing early and often may lead to rapid design success. Every mistake you catch in the early phases of development is a potential avoided catastrophe. Any programming mistake or…
Linear Motor Axes Deliver Cutting-edge Motion
With acceleration values of 140 m/s², Festo linear motor direct drives are the perfect actuators for fast acceleration with high precision, such as is required in photovoltaics production, medical technology, the electronics industry or the assembly of small parts in the clock and watch-making industry. The electric linear motor drives ELGL-LAS, DNCE-LAS and DFME-LAS accelerate…
ServoTube Hygienic Linear Actuator
Copley Motion Systems will launch a new high performance direct drive linear motor at SPS/IPC/Drives this year in Nuremberg that is constructed entirely from stainless steel for use in the most demanding industrial environments. The ServoTube Hygienic is constructed from precision machined austenitic stainless steel, with a smooth hygienic design that is free from dirt…
Cool Tips about Hot Step Motors
If you feel the heat, follow these tips to help you avoid step-motor meltdown. The desire that engineers have always had for designing new and better products has constantly been a major driving force behind technological advancements in manufacturing. Often, these advancements offer potential cures to many common problems that exist today. For example, when…
Torque Motor Fills Speed Gap
The choice of torque motor or servo motor often involves compromises. A new torque motor design, however, may offer a better option. Thanks to a new electromagnetic design, continuous torque in the TMK motor has increased by 30% and the maximum speed has been increased by up to 3.5 times compared with the design of…
Brushless DC Ring Motor
ThinGap LLC announces the TG8260 Brushless DC Ring Motor for direct drive motor applications. The TG8260 delivers smooth and controllable high speed/high shaft power without a gearbox. The TG8260 supplies 2,075 oz-in. peak torque and 1,534 watts continuous power from a 2.03″ length by 8.386″ diameter package that weighs only 45 oz. Very smooth and…
ULT Outside Rotating Direct Drive Frameless Motors
The latest in Applimotion‚’s ULT family is the ULT-O Outside Rotating frameless motor kits. These motors allow the customer flexibility of a large through hole and low profile, but in this case the rotor is external to the stator. This allows the customer to integrate the rotor ring into an outside rotating hub. Similar to…
NSK’s PS Series Megatorque™ Motors
Franklin, Indiana ‚– NSK Precision America’s Megatorque‚â„¢ Motor PS series offers high speed, high resolution movement in a compact design. The series of lightweight direct drive motors is designed to provide high accuracy and high torque, and is best suited for applications in the semiconductor, medical and machine tool industries. Capable of a maximum rotational…
Customized Servo and Gear Motors
GAM DRIVES, LLC, is a joint venture between GAM Gear and Grassner/ Georgii-Kobold GmbH & Co. KG to bring customized application specific servo-motors to the North-American Market. Our goal is to provide our customers with the same service and product-flexibility for synchronous and asynchronous motors that we provide with our gearboxes and couplings. Our customers…